Authorize scheduling a Public Hearing to consider an Ordinance amending Chapter 46, Article II, Section 46-110 relating to local preference in bidding
From:
Kristin Hual, Assistant County Attorney
Organization:
County Attorney's Office
CAO Approval:
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation Concerning the Scheduling of a Public Hearing to Consider Adopting an Ordinance amending Chapter 46, Article II, Section 46-110 relating to local preference in bidding.
That the Board authorize the scheduling of a public hearing on Thursday, January 21, 2016, at 5:35 p.m. to consider an Ordinance amending Volume I, Chapter 46, Article II, Section 46-110 relating to local preference in bidding.
BACKGROUND:
By Board action on September 16, 2013, the Board of County Commissioners previously adopted Ordinance Number 2013-43 relating to local preference in bidding to provide local businesses with a preference in the County’s procurement of goods and services. The proposed amendment will provide an enhanced preference for local businesses located in a designated Community Redevelopment Area.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
N/A
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:
The proposed Ordinance was drafted by Assistant County Attorney, Kristin Hual, and advertised in the Pensacola News Journal on January 10, 2015.