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Purchasing and EOC face calls to fix commodity codes and boost locally owned small business wins
Summary
Purchasing and the Equity & Opportunity (EOC) office presented data showing LOSB participation in county purchases is modest; community and commissioners urged improved vendor registration, commodity-code mapping, vendor education and process changes to increase local small-business awards.
The budget and finance committee debated procurement data and participation rates for locally owned small businesses (LOSBs). Purchasing Administrator James Glosser and Equity & Opportunity administrator Shep Wilburn presented transaction-level summaries showing that LOSBs accounted for a minority of total dollars spent though they represented a meaningful share of purchase orders under $50,000. Community advocates and commissioners flagged multiple operational issues: vendors registering with incorrect commodity codes, limited outreach and…
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