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Orlando council approves small and local business preference in procurement on first reading
Summary
Council approved, on first reading, Ordinance 2025-47 to create a small and local business enterprise preference within city procurement policies and to suspend certain minority/women business enterprise chapters; mayor flagged coordination with county for consistency.
The Orlando City Council on Dec. 8 advanced an ordinance (Ordinance 2025-47) on first reading establishing a small and local business enterprise preference in the city’s procurement policies.
City staff and sponsors described the ordinance as creating a preference category to help small and locally based firms compete for city contracts. During discussion Commissioner Jim Gray noted staff is coordinating with Orange County and local authorities to seek consistent policies and reciprocity, and the mayor thanked staff (Stacy referenced in remarks) for the work. Council moved the ordinance and the motion carried on a voice vote in the meeting record.
The clerk read related annexation and rezoning ordinances on first reading (Ordinances 2025-46, -42, -43, -44, -45) on various map and zoning amendments; those items were moved forward without public comment recorded in the transcript. The procurement preference ordinance will require subsequent steps for codification and implementation, and staff indicated further work with county and other regional partners may follow.
