Public Leadership: Purchasing

Strategy 6.2.7

Establish measurable goals for increasing opportunities for local, minority, and green businesses to provide goods and services.

Strategy 6.2.6

Create an outreach program with the goal of increasing education and awareness of the government contractor/vendor program and certification process including the establishment of a County’s Bonding Assistance Program and Insurance Assistance Program for small business owners doing business with Shelby County.

Strategy 6.2.5

Develop a pilot program that allows a department to reserve a portion of the savings through energy and resource conservation for use within that department or division and prepare a “Responsible Consumption Plan” that documents its specific efforts to save energy and reduce consumption.

Strategy 6.2.4

Inventory all vehicles in the city and county fleets and create a plan for gradual replacement of the existing fleet with vehicles that are alternatively fueled and energy efficient.

Strategy 6.2.3

Create a task force to study how county government can leverage its buying power by coordinating with other local municipalities.

Strategy 6.2.2

Institute a “Green Purchasing Policy” that requires the purchase of environmentally preferable products within 10 percent of the lowest bid and submit to the public a detailed yearly purchasing report.

Strategy 6.2.1

Revise current City and County purchasing policies to consider the total cost over the life of the goods, services, and equipment.