Can local businesses get an advantage on county contracts?

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are contemplating a measure that would give preferential treatment to local vendors and businesses when it comes to the award of contracts for goods and services. The measure under consideration would amend Chapter 2 of the Jefferson County Code of Ordinances to provide for a local preference in purchases by the county. As earlier explained to the board by County Attorney Evan Rosenthal, the current purchasing ordinance allows for conside