As published in CBA Municipal Law Section Elected officials of local governments are required to exercise the duties and powers of the local …
For anyone involved with purchasing within a local government organization, talk of social procurement has unlikely gone unheard. It is a growing topic of discussion and interest, and we are seeing more and more communities embracing it and organizations taking steps to implement it into their purchasing policies. This article touches on the evolution of procurement that has led to the introduction of social impact purchasing, and discusses the approach that local governments may take to establish the practice within their own organization…