Local Government Food Policy Database
Local Purchasing, Ordinance No. 1660-A-09
| Jurisdiction Name | Cleveland |
| State / Province | OH |
| Country | United States |
| Type of Government | Municipality |
| Population | 396,816 |
| Population Range | 1 million or more |
| Year | 2010 |
| Policy Links |
Download PDF |
| Policy Type | ordinance |
| GFC Topic | community food connections |
| Keywords | food economy, food procurement, food purchasing, institutional purchasing, local, local economy, local food, local food procurement, local purchasing agreement, procurement, purchasing, regional economy |
| Adopting Government Department(s) | Cleveland City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s) | Cleveland City Council, Office of Sustainability |
| Supporting Entity(s) | Local Purchasing Working Group of the Food Policy Council |
| Policy Outcome(s) |
facilitated Cleveland City Council and the Mayor’s Office partnering to develop the legislation to provide 2% bid discounts on all applicable City contracts to businesses that are sustainable, locally-based, and/or purchase 20% of their food locally – these can be combined for a max discount of 4% |
| Additional Resources |
http://cccfoodpolicy.org/sites/default/files/resources/Cleveland%20Ordinance%20No.%201660-A-09.pdf http://cccfoodpolicy.org/working-group/local-purchasing https://www.dln.com/cr/index2010/April72010.pdf |
