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Sarasota News Leader February 15, 2013 Page 41 The 3-2 vote reversed one corporate officer residing in Sarasota, a tentative decision I���ve watched a lot of money get Manatee or Charlotte the commission made in November ��� that siphoned out of here by [a firm���s] having counties. Previously, the standard was at an outside firm could one employee sitting in the county. least one full-time emwin local preference Joe Barbetta ployee or one corpostatus by agreeing to Commissioner Sarasota County rate officer. use local subcontractors for at least 50 perPatterson, Hines and cent of the contract award. Mason voted to put the new condition into Commissioners Nora Patterson, Christine effect, with Barbetta and Robinson in oppoRobinson and Charles Hines voted in favor sition. of that reversal, while Chairwoman Carolyn The board agreed by consensus to designate Mason and Commissioner Joe Barbetta voted firms as local if they are located in Sarasota, against it. Manatee or Charlotte counties, having decidOn the other 3-2 vote, the commissioners ed on Nov. 13 to drop DeSoto County from agreed to allow a company to qualify for local that list because it does not include Sarasota preference if it has five full-time employees or County in its local preference list. A chart in a PowerPoint presentation shown to the County Commission on Feb. 12 shows the dates when outreach was made to vendors to seek their views on local preference guidelines. Chart courtesy Sarasota County