City of Bellevue Ordinance No. 6844 adds BCC 4.28.165 “Compost procurement” to Chapter 4.28

The City of Bellevue adopted Ordinance No. 6844 establishing a new procurement code section, BCC 4.28.165 (Compost procurement), in Chapter 4.28. The ordinance creates operational compliance obligations for City projects and City contractors where compost products can be utilized, including: (1) a planning requirement to consider compost use in City projects; (2) required use (or requiring contractors to use compost) when feasible, with specified exceptions (e.g., availability/timing, procurement standards, health/quality/safety, or unreasonable/noncompetitive price); (3) purchasing priorities (e.g., local producers and compost meeting recognized quality/certification and applicable Washington standards); (4) a public education/outreach component; and (5) annual reporting to the Washington State Department of Ecology. The ordinance states an effective date of 30 days after passage and legal publication, but the specific calendar date is not provided in the research data and is therefore left blank.