Topic: authority

• What a 308B cooperative is, for city and county staff local-government

  A 308B cooperative is a business entity chartered by filing articles with the Secretary of State, owned and controlled by its members, run by a board, and shielded from member liability.

• Buying from or contracting with a cooperative local-government

  A cooperative can contract, but municipal procurement rules depend on contract type, value, exceptions and local authority—not merely the vendor's entity form.