# City Council Workshop October 5, 2026


**Body:** City Of Greenville, NC
**Date:** October 04, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Regulatory Compliance


The Greenville City Council workshop on October 5, 2026, included a tourism update, discussion of a proposed small-business participation policy, and a downtown public-safety briefing. The tourism presentation reported $332 million in Pitt County visitor spending in calendar year 2025 and described existing expenditures, including $15,000 for Little League marketing and about $20,000 in support for local businesses and event activities. Sports-tourism familiarization visits cost about $2,000 each. The presentation also outlined the distribution of occupancy-tax revenue, but the transcript records no new spending approval or contract award. Council discussed adding ECU and Pitt Community College representatives to the tourism board; staff said they were checking the board’s governing rules.

Staff presented a proposed citywide small-business participation policy after state-law changes led the city to discontinue its former MWBE program and remove related participation goals, clauses, and forms from solicitations and contracts. The proposed framework would focus on awareness, readiness, engagement, and procurement practices, with a detailed implementation plan to follow if adopted. Council members emphasized continued outreach to businesses across the community; no adoption vote was recorded. The police chief described downtown safety measures, including increased police visibility, lighting towers, message boards, and real-time monitoring, and council discussed further approaches. No related procurement amounts or votes were identified. Council approved adding a closed-session item to the agenda.

**Source:** City Of Greenville, NC