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Bulloch County allocates remaining Hurricane Helene emergency funds and extends debris‑removal contracts to close out work
Summary
The board authorized allocation of the remaining $2 million in Helene emergency funds to purchase orders for two contractors, extended storm‑debris and monitoring contracts through June to close out invoices, and approved final administrative steps following large‑storm work.
Bulloch County commissioners approved allocating $2 million of remaining Hurricane Helene emergency funds into two open purchase orders to cover invoices and close out the county’s debris‑removal and monitoring contracts. The board also extended contracts with Thompson Consulting Services LLC and Southern Disaster Recovery (SDR) for administrative closeout and outstanding invoices.
Why it mattered: the contracts and additional funds cover labor, debris hauling and monitoring arising from a large rainfall and storm event tied to Helene. The county’s officials said they expect the funds will complete the work and that the county remains within the originally authorized disaster total.
Staff summary and board action Public Works Director Dink Butler told the board this is not a request for new money beyond the previously authorized disaster budget; rather, the existing purchase orders had been nearly exhausted and needed new POs to finalize invoicing. Assistant Public Works Director Robert Siemens and staff explained SDR completed field hauling once weather allowed and asked for an extension through June 22, 2025 to complete paperwork and invoice processing; the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency had granted the county a time extension for FEMA Category A and B work.
The board approved issuing new purchase orders to SDR and Thompson Consulting to finalize administrative closeout and accepted the contract extensions. The chairman and commissioners said this should complete the county’s Helene response accounting.
Ending Staff will use the new purchase orders to pay remaining invoices and report back to the board as the disaster work is closed out; Public Works estimated the overall disaster cost remains under the previously approved total.
