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Commissioners approve procurement policy changes and set higher accessory-structure height limit in R zones
Summary
After a months-long staff review, the board backed updates to the county's purchasing policy to permit alternative procurement methods and adjusted thresholds for change orders; commissioners also approved a first reading to raise accessory structure height limits in certain residential zones.
The Effingham County Board of Commissioners on April 15 approved an update to the county’s purchasing policy and advanced an amendment to the zoning code that raises accessory-structure height limits in residential districts.
County staff described a six-month review of purchasing rules and recommended front-loading the procurement policy while postponing a full financial policy overhaul. The revised policy clarifies when verbal bids are acceptable, when written bids or requests for proposals are required, and adds modern alternative procurement methods — including progressive design-build and contract manager at risk — for projects where early contractor…
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