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Commissioners debate zoning rewrite RFP timeline; motion to delay selection fails
Summary
The board discussed Recommendation for Award RFP 25‑14 (zoning code rewrite). Community development staff warned that tabling the award would delay an already late timeline and push the project further back; a motion to table to June 17 failed, leaving the award on the schedule for future action.
A recommendation to award RFP 25‑14 (zoning code rewrite services) drew debate about timeline and process at the June 3 Clayton County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Community development and procurement staff told commissioners the zoning rewrite is a multi‑phase, multi‑hearing project that was already behind schedule; current procurement materials showed a projected January 2027 completion for the full rewrite if the procurement proceeds promptly. Staff said delaying the award would push the project further behind the metro’s schedule and undermine planned commercial‑footprint updates. Procurement staff said the proposal and scope of work had already been released and a vendor had been selected under normal procurement rules.
Some commissioners asked for more time to review the scope and ask questions of procurement and community development. A motion to table the recommendation for award to the June 17 meeting (to allow more discussion) was made and seconded but failed because it did not receive a majority of affirmative votes. Staff warned that tabling the item even two weeks would delay the kickoff and subsequent timeline elements; proponents of moving the award forward said the vendor kickoff and required hearing schedule meant the county needed to act promptly.
Separately, a later attempt to move the RFP item from consent to the regular agenda also failed. The board did not adopt the award on June 3 and the item remains scheduled for future board action.
Why this matters: the zoning code rewrite is a comprehensive effort tied to the county’s comprehensive plan and economic development strategy; delay could slow commercial‑footprint updates and related development initiatives.
Next steps: procurement and community development staff will be available for additional questions in the June 10 work session and will return to the board for formal action on the award at a future meeting.
