Rockdale County adopts changes to alcohol licensing process, approves contracts including $3.7M resurfacing

The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 23 adopted an ordinance to move alcoholic beverage license fees out of the county code and into administrative policy and ratified multiple contracts and requisitions, including a $3,695,051.87 SPLOST-funded road resurfacing contract and a not-to-exceed $2,999,926.39 sanitary sewer rehabilitation contract.

The ordinance, presented at second reading by a staff member who summarized changes to licensing procedure, removes fee schedules from the code and establishes an administrative policy process so fee changes need not be codified. "The fees are being removed from the code and placed into policy so that every time there's a fee that's changed, you don't have to pay to codify, to go through that," the clerk said. Commissioner Smith moved to approve the second reading and adopt the ordinance; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.

The board also approved a series of contract ratifications and awards. Major items included: a SPLOST-funded resurfacing contract with Bridal Paving and Construction for…