Votes at a glance: actions taken April 7 by Oconee County Board of Commissioners
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Summary
On April 7 the board approved the agenda, minutes, a proclamation, a zoning variance, UDC text amendments, an appointment, county-run EMS procurement, ambulance and equipment contracts, the consent agenda, and adjourned.
Key votes and formal actions taken by the Oconee County Board of Commissioners on April 7, 2026:
• Agenda approval — Motion to approve the agenda as submitted; carried by voice vote.
• Minutes approval — Approved minutes for March 3, March 26, and March 31; carried by voice vote.
• Proclamation — Adopted proclamation declaring April 2026 as Oconee County Safe Digging Month; read by Chuck Horton.
• Variance P25‑0309 — Approved a variance to allow more than five lots to access a private access drive at 3810 Malcolm Bridge Road (3.34 acres) with three standard conditions as presented by planning staff; motion carried.
• Appeal P26‑0069 — Motion to uphold the planning director’s administrative decision regarding preliminary site plan review for property on Oconee Connector; motion carried.
• UDC text amendments — Adopted multiple text amendments to the Unified Development Code (Articles 2, 3, 6, 11 and 12) as submitted, including changes to permitted uses in commercial districts, administrative review for 5‑lot minor subdivisions, parking and outdoor-storage clarifications, and stormwater redevelopment standards.
• Appointment — Appointed Leif Hansford to the Oconee County Board of Tax Assessors effective immediately through 03/31/2028.
• County-run EMS — Voted to move forward with creating a county-run EMS; motion carried. Subsequent procurement approvals followed.
• Ambulance purchase contract — Approved cooperative purchase (HGAC contract AM 10 23) for five Type‑1 ambulances, $224,800 per unit ($1,240,000 total), funded from SPLOST; motion carried.
• Ambulance equipment — Approved cooperative purchase from Stryker Sales LLC via Sourcewell for ambulance equipment, $768,279.65 total, funded from SPLOST capital or opioid funds; motion carried.
• Consent agenda — Approved as submitted.
• Adjournment — Meeting was adjourned; no executive session was requested.
Notes: Several votes were recorded by voice with "Aye" and did not include roll-call tallies in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript records only a voice vote, no roll‑call vote counts are provided here.
