Statesboro City Council amended the city’s purchasing policy Tuesday so that vendors and service providers denied contracts by the council can no longer appeal to the city manager. Instead, bidders dissatisfied with a council decision now could simply ask the council to reconsider. Under the old wording any contract award, whether approved by the council or the city manager, could be appealed within five days to the city manager, and if vendors were dissatisfied with the manager’s response, they could bring the appeal back to the mayor and council.