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Board approves appointment to real property director amid calls for open hiring process

5789836 · July 18, 2025
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The Columbia County Board of Supervisors appointed a successor to the retiring director of real property tax services after debate about whether to limit tonight's appointment to the remainder of the term and complete an open hiring process later.

The Columbia County Board of Supervisors voted to appoint a staff member recommended by the retiring director as the next director of real property tax services, after heated discussion about following the county's standard hiring process.

Suzette Boyd, who the board recognized for 33 years of service and who served as director of real property tax services since 2003, told the board she has been training her successor for about 15 months. Boyd, at the meeting, said, "I enjoyed working for the…

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