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Wilson County commissioners appoint Trooper Preston Taggs to ESD 5; motion made to appoint Chris Thuman Goodman to ESD 2
Summary
At a Wilson County Commissioners Court meeting, commissioners moved to appoint two people to local Emergency Service District boards. Trooper Preston Taggs was appointed to ESD 5 and sworn in; a motion to appoint Chris Thuman Goodman to ESD 2 was made and seconded but a recorded vote was not present in the provided transcript.
At a Wilson County Commissioners Court meeting, commissioners moved to fill two Emergency Service District (ESD) board seats: the court appointed Trooper Preston Taggs to ESD 5 and made a motion to appoint Chris Thuman Goodman to ESD 2.
The appointment to ESD 5 was put forward by Commissioner King and seconded by Commissioner Moore; Trooper Preston Taggs took the oath of office on the courthouse floor. Commissioner Martin moved and Commissioner King seconded a motion to appoint Chris Thuman Goodman to the ESD 2 board of commissioners; the motion was introduced on the record but a recorded vote on that specific motion does not appear in the provided transcript.
Emergency Service District boards oversee local fire and emergency medical service funding and governance; filling vacancies affects local emergency-service oversight and continuity. The court’s actions place two new individuals in positions that advise or control ESD operations and budgets.
Motion details and on-record steps: Commissioner Martin stated, “I’d like to make a motion to appoint Chris Thuman Goodman to the ESD 2 board of commissioners,” and Commissioner King seconded the motion. Later in the meeting, Commissioner King moved to place Trooper Preston Taggs on the ESD 5 board; Commissioner Moore seconded, and Taggs took the oath, reciting the statutory oath to “preserve, protect, and defend the constitution and laws of the United States and of this state.”
The transcript does not include a roll-call vote for the Chris Thuman Goodman motion; the sworn oath for Trooper Taggs is recorded in full. The court did not attach conditions or additional directions to either appointment in the portion of the record provided.
Looking forward, the appointments transfer responsibility for ESD oversight to the named appointees; any actions those ESD boards take (budget approvals, contract awards, service changes) will be reflected in subsequent meetings or in the ESDs’ records.
