Spalding County commissioners confirm slate of 2026 appointments, reappointments
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Summary
The board unanimously confirmed a series of appointments for 2026, including county manager and county attorney reappointments, zoning and HR attorneys, warden, and multiple board and authority placements; several RFP and rebid cycles were discussed.
At its Jan. 5 meeting the Spalding County Board of Commissioners confirmed a series of appointments and reappointments that staff said follow regular two-year contract cycles.
The board reappointed Steve Ledbetter as county manager and approved his appointment as county clerk for 2026 (voice vote recorded as unanimous). Beckley & Murray (Stephanie Windham) were reappointed as county attorney; Newton Galloway (Galloway & London) was reappointed as the county zoning attorney, with staff noting attorney contracts are on a two-year RFP cycle and will be rebid in 2026. Gerard & Davis were reappointed as the county's human-resources legal counsel, and the commission approved the appointment of Warden Sellers at the Spalding County Correctional Institute.
Commissioners discussed the procurement cycle for outside counsel and asked staff to ensure re-bids are scheduled. Several citizen- and commissioner-nominated appointments to commissions, boards and authorities were also handled during the meeting, including the Chamber of Commerce representation, Griffin-Spalding Airport Authority seats and others; where votes were recorded the transcript shows unanimous or near-unanimous voice votes (examples recorded as 5-0 and one Council on Aging vote recorded 4-1).
The county manager and staff said the reappointment and posting cycles align with prior RFPs (staff cited a 2023/2024 RFP cycle for some attorney contracts) and that the 2026 calendar will include additional rebids.
