Meriwether County commission names 2026 chair and approves several county appointments
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Summary
At its organizational meeting, the Meriwether County Commission elected Commissioner Collins as chair and Commissioner Snelson as vice chair for 2026 and approved reappointments and new hires including county administrator John Gordon, county clerk Allison Stevens, deputy clerk Hailey Palmer and county attorney Glover Davis.
The Meriwether County Commission opened its first meeting of the year with procedural business and a series of personnel appointments on the consent agenda. Commissioners voted to appoint Commissioner Collins as chair for 2026 and Commissioner Snelson as vice chair. The board then reappointed John Gordon as county administrator and approved Allison Stevens as county clerk, Hailey Palmer as deputy clerk and Glover Davis as county attorney.
Each appointment was moved, seconded and approved during the meeting’s organizational business. Board members who spoke in favor highlighted continuity in administration and the deputy clerk appointment was supported by comments about Palmer’s training and reliability. No recorded roll-call tallies naming individual yes/no votes were provided in the transcript; votes were taken by voice and recorded as “all in favor.”
The commission also approved a title change in the administrative staff during the same session, changing an assistant county administrator title to deputy county administrator. The meeting’s remaining business continued with department reports, capital-project updates and several funding motions.
What’s next: Appointees will continue in their roles unless the commission takes further action; several items discussed later in the meeting (capital projects, road lists and SPLOST reallocations) may require administrative follow-up by the newly confirmed personnel.
