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Hart County assessor board member resigns alleging procedural violations; commission reappoints two members

Hart County Board of Commissioners · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Jane Ziegler, vice chair of the Hart County Board of Tax Assessors, announced her immediate resignation at the Jan. meeting and outlined multiple alleged governance and Open Meetings violations; the commission heard the county attorney nd then approved appointments to two assessor seats.

Jane Ziegler, who identified herself as vice chair of the Hart County Board of Tax Assessors, resigned from that board "effective immediately" during the county—ommission—oard iscussion, and listed a string of alleged procedural and legal failings she said she had reported to the commissioners.

"Effective immediately, I'm resigning, and I'm formally withdrawing my request for reappointment to the Hart County Board of Tax Assessors," Ziegler said, and then read a list of concerns she said included missing notarized affidavits or minutes for executive…

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