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Board approves hiring of Catherine Bailey as full‑time EMA/HEMAP assistant coordinator

Effingham County Board · January 21, 2026
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Summary

The board approved hiring Catherine Bailey as the full‑time EMA/HEMAP assistant coordinator; she is an internal applicant and will move from the health department into the full‑time role, the board was told.

The Effingham County Board approved the hiring of Catherine Bailey to serve as the county's full‑time EMA/HEMAP assistant coordinator. The job was listed on the meeting packet as coming before the board without committee recommendation because it had not been on the administrative committee agenda; the chair said the hiring process had been completed with one internal applicant.

A board member made the motion to hire Catherine Bailey and another member seconded. During final discussion a commissioner asked whether Bailey would continue to work for the health department; the chair responded that she "will move into this position" and that it will be full‑time hours. The board approved the appointment by voice vote.

No additional conditions or amendments to the hiring were recorded in the meeting transcript.