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Cusseta‑Chattahoochee commission approves elections appointments, meeting calendar and holiday schedule; tables cemetery bylaws
Summary
At its Dec. 3 regular meeting the commission approved three Board of Elections appointments, adopted a 2025 meeting calendar and employee holiday schedule, and tabled cemetery bylaws pending further work-session review; several administrative items and an executive session on legal matters were also recorded.
The Unified Government of Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County Commission approved multiple administrative items and appointments at its Dec. 3 meeting and scheduled several items for follow‑up.
Resolutions appointing Nancy Hoard (term beginning Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2028), Valerie Lassiter (term Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2026) and Crystal Walker (term Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2028) to the Board of Elections were introduced and approved by motion on the floor. The minutes record that Commissioner Biddle recused himself from the vote on one appointment; the resolution language in the packet shows the appointments were adopted.
Commissioners approved minutes from prior meetings and adopted the 2025 meeting calendar and employee holiday calendar. On the work‑session scheduling question, an initial motion to set work sessions at 6 p.m. failed; a motion to adopt a 9 a.m. work‑session schedule passed with Chairman Charles Coffey casting a tie‑breaking vote.
The board voted unanimously to table proposed cemetery bylaws until a future work session so the cemetery committee and attorney can meet and provide further information. Commissioners also directed staff to compile a report on county vehicles after a manager’s review, and they agreed to consider purchasing a sheriff vehicle at a later work session once vehicle needs and staffing are clarified.
The meeting included an attorney briefing on House Bill 581, which the county attorney said changes property‑tax procedures and includes an opt‑out process requiring three public hearings and a resolution submitted by March 1. The board entered executive session to discuss legal matters and reconvened with a statement that no votes were taken in closed session. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
