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Whitfield County commissioners approve agenda, hold executive session to discuss real estate

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

At a special called meeting Oct. 16, 2023, Whitfield County commissioners unanimously approved the agenda, entered an executive session to discuss real estate and reconvened before adjourning; motions passed 3-0, with Commissioner Robby Staten recorded as absent.

A special called meeting of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners convened Oct. 16, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. in the commissioners’ chambers at 201 S. Hamilton St. in Dalton. Chairman Jevin Jensen called the meeting to order and the board recorded a quorum.

Commissioner Greg Jones moved to approve the meeting agenda and Commissioner Barry W. Robbins seconded; the motion passed 3-0, with Commissioners Robbins, John Thomas and Jones recorded in agreement and Commissioner Robby Staten noted as absent. The board then voted to enter executive session to discuss real estate after a motion from Jones, seconded by Robbins; that motion also passed 3-0.

Present for the executive session on real estate were Chairman Jevin Jensen; Commissioners Barry W. Robbins, John Thomas and Greg Jones; County Attorney Robert Smalley; County Administrator Bob Sivick; Chief Financial Officer Debbie Godfrey; County Engineer Kent Benson; MPO Coordinator Jacob Bearden; and County Clerk Blanca Cardona.

After the closed session, Commissioner Barry W. Robbins moved and Commissioner Greg Jones seconded to reconvene; the motion was approved 3-0. The board then adjourned unanimously. The minutes from the meeting were signed by Chairman Jevin Jensen and County Clerk Blanca Cardona and dated Nov. 13, 2023 on the record provided.

No formal public actions beyond the agenda approvals and the executive-session motions were recorded in the transcript. The transcript does not specify any decisions or contractual outcomes resulting from the executive session; those items, if any, were not included in the public record provided.