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Cusseta‑Chattahoochee commissioners create Public Safety Director post, approve SPLOST bank account and planning reappointments
Summary
At its Feb. 4 meeting the Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County Commission voted to open a 2025 SPLOST bank account, approve an LMIG road change, reappoint three Planning & Zoning members and create a new Public Safety Director position; votes were unanimous on the listed agenda items.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County voted Feb. 4 to open a dedicated 2025 SPLOST bank account, approve an LMIG project shift from Riverbend Road to Friendship Road, reappoint three Planning & Zoning members and create a Public Safety Director position.
Chairman Charles Coffey called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the body moved quickly through routine minutes approvals before taking the listed votes. Commissioners approved the SPLOST account and the LMIG change on motions by Commissioner Jason Frost, each seconded by Vice‑Chairman Timothy Biddle; both votes were recorded as unanimous. The commission also unanimously reappointed Randy Register, Teresa Smith and Willie Brown to the county’s Planning & Zoning Board and adopted formal resolutions documenting those appointments.
On personnel, the commission approved a motion to create a new Public Safety Director position; the motion was made by Commissioner Gerald Douglas and seconded by Commissioner Biddle and carried unanimously. The minutes record that the new position is a creation of the commission but the minutes do not specify the job description, salary range or effective date; the item will require future administrative steps (job posting, budget authorization) before a hire can occur.
The minutes also note an earlier executive session for legal matters and personnel; the body reconvened and Chairman Coffey affirmed the closed discussion was within exceptions to Georgia’s Open Meetings Act. No votes were recorded as taken during the closed session.
What’s next: the reappointments were formalized in written resolutions dated Feb. 4, 2025, with terms expiring Dec. 31, 2027. Administrative follow‑up on the Public Safety Director position — including job classification and budgetary details — was not specified in the minutes and will determine the hiring timeline.
