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County attorney: two legal matters on file, county faces $5 million suit; executive session covered personnel and legal topics

Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County · October 1, 2024

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Summary

During an Oct. 1 executive session Cusseta–Chattahoochee County discussed personnel and legal matters. County Attorney Bin Minter told the commission there are two pending matters on file at Superior Court, including an appeal (Case 23-CV-0257) and a separate lawsuit the attorney said lists damages of $5 million; no votes were taken in closed session.

The Cusseta–Chattahoochee County Commission entered executive session at 6:57 p.m. on Oct. 1 to consult with legal counsel and address personnel matters, then reconvened the public meeting at 7:44 p.m.

County Attorney Bin Minter told the commission there are two pending legal matters on file in Superior Court related to the county: an appeal from a magistrate-court decision (Case 23-CV-0257) and a separate lawsuit. Minutes state the lawsuit amount as $5 million. Chairman Charles Coffey affirmed that the matters discussed were within the exceptions to Georgia's open-meetings law and that no votes were taken during the closed session.

An affidavit included with the meeting record cites the Georgia open-meetings statutes cited in the minutes (O.C.G.A. § 50-14-2 for exemptions and O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3 for executive-session procedures), and the county noted minutes of the closed session would be held in camera as required by statute.

The commission did not disclose further details of the cases during public session.