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Heard County Board of Commissioners reappoints county officials, enters executive session on litigation
Summary
At its Jan. 20, 2026 meeting, the Heard County Board of Commissioners unanimously reappointed the county clerk, deputy clerk, vice-chair, county attorney, county auditor and a Water Authority board member, then met in executive session to discuss litigation; no public comments were recorded.
The Heard County Board of Commissioners met on Jan. 20, 2026, in the Commission Chamber of the Heard County Administration Building and unanimously approved a slate of reappointments before entering an executive session to discuss litigation.
The Board reappointed Katrina Billingsley as County Clerk and Sandy Cox as Deputy Clerk on a motion by Commissioner Larry Hammond and second by Commissioner James Perry; the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Hammond moved and Commissioner David Walls seconded the reappointment of James Perry as Vice‑Chairman for 2026; that motion also passed unanimously.
The Board unanimously reappointed Attorney Michael Hill of Glover & Davis, P.A., as County Attorney for 2026 on a motion by Commissioner David Walls and second by Commissioner Larry Hammond. On a motion by Commissioner Hammond and second by Commissioner Walls the Board reappointed Kim Kimmel as County Auditor for 2026.
The Board further reappointed Rick Jones to the Water Authority Board on a motion by Commissioner Hammond and second by Commissioner James Perry; the transcript records that Mr. Jones's term will expire Feb. 14, 2030. The minutes record each of these motions as carried unanimously; the transcript does not provide roll‑call vote counts.
Commissioner James Perry moved and Commissioner David Walls seconded that the Board enter an executive session to discuss litigation. The Board entered closed session at 6:09 p.m. and returned to open session at 6:24 p.m.; the transcript states only that litigation was discussed and provides no further detail about the subject or any decisions taken during the closed session.
There were no public comments recorded. With no further business, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn at 6:26 p.m. The meeting minutes are signed by County Clerk Katrina Billingsley in the transcript file.
Note on transcript inconsistencies: the meeting header in the provided transcript lists Jan. 20, 2026, but the body contains at least one reference to Jan. 20, 2025 and a clerk signature dated 02/17/24; this article follows the Jan. 20, 2026 header date and flags the other dates as inconsistent within the transcript.
