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Cusseta‑Chattahoochee commission appoints Sheila Wilson to Board of Tax Assessors amid ethics objection
Summary
The commission on July 1 appointed Sheila Wilson to Post 2 on the Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County Board of Tax Assessors for a four‑year term. The vote passed after a motion by Commissioner Gerald Douglas, with Commissioner Damon Hoyte recorded in opposition and raising an ethics concern related to litigation involving parties named in the record.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County voted July 1 to appoint Sheila Wilson to Post 2 on the county Board of Tax Assessors for a term running July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2029.
The motion to appoint Wilson was made by Commissioner Gerald Douglas and seconded by Vice‑Chairman Timothy Biddle. Chairman Charles Coffey said Wilson's appointment fills a seat that the clerk identified as vacant for two years. The commission approved the appointment by majority vote; Commissioner Damon Hoyte was recorded in opposition.
The meeting record shows Commissioner Hoyte moved to table consideration at one point but the motion received no second. During discussion, Hoyte said other applicants had been discouraged from being brought forward in previous rounds; staff noted two additional applicants submitted after the work session (Latrese Brown and Elizabeth DeMunn). Chairman Coffey publicly raised an ethics concern, saying that Commissioner Hoyte had filed suit naming Ms. Wilson and others and warning that involvement with an applicant in litigation could present a potential ethics conflict. Coffey said he was urging courtesy and decorum in public discussion of the matter.
A formal resolution adopting Wilson's appointment was entered into the meeting record on July 1.
The commission invited the other applicants to seek appointment to other boards and thanked all who applied. No further action on the tax‑assessor appointment was recorded at the July 1 session.
