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Tift County Board enters executive session for legal matters; manager notes HB1116 crossover

Tift County Board of Commissioners · March 9, 2026
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Summary

The board voted to go into executive session for legal matters. County Manager Jim Carter stated that HB1116 "did crossover" in the legislature. The board later reconvened and adjourned. Motions were unanimous, 6-0.

On March 9 the Tift County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to convene an executive session to discuss legal matters.

Commissioner Melissa Hughes moved to enter executive session for legal purposes; Commissioner Donnie Hester seconded the motion and it carried 6-0. Later the board voted to end the executive session and reconvene the regular session; after additional business the board adjourned on a separate 6-0 vote.

County Manager Jim Carter also notified the board that HB1116 had crossed over in the legislature; the transcript records the manager’s statement but provides no further detail about the bill’s content or the board’s planned response. No votes tied directly to the executive-session subject matter are recorded in the public minutes.