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Cusseta–Chattahoochee commissioners approve appointment to regional council, clear multiple items; resident raises 911 address and court‑fine concern
Summary
At meetings Sept. 3 and Sept. 23 the commission appointed Rob Marion to the River Valley Regional Commission, granted advice and consent for a county director hire, allowed businesses to open recycle-center accounts, tabled several items for more information, and heard Christine Richards complain she did not receive warning and was charged $260 over a code/court matter; county staff said fines are set by the judge and the commission will check her 911 address.
The Unified Government commission voted Sept. 3 to appoint Rob Marion to the River Valley Regional Commission for a one-year term beginning Sept. 3, 2024. The resolution replacing Dr. Edward Lee was approved by the board and recorded in the meeting minutes.
At the same meeting commissioners also voted unanimously on a series of routine and procedural items: they granted the County Manager advice and consent to hire a director whose candidacy was discussed in executive session, approved a VA tax refund for Anthony Leach, and authorized businesses to establish accounts at the county recycle center. The board tabled two items—Board of Education use of Old City Hall and a cardboard compactor at the recycle center—until a future work session where agreements can be finalized.
During the Sept. 23 work session, resident Christine Richards appeared during public comment to say she had been summoned to court on Aug. 16, believed she had not received the warning notice, and said her 911 address had been recorded as 145 instead of 140; she told the commission she had been charged $260. "I was coming to the meeting to find out where my money is going," Richards said. County Manager Thomas Weaver and Chairman Charles Coffey explained that judges impose fines and that the commission’s recourse is limited, but they agreed to investigate the 911-address signage and her water-billing question.
Department updates at the work session included recreation registration opening for soccer, investigation of field valves, an October community development newsletter and code-enforcement work, a noted change in animal-control supervision and pursuit of a tire-grant, and vehicle/equipment assessments by county operations staff.
Policy and logistics items slated for the Oct. 1 regular meeting were reviewed: first reading of the Board of Elections policy (the draft changes how an Election Supervisor is assigned), possible vehicle purchases and trade-ins for EMA and the sheriff, naming Paul Rakel/Sowega as engineer of record, cemetery bylaws, and rescheduling the November meeting from Election Day to Nov. 12.
What the board said: Chairman Coffey told Richards the commission could help check the 911 sign but cannot control fines imposed by a judge, which are handled by the courts. The minutes record that several motions were seconded and approved unanimously; the meeting packet and resolutions provide the formal text for appointments and the millage resolution.
Next steps and follow-ups: staff will contact property owners about unbilled extra trash cans identified in a garbage-account audit; the county clerk will transmit adopted resolutions as required; the Board of Elections policy proceeds to second reading; and the commission will follow up on Richards’ address and billing concerns.
Vote record: the minutes record unanimous votes on the appointment, advice-and-consent hire, business accounts at the recycle center, and the VA tax refund; several other items were tabled pending further work-session action.
