Cusseta‑Chattahoochee commission approves SPLOST bank account, LMIG change and creates Public Safety Director position

The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County approved several administrative and personnel actions at its Feb. 4 regular meeting.

Commissioners voted to open a 2025 SPLOST bank account (motion by Commissioner Jason Frost; second Commissioner Timothy Biddle) and approved changing an LMIG road listing from Riverbend Road to Friendship Road (same motion pattern). The board reappointed Randy Register, Teresa Smith and Willie Brown to the Planning & Zoning Board for terms through Dec. 31, 2027; the reappointments were moved and seconded as recorded in the minutes and were approved unanimously. Commissioner Gerald Douglas moved and the board approved a motion to create a Public Safety Director position; the motion passed unanimously.

The board also dealt with routine business: approval of prior meeting minutes (Jan. 7 regular meeting and Jan. 27 work session and executive session minutes) and recorded that an employee termination appeal required no action. County Manager Thomas Weaver provided staff updates in the Feb. 24 work session, noting an inspection report at the stray animal facility that staff has 30 days to address, ongoing work on a roundabout (contract timeframe 60 days but staff estimated up to a year), LMIG bid preparations and recreation program updates. Auditor David McCoy was reported as still preparing audit materials.

Commissioners moved into executive session at 6:11 p.m. to discuss legal matters; the regular meeting reconvened at 7:07 p.m., and Chairman Charles Coffey stated the closed session items were within legal exceptions and that no votes were taken during the executive session.

The actions taken at the Feb. 4 meeting are administrative in nature; most approved items require follow‑up by county staff to implement or to complete standard permitting and administrative steps.