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Commission appoints Sheila Wilson to Board of Tax Assessors amid ethics disclosure
Summary
The Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County Commission voted to appoint Sheila Wilson to Post 2 on the county Board of Tax Assessors for a four‑year term beginning July 1, 2025; Commissioner Damon Hoyte opposed the appointment and the chair raised a potential ethics concern because Hoyte said he is suing an applicant.
Charles Coffey, chairman of the Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County, said the board voted on July 1 to appoint Sheila Wilson to Post 2 on the Board of Tax Assessors for a four‑year term starting July 1, 2025.
Commissioner Gerald Douglas moved to approve Wilson’s appointment and Commissioner Timothy Biddle seconded the motion. The motion passed; the transcript records Commissioner Damon Hoyte as opposing the appointment. The commission clerk later recorded the appointment by resolution, which states the term runs July 1, 2025 through July 1, 2029.
Chairman Coffey publicly noted that Commissioner Hoyte had pending lawsuits involving multiple citizens and cautioned about allowing a commissioner to take part in appointments where there might be a personal interest. Coffey said, “I want the public to know that Commissioner Hoyte is suing not only Sheila Wilson, but two other citizens, and the Board of Commission, and yet you still sit here and want to have input on what we do.”
The commission thanked Ms. Wilson for volunteering and encouraged other applicants to apply for future openings. The resolution appointing Wilson appears in the meeting record; more detailed vote tallies beyond the recorded objection by Commissioner Hoyte are not specified in the transcript.
