The County Commissioner’s Office announces the selection of Daniel Magee as the new Director of Leisure Services for Butts County. Magee was one of two finalists brought to the Board of Commissioners for interviews by County Administrator Michael Brewer at a called meeting Monday night. The Leisure Services Director oversees a variety of the County’s…
Butts County Commissioner’s Office announced on Thursday the selection of Crystal Griggs-Epps to the position of County Clerk. Griggs-Epps was chosen after a highly competitive selection process that included three levels of interviews, a technical writing analysis and subjective exercises in problem solving. She replaces Jessica Reynolds, who resigned from the position in recent months.…
All Butts County business offices will be closed for Veterans Day on November 11th, 2013. County offices will resume operations on Tuesday, November 12th. The November Board of Commissioners meeting has been rescheduled from November 11th to November 18th, 2014.
After hearing of citizen and contractor concerns recently over the processes that make up Butts County’s building and permitting programs, top county officials have been responsive, gathering information as to how these processes are carried out in counties both large and small that share our borders and deal with similar situations. Starting with the smaller counties…
Notice is hereby given that the Butts County Board of Commissioners will hold a called meeting on Monday, November 4, 2013 beginning at 6PM. An executive session will be held during this called meeting for personnel and real estate reasons. The agenda is as follows: I. Executive Session-Personnel & Real Estate II. Open Session-Fire Services…
Desonia (Sonia) Sands has been appointed as the new Director and Chief of the County E-911 Department. The County Administrator’s office made the appointment on October 14th with the concurrence of the Board of Commissioners after finalists were interviewed and vetted by the Board. The position became effective on October 21st. Chief Sands has worked…
Butts County Administrator Michael Brewer announced on Friday a new initiative designed to help local businesses and service providers to be a part of County purchasing programs. A program of the Butts County Administration Department, it will create and maintain a Local Vendor Database that can assist the purchasing division when purchases for the County…
Butts County Commissioners appointed three local individuals to serve on the recently formed Transportation Board at the October Board of Commissioners Meeting. The board, which will serve to advise local government officials on transportation related matters is made up of appointees representing the County, Jackson, Flovilla and Jenkinsburg. Three of the seven seats on the…
JACKSON, GA – The Development Authority of Butts County announced today that Jackson-based Ready Pac Foods, Inc. will expand its operations in Butts County, creating more than 50 new jobs. This is the second expansion for the company in the past three months creating a total 190 new positions. “Ready Pac’s decision to expand operations…
The Butts County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Department is seeking applicants for full-time employees for the postion of 9-1-1 Communications Officer. Selected applicants perform critical work relating to the receiving, processing and dispatching of emergency calls; processing and logging of radio traffic between the dispatch center and field public safety units and performing associated duties and tasks.…
Each year brings changes to the Butts County Leisure Services Department but after this year, one change will be quite noticeable when Director Jim Herbert retires from his position as the head of the department. Herbert, who has shepherded the Parks and Recreation functions of Butts County for the past fifteen years has notified the…
Butts County will be seeking qualified individuals to serve on the new Butts County Transportation Board. The Butts County Board of Commissioners voted on Monday, August 12th to form and establish a transportation board to be charged with studying transportation related issues including roads, a potential airport and high-speed rail, all of which are becoming…
