A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF BUTTS COUNTY FIXING APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS ATHORITIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES; TO SET FORTH THE TERMS OF APPOINTMENTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD; TO AUTHORIZE THE CLERK OF THE 125th SESSION TO ATTEST ALL DOCUMENTS; AND FOR OTHER RELATED AND LAWFUL PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, Butts County is a duly created and validly existing political subdivision of the State of Georgia under the Constitution and laws of the state of Georgia and governed by the Butts County Board of Commissioners, and;

WHEREAS, the Butts County Board of Commissioners, the governing body of the County is charged with making appointments to various Authorities, Boards and Committees whenever a seat on said entities shall become vacant, to either finish an existing term, serve and additional term or to serve as a new appointee to fulfil a term, and;

WHEREAS, the Clerk of the 125th Session of Butts County Georgia has received proper application(s) for new appointments or requests by existing members to be reappointed, and has made a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners for the same, in the manner contained herein, now therefore be it:

RESOLVED, that the Commission hereby declares that the foregoing preamble and whereas provisions set forth hereinabove constitute, and shall be considered to be, substantive provisions of this Resolution and are hereby incorporated by reference into this resolution, and;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Commission hereby does make the following appointments, to be effective upon this date, staff having determined that the individuals meet all legal requirements to serve on such, and therefore appoints them as outlined below:

Authority, Board or Committee Appointee Name Term Years Expiring Status
Board of Assessors DEFERRED Remainder 12/31/2027 N
Development Authority John Fisher 4 12/31/2026 N
Planning Commission Amy Washington Remainder 06/30/2023 N
Water Authority of Butts County (D3) William Jones 4 12/31/2026 R
Water Authority of Butts County (D4) Curtis Taylor 4 12/31/2026 N

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in the event an appointee so designated in this resolution should resign, become unable to serve or ineligible to continue to serve their term of appointment, that the Board of Commissioners shall cause to be appointed a suitable replacement that shall serve only until the term of the original appointment has been completed, subject then to reappointment if the Board so chooses, and;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board reserves its right, in the making of any appointments or reappointments, either now or in the future, to not reappoint a sitting member to any Authority, Board or Committee or related, for which it has appointment powers, for any reason that it should choose, or for no reason at all, thereby ensuring that it is clearly understood that no appointee has a guaranteed right to be reappointed, and;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, to the extent allowable under law, the Board of Commissioners may, by a vote of at least 80% of the full membership, remove or replace a seated member of any Authority, Board or Committee for which the Commission has appointing authority, in the event that said appointee does not meet required eligibility standards, including but not limited to, attending mandated training, obtaining required certifications, attendance upon meetings in accordance with the bylaws of the same, or other failure to meet required standards, and;

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Board authorizes the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners to sign this Resolution on their behalf and authorizes the Clerk of the 125th Session to attest all signatures and transmit this document to the appropriate entities of Butts County.

Adopted in open session this 9th Day of January, 2023 in Butts County Georgia

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Chairman-Elect of the Board

J. Michael Brewer, Deputy County Manager
Attesting as Clerk of the 125th Session