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HART COUNTY BOARDS & MEMBER INFORMATION

If you are interested in serving on a board or authority, you can download the following questionaire, or send an email to lawanak@hartcom.net.
Information pertaining to any of the boards can be obtained by contacting Lawana Kahn, County Clerk at 706 376-2024.

Questionaire
Hart County: Code of Ethics for Boards and Authorities

Quick Links to Boards and Authorities

Family and Children Services Board
Avita Community Partners
EMS Advisory Board
Health Board
Joint Development Board
Library Board
Animal Shelter Board
RC&D Council RDC Board

Recreation Advisory Board
Regional Board
Tax Assessors Board
Downtown Development Board
Equalization Board
Hospital Board
Ninth District Board
Board of Elections and Registration
DHR: Mental Health State Board
Fire Board

Authorities
Franklin/Hart Counties Airport Authority
Water & Sewer Authority
Industrial Building Authority
Board Members Appointed By Term Expires Frequency of Meetings
Avita Community Partners
Minutes
VACANT HCBOC 3 Years 30-Jun-27 Monthly
DFCS Board
DFACS
Minutes
Per O.C.G.A.49-3-2 (amended via SB 138) the governing authority (Local County Board of Commissioners) shall ensure that all appointments made on or after July 1,2015, are made from the following categories:
(1) Pediatric health care providers;
(2) Appropriate school personnel;
(3) Emergency respoonders;
(4) Law enforcement personnel;
(5) Private child welfare service providers;
(6) Alumni of the child welfare system;
(7) Mental health care providers;
(8) Former foster parents; and
(9) Leaders within the faith-based community.
Vivian Davis HCBOC 5 Years 30-Jun-26 Monthly
Crystal Teasley HCBOC 5 Years 30-Jun-29
Jane Little HCBOC 5 Years 30-Jun-29
T.J. Brister HCBOC 5 Years 30-Jun-26
VACANT HCBOC 5 Years 30-Jun-24
EMS Advisory Board
EMS
Joey Dorsey HCBOC Indefinite N/A Quarterly
Terrell Partain HCBOC Indefinite N/A
Health Board
Minutes
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VACANT
Chairman
CITY 6 Years 31-Dec-21 Quarterly
Must be a Physician, Dentist or Nurse
Anthony Lau, M.D.
HCBOC 6 Years 31-Dec-30
Consumer Advocate Daniel Gordon, MD HCBOC 6 Years 31-Dec-27
Advocate for Needy, Underpriviledged or Elderly
Thelma Estrich
HCBOC 6 Years 31-Dec-27
School Superintendent HCBOE 6 Years BVOP*
BOC Chairman or designee
HCBOC BVOP* BVOP*
VACANT CITY 6 Years 31-Dec-21
Joint Development Authority
JDA Minutes

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Bill Leard HCBOC 4 Years 31-Dec-28 As Called
Jessica Seawright HCBOC 4 Years 31-Dec-28
Justin Corbett HCBOC 4 Years 31-Dec-26
Roy Crocker HCBOC 4 Years 31-Dec-26
Library Board
Website

Minutes
City of Hartwell CITY 4 Years   Monthly
City of Hartwell CITY 4 Years  
School Superintendent BOE    
Linda Manning HCBOC 4 Years 30-Jun-28
Jean Mead HCBOC 4 Years 30-Jun-28
Kathy Maynard HCBOC 4 Years 30-Jun-28
Susan Nook HCBOC 4 Years 30-Jun-28
NE Georgia Animal Shelter Board
Website
John McGarity HCBOC Pending Pending -
Carol Harvey HCBOC Pending Pending

Chestatee-Chattahoochee
Resource Conservation and Development Council.
RC&D Information and Purpose

Minutes

William Chafin

HCBOC 1 Year 31-Dec-24 Quarterly
Michael Bennett HCBOC 1 Year 31-Dec-23

Georgia Mountains Regional Commission

Main Website


Minutes

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Jeff Brown

HCBOC BVOP 30-Jun-24 Monthly, on last Thursday of the month.
Bill Chafin HCBOC/City  1 Year 30-Jun-25
CityofHartwell appt City BVOP  

Recreation Advisory Board
Recreation Dpartment
Functions & Duties

Minutes

Kay Ankerich HCBOC
2 Years
31-Dec-25
Monthly

Bob Frye

HCBOC
2 Years
31-Dec-25

Erin Gaines

HCBOC
2 Years
31-Dec-24

Mason Bowers

HCBOC
2 Years
31-Dec-25

Lonnie Robinson

HCBOC
2 Years
31-Dec-25

Steve Wehunt

HCBOC
2 Years
31-Dec-24

VACANT

HCBOC
2 years
31-Dec-24

Tax Assessors
Duties

Minutes

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Kayla Segars

HCBOC
3 Years
31-Dec-27
As Called
 

Jane Ziglar

HCBOC
3 Years
31-Dec-25

Amanda Brown

HCBOC
3 Years
31-Dec-25
Elaine Evans HCBOC 3 Years 31-Dec-26

Vacant

HCBOC
3 Years
31-Dec-26

Downtown Development Board
Downtown Development

Minutes

Original board members were assigned terms of 6, 4, and 2 years. Thereafter, terms are renewed at 4 years.

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City of Hartwell

CITY
4 Years
 
Monthly
 

City of Hartwell

CITY
4 Years
 

City of Hartwell

CITY
4 Years
 

City of Hartwell

CITY
4 Years
 

City of Hartwell

CITY
4 Years
 

City of Hartwell

CITY
4 Years
 
City of Hartwell CITY
N/A
 

BOC Chairman

HCBOC
N/A
BVOP

City Manager

CITY
N/A
BVOP

Board of Equalization

Powers and Duties
Meeting Minutes

Ruth Roosenberg Grand Jury
3 Years
31-Dec-26
As Called
Diane Merritt Grand Jury 3 Years
31-Dec-25
Barbara Harper Grand Jury 3 Years 31-Dec-24

James Kendall Jordan

Grand Jury
3 Years
31-Dec-26
Rachel Y Gaines - ALT Grand Jury
3 Years
31-Dec-26
Gerald Cleary Grand Jury
3 Years
31-Dec-26

Hospital Board

Minutes

The Hospital Authority has been dissolved as of 26 August 2014.


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Ninth District Opportunity Board
Mission Statement
Ninth District Opportunity
Hart County BOC appoints one board member and Ninth District Opportuntiy appoints one.

BOC Chairman

HCBOC
BVOP
Indefinite
Bi-Monthly

Charles Heard?

 NDO
4 Years
31-Aug-14

Board of Elections and Registration
Duties and Information
Office Website
Meeting Minutes

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Garry Hamilton, Chairman Superior Court 4 Years
31-Dec-26
As Called

Pam Gordon

Democratic Party
4 Years
31-Dec-26

Dottie Williams

Republican Party
4 Years
31-Dec-26
DHR: Mental Health State Board Rachel Holland HCBOC Indefinite  
Bi-monthly

key: 
HCBOC = Hart County Board of Commissioners
HCIBA = Hart County Industrial Building Authority
NDO = Ninth District Opportunity
CITY = City of Hartwell
HCBOE = Hart County Board of Education
BVOP = By Virtue of Position

*Board of Commissioners nominatse three candidates per position Hospital Authority selects one of the three per position

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Authority Members Term Expires Appointed By Related
Department

Franklin/Hart Counties
Airport Authority
Powers
Minutes

Eddie Addison

4 Years 30-Jun-25 HCBOC Airport
Shann Chitwood 4 Years 30-Jun-25 HCBOC

Water & Sewer Authority
Powers

Official Website

Archived Minutes

Current Minutes

Bennie Harper

4 Years 1-Mar-26 HCBOC  

Patti York

4 Years 1-Mar-26 HCBOC

Marvin Justice

4 Years 1-Mar-26 HCBOC

Larry Haley

4 Years 1-Mar-28 HCBOC

Wade Carlton

4 Years 1-Mar-28 HCBOC

Industrial Building Authority
Powers

Minutes

Kevin McCraney

5 Years 31-Dec-28 HCIBA Economic Development
Gateway Industrial Park

BOC Chairman

BVOP Indefinite HCBOC

Hartwell Mayor

BVOP Indefinite CITY

Chamber President

BVOP Indefinite CHAMBER

Bill Leard

5 Years 31-Dec-28 HCIBA

key: 
HCBOC = Hart County Board of Commissioners
HCIBA = Hart County Industrial Building Authority
NDO = Ninth District Opportunity
City = City of Hartwell
HCBOE = Hart County Board of Education
BVOP = By Virtue of Position