September 26, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
County Mayor Matt Adcock was Re-elected Chairman of the DeKalb County Commission Monday night.
Sixth district commissioner Jeff Barnes, the longest serving member of the commission at 22 years, was returned as Chairman Pro Temp. Barnes would preside over county commission meetings in the absence of the chairman.
The county commission reorganizes each September naming a chairman and chairman pro temp to serve for the ensuing 12 months.
In other business, the commission approved the county mayor’s committee appointments as follows:
Budget Committee: Jeff Barnes (Committee Chairman), Mathias Anderson (Vice Chairman), and Sabrina Farler, Glynn Merriman, Tony (Cully) Culwell, Tony Luna, and Tom Chandler.
Audit Committee: Tom Janney (citizen member), Andy Pack, Myron Rhody, and Daniel Cripps.
Community Economic Development: Tony Luna (Chairman), Greg Matthews (Vice Chairman), Beth Pafford, Andy Pack, and Susannah Cripps.
UT Agriculture Extension Committee: Tony Culwell and Tony Luna
Revenue Research Committee: Larry Green (Chairman), Andy Pack (Vice Chairman), and Mathias Anderson.
Purchasing Committee: Matt Adcock (County Mayor), Danny Hale (Road Supervisor), Patrick Cripps (Director of Schools), Myron Rhody, Larry Green, and Jeff Barnes.
Public Works Committee: Glynn Merriman (Chairman), Andy Pack (Vice Chairman), Sabrina Farler, Tom Chandler, Mathias Anderson, Susannah Cripps, and Myron Rhody.
Health, Education, and Public Welfare Committee: Larry Green (Chairman), Tom Chandler (Vice Chairman), Jeff Barnes, Mathias Anderson, Glynn Merriman, Myron Rhody, and Daniel Cripps.
Government Services Committee: Sabrina Farler (Chairman), Daniel Cripps (Vice Chairman), Larry Green, Greg Matthews, and Tom Chandler.
Planning Commission: Rick Cantrell (citizen member), Danny Pirtle (citizen member), Harold Bain (citizen member), Alan Webb (citizen member), Jack Barton (citizen member), Beth Pafford, Greg Matthews, Andy Pack, and Jeff Barnes.
Ethics Committee: Brandon Cox (General Sessions Court Judge), Greg Matthews, Jack Barton (citizen member), Larry Green, and Tony (Cully) Culwell.
Beer Board: Larry Green (Chairman), Myron Rhody (Vice Chairman), Beth Pafford, Tony Culwell, and Jeff Barnes.
911 Board: Jeff Barnes and Sabrina Farler