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New council sworn in, appointments made

By Michael Butler

Tallassee City Hall was jam-packed as residents filed in to witness the swearing in of the new city council and school board.

Longtime city councilman Charles Blalock swore in the new regime. Blalock served on the council from 1987-2016.

Mayor Johnny Hammock presided in his first formal meeting with the new council.

"I wish we could get that kind of crowd for every council meeting so people could be more informed," Hammock said on WTLS during his new segment, "Tuesdays with the Mayor" on the "Wake-Up Call." That's why I won't to do this show to create transparency. Hopefully people will have a better idea of what's going on and why we do things."

The new city council is comprised of; Jeremy Taunton, Sarah Hill, Damian Carr, Darrell Wilson, Terrel Brown, Bill Godwin and David Stough. The school board includes; Kami Scarborough, Don Bryant, Jennifer Jelks, Ruthanne McCaig, Rex Ledbetter, Sandra Patterson and Lacey Brewer.

The council appointed Barbara Garnett as city clerk, John Smith as city attorney and Linda Benson as city judge. The positions were unchanged from the previous administrations.

TALLASSEE MAYOR/COUNCIL

MAYOR - Johnny Hammock
WARD 1 - Jeremy Taunton
WARD 2 - Sarah Hill
WARD 3 - Damian Carr
WARD 4 - Darrell Wilson
WARD 5 - Terrel Brown
WARD 6 - Bill Godwin (Mayor Pro Tem)
WARD 7 - David Stough

TALLASSEE BOARD OF EDUCATION

WARD 1 - Kami Scarborough
WARD 2 - Don Bryant
WARD 3 - Jennifer Jelks
WARD 4 - Ruthanne McCaig
WARD 5 - Rex Ledbetter
WARD 6 - Sandra Patterson
WARD 7 - Lacey Brewer

COUNCIL COMMITTEES

FINANCE - Bill Godwin (Chair), Darrell Wilson (Vice-Chair), Sarah Hill
PUBLIC SAFETY, UTILITIES, SHOP - David Stough (Chair), Jeremy Taunton (Vice-Chair) Damian Carr
CEMETERY - Jeremy Taunton (Chair), Sarah Hill (Vice-Chair), David Stough
STREET, STORM DRAINS, SANITATION - Damian Carr (Chair), Terrel Brown (Vice-Chair), Sarah Hill
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS - Darrell Wilson (Chair), Jeremy Taunton (Vice-Chair), Bill Godwin
PARKS AND RECREATION - Terrel Brown (Chair), Jeremy Taunton (Vice-Chair), Darrell Wilson
AIRPORT - Sarah Hill (Chair), David Stough (Vice-Chair), Johnny Hammock
ANNEXATION - Bill Godwin (Chair), Darrell Wilson (Vice-Chair), Johnny Hammock
URBAN REVITALIZATION - Terrel Brown (Chair), David Stough (Vice-Chair) Damian Carr

COUNCIL REPRESENTATION ON BOARDS

PLANNING COMMISSION - Jeremy Taunton (Chair), Sarah Hill (Vice-Chair), David Stough
RECREATION BOARD - David Stough
LIBRARY BOARD - Darrell Wilson
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD - Johnny Hammock
TALLASSEE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - Damian Carr
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORTATION - Terrel Brown

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