Members The 2010 Decatur County Board of Commissioners are pictured from left, front row: District 6 Commissioner Gary Phillips, District 1 Commissioner and Chairman Dr. Earl Perry, and District 2 Commissioner and Vice Chairman Dr. David C. "Butch" Mosely;  back row, District 5 Commissioner Russell Smith, District 3 Commissioner Dr. Charles Stafford, and District 4 Commissioner Palmer Rich.Â
 2010 DECATUR COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Decatur County is governed by an elected body collectively known as the Board of Commissioners. The Board meets regularly in a public forum, to discuss, receive input on, and vote on, current "open" issues. The County's administrative staff and day-to-day operations are managed by County Administrator Tom Patton who works closely with the Board of Commissioners to ensure that effective communication is maintained between the Board and the staff.
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  2005 County Commissioners
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POSITION/DISTRICT
    NAME
  RE-ELECTION YEAR
Chairman:Â Vice Chairman:Â Â District 1:Â District 2:Â District 3:Â District 4:Â District 5:Â District 6:Â
   Dr. Earl Perry    Dr. David C. Mosely       Dr. Earl Perry     Dr. Butch Mosely     Dr. Charles Stafford     H. Palmer Rich     Russell Smith     Gary Phillips
2010 Â 2010 Â Â 2010 Â 2012 Â 2012 Â 2010 Â 2012 Â 2010
 The Board of Commissioners meets twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesday. Each meeting is held at the County's Administrative Office building at 203 W. Broughton St. in Bainbridge and is open to the public. The meeting on the second Tuesday of each month is held at 9 a.m. and the one on the fourth Tuesday of each month is held at 7 p.m. For those wishing to speak at a commission meeting, or present an issue to the commission, there is a requirement that requests to speak be submitted to the Decatur County offices in writing at least one week prior to the scheduled meeting at which the person wishes to speak, so that the meeting agenda can be properly planned. Also, a citizen may sign-in with County Clerk Beverly King before the beginning of each meeting but the speaker will be limited to five minutes when addressing the Board of Commissioners during "Public Participation" phase of the agenda.
 Click here to view Georgia General Assembly SB 680 sponsored by Sen. John Bulloch in 2006 changing local legislation for Decatur County, which also contains a written description of each of the six county commission districts.
December 9, 2008, the Board of Commissioners bid farewell to two outgoing commissioners: District 5 Commissioner Bill Nichols and District 3 Commissioner Glenda Battle, who was also honored at a reception in honor of her 24 years as County Commissioner. See county documents queue below to view copy of Resolution for Commissioner Battle.
County Commission minutes and other documents can be viewed below.Â
The next regular County Commission meeting takes place Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at 7 p.m. in the Administration Building at 203 W. Broughton St., in Bainbridge. Â
Keep Decatur County Beautiful's "Great American Clean-up" Event takes place Saturday, March 20. Call Suzanne Brandt at 229-246-3611 for more information or to volunteer as groups or individuals.Â
The next Census 2010 Complete Count Committee meeting takes place at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, in the conference room at the County Administrative Building. Link to Census 2010 site. Click on Census Takers Info for tips on how to identify official Government Census Workers. Â
Members The 2010 Decatur County Board of Commissioners are pictured from left, front row: District 6 Commissioner Gary Phillips, District 1 Commissioner and Chairman Dr. Earl Perry, and District 2 Commissioner and Vice Chairman Dr. David C. "Butch" Mosely;  back row, District 5 Commissioner Russell Smith, District 3 Commissioner Dr. Charles Stafford, and District 4 Commissioner Palmer Rich. 
