By DAVE HAMRICK
dhamrick@thecitizennews.com

Harold Bost will serve as chairman of the Fayette County Commission again this year.

Commissioners last week voted unanimously to reappoint Bost as chairman and Greg Dunn as vice chairman. The commission chooses its own leadership each January for the coming year.

The group also appointed members to the same committee posts that they held last year: Commissioner Linda Wells to the Board of Health; Commissioner Glen Gosa on the Water Committee; Bost on the Insurance Committee; Bost and Dunn on the Long Range Planning Committee; Commissioner Herb Frady on the Association County Commissioners of Georgia.

Commission meeting schedules for 2000 also are the same as in 1999:

Workshops first Mondays at 3:30 p.m. These meetings are intended for routine matters, and public comment isn't taken unless invited by a department head or commissioner. Official action can be taken, but public hearings are never conducted during workshops.

Business meetings second and fourth Thursdays at 7 p.m. Public comment is taken during these meetings, and public hearings often are conducted. Also, residents can schedule time to appear before the group to discuss matters of concern.

Meetings may be cancelled, and special called meetings often are conducted. These will be announced in accordance with state law.

In other reorganization business for the year 2000, the commission authorized the chairman, vice chairman and county manager to sign checks exceeding $5,000 (two signatures are required), and authorized the county manager to conduct transactions of less than $5,000.