Susannah Cripps Daughtry Appointed 3rd District County Commissioner (View Video Here)

April 26, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Commission has a new member.

Local pharmacist Susannah Cripps Daughtry was appointed by the commission Monday night to fill the remaining sixteen months of Bobby Johnson’s unexpired term which ends August 31, 2022. Johnson resigned his position last month.

Daughtry, who received eight votes to get the appointment, was one of three persons seeking to fill the vacancy. The others were former Third District Commissioner Jack Barton; and local entreprenuer Anthony Scott.

All three names were placed in nomination by members of the commission. Second district member Sabrina Farler nominated Scott; Third district commissioner Jenny Trapp nominated Daughtry; and Sixth district member Jeff Barnes nominated Barton.

During the roll call, each of the thirteen commissioners were to call out the name of the candidate they were voting for. The candidate with at least seven votes would get the appointment.

Those voting for Susannah Cripps Daughtry were Commissioners Shaee Flatt, Julie Young, Myron Rhody, Jenny Trapp, Janice Fish-Stewart, Dr. Scott Little, Beth Pafford, and Bruce Malone.
Commissioners Jerry Adcock, Matt Adcock, and Sabrina Farler voted for Anthony Scott while Commissioners Jeff Barnes and Anita Puckett voted for Jack Barton.

After the meeting, County Mayor Tim Stribling administered the oath of office to Daughtry.

In other business the county commission reappointed four members to the Beer Board including Jim Stagi in the 1^st district; Bobby Johnson in the 3^rd district, John Hummer in the 5^th district, and Johnny King in the 7^th district. The other three members of the beer board, Myron Rhody in the 2^nd district, Robert Rowe in the 4^th district, and Leonard Dickens in the 6^th district will be up for reappointment next year.

All seven members serve as appointees and the two year terms are staggered with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th district positions being appointed in odd years. The 2nd, 4th, and 6th district seats are filled in even years.

April 26, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

View the WJLE Facebook LIVE Video of Monday night’s regular monthly meeting of the DeKalb County Commission

April 26, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Property Assessor Shannon A Cantrell has announced that change of assessment notices for the 2021 reappraisal year will be mailed on April 28, 2021.

DeKalb County is on a five-year reappraisal cycle, which means sales over the previous four years are analyzed to come up with the new value for the fifth year. According to Cantrell, most real property owners will see an increase in their appraisal due to the high sale prices over the past four years. But Assessor Cantrell also explained that just because your appraisal value may have increased does not necessarily mean that your property tax bill will increase. Typically, in a reappraisal year, the DeKalb County Commission would decrease the tax rate to bring in the same revenue as the prior year. The tax rate is set each year by the county commission based upon budgetary needs.

If you have any questions about your appraisal, you may contact the Property Assessor’s Office at (615) 597-5925 May 3 through May 7, from 8:00AM to 4:30PM for an informal appeal, over the phone or in person. The County Board of Equalization will be meeting Tuesday June 1 through Friday June 4, and again on Monday June 7 from 8:30AM to 4:00PM. If you would like to schedule a meeting with the County Board of Equalization, you may do so by calling (615) 597-5925 beginning May 18.

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