September 22, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Membership constituting the DeKalb County Beer Board may soon change.
During Monday night’s regular monthly meeting, the County Commission will be asked by County Mayor Matt Adcock to abolish the current citizen member makeup of the beer board and make the county commission itself the beer board.
For years the beer board has consisted of one citizen member from each of the seven districts in the county. The current members of the board are Jim Stagi in the 1st District, Myron Rhody in the 2nd District, Bobby Johnson in the 3rd District, Robert Rowe in the 4th District, John Hummer in the 5th District, Leonard Dickens in the 6th District, and Johnny King in the 7th District.
All seven members serve as appointees of the county commission 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.
County Mayor Adcock said he believes the beer board would function better if the county commission itself served as the beer board.
Meanwhile, the county commission will reorganize as it does each September naming a chairman and chairman pro temp to serve for the ensuing 12 months.
County Mayor Adcock currently serves as Chairman of the commission and fifth district member Larry Green is the Chairman Pro Temp.
The agenda for Monday night’s meeting also includes appointment of committees and officials, and action on committee reports, financial reports, and budget amendments, and notaries along with any other business properly presented. A public comment period will also be afforded the public.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 25 in the auditorium of the County Complex’s Mike Foster Multi-Purpose Center.