HOUSTON COUNTY: On Wednesday the members of the Houston County Commission took the oath of office. Following the oath the new commission entered into a brief commission meeting.
The agenda item was the set the times and dates of the commission meetings. They will remain the same. Commission Jackson mentioned a 6 PM meeting every quarter. That was followed by Commissioner Enfinger agreeing and suggesting every quarter the 6 PM meeting being held in one of the four commission districts. There are four quarters in a year which would allow one meeting per year in each district.
The next item on the agenda was establishing rules and regulations of the commission. Chairman Brandon Shoupe wants to be the ultimate decision maker on what goes on the commission agenda. Commissioner Jackson and Commissioner Enfinger opposed and felt all commissioners should have a say in items they, as commissioners, wanted on the agenda. The vote was taken, and as expected, D2 Tracy Adams and D4 James Ivey voted the way Shoupe wanted them to vote. D1 Jackson and D3 Enfinger voted to allow all commissioners to be able to request items to be placed on the agenda. For the first time ever as Commission Chairman, Brandon Shoupe had to vote and of course Shoupe voted to give himself dictator authority to decide what goes on the agenda.
Some had hoped the registered voters in District 2 had gotten D2 Commissioner Tracy Adams attention in the past election. But it did not and he continues. in the opinion of RSN, that he is a Brandon Shoupe puppet. And his Ivey and Herring following Shoupe has gotten Houston County almost $ 14 million upside down, based on their own figures.
Commissioner Jackson, the first blakc female to ever serve as a Houston County Commissioner, and a Democrat, was then shut down completely by Repblican Chairman Brandon Shoupe. Commissioner Jackson had made it clear from the beginning she had several items but Shoupe basically went SHUT UP, the commission has moved on, with confusion, and ended the meeting. Totally rude, selfish and disrespectful to the new commissioner.
It has just begun!!!
