ATLANTA, Ga. — With his term nearing its end, Gov. Brian Kemp on Nov. 13 announced 182 appointments and reappointments to state boards, authorities and commissions, a list that touches agencies statewide.
A large part of the list covered regional water planning councils. Kemp named members to councils from the Coosa-North Georgia region in the northwest to the Coastal Georgia council, along with the Upper Oconee, Altamaha, Middle Ocmulgee, Upper Flint, Middle Chattahoochee and Lower Flint-Ochlockonee councils.
In South Georgia, seven of the picks were for the Suwannee-Satilla council, and several of those appointees are connected to Valdosta and Lowndes County. They include a Berrien County commissioner, the Lanier County administrator, who once served as Valdosta city manager, and the area manager for Georgia Power in Waycross.
The governor also filled seats on boards that oversee schools, public safety and the economy. Appointments went to the Professional Standards Commission, the Technical College System of Georgia’s state board and the trustee board for the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia.
Other selections went to the Board of Juvenile Justice, the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, the Board of Economic Development, the Georgia CHIPS and Advanced Technology Commission, the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission and the Veterans Service Board.
Several licensing boards were on the list as well, including the boards for dentistry, veterinary medicine, architects and interior designers, real estate appraisers and foresters.
The appointments come weeks before Kemp leaves office. Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms takes over in January.
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