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Habersham commissioners table DBHDD advisory council appointment again

The county's at-large seat on the regional behavioral health advisory council has stayed vacant for months as commissioners repeatedly table an appointment to replace a resigned member.

By NEGA Brief NewsroomLast checked September 30, 2026
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December 15, 2025: Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Region 1 Advisory Council appointment (replacing resigning member Jeremy Noles)

What happens next

The appointment is on the Board of Commissioners' December 15, 2025 meeting agenda.

At a glance

What this means now

Where it stands

The appointment was scheduled again on the board's December 15, 2025 agenda.

The story

The Habersham County Board of Commissioners' August 18, 2025 agenda listed an at-large appointment to the DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council, a seat left open by Jeremy Noles' resignation from a term set to run through November 2027. The board voted 5-0 to table the appointment.

SourcesMeeting4833_0 Agenda for 08.18.25 BOC Meeting.pdfMinutes for 08.18.25 BOC Meeting FinalMeeting4833_8 Minutes for 08.18.25 BOC Meeting Final.pdf

At its September 15, 2025 meeting, the board again tabled the appointment, voting 5-0 and citing a lack of applicants.

SourcesMeeting4834_0 Agenda for 09.15.25 BOC Meeting.pdfMinutes for 09.15.25 BOC MeetingMeeting4834_4 Minutes for 09.15.25 BOC Meeting.pdf

The board tabled the same appointment a third time on October 20, 2025, again by a unanimous 5-0 vote and again citing a lack of applicants.

SourcesMeeting4835_5 Minutes for 10.20.25 BOC Meeting.pdfMinutes for 10.20.25 BOC MeetingMeeting6604_0 Agenda for 10.20.25 BOC Meeting.pdf

On November 17, 2025, commissioners tabled the appointment once more, this time by a 4-0 vote.

SourcesMinutes for 11.17.25 BOC MeetingMeeting4836_5 Minutes for 11.17.25 BOC Meeting.pdfMeeting4836_0 Agenda for 11.17.25 BOC Meeting.pdf

The appointment was scheduled again on the board's December 15, 2025 agenda.

SourcesMeeting4837_0 Agenda for 12.15.25 BOC Meeting.pdf

What happened

How this issue got here

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Appeared on agenda
proposed

Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Region 1 Advisory Council appointment (replacing resigning member Jeremy Noles)

Jeremy Noles (Resignation- Term Expires 11/30/2027) At-Large Appointment

Tabled
confirmed

Appointment to DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council (Jeremy Noles resignation, at-large seat)

Motion by Commissioner Akins, seconded by Commissioner Woodall, and voted unanimously (4-0) to table this appointment.

Tabled
confirmed

Appointment to DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council (Jeremy Noles resignation)

Motion by Commissioner Akins, seconded by Commissioner Woodall, and voted unanimously (4-0) to table this appointment.

Appeared on agenda
proposed

DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council at-large appointment

Jeremy Noles (Resignation- Term Expires 11/30/2027) At-Large Appointment

Tabled
confirmed

DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council appointment (Jeremy Noles seat)

voted unanimously (5-0) to table this appointment due to lack of applicants.

Tabled
confirmed

DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council appointment (at-large seat)

Motion by Commissioner Mealor, seconded by Commissioner Harkness, and voted unanimously (5-0) to table this appointment due to lack of applicants.

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Appointment of Jeremy Noles to DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council

Jeremy Noles (Resignation- Term Expires 11/30/2027) At-Large Appointment

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Appointment to DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council following Jeremy Noles resignation

Jeremy Noles (Resignation- Term Expires 11/30/2027) At-Large Appointment

Tabled
confirmed

DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council appointment (seat vacated by Jeremy Noles)

voted unanimously (5-0) to table this appointment to the DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council due to lack of applicants

Tabled
confirmed

DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council appointment (seat vacated by Jeremy Noles)

voted unanimously (5-0) to table this appointment to the DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council due to lack of applicants.

Appeared on agenda
proposed

DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council appointment following Jeremy Noles resignation

DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council 3- Year Term Ending 11/30/2027 1. Jeremy Noles (Resignation- Term Expires 11/30/2027) At-Large Appointment

Tabled
confirmed

DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council appointment - seat vacated by Jeremy Noles resignation

Motion by Commissioner Mealor, seconded by Commissioner Akins, and voted unanimously (5-0) to table the appointment for this seat on the DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council left vacant by Mr. Jeremy Noles resignation.

Tabled
confirmed

Appointment to fill DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council seat vacated by Jeremy Noles

Motion by Commissioner Mealor, seconded by Commissioner Akins, and voted unanimously (5-0) to table the appointment for this seat on the DBHDD Region 1 Advisory Council left vacant by Mr. Jeremy Noles

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