Toccoa Commission Unanimously Fills Housing Authority Board Vacancy

The Toccoa City Commission unanimously appointed Ray Lecroy to the Housing Authority Board on May 20, 2014, filling the unexpired term of Donald Hayes. City Commission meeting minutes record that commissioners acted on the appointment that evening and approved Lecroy’s selection without opposition.

The decision put a named appointee into a public-governance position on the Housing Authority Board and resolved a vacancy that had come before the commission. For residents, the action matters because it determined who would serve the remainder of an existing board term rather than leaving the appointment pending.

Before the vote, the commission’s May 20 agenda placed a Housing Authority Board appointment under old business, signaling that commissioners were scheduled to consider the matter. The meeting minutes then establish the outcome: rather than merely discussing or postponing the item, the commission appointed Lecroy to take over Hayes’ unexpired term.

The record identifies Lecroy as the appointee and Hayes as the person whose unexpired term was being filled. It also records unanimous support from the City Commission. The agenda and minutes do not describe statements from Lecroy, Hayes, Housing Authority Board members, or residents, and they do not give a reason the seat became vacant.

The appointment itself was completed at the May 20 meeting; it was not left as a proposal. The agenda documents the item’s placement for consideration, while the minutes document the subsequent unanimous vote. Those minutes establish that Lecroy was appointed to Hayes’ unexpired term, but they do not state the term’s end date or identify later commission action involving the seat.

No further City Commission step on this appointment is identified in the record. The principal unresolved public detail is the length of Hayes’ remaining term; establishing that would require a separate official appointment or term record. Unless such a record emerges, the documented conclusion is the commission’s unanimous May 20 appointment of Lecroy.