Tucker City Council approves mayor’s appointees

At the July 13 Tucker City Council meeting, the Council approved Mayor Frank Auman’s appointments to a handful of City boards and commissions, including:

Reappointing Keith Easterling and Joe Singleton to the Zoning Board of Appeals for terms that run through February 2022.
Reappointing Jessica Vargas to the Planning Commission for a term that runs through January 2022 and appointing Frank Sapp for a term that runs through January 2022.
Activating and delegating project powers to the Urban Redevelopment Agency, and appointing City Manager Tami Hanlin and Community & Economic Development Director John McHenry to the body, while tapping Derik West to a two-year term on the body.
Information: tuckerga.gov

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