Jackson Free Press

Tonight Mayor-elect Harvey Johnson Jr. gave the Jackson Free Press a list of his diverse transition team members that will investigate the current condition of city administration and prepare reports for the incoming mayor by July. He announced a five-person steering committee chaired by attorney John Maxey and co-chaired by Glenda Glover. The other three members are Kate Jacobson, Robert Barnes and Beverly Hogan. He also announced administrative committee chairs: Bettie Mallett (legal); Troy Stovall (administration and finance); Charles Graham (Fire Department); Rims Barber (Health & Human Services); Rev. Author Sutton (Parks & Recreation); Sandra Sellers (personnel management); Otha Burton (Planning & Development); Rebecca Coleman (Public Safety); Matt Thomas (Public Works); Dorothy Triplett (Constituent Services); and Peter Marks (Public Relations).

He also announced tentative dates for public meetings to discuss different area of city administration: June 23 - Public Works; June 25 - Public Safety; June 29 - Planning & Development; June 30 - Health & Human Services; and July 1 - Parks & Recreation. The location of these public forums is not yet available.

Previous Comments

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148822

Comment

That's Kate Jacobson, not Jakobson, right?

Author

Tom Head

Date

2009-06-18T20:40:44-06:00

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148823

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Thanks, Tom. Fixed. I like seeing Kate's name in that list!

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DonnaLadd

Date

2009-06-18T21:27:13-06:00

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148826

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Amen! I feel like we just got into chapter three of a really, really good biography...

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Tom Head

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2009-06-18T21:39:58-06:00