New Hires at Hall County Board of Commissioners
Gainesville, GA-- (submitted by Nikki Young)
The Hall County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to appoint Jock Connell as interim county administrator and Atlanta firm Holland & Knight as interim county attorney for six months.
Connell replaces Charley Nix, who was appointed county administrator in November 2008. Bill Blalock, with Gainesville firm Stewart, Melvin & Frost, had been county attorney since 1992.
The county plans to contract with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia for assistance in the search for a new county administrator. The County Attorney position will be put out to bid.
Interim County Administrator Jock Connell retired in 2009 from Gwinnett County, where he was employed for 23 years.