If his

first meeting is any indication, newly elected Coweta

County Commission chairman Vernon "Mutt"

Hunter's term will be succinct and to the point.

Calling him

the "chairman for the millennium," the other

commissioners elected Hunter to serve as chairman for

this year's board.

After he

took over the chairman's gavel, Hunter raced through the

meeting with speed and even interjected a little humor.

When

presented with a hefty stack of Georgia Department of

Transportation documents to sign, Hunter asked if the

staff had not already created a stamp with his signature

to cut down on the paperwork.

The often

feisty chairman didn't wait long to choose his first

subject of discontent, the state Department of Community

Affairs.

Late last

month, the county received notice from the department

that its strategy for complying with House Bill 489 had

been approved. The bill calls for local governments to

work closer together to try prevent duplication of

services.

County

administrator Theron Gay said the county would have

received notice sooner, but is still in a dispute with

the agency over the existence of the town of Corinth.

Corinth is

no longer a viable town, but the department remained

adamant for a long time that representatives from the

town must sign off on the document before it could be

approved.

Hunter

encouraged everybody to contact their local legislators

to make it clear to the department that Corinth doesn't

exist.

In other

news, the board:

Elected Commissioner

Charlie Jones as vice-chairman

Appointed Roxie Clark as

county clerk.

Maintained the same meeting

schedule this year as last year. Meetings are set for the

first Tuesday at 9 a.m., the second Tuesday at 2 p.m. and

the third Tuesday at 7 p.m.