Habersham County Commission Chairman Ty Akins was sworn-in by Probate Judge Pamela Wooley at the courthouse Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Elected in 2021, Akins is set to start his second four-year term as Habersham County’s District 5 commissioner in January.
Akins defeated candidates Gigi McGugan and Locke Arnold in the May primary and was reelected without opposition in November.
Akins told Now Habersham that while he’s eager serve as a commissioner for another four years, he has no plans to continue to hold the gavel as chairman – a title Akins has held for two consecutive years.
The Habersham County Commission’s next chairman will be decided in a vote by a majority of commissioners in January.
“I know (the next four years) are going to be challenging,” Akins said. “It’s more work than I thought it’d be, but I’m really ready to not be chairman and just be a regular commissioner. It’s taken a lot of time away from my wife and my family. So, I’m looking forward to that aspect of it. But I know there’s a lot to be done.”
