Two Top Officials Abruptly Resigned from the Georgia Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Chief Operating Officer Billy Skaggs and Food Safety Division Director Oscar Garrison both resigned from the state’s Department of Agriculture on March 30.
WABE has contacted the department about the resignations but has yet to receive a response.
However, department spokeswoman Mary Katheryn Yearta told the Gainsville Times the resignation involved a personnel investigation.
The Times also reports Yearta says it was an internal matter that she couldn’t discuss.
Skaggs’ and Garrison’s departures have left many in the state’s agricultural community wondering what happened.
Brent Allen is an Extension Coordinator for The University of Georgia Extension Service in Washington County.
“My thoughts are that there are probably some legitimate reasons this has transpired, but I don’t have the details as to what the underlying factors might be.”
Skaggs was appointed as Chief Operating Officer in 2011 by Agricultural Commissioner Gary Black.
Garrison joined the agency in 1994 and was appointed to oversee the food safety division in 2007.
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