On Monday, a board of Chattooga County constitutional officers voted unanimously to hear the appeals of two fired Chattooga County Sheriff's Department employees. It will be the second appeal for K,K, Bullard and Lisa Hall, both terminated for violations of departmental policy, according to Sheriff John Everett. Both women appealed their terminations before Everett shortly after they were terminated. Everett who fired both women presides and decides over Sheriff's Department appeals. He upheld both decisions.

When told of the board's decision on Monday, Everett told AM1180 that  the county's personnel board can hear the appeal and rule however they want, he is not rehiring the terminated employees.

We asked a member of the panel, Probate Judge Jon Payne, what happens if the board doesn't uphold Everett's previous decision and votes for reinstatement of either or both women.

Payne says he's really not sure of the answer to that. He says the board only determined if the issues should be heard as a personnel matter. Payne explained that the Sheriff says he has his own personnel policy however,  the board hasn't seen the policy but Payne said that  the board will look at the sheriff's personnel policy. Payne says as to  the outcome of the appeals, "no one knows what that will be at this point." But if the board decides the employees should be reinstated and the sheriff doesn't, Payne says it could be a court matter.

The board has yet to set a date for the appeal hearings.