Register officially appointed as Cobb Public Safety Director

Mike Register was a man of few words Tuesday, but he insisted on having a lot of people share in his return as Cobb Public Safety Director.

Cobb commissioners on Tuesday voted 5-0 to formally appoint Register to come back to his old job.

For the last year he has been the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and served as a deputy to Cobb Sheriff Craig Owens.

Register succeeds Randy Crider, who retired at the end of last year and was among those in attendance.

“Thank you for the opportunity to come back,” said Register, who was Cobb police chief and public safety director from 2017-2019.

Many of those he previously served with posed with him for photo ops, along with his wife and retired Cobb NAACP director Deane Bonner.

“Let’s do our job, let’s make Cobb County a better place for all,” he said, noting it’s been a “hard week” in the Cobb public safety community.

A former Cobb Sheriff’s deputy passed away, as did the 18-year-old daughter of Col. Eric Yeager, a 35-year Sheriff’s Office veteran.

Register wore a purple tie in honor of Kylie Yeager, a Marietta High School graduate.

“I’m glad to be home and appreciate the opportunity,” Register said.

Before the vote, Cupid said that “this is a decision [commissioners] all agreed on.”

Commissioner JoAnn Birrell told Register afterward “welcome home.” We’re glad to have you.”

In other action Tuesday, commissioners voted 5-0 to approve spending $720,897 for a sidewalk connecting the Walton High School campus on Bill Murdock Road with a new sports complex on Pine Road at Providence Road.

Commissioners also voted 5-0 to spend $204,000 for state and federal legislative consulting services with Dentons US LLP for 12 months.

Birrell also announced the appointment of East Cobb resident Susan Hampton to the Cobb Neighborhood Safety Commission.

She’s a banking and financial services professional who is the co-chair of the Cobb Public Safety Foundation, which provides support to public safety personnel.

Hampton replaces Larry Sernovitz, who resigned last week as rabbi at Temple Kol Emeth in East Cobb.

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