Cobb EMA Official Resigns Amid Complaints Investigation

The deputy director of Cobb’s Emergency Management Agency resigned today following an investigation into employee complaints that she made them perform personal tasks for her on county time.

Employees said Lanita Lloyd asked them to help her find a second job, research personal bankruptcy and drive her child to activities, according to county documents.

“I have regrettably lost confidence in your ability to effectively manage and lead Cobb EMA,” wrote County Manager David Hankerson in a letter Feb. 22, adding that he was proposing her termination.

The investigation report into the complaints is attached to this article. 

Lloyd has been on administrative leave since Feb. 14, the day the investigation started. She was appointed to the position in 2004 and has been with the county since 2003. 

Lloyd spent 19 years working for the state, including time as a planner in the Georgia Office of Homeland Security, before joining Cobb County. While there, she coordinated the county’s response and recovery efforts following two floods, two tornados and Hurricane Katrina, when about 2,000 evacuees sought shelter in Cobb, according to the county website.

Lloyd is also the executive board president of the Emergency Management Association of Georgia, according to the organization's website.

Lloyd’s husband, Mickey, was the county’s public safety director before resigning last July following a county investigation into discrepancies in his military record.

Lloyd graduated from Shorter College with a bachelor's degree in business administration and from Jacksonville State with a master’s degree in emergency management.

“We appreciate Ms. Lloyd's service and wish her the best in the future,” said county spokesman Robert Quigley.