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2 The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Carver State Bank Job Openings Carver State Bank is seeking pleasant, self-motivated professional individuals. Full-time and part-time hours are available. Ideal candidates will have cash handling and customer service experience as well as computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Please forward resume to iobs@carveTStatebaDk.com. No phone calls or walk-in applicants. CARVER’ STATE BANK Equal Opportunity Employer Member FDIC Follow Us On Social Media! Twitter: @SavannahTrib Instagram: @savannahtribune I Fb: TheSavannahTribune ffeace of C4&nd Florist 8. Gift Shop New Derenne Location! Let us give you fkxce of Qnwd at your Loved Ones Homegoing when you choose us! {912) 234 0106 | 108 E. Derenne Ave, Savannah, GA 31405 www.pomforevents.com [ Mon. - Fri: 10AM ■ 6PM | Sat. 10 AM ■ 2 PM Exhibit Opening at The Beach Institute The King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation is excited to announce The Art of Wil liam Tolliver, a new exhibit in the Main Gallery of the Beach Institute African American Cultural Center. From April 1 through July 25, visit the museum to immerse yourself in Tolliver’s captivating compositions, vi brant colors, and profound nar ratives that have mesmerized art enthusiasts for decades. The Beach Institute, located at 502 E Harris Street, will hold an opening reception on Friday, April 5, 2024, From 5:30 PM-7:00 PM. Entrance fees will be waived, and light refreshments will be served. The Beach Institute is open Tuesday Through Sat urday from 12 PM -5 PM. For inquiries, please contact Johnathan Winbush at the Museum at 912-335-8868 Chatham County Tax Commissioner Sonya L. Jackson Emphasizes First-Term Results, Ongoing Work on Behalf of Local Citizens Chatham County Tax Commissioner Sonya L. Jackson is focusing on her im pressive accomplishments and extensive work on behalf of local citizens as she looks to the future. A highly strategic, inclusive and results-orient- ed leader, Jackson has made a number of important improve ments and key optimizations to streamline services for Cha tham County residents during her first term at the Chatham County Tax Commissioner’s Office. “My goal is to make this office run seamlessly for every taxpayer in Cha tham County,’’ she explained. “We’ve reduced the average wait time at all of our loca tions to less than five minutes and have cross-trained our staff so that citizens can take care of everything they need, from paying property taxes to re newing auto tags, at one site.’’ Since being elected Chatham County Tax Commis sioner in 2020, Jackson opened convenient satellite offices in Port Wentworth and on Wilm ington Island in order to bring more services to areas where citizens live. She also imple mented a new appointment system, launched a customer ticketing procedure, created separate processes to handle bulk auto tag requests for car dealerships and added conve nient new self-serve Georgia Tag Renewal Kiosks at Kro ger locations on the southside, Sonya Jackson Wilmington Island, Pooler and Berwick, all of which have dra matically reduced the average wait time at local tax offices. Jackson also launched curbside service at the popular Eisenhower Drive office, established a Customer Call Center in order to better serve local citizens and add ed online updates about wait times at each Chatham County Tax Commissioner Office lo cation to the office’s website. In addition, she launched the Tax Commissioner Universi ty (TCU), offering quarterly classes that provide education as well as access to tax-relat ed information, and expanded communication initiatives with local residents through social media, email and other plat forms. “It has been an incred ible honor to serve the citizens of Chatham County during my first term as Tax Commission er,’’ she said. “We’ve made a number of strategic improve ments since I took office in 2021, emphasizing service, re sponsiveness and transparency. I want to continue to expand access to tax-related services in Chatham County and to be even more accessible and more responsive to the needs of our citizens.’’ In the future, Jackson plans to add more satellite of fices, expand the Georgia Tag Renewal Kiosk program and make the Chatham County Tax Commissioner’s website even more user-friendly and infor mative. A proud graduate of Savannah High School and Savannah State University, Jackson is a respected proj ect manager and technology expert who has extensive ex perience with a wide range of accounting and financial sys tems. She is Chatham Coun ty’s first African-American Tax Commissioner and has enjoyed widespread support for her ac cessibility, transparency and commitment to citizens. Citizens are invited to contact the Chatham County Tax Commissioner’s Office at (912) 652-7100 or tax@cha- thamcounty.org with any ques tions. Paid for by the Committee to Re-Elect Sonya Jakckson CARVER' STATE BANK Carver is a financial leader because ofthe efficient service provided by dedicated professional bankers. Members ofour outstanding management team are: (Seated L-R) Robert E. James, 11, Robert E, James and John Turner. (Standing L-R) Claudia Clarke, David Douse, Alicia Gaffney, Mattie Bing, Chador Adams. 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