Henry County

County Manager: James Sanders

James C. “Butch” Sanders, Jr. has served as the County Manager since December 14, 2009.  Butch is not new to Henry County. He served as the first City Administrator for the City of McDonough from 1983 to 1989, where he implemented a City Reorganization Plan with the first Personnel Policy, managed an infrastructure improvement program for the downtown City Square area, managed large scale water and sewer improvements and implemented new zoning and development guidelines.
 
After leaving McDonough, Butch became the City Administrator for the City of Dalton,  serving from 1989-2008, where he was responsible for the daily operations of this community of 40,000 residents.  Prior to coming back to Henry County, Butch was employed by MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, a consulting firm that provides engineering, environmental and construction services to both the public and private sector.  Butch holds a BA in Political Science/Economics and a Masters in Public Administration, both from the University of Georgia.

Butch married his wife, Jennifer, shortly after returning to Henry County.  He has two children, Chet, who is soon to graduate from Georgia Tech and daughter, Caroline, who attends Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.  Jennifer has three children, Lindsay, who has a PhD in Pharmacy from Auburn, Heather, who attends the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and Michael, who has his own landscaping service.