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DEL.ICIO.USA bill to weaken the CEO of DeKalb County on the verge of passage
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Four and a half hours to go, and we’re still waiting on a tax cut deal that will, in turn, determine whether we have measures pass the Legislature addressing a statewide trauma network, a sales tax for transportation, and a host of other bills.
One big Gordian knot, and no governor in town to slice through it.
On the other hand, state Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) is dancing on air. His measure to reduce the power of the DeKalb County CEO, has been signed off on by the DeKalb House delegation and is headed back to the Senate for final approval.
S.B. 52 “is coming back and we’ll definitely agree,” Jones said. It would make the CEO an executive only, and would strip away any authority he has on the county commission.
A referendum on the matter must be held by November of this year — which means the legislation wouldn’t have much impact on the tenure of the current CEO, Vernon Jones, who is leaving that office to run for U.S. Senate.
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By Yes!!!
April 5, 2008 12:31 AM | Link to this
Please, please, please be true that this has passed. We can’t take another CEO anything like King Vernon.