Georgia lawmakers representing DeKalb say they're wary of rushing to change DeKalb County's CEO form of government.

The idea of removing the county's powerful chief executive and replacing him with a county manager has gained attention since a corruption investigation alleged a failure of leadership in DeKalb.

Interim DeKalb CEO Lee May and Gov. Nathan Deal both support the change.

But state legislators say they’re more likely to conduct a broad review of DeKalb’s government structure, a process that could take years.

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