Under Georgia law, every city must have a multi-member council. Some have councils with mayors, some have councils with a chair, but all of Georgias 535 incorporated towns have more than one person in charge: from Atlanta with half a million residents all the way down to tiny Edge Hill in Glascock County, where only 25 people live. When a city cannot seat enough councilors to have a quorum on a regular basis its charter is dissolved, because you need a handful of people to govern with accountability and make decisions that benefit the citizens instead of a sole person in charge. Thats why cities and counties in other states also have more than one elected leader, by law. But thanks to legislative oversight, Georgia doesnt require COUNTIES to have more than one leader. Why does it make sense for a massive county with 70,000+ residents to have one leader when a city like Edge Hill (or Lyerly, with 540 residents) is required to have five people in charge? It doesnt. We cant change the flaws in state law, but we can keep those mistakes from continuing here. Sign the Sole Commissioner Vote petition and tell YOUR lawmakers who work for YOU that we finally need a vote on representative government in Walker County.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 01:13:15 +0000