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Susan Norman

in Top Stories & Breaking News

Wednesday, October 26. 2011

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Questions raised last week about the purchasing policies of Barrow County’s government have raised new, and more troubling, issues.

County staffers last week apparently lied to the county attorney, telling her that there is no county document that establishes a spending threshold for when the Barrow County Board of Commissioners must approve purchases.

Yet two days before attorney Angela Davis told the Barrow Journal in an Oct. 20 email that no such document existed, the county’s top administrative official — operations development manager Bob Hohe — sent to another county official a copy of a 2010 memo that does just that.

The Journal obtained a copy of that “Approval Levels” memo on Oct. 21 and forwarded it to Davis. She quickly apologized.

“I just want to let you know that I did not realize the memo from Danny (Yearwood) existed,” Davis wrote. “We made requests and got confirmations from more than one county staff person that no documents existed that contained the $10,000 spending authorization limit. Based upon our review, we did not see any such authorization in the Charter or the Purchasing Ordinance. Hence, my response to you that there were no responsive documents to your (Open Records Act Request). Sorry for the confusion.”

See the complete story in the Oct. 26 print edition of the Barrow Journal.

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#1 there on 10/26/11 at 11:16 AM [Reply]

see if it isnt in the charter just a memo that is just a memo not part of the charter. how will the charter define the difference between what mr Yearwood is accused of doing and what limits or checks and balances would be on a manager as opposed to the chairman!!!!!!
how can people vote for a change when there is no idea what that change will bring other then different from today?

#1.1 Anonymous on 10/26/11 at 11:56 AM [Reply]

At will employment is the difference, It will take 4 years to replace an incompetent Chairman... an incompetent manager can be shown the door that afternoon... Danny

#2 ok on 10/26/11 at 12:15 PM [Reply]

but you may be surprised what at will really entails. so in two years some of you touting how great a manager would have been are crying why is this manager still there!!! or at how much the Board had to pay to get rid of them!!!

#2.1 Anonymous on 10/26/11 at 01:27 PM [Reply]

Won't be that hard if they don't heir friends or family. I know that's hard... but a competent manager is driven by how well they meet their budget not the private agendas and personal relationships of the current staff (ie Lyn Clement, given a fat severance package and time to get a full retirement after costing the county money because he was "Good People")

#3 cover up... on 10/26/11 at 02:52 PM [Reply]

Susan, what a great job of calling these fools out and keeping them correct! Kudos again!! Hohe's job is to do as goofball wants, no questions asked, (his downfall). Angie's job is to detract,deflate and deny everything that is wrong with that establishment. She is doing exactly what she is paid to do. She goes on record lying for the county for the sake of making her dollar!! Pathetic!

#4 Robert Lanham on 10/26/11 at 08:45 PM [Reply]

I hope that Mr. Hohe and Mr. Dukes aren't the next two Barrow County managers to "retire" with inflated pensions and benefits, so as to spare our beloved Chairman any more dirt or scrutiny. Commissioners - when Danny raises this issue, tell him to take a flying leap. Citizens, vote "YES" for county manager and put an end to this nonsense.

#4.1 Anonymous on 10/27/11 at 07:06 PM [Reply]

they probably are cause their prime and ready (if you know what I mean). Let's see, bad economy, high salaries to lock in a good retirement, both have the years in and of age, sounds like the perfect time for them, how conveniant, screwing things up lately, prime time.

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