Outlook gloomy in BOC chairman's 2012 State of the County address
Wednesday, April 18. 2012
In his annual State of the County address to the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, county commission chairman Danny Yearwood said despite the positive results of a recent audit, the economic condition of Barrow County’s government remains fragile. He spent nearly an hour going through tables of data demonstrating the impact of several years of revenue losses.
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Holliday withdraws from Airport Authority controversy
Don Holliday has stepped out of the controversy surrounding his re-appointment to the Barrow County Airport Authority by withdrawing his name as the District 4 appointee.
He did so in a Feb. 2 letter to Barrow County Commissioner Ben Hendrix, who appointed Holliday to the authority in late 2009 and requested his re-appointment in January. That request was vetoed by commission chairman Danny Yearwood after four of the six commissioners voted to approve Holliday’s re-appointment.
In the controversy that followed, the chairman’s veto power came under sharp scrutiny. When asked by state Rep. Terry England, legal council for the Georgia General Assembly offered the opinion that the chairman does not have the power to veto appointments to the airport authority. County attorney Angela Davis maintains he does.
If the controversy is not resolved, the commission could ask the State Attorney General for a ruling. Another option some commissioners are evaluating is taking to the state legislature a request for to amend the county charter in order to limit or remove the chairman's veto power. [Full Story »]
He did so in a Feb. 2 letter to Barrow County Commissioner Ben Hendrix, who appointed Holliday to the authority in late 2009 and requested his re-appointment in January. That request was vetoed by commission chairman Danny Yearwood after four of the six commissioners voted to approve Holliday’s re-appointment.
In the controversy that followed, the chairman’s veto power came under sharp scrutiny. When asked by state Rep. Terry England, legal council for the Georgia General Assembly offered the opinion that the chairman does not have the power to veto appointments to the airport authority. County attorney Angela Davis maintains he does.
If the controversy is not resolved, the commission could ask the State Attorney General for a ruling. Another option some commissioners are evaluating is taking to the state legislature a request for to amend the county charter in order to limit or remove the chairman's veto power. [Full Story »]
OPINION: Clarify veto power, or strip it from chairman
So maybe it doesn’t matter that Barrow County Board of Commissioners chairman Danny Yearwood vetoed the BOC’s recent reappointment of Don Holliday to the airport authority. It appears unlikely anyone on the board is going to challenge that in a legal arena.
But there is an important issue at stake here and that is to figure out just what is the balance of power on the BOC? [Full Story »]
But there is an important issue at stake here and that is to figure out just what is the balance of power on the BOC? [Full Story »]
England says legal opinions differ on veto power of county chairman
In a surprising political development after Monday’s failed veto override, Rep. Terry England told the Barrow Journal that a senior lawyer for the Georgia General Assembly does not agree that the Barrow county chairman has the power to veto appointments to the Barrow County Airport Authority.
Commission chairman Danny Yearwood vetoed the Jan. 25 reappointment of Don Holliday to the authority, and his veto was sustained Monday night when the board’s four-member majority failed to capture a required fifth vote to overturn it.
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Commission chairman Danny Yearwood vetoed the Jan. 25 reappointment of Don Holliday to the authority, and his veto was sustained Monday night when the board’s four-member majority failed to capture a required fifth vote to overturn it.
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