Woodstock Opposes Bill That Could Restrict Communication with Lawmakers
The Woodstock City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing a bill that would prohibit public employees from using government-owned computers to express their opinions on certain types of legislation.
The Woodstock City Council has come out against a bill that would ban city employees from using government property to communicate how they feel about legislation pending in the Georgia General Assembly. The council approved the resolution unanimously. Councilman Randy Brewer was not present. City Manager Jeff Moon, who told the council he thought the bill was "counterintuitive," brought forth the resolution for the council to consider. He said with the way the bill is currently written, "we’d be technically breaking the state law" since he and city staff could not use government computers or email to inform lawmakers on how certain legislation would impact local governments. He also said that even if the city wanted to transmit something …
