Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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 …
Monday, February 25, 2013
The Woodstock City Council will consider a resolution opposing a bill that would ban city employees from using government-owned telecommunication devices to advocate a position on any legislation.
The Woodstock City Council is set to consider a resolution denouncing a bill in the Georgia General Assembly that would prohibit city employees from using government owned computers to support or oppose any legislation. House Bill 228 would: Woodstock's resolution that will be considered on Monday expresses concern for the bill. The city's resolution mentions the bill in its current form would prohibit city employees from reaching out to legislators to discuss the impact of legislation unless they are contacted by a lawmaker or they pay money to register as lobbyists. The resolution also notes the bill "confuses" lobbying with communication, thus limiting local governments ability to participate in the political process. "Without the …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners will discuss a proposal in the state legislature that would allow counties and cities to collect a fraction of a percent of a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.
A proposal to allow counties to call for voters to consider approving fractional pennies on a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax will be discussed by the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners during its meeting on Tuesday. The board's meeting will start at 6 p.m., following its 3 p.m. work sesssion at the county administration building. State Rep. John Carson (R-Marietta), who represents the extreme southeastern portion of Cherokee County, is sponsoring a bill in the Georgia State House that would allow counties to impose the SPLOST at less than one percent. Cherokee County Commission Chair Buzz Ahrens, who said the commission has asked the Cherokee legislative delegation at least three times to push such a bill, said the legislation…
Frank Jones
12:55 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The county has all of the taxing authority that they need...It's called Property Taxes. Instead of using their authority and doing their jobs (yes, the Commissioners are employees hired and paid to make tough decision), the County Commissioners want to pass the buck to the citizens of Cherokee County increase taxes. Nice! Of course, Mr. Ahrens will proclaim that raising property taxes is bad for … more ›