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Established 1865 113 Years Continuous Service Paid Circulation 9,000 THE NEWNAN TIMES -NERAL Publishes Every Thursday 16 Jefferson St. P. 0. Box 1052 Newnan, Georgia 30263 Tel. 253-1576 Manufacturers of WATER STORAGE TANKS Tel. 404/253-2600 Newnan, Georgia "l1ANAGER, coned. tppeal to the board; be chief purchas- ing and selling agent for all machinery, materials and supplies used in the con- struction or repair of buildings, roads, or bridges, subject to ratification by the board; and do every other act or thing necessary or proper in the discharge of his duties as a county manager, subject to the general supervision of the board. • The act states that this law "shall not prevent any county from having a county commissioner's form of govern- ment by local act ... provided such local act shall not provide a county manager, form of government for such county." Although the act purports to require uniform county manager gov- ernment, such would seem to be of no force in light of the broad constitu- tional exception to uniformity with re- gard to defining the powers of county commissioners. Thus, county manager government by local legislation should be upheld by the courts. At this time, no counties with a manager are known to operate; under the statute. The reasons for this arc unclear. it could be that because the statute rigidly prescribes the manager's powers and duties. administrative flex- ibility is hindered or prevented. it could also he that county commission- ers are more accustomed 10 resorting to local legislation than to general law for authority. Tn 1974, the General Assembly passed another general law which au- thorized a manager in counties of 400.- ti00 population or less. The act states 1: ftlhe hoard of commissioners of any county of the state or the General Assembly may create in and for those counties in which it deems necessary or advisable the office of COMPLIMENTS S OF ruf"C u 18 • GEORGIA COUNTY GOVERNMENT MAGAZINE •