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• HAMM C. ARNALL INSURANCE REAL ESTATE -- 25 Greenville St-. Newnan, Georgic 253-0616 253-0640 • fr5/7.,:.:. f. .. r•.39N1ON TIRE COMPANY, INC. iS s QUALITY RECAPPING NEW AND USED TIRES T r BEAR FRONT END ALIGNMENT 26 Spence Avenue Telephone 253-4608 Newnan, Georgia DOUGLAS & LOMASON COMPANY Manufacturers of AUTOMOBILE TRIM AND METAL SPECIALTIES PLANT NO. 3 Newnan, Georgia Tel. 404/253-0897 OUR SINCERE THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE LEROY H. JOHNSON, AS PRESIDENT THIS PAST YEAR OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GEORGIA FROM FRIENDS AT HOLIDAY INN NEWNAN, GEORGIA NAG ER, coned. ®ne rule. In this case, the board, by passing ordinances amending a local legislative act, considerably diminished the power of the chairman and in- creased that of the hoard regarding em- ployment and discharge of non -merit system employees subject to board con- trol. The chairman argued that the board lacked the authority to amend this local act of the General Asscnibly and that such action drastically altered the county's form of government. The court ruled that this action affecting personnel subject to the jurisdiction of the county commissioners was per- mitted under hone rule and that the ordinances did not change the form of government. From this, the conclusion could he made that because a county manager is not an elected official and is subject to the jurisdiction of the county gov- erning authority, action establishing the office and defining its powers by home rule ordinance would appear to be constitutionally permissible, and would not bring about a change in the "form" of government. County manager government via home rule avoids securing passage of local legislation or ratifying a local amendment. It also avoids the rigid county manager form of government prescribed in the 1922 law. The very ease and flexibility in creating the of- fice, though. may be the bigtest liabil- ity in the eyes of a professional county manager/administrator. For just as easily as the office may be created and defined by home rule, it may also be abolished or limited. By Constitutional Amendment Establishing the office of county manager/administrator by local con - WE CARE ... WE'RE CONSUMER -OWNED Community Owned , Cor ,mums, Built, Com unity Builder Coweta-Fayette Electric Membership Corporation has been serving the people of Coweta and Fayette Counties for the past 30 years and pledges to continue to provide the best possible service at the lowest possible cost. We stand ready to provide any new or existing members with whatever power requirements they may need ... large or small. COU it S C�ESA- A A n71 E / �v. Ft1 E W C Id {:t •9SJ4 JIp CORP© `T[i P. 0. Box 488/Newman, Georgia 30264/Phone (404) 253-5626 ABERDEEN SHOPPING VILLAGE, PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA 487-7663 • 22 GEORGIA COUNTY GOVERNMENT MAGAZINE