Hello there at the Henry County Community News Blog. I have some information to share that is of importance to the people of Henry County. As of Friday last Henry County Board of Commissioners Chairman Tommy Smith filed with Henry County Superior Court a request for an injunction for relief against the five current Commissioners on the Board. Chairman Smith is asking for the court to allow him the authority that was given by the Georgia General Assembly. The voters gave the Chairman certain powers to run the job in 1990. Chairman Smith has tried for two years now to be the CEO of the County Government. It seems that this Board and previous Boards have been unconstitutionally allowing the county manager to be the CEO the same powers granted to the Chairman by referendum in 1990. This process goes all the way back to 1974. Apparently, the Board members of 1992 took it upon themselves to make a change because they didn’t like what the General
Assembly had done by creating an Ordinance giving the powers to the Manager. This was done in an unconstitutional manner and could be considered illegal. Thus, Chairman Smith is seeking to rectify the problem through the Superior Court of Henry County. This is a problem that should never have arose within the government of Henry County because the Board in 1992 went against a legal vote by the citizens in 1990. Every Board since that time has had a chance to fix the problem created in 1992, but have chosen to leave it alone. The job of the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners also rises to the level of CEO of the county and to not allow that right and power to the Chairman should be grounds for a Chairman to seek help through the Court System of Henry County, Georgia.
A Concerned Citizen of Henry County, Georgia
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