NEWTON COUNTY – Two unused commissioner-elects are anticipated to be sworn into workplace in only a few days.
District 3 commissioner-elect Stephanie Lindsey and District 5 commissioner-elect LeAnne Lengthy are eager to be sworn in on Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively. A venue has now not been made right away to be had.
Lindsey gained her bid for election in opposition to incumbent Alana Sanders following a runoff between the 2 in June. Lengthy first of all defeated Keith Ellis within the Republican number one in Might and defeated Democratic challenger Tiijon DaCosta in November. Incumbent Ronnie Cowan didn’t search re-election.
Past Lindsey is about to be sworn in, there are questions as as to whether she is going to stay in workplace for the lengthy haul.
Previous this date, Lindsey along side suspended chairman Marcello Banes had been indicted on numerous federal cash laundering fees. The costs sooner or later ended in Banes’ suspense from workplace through Governor Brian Kemp.
Presently it’s vague possibly sooner that procedure will occur for Lindsey as neatly. If the Governor’s workplace had been to make a decision to travel ahead in that procedure, the Governor will have to appoint a evaluate fee consisting of 2 commissioners from around the situation and the legal professional basic/or retired legal professional basic.
The evaluate fee will have to make a decision inside seven days if there are areas for advice relating to suspense. If the fee reveals there are areas for suspense, upcoming the Governor has the strategy to workout his/her proper to droop an elected reputable for any length of past.
In that past, the Governor too can appoint an reputable to fill the seat of any suspended elected reputable. Previous this date, Kemp named former District 2 commissioner Lanier Sims as chairman of the Board of Commissioners.
