"A power struggle in Snellville gained new momentum this month with the Georgia Attorney General ruling that the mayor can not legally fill the vacant city manager's position."
Attorney General Thurbert Baker sent his opinion that -
"The mayor is not authorized to both act in his capacity as the elected executive leader of the city and also as the city manager because such dual service is inherently incompatible and inappropriate."
Mayor Oberholtzer's comments were:
"Just because the attorney general gives an opinion, that's not a binding opinion," the mayor said. "Is he going to have me arrested or sue me? He can't."
Full AJC Story Here
Well, what do you think? On one hand, I'm concerned about the Mayor's full-speed-ahead, my way or the highway approach...but then again, we are saving tons of money not having to pay a City Manager!
My opinion is that Mayor Oberholtzer may be able to serve in the capacity well, making suggestions and recommendations as he says in the article....but it sets a bad precedent, because in the future, Snellville might not have a Mayor who is able to ethically serve well in that position and could take advantage of the dual role.
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