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CONYERS, GA—The Olde Town Christmas Party on Friday, Dec. 1 and the Conyers Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 2, have been canceled due to the threat of substantial rain. “We have been watching the changing forecast for the past week and in consultation with Rockdale County’s Emergency Management Agency,…
STONECREST, GA—The City of Stonecrest on Saturday, Dec. 9, 4 to 7 p.m., for its 4th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Browns Mill Recreation Center, 5101 Browns Mill Road. The community is invited to come out and hear America’s Got Talent Finalist, saxophone extraordinaire Avery Dixon. Atlanta’s Something For…
DEKALB COUNTY, GA—In a recent meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, District 4 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw announced a proposed change to the county’s budgeting process. Bradshaw wants the proposed budget to be submitted to the Board of Commissioners by Sept. 15, instead of Dec. 15 annually to…
ATLANTA – The House Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, chaired by State Rep. Rob Leverett(R-Elberton), will meet on Friday, Dec. 1, 1 p.m., in room 506 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta. To watch a live stream of this meeting, click here. WHO: Members of the House Committee on…
CONYERS, GA—The Conyers Police Department was reaccredited at the fall Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Conference, which was held Nov. 8-12 in Bellevue, Washington state near Seattle. Conyers Police Chief Scott Freeman announced the reaccreditation at the Nov. 15 City Council meeting and praised the Police…
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ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—On Nov. 14, 2023, Georgia Sen. Tonya Anderson (D-Lithonia), State Rep. Rhonda Taylor (D-Conyers) and Attorney Stewart Morelli from the General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Counsel held a town hall meeting at the Rockdale Career Academy to discuss House Bill 741.
House Bill 741 proposes significant changes to the governance structure of Rockdale County. The bill seeks to increase the number of county commissioners from three to five, reshape the responsibilities of the chairperson, establish residency-based commissioner districts, and introduce the position of a county manager.
By a show of hands raised, the majority attending the meeting said they favored the expansion of the board, but strongly opposed voting at-large for the five seats. They said that they would like the five seats to be elected only by residents who live in the districts.
Hiring a county manager also raised questions and concern by residents , namely how much spending power the county manager would have and whether or not he or she would be required to live in the county.
Under the bill, a professional with a management background/education would be hired by the Board of Commissioners to serve as county manager, overseeing the county’s departments and day-to-day operations. The current Chairman of the Board of Commissioners position, which pays $126,752.08 annually as a full-time job, would be eliminated, and the salary from that position would be used to fund the expanded board from three to five seats. Currently, the Post 1 commissioner earns $33,928.81 a year and the Post 2 seat commissioner earns $34,801.76 annually based on their longevity in those seats. All five seats would be part-time positions.