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Peachtree City council declines motion to start feasibility study on running its own municipal elections
Summary
Council debated whether Peachtree City should commission a third‑party feasibility study or form a committee to assess running its own municipal elections; after extensive questions about cost, staffing and liability, a motion to begin a committee/study failed on a 3‑2 vote.
Peachtree City — The City Council debated a proposal July 24 to study whether the city should run its own municipal elections instead of paying Fayette County to do so, but a motion to authorize a feasibility study using a council‑appointed committee failed.
City staffer Stacy Collins told the council the clerk’s office had solicited proposals and received two bids: Gaither & Company at $30,000 with a three‑month timeline and Crumby Consulting Solutions at $27,000 with a two‑month timeline. Collins outlined statutory requirements for a municipal‑run election (citing OCGA 21‑2‑385(d)(1)), including required early‑voting hours, minimum staff at polling locations and options for ballot and tabulation methods.
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