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Covington County commission authorizes counsel to draft limited home‑rule proposal tied to House Bill 61
Summary
Commissioners asked county legal counsel Erin Arrington to draft a narrowly tailored home‑rule proposal to seek legislative approval under House Bill 61, aiming to give the county limited authority on certain local health, safety and environmental issues; the commission voted to authorize the draft and next steps will be outreach to the legislative delegation.
Covington County commissioners on Jan. 27 voted to authorize county legal counsel Erin Arrington to draft a limited home‑rule proposal that would be submitted to the county’s legislative delegation and, if passed by the legislature, put before voters.
Arrington told commissioners that many of the suggestions brought to the county fall outside existing local authority and that home rule would be a route to gain…
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