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Augusta committee recommends manager government, independent internal auditor and stronger ethics in updated charter
Summary
The Augusta Charter Review Committee unanimously recommended shifting to a commissioner-manager form of government, creating a funded internal audit office with an oversight committee, and embedding enforceable ethics standards in the charter; the draft will be finalized and sent to the Augusta Commission and the Georgia General Assembly before any public vote.
The Augusta Charter Review Committee on its informational video and statements recommended three major charter changes: adopting a commissioner-manager form of government, creating an independent internal audit function with guaranteed funding and oversight, and adding enforceable ethics language that frames public officials as fiduciaries.
In an overview, an unnamed committee representative said the 11-member panel reviewed the 1996 Augusta Charter and charters from other governments and worked with the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government to draft revisions intended to remove redundancies, shift appropriate matters to ordinance, and clarify the local government’s foundation and lines of authority.
“My name is Clint Bryant. I’m the vice chair of Augusta Charter Review Committee,” Bryant said, arguing the committee unanimously recommended “transitioning to a commissioner manager form of government, making the mayor and commission responsible for policymaking” while a professionally…
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