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City attorney: ethics board did not find ordinance violation; council debates 'weaponization' of process
Dawsonville City Council · March 18, 2026
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Summary
Council members clashed over a recent ethics-board review that cost the city about $6,000; city attorney Kevin Tallent said the board concluded the alleged conduct did not violate the ethics ordinance and advised on limits of alleging oath-of-office violations.
Council members spent a substantial portion of the meeting debating a recent ethics-board review. One council member described the ethics meeting as costing the city over $6,000 and suggested comments by the ethics board implied a possible oath-of-office violation. Another council…
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