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Clerical error at state stalls Villa Rica charter change and city manager plan; council divided
Summary
City attorney told council a clerical error at the state level prevented a previously adopted charter amendment from being finalized, leaving the council divided over whether to reaffirm the change locally and whether to proceed with hiring a permanent city manager. Council agreed to continue discussion next week and resubmit the amendment to the state when the legislature resumes.
City Attorney Nicole Smith told the Villa Rica City Council that a clerical error at the state level prevented a charter amendment the council had approved from being finalized and sent to the governor for signature.
Smith said representatives working on the submission believed the materials had been handled correctly but that the package that reached the governor’s office contained an omission. She described the error as a failure in the transmittal process and…
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