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Douglas County PRB denies disciplinary-records change after legal counsel cites OCGA 50-18
Summary
After legal review found Georgia law treats personnel records as public under OCGA 50-18, the Personnel Review Board voted unanimously to deny proposed changes that would have allowed removal of disciplinary records; an employee urged the board to seek a second opinion.
The Douglas County Personnel Review Board voted unanimously to deny proposed language that would have allowed removal or alteration of disciplinary records, after county legal counsel advised that Georgia law treats personnel records as public.
Daniel Nichols, the county’s managing director of general services and HR director, told the board the county attorney’s guidance was clear: under Georgia…
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