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The Citizen Newsletterhe Conserv at ive Vo ice o f Henr y Coun t y

In This Issue:

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Tax Plan Passes LegislatureObama Calls Out RomneyTommy Smith Meet & GreetCounty Budget: Citizens ViewsCounty s New Gun ClubThanks, But no ThanksGeorgia Right To Grow ActAn Artist s Observation

0 Henry County Budget Woes1 Early Budget Discussion- Public Safety

2 Georgia: Most Corrupt State

Issue # 334 March 24, 2012

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Senate OKs Char ter School Bil l

After weeks of pitched battles, Georgia scontroversial House Resolution 1162 cleared itsfinal legislative hurdle Monday when the Senatapproved the charter school amendment 40 to

That was two votes more than the two-thirds

majority required for a constitutional amendmeassuring that the resolution will be placed beforthe state s voters in the Nov. 6 general election.

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Tax plan passes General Assembly

By KRISTINA TORRES and AARON GOULD SHEININThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The numbers on the board read: 54 in favor, 0 against. Add it to the 155-9 vote the bill received in theHouse on Tuesday, and the plan will reach Gov. Nathan Deal's desk on a bipartisan breeze.

"This package is good news," Deal said at a news conference. "It means our state is more competitive andis a state where we can grow jobs."

The bill has changed considerably since it was first introduced a year ago as a truly comprehensive resetof the way the state taxes individuals, families and businesses. The 2011 tax bill, which was shelved in thefinal days of that year's session, would have cut the personal income tax rate, done away with manydeductions and added sales taxes on services and many goods.

Tax Overhaul 2.0, however, lacks the sweep of the first version, while targeting cuts to manufacturers,

airlines and married couples, and eliminating the much-hated car tax paid on motorists' birthday.

Tax p lan ga in s passage

The Georgia Senate voted unanimously Thursday for a sweeping tax plan that its supporters said wouldhelp the state compete for jobs and help families. The bill now awaits the signature of Gov. Nathan Deal,who helped put the plan together. Here are the key elements of House Bill 386:

Add tax exemptions for energy used by manufacturers, farm machinery and supplies, and airlinefuel.

Restore sales tax holidays for school supplies and energy-efficient appliances.

Do away with property taxes on cars titled after March 1, 2013. Instead of the annual ad valorem

taxes, the legislation calls for a one-time title fee, rising from 6.5 percent in 2013 to 7 percent in2015.

Increase the personal state income tax exemption for married people filing jointly from $5,400 to$7,400.

Cap non-work income that seniors can exclude from income taxes at $65,000, or $130,000 percouple.

Collect sales taxes from more Internet sales.

Provide manufacturers and agribusinesses with more than $200 million in tax breaks over the nextthree years.


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AND SO I T BEGI NS,OBAM A CALLS OUT ROMN EY ON ROMNEYCARE!

REDSTATE

Just as conservatives have always warned, if the GOP nominates Mitt Romney for president, the currentpresident will try to use him as a scapegoat for Obamacare. PROOF:

We designed a program that actually previously had support of Republicans, including the person whomay end up being the Republican standard bearer and is now pretending like he came up with somethingdifferent, the president said.

The Massachusetts plan served as a model for the Affordable Care Act, signed two years ago Friday.Romney, the state s former governor, has since said the legislation was the correct course for his state butnot meant as a model for a national overhaul. But the plan has proved a focal point of criticism aimed atthe GOP frontrunner.

In Thursday s interview, Obama said Republican opposition to the plan, including the Supreme Courtchallenge, is politically motivated.

Maybe scapegoat isn t exactly the best word. In this interview, Obama was extolling the virtues ofObamacare and tying Romney to it, so maybe he was actually trying to share credit for the health careoverhaul.

Either way, the only defense Romney has offered for Romneycare still is that he signed it into law atthe state level. Ann Coulter has ARGUEDthat that is an adequate defense.

But if for no other reason than that Romneycare included an individual mandate, it s problematic. Sure, amandate at the state level is constitutional, but, in case you ve forgotten, a federal mandate to buyinsurance is not CONSTI TUTI ONAL. Moreover, once upon a time, Romney explicitly expressed support for anational mandate.

It s been two years since the president signed Obamacare into law and, for two years, conservatives have

known Romney would be in trouble for the way Romneycare connects him to the least-liked entitlementprogram in the nation s history. Two years and I still don t see how Romney gets around this issue.

Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrohm says the campaign will clear its Etch a Sketch for the general election,but no magic and no messaging will erase Romneycare. It has been and will be his Achilles heel unlessand until he completely disavows it.

Tommy Smith's Campaign "Meet & Greet" was held March 22nd

PEGGY MALCOLM Attended Tommy Smith's Campaign "Meet & Greet" tonight at the AmericanLegion in McDonough; he had wonderful response. Approximately 150+ folks turned out to hear his plansas Chairman for the BOC starting in 2013. Great food and great fellowship. Best of luck, Tommy. You hada great showing tonight!!!!!!
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ELEANOR SM I T H Peggy, there had to be 200 or more people. I was helping put out more platesbecause the 200 they had originally put out were used. Great event with great concerned citizens!

JOAN I E SCOTT It was great to see so much support for Tommy and his promise for new and honestleadership for Henry County. I met so many wonderful people but the common theme tonight wasdefinitely concern for our county employees and concern for keeping our county safe.

In Response to Joanie Scott s Annual Budget: Commissioners, Manager declarethemselves incapable, i rrelevantsome citizens have added their own voices

1. The Shareholders should replace t he Board of Directors.

Joanie is right on target with the analysis that the current board, our governing authority, is in aposition of dire financial straits. The first thoughts include an increase in property taxes. Thesecondary thoughts include cutting staff, as in permanent reduction of workforce. Personnel is thelargest slice of every division/departmental budget. It is reasonable to scale back on the numberpeople on the payroll, right?

Irresponsible spending is only part of the current debacle. It is not correct to place blame on anydirector, department head or other staff member. All fault remains with the governing authorityand the decisions that have made, and will make.

In the corporate world wherein a business owner or board of directors is found in this situation, thefirst fiduciary responsibility is to gain or maintain viability of the corporate entity. You will find staff

reductions AND elimination of assets toward balancing the books. What you seldom find is anymember of the directing board who is displaced.

In the real world of government we select people whom we believe or believed- we could trust asfaithful stewards of our business. Purchases of property (Nash, Cotton Fields, Airport) that arecalled quality of life, or investments have amounted to irresponsible actions that many citizenslambasted at the time and now see as evidence the board members, corporally and individually,have no clue about representing the citizenry.

What they do understand: this is an election year and citizens are enlisted to review budgetaryfixes and make recommendations. Two primary reasons come to mind. The first is to providetransparency about the mess we are in. Secondly, to setup political cover for some very painful

decisions.

The cover they seek, however, will not come before cutting and slashing social programs andmyriad other non-essential items from the budget. Raising property taxes, directly with a millageincrease or indirectly by rescinding the floating homestead exemption, is not acceptable. Period.

The board created, and is responsible for the problem. Raising taxes with no indication of removingvote-buying, feel good expenses would be a sham we all see through.
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2. I t appears that not al l on t he board are on t he same page.

Mr. Stanley seems to be right on with HIS assessment of the purpose of and the understanding of the

citizens review of the budget process; however from Mr. Arley Lowe s statement it appears that not

all on the board are on the same page.

Mr. Lowe has stated that a millage increase would NOT be a tax increase just a values adjustment. It ishis belief or stated position that paying the SAME amount of tax on a piece of property that is worth less

than it was last year is not really a tax increase .

I do not agree that selling the property Battlefield, golf course, Abernathy Farm, airport and other

non- essential property would not be an immediate boost to the budget. It would immediately place them

back on the tax roll.

I agree with the idea of allowing the airport to be foreclosed on. Many families have found it necessary

to be foreclosed on and have their dreams auctioned off on the courthouse step. If the airport is a viable

and wise investment the private sector will jump on in. The golf course if a viable business will return

to the county in tax revenues if it isn t viable the at least stand accountable and stop with the, well wemade a good investment for the future EXPANSION of government. It was not a good investment. It

has and continues to be a drain on the budget of Henry County.

Yes there will be layoffs, which in the private sector, we call DOWNSIZING, it s what you do as a

private business owner when it cost more to produce you product than you are able to absorb given your

return on that product.

This budget battle will be made to appear US, the taxpayers,

against THEM, county employees, public safety employees

and education employees At NO TIME will you hear the

Chair or BoC accept responsibility for the condition ourbudget is in. They will blame the mess on everything but

where the blame belongs .The Chair and the BoC.

Any COB, CEO, COO any officer of any company MUST

be able to anticipate and adjust for unforeseen turns in the

economy and have a plan to deal with those turns. The Henry

County CEO (Chair) and board of directors (BoC) did not

anticipate nor plan for the economic downturn thus we find ourselves in the position of insolvency and

something has to give or go.

The unfortunate ones will be the county employees who I am sure felt very fortunate to obtain a positionwith the county and planned to retire after a fulfilling career in public service. But as many in the private

sector who experienced the same feeling only to find the economy and the leadership/management of

their company DID NOT make any plans for adjustments should it be necessary to do so and now find

themselves looking for a new career in an ever shrinking pool of opportunity.

My observation: The first effort will be to turn the county employees i.e. police, fire, EMT, librarian

staffs, parks and rec., school employees, social programs staff, AND seniors centers programs against


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the homeowner/taxpayers . you know the usual the ones who will suffer most are the senior and

children and public safety will be curtailed drastically. Then with the closing of the recreation

facilities we will experience a tremendous increase in gang activity and crime.

You will NOT hear of the irresponsible acceptance of MATCHING grants where you do get millions of

dollars to do programs you couldn t afford otherwise The problem with this is the county doesn t have

without going into more deficit spending, the MATCHING funds and when they do, after the program isestablished it must be funded entirely by the county the following year

You will not hear We really should not have purchased this or that and really didn t do the research that

we should have on that .. To hear the Chair or a board member say that would be an admission by them

that THEY WERE WRONG and we know that during an election year THAT AIN T GONNA

HAPPEN.

No it is time for a change not one that we can believe in but one that we can actually trust and see

because the direction the county is presently taking will only lead us into more distressed budgets.

3. A Policeman s View

Today I spent a couple of hours contacting Police Departments in Atlanta, Gwinnett, Cobb, Fulton,and Clayton. Since the Judges etc. in Henry are paid their supplement based on the average ofthese metro counties. The average of the starting salaries for Police Officers is: $38,244, and topout of: $56,754. I figured an average raise of around $1,500 per year for 12 years.

The starting salary for Henry County P.D. is $36,523, after 7 years, I make $36,585. If I took theaverage of $1,500 per year for 7 years, I would be making $47,085 at another Metro County. Iuse my salary, but I assume all the Officers who work for Henry County that have not beenpromoted are in the same boat.

I just returned from our FOP, Fraternal Order of Police, meeting tonight and the truth is, we are nothappy with any of the incumbents. We are working with the Henry PBA, Police BenevolentAssociation, to have a joint forum for Public Safety after the Commissioner Candidatesqualify. Probably second week in June. We are inviting Firemen and Deputies.

I hope someone else qualifies for Chairman, because we are not happy with any of the candidatesthus far.

I heard you were named to "The Committee", but everything points to gloom, despair and agonyon us all. Hope you can make a difference, especially for Public Safety. If you need the pay scaleplan we have, I can get a copy from the Captain who compiled all the data and put it together.

The New County Sanctioned Gun ClubBy TheDoctor

Well it looks like the citizens of Henry County have been handed another dead mackerel. We were promiseddays to go to the police firing range for free. Now that s the key word here free. At the Henry County websiteit says that the range will be open on a monthly basis beginning on May 19th. We can understand the rules of


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being a 1. Henry County Resident; 2. Be at least 21 years old; 3. Have no felony convictions; 4. Bring yourown firearm, ammunition, targets, and eye & ear protection; 5. Adhere to all Rules of the Range, *which willbe taught and provided during the class.

Now it seems the people who use the range will be required to take a 6 hour class prior to using the range.The class will be taught by certified law enforcement instructors from both agencies to be held at the SheriffsOffice. The class will show the mechanics of shooting, firearms safety and rule of the range. The cost of thisclass and having a criminal background check and photo ID made will be $50.00. At the end of the year andeach year following participants are required to pay an administrative fee of $25.00 to renew their access tothe range which will cover another background check and ID pass. The class will be held each quarter.

Now there is nothing free about using this firearms range which the citizens have already paid $4 million forand more money for the cost of setting up the firing range and general upkeep. Strange how memories are soshort.

I had a friend who asked me a question that is a good question. You can go to the Probate Court and applyfor a gun license to carry a firearm. You must pay $75.00 for the permit and it generally takes from 4-6 weeksto get it because of the background check that is done. But you can go to any gun store in Henry County and

buy a gun without a license where they have a background check performed before you can have the gun.This can take from 30 minutes to 3 days. They asked why you can have the gun before the permit? It is agood question since these background checks are done to see if the person has ever been convicted of afelony or under charge in court. One would think the gun permit would be quicker to get than the gun.

But always remember, when a politician says we are going to get something for free; look very closelybecause it rarely happens.

JAN MORGAN If a HORSE has to have a photo ID to be in a horse show, then PEOPLE shouldhave a photo ID to vote for President of the United States.

Feeding the horses at Texas D Ranch and still raging about OBAMA'S justice Department blocking effortsof states to require photo ID to vote.

" okay . .. le t m e ge t t h i s st r a i gh t . ..

Obama is now blocking states from requiring photo ID's to vote because he says it "intimidates" minorityvoters...

Yet, his administration exonerates the BLACK PANTHERS who were standing at the polls with their nightsticks intimidating white voters...

So apparently voter intimidation is acceptable as long as the voters being intimidated are white anti-

Obama people... and voter fraud is acceptable as long as the fraud is going to put Obama in office..hmmm... sounds like a perfect plan for a socialist dictator " - JAN MORGAN
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Don Henderson

Has anyone else noticed that from Henry County all the way to Washington D.C, that when B.J, Lynn,Johnny, Shameless and on to the White House ... whenever they are called on one of their "shaft to thepeople" actions they never respond?

I guess like Warren said the other day during the BoC meeting that "Well, for the most part, we try to dowhat is best for the citizens."

And then BJ was almost hyperventilating when she added, "No most all the time. I mean all the time.100% of the time we do what is best for the citizens." I guess it was one of those "OOPS I told the truth"moments.

And I do want to add the thanks but no thanks on the budget. It didn't belong to me when you all startedspending like a drunk sailor and I don't want it now that you have spent like a drunk sailor. You broke ityou fix it.

And stay out of my wallet to do it. You figured out how to spend it, you figure out how to recover it.

And foreclosure on the Airport would be a good start. Let Clayton County have it back... WHAT ... what doyou mean they don't want it because it's a loser? Maybe we can buy it on the courthouse steps at a realbargain. And I have a buyer for Nash Farms Battlefield... Walt Disney Inc. wants to buy it and turn it intoa theme park. Kinda like a working plantation where it could provide jobs and cotton.

House Bill 853 Georgia Right to Grow Act

The Georgia Senate is reviewing a new bill titled House Bill 853 Georgia Right to Grow Act. This Bill

passed the Georgia House and was sent to the Senate this month.No county, municipality, consolidated government, or local government authority shall prohibit or

require any permit for the growing or raising of food crops, rabbits, honeybees, or chickens, with theexception of roosters, in home gardens, fully covered pens, hives, or fully covered coops on privateresidential property so long as such food crops, animals, or honeybees or the products thereof areused for human consumption by the occupant of such property and members of his or her householdand not for commercial purposes.


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A n A r t i st s Ob se r v at i o nA l f r ed B r i t t

An artist is trained to look at things different than most people. They are trained to see shapes, lineformations, shading cool and warm colors. I have been studying art seriously for about two years now. SoI have grown in what I see thru out the day as I go about my business. We all know that times are veryhard right now, everyone is filling the pinch on the economy as it tanks right in front of our faces. Thestress people are feeling is starting to spill over into everyday life and if you observe closely you can see itall around you every day.

The other day I had to go to Wal-Mart to get a few items. I ran into a guy that works in the food side of

the store that I see from time to time. We always speak to each other and this time I stopped to see howhe was doing. We got talking about the pollen and how it was so bad. He said the other day he washed atruck he wanted to sell so he could take a photo of it. He said the next day you could not tell he had evenwashed it because of the pollen. He said he wondered how much money he wasted in water soap to washit and it looks just as bad as it did before.

As I was loading my bags into the back of my truck a lady parked next to me. I could tell she was not ahappy camper she slammed the door shut and started cussing. She looked up as she came around to theback side of her car and seen me, she said sorry about that. She said the dam birds keep crapping on mycar after I got it washed.

People are getting tired of having to pinch pennies to survive. When I got over to the gas station I went in

to pay for the gas I was going to get. The man in front of me was taking his time digging in his pockets.This raised my awareness a little I put my hand on one of my knives I carry at all times. Come to find outhe was digging rolls of pennies out of his pocket to pay for his gas.

The stress is starting to get to people, they are getting short tempered with each other, and I have evenseen it in families when I am out and about. People hurting others because of what we all must have inorder to live and that is money. When money gets short people change and sometimes it s not for thebest. We all need to learn to think about each other before we act or speak we may find ourselves in thesame boat one day and them where would you be.
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One last thing all this is happening all over the Country not just here in Henry County. With what we havein the White House we need to ask ourselves was all this planned to help topple the United States ofAmerica? If so the way we act towards each other could have an affect on the Nation we love so much justthink about that and let me know what you think.

These are my thoughts.

H en r y Co u n t y s Bu d g e t W o e s

The County expects a huge reduction in revenues for the coming 2012-2013 budget year. By law abalanced budget must be submitted and, at this point, every division has been asked to submit proposalsfor reducing expenses.

We taxpayers cannot simply expound that the sitting board of commissioners caused the problem, andnow they must fix it. In fact Henry County Commissioners opted to form a committee comprised ofcitizens with a wide variety of backgrounds, to offer their input and feedback to the County Managerregarding the upcoming FY 2012-2013 budget. See the list of appointees at

HTTP://WWW.CO.HENRY.GA.US/NEWSARTICLE.ASPX?AID=1095.

The County receives the bulk of revenues from property taxes. A hard fact is that, in three years, thenumber of single family homes valued at $100,000 or less increased from 3,500 to over 19,000.

Assuming $1,000 in property tax from a $100,000 home the first $700 goes directly to the Henry Board ofEducation. The BoE has reached the legal maximum of 20 mils property tax, and also receives over 3additional millage points for bonded debt.

The remaining $300 goes to County government. That is the crux of the problem. Declining real estatemarkets, along with the general malaise of universal economic downturn, places Henry County amongthose jurisdictions with far greater expenses than income.

Revenues for the 2012 budget stand at $112,452,443. From $132,647,801 in 2009 the county budgethas decreased over $20,000,000. By all conventional wisdom, the layoffs and cost trimming done to-datehas plucked only the low-hanging fruits from easily identified sources. Primarily, and since personnel isthe largest cost item, we have seen layoffs and attrition as the major source of budget cuts.

The hard reality is projected 2013 revenues of $100,688,129. That is a whopping $12 million belowcurrent spending levels. An alternate projection, called Hopeful by the commissioners, places 2013revenues at $106 million. The more hopeful scenario relies on economic recovery and more aggressivedefense of appraised property values with the new hiring of a Chief Appraiser by the County Board ofAppraisers.

Projected decreases in revenues are (1) $12 million, based on our tax Commissioner s anticipated 20%decline in property values; or (2) $6 million based on the Board of Assessors anticipated 10% decline inproperty values. Under the Hopeful scenario taxpayers can expect to file more appeals, and to encounteraggressive opposition in court. From the budgetary aspect, Hopeful is a lose-lose for taxpayers and thecounty.
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As many fiscal conservatives are voicing the best way to proceed is planning for the worst, and praying forthe best. Conservatives cannot and will not accept planning for the hopeful or questionable MaybeFactor.

Some factors involved with setting the property tax rate are the floating homestead exemption, adjustingthe millage rate and appraised values. One view says, The truth is, if I pay the same amount in taxes aslast year, it is not a "tax increase".

But the fiscally conservative viewpoint says, If the real value of my property has decreased, then I expecta decrease in the appraised value. And therefore a decrease in the amount of tax I must pay.

On the surface there appear to be no options:

A. I pay less county tax next year (because of lower assessment), and the county takes significant cuts

in personnel & services.

B. I pay the same tax to the county next year (because millage rates were adjusted) and the county

takes significant cuts in personnel & services.

To view the county budget as a thing that must be maintained at or near current levels of spending is awrong approach. Sometimes we must cut out things that evoke emotional responses simply because themoney supply has decreased. Sitting as an elected official in Henry County has carried the appearancethat no cost is too high for investment. And services that one Commissioner acknowledges as Fun in hisFear & Fun Analysis are the stuff re-election is made of. To the extent that financial fortunes have

diminished and values of real property have decreased, notax increase is acceptable.

Our county budget contains fixed costs that must befunded like constitutional offices. There are expenses likepublic safety that have to be funded but could have someroom for small reductions without jeopardizing thecommunity safety, and there is discretionary spending thatcan be lowered and maybe curtailed all together. Manycitizens cannot see the board of commissioners at thispoint willing to curtail altogether non-essentialspending.

The county s governing authority must act responsibly andthat means prioritizing and reduced spending. Too manyareas of expense exist because of emotion or personalitytied to campaign promises or agendas of elected officials and/or their special interest supporters. As acounty we must categorize and prioritize the roles of government, and fix spending on essential services.

Ear ly Budget Discuss ions Pub l ic Safe ty

Henry County Manager asked division heads to propose spending cuts based on a 10% reduction acrossthe board. Not every division acknowledged that fixed, across the board cuts would allow continuedoperation.


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For example, potential elimination of 68 patrol officers, 10 administrative positions and one analyst; and,45 fire fighters/paramedics from Public Safety pour salt in an open wound. This option also calls forclosing three fire stations and two rescue units.

The first weakness plaguing the Henry Police Department (HCPD) is pay compression and thecorresponding lack of a defined pay scale for officers and supervisors. Based on the January report fromthe HCPD it appears the pyramid is upside-down. There may not be too many Sergeants (32), and

Lieutenants (14) for the force of 229 sworn officers, but the pay scales show a wide gap ($46,000 to$59,000) from the $36,000 paid to certified officers.

Since 2008 the HCPD has lost 61 officers to other agencies. The largest reason cited for leaving wasunhappiness in job/pay. This is a severe blow to the agency where currently 50.4% of the departmenthas less than four years police experience.

From a march 2012 Manpower Study the HCPD compared sworn officers, population and crime statisticsfrom several Georgia jurisdictions. The state standard for determining ideal number of officers is based oncall volume. The 2011 call volume for Columbus, for example, was 407,098 with 488 officers. This equatesto an officer/call ratio of 834. Columbus Police Department has 2.6 officers per 1000 citizens.

Henry s call volume was 193,338. Our officer/call ratio was 844 with 229 officers.

Henry County PD/Sheriff (89) serves a population of 203,922 with 318 sworn officers/deputies. Thecombined call volume of 249,730 givers an officer/call ratio of 785, or 2.3 officers/deputies per 1000citizens. Based on this formula Henry County is in need of an additional 21 officers.

Even combining the HCPD numbers with the Sheriffs Office deputies, Henry County has fewer officersthan Augusta-Richmond County (433), Cherokee County (332), or Hall County (408). Henry County hashigher call volume than two of these agencies and a much higher officer/call ratio than all of them.

From the Legislative & Executive, Public Works, Health & Welfare and Housing & Development divisions anadditional 51 positions could be eliminated.

Henry County s Public Safety Division does an exemplary job, as shown by crime statistics and publicservice events and projects. While examining categories and priorities for budgetary reduction, furtherreducing the staff and capabilities of this division through a fixed, across the board reduction is notacceptable.

America s Most Corrupt States1. Georgia> Overall grade: F (49%)

> Public access to information: F> Legislative accountability: F> Political financing: F> Ethics enforcement agencies: F

Georgia has the worst levels of corruption risk and lack of accountability of any state in thecountry. The state scored a D or worse in 12 of the 14 categories. The state s biggest problem is theabsence of a strong ethics enforcement agency. Republican governor Sonny Perdue managed to get


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an ethics bill through the legislature, but by the time it passed, his proposals to ban gifts to stateworkers and clearly define appropriate campaign spending had been stripped out. According to StateIntegrity reporter Jim Walls, while Georgia has provisions to prevent certain kinds of corruption incampaign finance and lobbying, the state is full of unaddressed loopholes and lax enforcement.About 2,000 Georgia officials, including one in five sitting legislators, have failed to pay penalties for

filing their disclosures late, or not at all.

Earlier this week, the Center for Public Integrity released a report detailing the risk of corruption andlack of accountability in all 50 states. The findings of the report should worry anyone who believesstate governments are transparent and free of corruption. Of course, no state is without flaws.Unfortunately, nearly every state received a grade that would give residents cause for concern.

The Center for Public Integrity s report examined issues concerning accountability and ethics in eachstate government. States were graded on 330 separate metrics, which were grouped into 14 majorcategories. Overall grades are based on the average grades in the major categories, which includedlobbying disclosure, political financing, internal auditing, ethics enforcement agencies andredistricting.

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