Association County Commissioners will lobby to eliminate some measures
By Melissa Weinman
The Gainesville Times
December 2, 2010
With a new legislative session on the horizon, county governments are preparing their wish lists.
The Association County Commissioners of Georgia has asked county officials to help them compile a list of laws and regulations they feel are unnecessary and use up local resources. When the General Assembly convenes, the association will lobby to eliminate or temporarily halt some of these measures.
"We're trying to take those resources and provide more flexibility in how they're utilized and part of that is going back and looking at these things that constrain us in state law, seeing what's necessary and what we could do without, at least temporarily," said Clint Mueller, the legislative director for the Association County Commissioners of Georgia.
"We spend a whole lot of time and resources in county government with administrative overhead and planning. In today's environment, we have a lot less resources, and we've got to make sure we get as much of our resources to the front lines. In other words, paying the salaries of our public safety officers, keeping the courts open, providing money for a health department and those essential services."
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