Comments on: DeKalb Commission Now Wants City Manager, Not CEO http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/11/19/dekalb-commission-now-wants-city-manager-not-ceo/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:09:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: E http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/11/19/dekalb-commission-now-wants-city-manager-not-ceo/#comment-23257 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:54:50 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-23257 There is a power vacum in DeKalb government, and the Board of Commissioners is going to fill it unless Ellis steps up. Ellis has been very slow out of the starting blocks and wasted valuable political capital in his first year. No major changesin policy have ocurred. Yes, he dumped a bad police chief and parks director, but hasn’t advanced towards any signifcant goal.

Meanwhile he has little influence over the BoC and has trouble rounding up 4 votes. The Recorders Court is perfect example. This is where traffic fines and local ordinances are ajudicated. There was a recent indictment of several clerks who were fixing tickets. Various investigations have pointed out mismanagement, failure to collect fines (to the tune of over $2 million annually) and petty corruption. He wants to replace the leadership, but can’t get the black commissioners to approve his nominations.

He needs to learn how to play hardball, or its going to be long slog. I wonder if his staff people have the guts to give him some honest feedback?

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