DISTRICT ONE UPSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER SANDRA TRICE WHO WAS INDICTED BY THE NOVEMBER GRAND JURY , VOTED AS USUAL AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S REGULAR MEETING AND READ A STATEMENT AT THE CLOSE OF THE MEETING.
THE COMMISSIONER SAID SHE WILL NOT ABANDON HER POST BECAUSE OF VINDICTIVE AND UNFOUNDED ACCUSATIONS.
CHAIRMAN MAURICE RAINES WHO HAS CALLED FOR HER RESIGNATION WITH THE BACKING OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, TOLD TGA NEWS AFTER THE MEETING, THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE NO LEGAL AUTHORITY IN THE MATTER. THE GOVERNOR WILL APPOINT A THREE MEMBER PANEL TO REVIEW THE CASE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THE PANEL, WHICH WILL INCLUDE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAM OLENS WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE GOVERNOR AND HE CAN SUSPEND, REMOVE OR TAKE NO ACTION.
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