Politics & Government
Special Master Rejects Citizen Complaint Against Oconee County Commission Chairman
Special Master Warnes rejected Sarah Bell's contention that the chairman had violated eight separate prohibitions of the Ethics Ordinance.
Oconee County Special Master James Warnes has rejected the complaint filed by Sarah Bell against Board of Commissioners Chairman Melvin Davis, saying that Bell had not provided evidence of a violation of the Ethics Ordinance establishing standards for county commissioners
“This report should terminate this matter,” Warnes wrote in a letter he sent to Michael Pruett, standing in for County Attorney Daniel Haygood, who has been out of town.
Warnes included a two-page Special Master Report in which he rejected Bell’s contention that Davis had violated eight separate prohibitions of the Ethics Ordinance.
Bell had filed her complaint on Oct. 12, and Pruett had delivered it by hand to Warnes on Oct. 13. Warnes dates his letter and report for Oct. 16.
Bell received a copy of Warnes’ report to Pruett yesterday at her 1201 Arrowhead Road address east of Butler’s Crossing.
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Pictured: Davis on 9/29/2015