Legal Opinion
Bearden v. City of Austell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1994No. A93A2369PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Chief Judge.
Appellant-employee Gil Bearden was notified of his proposed termination as a police officer for the City of Austell. After an evidentiary pre-termination hearing, the Police Committee of the Austell City Council voted to fire Bearden. This decision was upheld after a de novo evidentiary administrative hearing before the entire city council, with the mayor not participating. Cf. Knight v. Town of Jesup, 17 Ga. App. 557 (1) (87 SE 814) (1916). Bearden sought certiorari in the superior court. The final order of the superior court affirmed Bearden’s dismissal by the City and…
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