Steele v. Honea

Weltner, Justice.

Petitions under the Recall Act of 1989 (OCGA § 21-4-1 et seq.) were filed against two county commissioners on the grounds that they had “committed an act or acts of malfeasance while in office,” and had “committed an act of misconduct in office.”1 Specifically, the petitions alleged:

[The commissioners] participated in meetings of the Henry County Board of Commissioners on August 10, September 15, November 5, November 19 and November 20, 1990 at which there were discussion and actions taken regarding the creation of a Henry County Police Department. These meetings were closed…