Jackson v. Inman

While I agree that the 1973 Charter of the City of Atlanta is not subject to any of the constitutional attacks made in this case, I can not agree that the 1973 charter deprives Inman of any rights, responsibilities or duties to control the Police Department during his term of office.

"A public office is a public trust and is not the property of the incumbent. A public officer has no vested *574right in the compensation of his office. Moseley v. Garrett, 182 Ga. 810, 815 (187 SE 20); Walton v. Davis, 188 Ga. 56, 58 (2 SE2d 603), and citations.” Burpee v. Logan, 216 Ga. 434, 436 (117 SE2d 339). Yet,…