COVINGTON, Ga. — City of Covington council meeting on Monday has several items to address, but one hot topic is specifically connected to a heated fallout over legislation.
The city council discussed bad behavior and whether members can end up in city court if someone gets out of order during council discussions.
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Item number 16 on the agenda:
“Discussion to either raise the mayor and council decorum fee to $250 per offense or leave at $150 per offense for use of profanity or if the presiding officer issues more than one “call to order” directed at the one individual.”
This all started when a heated debate between Mayor Fleeta Baggett and councilman Dwayne Turner. The councilmember ended up swearing under his breath.
A few minutes after leaving, Turner returned saying he had dealt with months of disrespect and was at his last straw.
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