JONESBORO — During a special called meeting Oct. 23, the Clayton County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to remove District 3 Commissioner Felicia Franklin as vice chair.
County Commissioners also unanimously voted to suspend two sections of the Board’s rules related to Franklin’s board appointments and zoning recommendations.
For the next 12 months, beginning Oct. 23, board appointments from District 3 will be on an at-large basis and motions in zoning requests for District 3 will be initiated by the presiding officer.
The sanctions come after a Sept. 29 incident where Franklin said she was drugged at a sports bar in Morrow.
According to reports, a police officer found Franklin lying on a bench and crying and later appeared to have passed out outside the 404 Sports Bar and Grill.
Franklin was combative as she was EMS personnel were trying to evaluate her and transport her to Southern Regional Medical Center, it was reported.
According to an Oct. 13 Morrow Police Department report, urine test results from Southern Regional revealed Franklin had cannibis in her system.
“The Clayton County Board of Commissioners deemed the removal of Franklin as Vice Chair and additional sanctions in the best interest of the county citing behavior unbecoming of the position,” a press release from the County Commission read.
Franklin — who is also running as County Commission chair — did not attend the Oct. 23 meeting but did post a response to the meeting on her Facebook page.
“My time as vice chair was up for expiration at the end of this year, (Dec. 31, 2023),” she wrote. “Therefore, there is no need to haggle with them over this. This move by them will free up more of my time a month early so that I can fully commit to becoming elected to the chairman’s seat so that we can finally move our county forward. Again, my heartfelt thanks to you all…
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