ATLANTA (March 14, 2023) | Today, Sen. Emanuel Jones (D – Decatur) released the following statement in response to the recent resignations of the DeKalb County Board of Ethics members, urging the remaining members to resign:
“As the original author of the legislation that reestablished the DeKalb County Board of Ethics in 2020, I am extremely disappointed in the events that transpired which led to the resignation of the majority of their board members,” said Sen. Jones. “The actions of a few rogue members of the Ethics Board have cast a shadow on the board’s purpose. DeKalb is better than this. I call on all remaining members of the DeKalb County Board of Ethics to resign in order to establish an entirely new DeKalb County Board of Ethics, alleviating the risk of personal agendas and baggage interfering with the intended role of the DeKalb County Board of Ethics. Simply adding additional members to the existing board will not solve the overall problem at hand. This matter is urgent and I urge all remaining members of the DeKalb County Board of Ethics to resign effective immediately in order to build a stronger DeKalb.”
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Sen. Emanuel Jones represents the 10th Senate District, which includes portions of DeKalb and Henry County. He may be reached at 404.656.0502 or by email at emanuel.jones@senate.ga.gov.