DOCSLIB.ORG

Maintaining Judicial Independence in Drug Courts

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Maintaining Judicial Independence in Drug Courts Er!'Wyr "Iir & Maintaining Judicial Independence in Drug Courts 06-08GBJ_Cover.indd 1 5/22/2008 9:12:32 AM ( 3 3 44 ) 1 ? 4 1, 0 ( .3 ' 37 $ 1 0 [ 3A ! 37 $ 3@ 4 [ 4 ( 4 4 5 4 6 4 5 [ 3 4 5 0 - 1 A " 37 $ = 1 3A 0 1 3 B 4C : + D 1 1 E 0 0 [ 3 6 7 4 4 4 4 0 50 C : 4 0 5 $ [ 3 3 4 6 4 $3 0 $ 0 $ 4 7 E 3 J '&&K 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 @ 4 3 43 1 . $$ 43 1 . $ 4 @ 4 5 = 5 = 1 4 6 50 33 / . $$ 33 / . $ 4 33 )(, 1 50 @ @ 4 3= 43 6 /E (3 5 F G 9 3 3 4 (3 1 3 6 3 5 @ 7 @ ( 5 F 6 3 5 ( @ D 0 D 5 33 5 . $ 4 ;6 4 5 /7 . 5 3 /7 . < / 3 4 0 4 @ 7 ) 4 4 . \ 4 4 51, 4 9 I1 . $$ I1 . $ 4 $$ ) @ , 7 < . 33 . 4 1 43 . 4 6 4 . 8 /E 8 4 8= 3 . $$ 8= 3 . $ 4 0 ( 4 3 ( 4 6 3 14 / 3 @ 4 7 3 3 1 4 4 7 6 / $ 1 1 3 : 43 4 : ; 4 ( 3 5 $ 3 8= 5 )0 0 $ 1, ( 3 )< 76 4 , ( ( 3 ) 1, 8//9'!&+>"!&+ 0 1 $ [ 3 0 4 4 1 $ 1 4 5 ) $ 6 7 , 6 5 31 7 74 1 73 4 $ $ 8 8 9 33 3 1 # # !"!# # $ !%%&' # ( )*+", -!-.%%%! / '.***.+#+.'%-% 06-08GBJ_Cover.indd 2 5/22/2008 9:12:38 AM 06-08gbj.qxp 5/22/2008 12:40 PM Page 1 June 2008 Volume 13 Number 7 GBJ Legals 42 14 Law Day Rules 14 Maintaining Judicial in Glynn County! Independence in Drug Courts by Linda T. Muir by Hon. Jeffrey S. Bagley GBJ Fiction GBJ Features 46 22 The Dark Part of the Road State Bar Celebrates Successful by Lisa Siegal 2008 General Assembly by Mark Middleton Departments 4 From the President 26 6 From the Executive Director 22 17th Annual Georgia Bar Media & Judiciary Conference 10 From the YLD President by Stephanie J. Wilson 56 Bench & Bar 32 62 Office of the General 28 Counsel Vladivostok Memories by Nicholas A. Lotito 64 Lawyer Discipline 68 Law Practice Management 32 70 South Georgia Office The Monroe County Pro Bono Honor Roll Courthouse at Forsyth: 72 The Grand Old Courthouses 76 Section News of Georgia 78 Casemaker by Wilber W. Caldwell 80 Writing Matters 34 82 Professionalism Page 2007 Annual Review of Case 86 In Memoriam 38 Law Developments Georgia 88 CLE Calendar Corporate and Business 92 Notices Organization Law 95 Classified Resources by Thomas S. Richey 46 96 Advertisers Index 38 What’s in Your Client’s Employee Handbook? A Guide to Ensuring Compliance with Georgia Law by Gina M. Cook 06-08gbj.qxp 5/22/2008 12:40 PM Page 2 State Bar of Georgia We’re here for you! Law Practice Management Program The Law Practice Management Program is a mem- ber service to help all Georgia lawyers and their employees put together the pieces of the office man- agement puzzle. Whether you need advice on new computers or copiers, personnel issues, compensa- tion, workflow, file organization, tickler systems, library materials or software, we have the resources and training to assist you. Feel free to browse our online forms and article collections, check out a book or videotape from our library, or learn more about our on-site management consultations and training sessions, 404-527-8772. Consumer Assistance Program The Consumer Assistance Program has a dual pur- pose: assistance to the public and attorneys. CAP responds to inquiries from the public regarding State Bar members and assists the public through informal methods to resolve inquiries which may involve minor violations of disciplinary standards by attorneys. Assistance to attorneys is of equal is importance: CAP assists attorneys as much as possi- ble with referrals, educational materials, sugges- help onlya tions, solutions, advice and preventive information to help the attorney with consumer matters. The program pledges its best efforts to assist attorneys in making the practice of law more efficient, ethical and professional in nature, 404-527-8759. Lawyer Assistance Program call, This free program provides confidential assistance to Bar members whose personal problems may be interfering with their ability to practice law. Such or problems include stress, chemical dependency, fam- click ily problems, and mental or emotional impairment, 800-327-9631. Fee Arbitration The Fee Arbitration program is a service to the gen- e-mail eral public and lawyers of Georgia. It provides a convenient mechanism for the resolution of fee dis- putes between attorneys and clients. The actual arbitration is a hearing conducted by two experi- away. enced attorneys and one non-lawyer citizen. Like judges, they hear the arguments on both sides and decide the outcome of the dispute. Arbitration is impartial and usually less expensive than going to court, 404-527-8750. 404-527-8700 ■ 800-334-6865 ■ www.gabar.org 06-08gbj.qxp 5/22/2008 12:40 PM Page 3 Editorial Board Quick Dial Donald P. Boyle Jr. Attorney Discipline 800-334-6865 ext. 720 Editor-in-Chief 404-527-8720 Robert Henry Beer Felipe Manuel Nunez Consumer Assistance Program 404-527-8759 Erika Clarke Birg Olivia Orza Conference Room Reservations 404-527-8712 Fee Arbitration 404-527-8750 Clayton Owen Carmack Jason Pedigo CLE Transcripts 404-527-8710 Linda Gail Carpenter Susan Lee Rutherford Diversity Program 404-527-8754 Charles Madden Cork III Paul Gregory Sherman ETHICS Helpline 800-682-9806 Bridgette Eckerson Robert R. Stubbs 404-527-8741 Georgia Bar Foundation/IOLTA 404-588-2240 John Michael Gross Martin Enrique Valbuena Georgia Bar Journal 404-527-8736 Ann A. Hammenecker Kristin H. West Lawyer Assistance Program 800-327-9631 Jennifer Carpenter Kane Pamela Y. White-Colbert Lawyers Foundation of Georgia 404-659-6867 Law Practice Management 404-527-8773 Ronald Arthur Lowry Gerry Lee Williams Law-Related Education 404-527-8785 Diane Marger Moore Membership Records 404-527-8777 Meetings Information 404-527-8790 Executive Committee Liaison Pro Bono Project 404-527-8763 Jonathan A. Pope Professionalism 404-225-5040 Sections 404-527-8774 Advisor Unlicensed Practice of Law 404-526-8603 Marcus D. Liner Young Lawyers Division 404-527-8778 Editors Emeritus Manuscript Submissions Marcus D. Liner, 04-07 Charles R. Adams III, 89-91 The Georgia Bar Journal welcomes the submission of unsolicited legal manuscripts on topics of interest to the Rebecca Ann Hoelting, 02-04 L. Dale Owens, 87-89 State Bar of Georgia or written by members of the State Marisa Anne Pagnattaro, 01-02 Donna G. Barwick, 86-87 Bar of Georgia. Submissions should be 10 to 12 pages, double-spaced (including endnotes) and on letter-size D. Scott Murray, 00-01 James C. Gaulden Jr., 85-86 paper. Citations should conform to A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF CITATION (18th ed. 2005). Please address unsolicited William Wall Sapp, 99-00 Jerry B. Blackstock, 84-85 articles to: Donald P. Boyle Jr., State Bar of Georgia, Theodore H. Davis Jr., 97-99 Steven M. Collins, 82-84 Communications Department, 104 Marietta St. NW, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30303. Authors will be notified of the L. Brett Lockwood, 95-97 Walter M. Grant, 79-82 Editorial Board’s decision regarding publication. Stephanie B. Manis, 93-95 Stephen E. Raville, 77-79 The Georgia Bar Journal welcomes the submission of news William L. Bost Jr., 91-93 about local and circuit bar association happenings, Bar members, law firms and topics of interest to attorneys in Georgia. Please send news releases and other information Officers of the State Bar of Georgia to: Sarah I. Coole, Director of Communications, 104 Gerald M. Edenfield President Marietta St. NW, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30303; phone: 404-527-8791; [email protected]. Jeffrey O. Bramlett President-Elect Jay Cook Immediate Past President Disabilities If you have a disability which requires printed S. Lester Tate III Treasurer materials in alternate formats, please contact the ADA Bryan M. Cavan Secretary coordinator at 404-527-8700 or 800-334-6865. Elena Kaplan YLD President Headquarters Josh Bell YLD President-Elect 104 Marietta St. NW, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30303 Jonathan A. Pope YLD Past President 800-334-6865, 404-527-8700, FAX 404-527-8717 Visit us on the Internet at www.gabar.org. Communications Committee South Georgia Office Nancy Jean Whaley Chairperson 244 E. Second St. (31794) P.O. Box 1390 Tifton, GA 31793-1390 Communications Staff 800-330-0446, 229-387-0446, FAX 229-382-7435 Sarah I. Coole Director Publisher’s Statement Jennifer R. Mason Assistant Director The Georgia Bar Journal (ISSN-1085-1437) is published six times per year (February, April, June, August, October, Derrick W. Stanley Section Liaison December) with a special issue in November by the State Stephanie J. Wilson Administrative Assistant Bar of Georgia, 104 Marietta St. NW, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. ©State Bar of Georgia 2008. One copy of each issue is furnished to members as part of their State Bar dues. Subscriptions: $36 to non-members. Single copies: $6. Periodicals postage paid in Atlanta, Georgia and addi- tional mailing offices. Opinions and conclusions expressed The opinions expressed in the Georgia Bar Journal in articles herein are those of the authors and not necessar- are those of the authors. The views expressed herein ily those of the Editorial Board, Communications Committee, Officers or Board of Governors of the State Bar are not necessarily those of the State Bar of Georgia, of Georgia. Advertising rate card will be furnished upon its Board of Governors or its Executive Committee.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • HSA January 2010 Newsletter
    HSA Hungarian Studies Association www.hungarianstudies.info January 2010 NEWSLETTER Election Results: Emese Ivan was elected as vice president, Steve Jobbitt and Catherine Portuges were elected to serve on the executive board, and I was reelected as secretary/treasurer for the next two years. Thank you and congratulations to the others elected. Thus, the current leadership is: President: Paul Hanebrink, Rutgers U., Term: 2010-2011. Email: [email protected] Vice-President*: Emese Ivan, St. John’s U., Term: 2010-2011. Email: [email protected] Secretary-Treasurer: Susan Glanz, St. John’s U., Term: 2010-2011. Email: [email protected] Executive Committee: Steve Jobbitt, California State U.-Fullerton., Term: 2010-2011. Email: [email protected] Catherine Portuges, U of Mass. -Amherst, Term: 2010-2011. Email: [email protected] Julia Bock, Long Island U., Term: 2009-2010. Email: [email protected] Béla Bodó, Missouri State U., Term: 2009–2010. Email: belabodo@ missouristate.edu *According to our by-laws on January 1, 2012, Emese Ivan, our current VP, will automatically assume the position of the president. Report from the Treasurer: Opening balance 12/1/2008 $2,978.59 Income: $1024.91 Subtotal $4003.50 Expenditures*: Central Europeanist meeting at AAASS $375.00 Business meeting at AASS $122.24 PennyWise Consulting (website) $160.00 Bank Service fee $ 5.00 Subtotal $662.24 Closing balance 12/22/2009 $3,341.26 The check for the *article award ($200.00) was mailed, but has not been cashed yet. The Book Award: In 2010, the HSA will be awarding the Book Award. Nominations should be forwarded directly to the Book Prize Committee: Paul Hanebrink, [email protected] Arpad von Klimo, [email protected] Mark Pittaway, [email protected] 1 To be eligible for the Book Award the book must be in English and be published in the last three years.
    [Show full text]
  • We're Not Nazis, But…
    August 2014 American ideals. Universal values. Acknowledgements On human rights, the United States must be a beacon. This report was made possible by the generous Activists fighting for freedom around the globe continue to support of the David Berg Foundation and Arthur & look to us for inspiration and count on us for support. Toni Rembe Rock. Upholding human rights is not only a moral obligation; it’s Human Rights First has for many years worked to a vital national interest. America is strongest when our combat hate crimes, antisemitism and anti-Roma policies and actions match our values. discrimination in Europe. This report is the result of Human Rights First is an independent advocacy and trips by Sonni Efron and Tad Stahnke to Greece and action organization that challenges America to live up to Hungary in April, 2014, and to Greece in May, 2014, its ideals. We believe American leadership is essential in as well as interviews and consultations with a wide the struggle for human rights so we press the U.S. range of human rights activists, government officials, government and private companies to respect human national and international NGOs, multinational rights and the rule of law. When they don’t, we step in to bodies, scholars, attorneys, journalists, and victims. demand reform, accountability, and justice. Around the We salute their courage and dedication, and give world, we work where we can best harness American heartfelt thanks for their counsel and assistance. influence to secure core freedoms. We are also grateful to the following individuals for We know that it is not enough to expose and protest their work on this report: Tamas Bodoky, Maria injustice, so we create the political environment and Demertzian, Hanna Kereszturi, Peter Kreko, Paula policy solutions necessary to ensure consistent respect Garcia-Salazar, Hannah Davies, Erica Lin, Jannat for human rights.
    [Show full text]
  • The American Hungarian Federation, Inc. 1) Who Is Doing What?
    The American Hungarian Federation, Inc. THE HUNGARIAN–AMERICAN: The 2nd & 3rd Generations, Newsletter #1, Info #9 Happy New Year in 2004! Contents (Clickable Links) 1) Who is Doing What? ................................................................................................................................ 1 2) The Hungarian Caucus in the US Congress! ............................................................................................. 3 3) AMSz – Washington: Recent Activities.................................................................................................... 4 4) Calls for Help!.......................................................................................................................................... 6 A) Documentary on the 1956 Revolution Moves Forward! ....................................................................... 6 B) New Church and 1956 Memorial in Ohio ............................................................................................. 8 5) Kopjafaink + + + +................................................................................................................................... 8 1) Who is Doing What? · A novemberi New Brunswick-i osszejovetel nem rendezte hivatalosan az 50 eves evforduloval kapcsolatos szervezeti felepitest, es az ezt szervezo AMSz. Ideiglenes Bizottsaga megalakult. Jelentkezni lehet az irodaban, Dr. Szilagyi Palnal avagy Bryan Dawson S.-nal. A Bizottsag eddigi tagjai: Professor Laszlo Gutay, Liptak Bela, Lassan Gyorgy, Lovas Gyorgy, Marer
    [Show full text]
  • 56 Stories Desire for Freedom and the Uncommon Courage with Which They Tried to Attain It in 56 Stories 1956
    For those who bore witness to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, it had a significant and lasting influence on their lives. The stories in this book tell of their universal 56 Stories desire for freedom and the uncommon courage with which they tried to attain it in 56 Stories 1956. Fifty years after the Revolution, the Hungar- ian American Coalition and Lauer Learning 56 Stories collected these inspiring memoirs from 1956 participants through the Freedom- Fighter56.com oral history website. The eyewitness accounts of this amazing mod- Edith K. Lauer ern-day David vs. Goliath struggle provide Edith Lauer serves as Chair Emerita of the Hun- a special Hungarian-American perspective garian American Coalition, the organization she and pass on the very spirit of the Revolu- helped found in 1991. She led the Coalition’s “56 Stories” is a fascinating collection of testimonies of heroism, efforts to promote NATO expansion, and has incredible courage and sacrifice made by Hungarians who later tion of 1956 to future generations. been a strong advocate for maintaining Hun- became Americans. On the 50th anniversary we must remem- “56 Stories” contains 56 personal testimo- garian education and culture as well as the hu- ber the historical significance of the 1956 Revolution that ex- nials from ’56-ers, nine stories from rela- man rights of 2.5 million Hungarians who live posed the brutality and inhumanity of the Soviets, and led, in due tives of ’56-ers, and a collection of archival in historic national communities in countries course, to freedom for Hungary and an untold number of others.
    [Show full text]
  • Hungary 2003
    CFSP WATCH 2003 National Report, Hungary by Zoltán Gálik, Teleki László Institute, Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Budapest, Hungary 1. BASIC VIEWS OF CFSP/ESDP IN HUNGARY, PRIORITES OF THE GOVERNMENT IN CFSP, KEY ISSUES FOR H UNGARY. During the last decade Hungary has participated in the implementation of the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy as an associated country1. The possibility given to align with the Union’s CFSP common positions and declarations was important component in Hungary’s co-operation with the European Union. It helped Hungary to align its positions with EU policies and decisions, and contributed to the process of getting acquainted with CFSP acquis. In certain cases, Hungary and other associated countries are invited to make their comments on draft political declarations or statements to be issued by the EU, thus being offered the possibility to influence the final position of the Union. Since 1995, the EU invited associated states to align themselves with more than 300 common positions, declarations and démarches. § It became obvious during the acquis screening and the negotiations that Hungary’s foreign policy is largely harmonised and already in line with the Union’s CFSP. Immediate and full-fledged participation in CFSP upon accession will thus not present any problem. § During the accession talks external relations and CFSP chapters were swiftly closed since they did not present any major problem. Hungary did not request any derogation or transitional period. § Hungary accepts a broader co-operation in the sphere of defence within the EU, which puts the Union in a position to play its full role on the international stage.
    [Show full text]
  • Social Media Use in Georgia Gubernatorial Elections
    Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Honors College Theses 2021 The New Open Forum: Social Media Use in Georgia Gubernatorial Elections John Mack Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses Part of the American Politics Commons, Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons, and the Social Media Commons Recommended Citation Mack, John, "The New Open Forum: Social Media Use in Georgia Gubernatorial Elections" (2021). Honors College Theses. 615. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/615 This thesis (open access) is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors College Theses by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The New Open Forum: Social Media Use in Georgia Gubernatorial Elections An Honors Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Honors in the Department of Political Science and International Studies By: John Mack Under the mentorship of Dr. Patrick Novotny ABSTRACT In 2018, Georgia saw one of the most contested elections in recent memory with Brian Kemp narrowly defeating Stacey Abrams. As a part of that election, social media would play a critical role in how campaigns are run. This thesis takes a look at previous literature on voter turnout and social media. This thesis asks: How did the campaigns use social media to spread their message, and in what stage of the election was social media most effective? To answer that question this thesis features a content analysis of Facebook posts and Tweets from the 2018 elections compared to posts in the 2014 elections to answer my question and to see how campaigning on social media has evolved since 2014.
    [Show full text]
  • In Pursuit of Liberalism Epstein, Rachel A
    In Pursuit of Liberalism Epstein, Rachel A. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press Epstein, Rachel A. In Pursuit of Liberalism: International Institutions in Postcommunist Europe. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. Project MUSE. doi:10.1353/book.3346. https://muse.jhu.edu/. For additional information about this book https://muse.jhu.edu/book/3346 [ Access provided at 30 Sep 2021 14:57 GMT with no institutional affiliation ] This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... In Pursuit of Liberalism . ................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................... This page intentionally left blank ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... In Pursuit of Liberalism . International Institutions in Postcommunist Europe . rachel a. epstein . The Johns Hopkins University
    [Show full text]
  • Why I Support Georgia Law…
    7PM t*44/ Editor’s Note: The Advocate is published annually by the University of Georgia School of Law for alumni, friends and members of the law school community. Please contact the Office PG$PNNVOJDBUJPOTBOE1VCMJD3FMBUJPOTBUPS [email protected] if you have any comments or suggestions. Dean Rebecca Hanner White Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs Paul M. Kurtz Associate Dean for Faculty Development Dan T. Coenen Associate Dean for Administration Paul B. Rollins Director of Dean Rusk Center C. Donald Johnson (J.D.’73) Director of Law Library Carol A. Watson (J.D.’87) Senior Director of Law School Advancement Gregory C. “Greg” Sowell (J.D.’83) Director of Business & Finance Kathleen A. Day Sixth U.S. Director of Communications & Public Relations 13 Heidi M. Murphy Supreme Director of Diversity Programs & Associate Director of Law Admissions Gregory L. Roseboro (J.D.’87) Court clerk in Email departmental inquiries to: Admissions – [email protected] nine years Alumni Programs – [email protected] Communications – [email protected] Development – [email protected] Graduate Legal Studies – [email protected] Law Library – [email protected] Legal Career Services – [email protected] Registrar – [email protected] 2012–13 Board of Visitors Chair Kathelen V. Amos, Eleanor F. Resolving conflicts of law arising from Banister, Elizabeth B. Chandler, Laura Hauck Covington, Kenneth M. Henson Jr., P. Harris Hines, R. Dale Hughes, Kenneth Klein, TBNFTFYrelationships 4 Michael J. Sharp, Herbert J. Short Jr., Reginald R. Smith, William Associate Professor Hillel Levin explores how to address conflicts resulting from the J. Stembler, Audrey Boone Tillman and Joel O. Wooten Jr.
    [Show full text]
  • 2017 Spring Commencement
    Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Commencement Programs Office of Student Affairs Spring 2017 2017 Spring Commencement Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/commencement- programs Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "2017 Spring Commencement" (2017). Commencement Programs. 3. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/commencement-programs/3 This brochure is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of Student Affairs at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Commencement Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. EIGHTY-NINTH ANNUAL Spring Commencement GRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE Friday, May 5, 2017 Saturday, May 6, 2017 1:00 P.M. 9:00 A.M. Hanner Fieldhouse Paulson Stadium 590 Herty Drive 203 Lanier Drive Statesboro, Georgia Statesboro, Georgia Georgia Southern University 1 GRADUATE CEREMONY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FACULTY MARSHALS Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies JAMES M. LOBUE, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry DEBORAH M. THOMAS, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Undergraduate Teacher Education, College of Education and Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning College of Business Administration EDDIE METREJEAN, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Accountancy L. DWIGHT SNEATHEN, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Accountancy College of Education MISSY BENNETT, Ed.D., Professor, Teaching and Learning ANTONIO PARTIDA GUTIERREZ DE BLUME, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Curriculum, Foundations and Reading Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and ANDREW A. ALLEN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Sciences Information Technology CHRISTOPHER A. KADLEC, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Information Technology College of Health and Human Sciences LI LI, Ph.D., Professor, Health and Kinesiology MARIAN M.
    [Show full text]
  • AFY 2018 Governor's Budget Report
    THE GOVERNOR’S BUDGET REPORT Amended Fiscal Year 2018 Governor Nathan Deal THE GOVERNOR’S BUDGET REPORT ___________________________________________________ AMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2018 NATHAN DEAL, GOVERNOR STATE OF GEORGIA TERESA A. MACCARTNEY DIRECTOR OFFICE OF PLANNING AND BUDGET You may visit our website for additional information and copies of this document. opb.georgia.gov Table of Contents Introduction Department of Behavioral Health and Governor’s Letter . 1 Developmental Disabilities . 57 Budget Highlights . 5 Department of Community Affairs. 62 Department of Community Health . 67 Financial Summaries Department of Community Supervision . 73 Georgia Estimated State Revenues Amended FY Department of Corrections. 77 2018 . 9 Department of Defense . 79 Georgia Revenues: FY 2015 - FY 2017 and Department of Driver Services. 81 Estimated FY 2018. 10 Department of Early Care and Learning . 83 Georgia Estimated Revenues. 12 Department of Economic Development . 85 Summary of Appropriations . 13 Department of Education . 88 Summary of Appropriations: By Policy Area . 15 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia . 95 State Funds by Policy Area. 18 State Forestry Commission . 97 Lottery Funds . 19 Office of the Governor . 99 Tobacco Settlement Funds. 20 Department of Human Services . 102 Transportation Funds . 21 Commissioner of Insurance. 111 Summary of Statewide Budget Changes. 22 Georgia Bureau of Investigation . 114 Department of Juvenile Justice . 117 Department Summaries Department of Labor. 119 Legislative Department of Law . 121 Georgia Senate . 26 Department of Natural Resources . 123 Georgia House of Representatives. 28 State Board of Pardons and Paroles . 127 General Assembly . 30 State Properties Commission . 129 Department of Audits and Accounts . 32 Georgia Public Defender Council . 131 Judicial Department of Public Health .
    [Show full text]
  • Fork in the Road
    Sunday Edition July 22, 2018 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER $1.50 New GDOT headquarters on Cartersville pace for January completion Council BY JAMES SWIFT The roughly 30,000-square-foot building is postpones [email protected] being constructed in the Highland 75 industrial park, right in front of the voestalpine Automotive Brunch Bill Substantial progress is being made on the new Components facility. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) GDOT broke ground on the new district office District 6 headquarters in White, which is expected in March. The facility is about eight miles north of referendum to be finished in about six months. the current GDOT District 6 office, which is lo- “We have already erected the steel structure,” cated slightly south of Cartersville at 500 Joe JAMES SWIFT/DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS for a year Construction is ongoing for the $6 million GDOT District 6 said GDOT District 6 Communications Coordina- Frank Harris Parkway. headquarters in White; officials say the facility will be finished by tor Mohamed Arafa. “The project is on schedule SEE GDOT, PAGE 7A BY NEIL B. MCGAHEE early 2019. to be entirely completed around January of 2019.” [email protected] The Cartersville City Council took action Thursday to correct an error that came down from At- Hebert to lanta. In February, the Georgia Gen- eral Assembly passed a law com- present FORK IN THE ROAD monly known as the Brunch Bill, which gave local municipalities that already have Sunday alcohol ‘Bartow sales the option to decide through a ballot referendum if they would like to roll back Sunday on- County’s premise consumption sale hours from 12:30 p.m.
    [Show full text]
  • JUDICIAL COUNCIL of GEORGIA General Session
    JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF GEORGIA General Session Friday, April 26, 2019 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Columbus Convention & Trade Center Sycamore Room 801 Front Avenue Columbus, GA 31901 Judicial Council of Georgia General Session Columbus Convention & Trade Center 801 Front Avenue – Sycamore Room Columbus, GA 31901 Friday, April 26, 2019 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be served immediately following the Council meeting 1. Preliminary Remarks and Introductions (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Est. Time – 5 Min.) 2. Approval of Minutes, February 15, 2019 (Action Item) TAB 1 (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Est. Time – 2 Min.) 3. Presentation: Southwest Georgia Legal Self-Help Center (Project Update) (Ms. Laureen Kelly, Dougherty County Law Library, Est. Time – 10 Min.) 4. Judicial Council Committee Reports A. Budget Committee TAB 2 (Ms. Maleia Wilson, Est. Time – 5 Min.) B. Legislation Committee TAB 3 (Presiding Justice David E. Nahmias, Est. Time – 5 Min.) C. Technology Committee TAB 4 (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Est. Time – 5 Min.) D. Strategic Plan Committee TAB 5 (Judge W. Allen Wigington, Est. Time – 3 Min.) E. Judicial Workload Assessment Committee (Action Item) TAB 6 (Judge Stephen D. Kelley & Mr. Christopher Hansard, Est. Time – 7 Min.) F. Court Reporting Matters Committee (Action Item) TAB 7 (Vice Chief Judge Christopher J. McFadden, Est. Time – 5 Min.) G. Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee (written report) TAB 8 5. Report from Judicial Council/AOC TAB 9 (Ms. Cynthia H. Clanton, Est. Time – 10 Min.) 6. Reports from Appellate Courts, Trial Court Councils & State Bar TAB 10 (Est. Time – 10 min.) A.
    [Show full text]