A NEW WAR!!
Posted on November 22, 2009 | Email This!
In St. Marys never ending quest for controversy come a new subject. Majority Voting Vs. Plurality Voting.
Please read the below posted letters between Mt. James E. Stein, attny. at law and Darlene M. Roellig, Clerk of the City of St. Marys.
Keep tuned, this should get interesting.
Nov—202009 03:2lpm From—STEIN AND GUY PC
1—299 P.002/004 F—410
JAMES S. STEIN, LAWYER
ROBERT W. GUY .JR., LAWYER’
ALSO ADMITTED IN FL
STEIN & GUY, P.C.
LAWYERS AND COUNSELORS
POST OFFICE BOX 5130
ST. MARYS, GEORGIA 3155B
TELEPHONE: 912/729-3635 FAX: 912/72 -2248
November 19, 2009
E.MAIL ADDRESS: STEIN3@TDS.NET
OVERNIGHT DELIVERY PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
52 CAMDEN WOODS PARKWAY
KINGSLAND, GEORGIA 31648
VIA FAX NO$912-5104013
AND CERTIFIED MA!LIRETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
BILL Shananhan
City of St. Marys
418 Osborne Street
St. Marys, GA 31558
Re; Open Records Request
Plurality Amendment to City Charter
Dear Mr. Shananhan;
Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Request Act, O.C.GIA. §50-1 8-70 through O.C.G.A. §50-18-77, I hereby request a copy and documentation of confirmation on the following:
Any and all documentation of public advertisemert of the amendment to the Charter of the City of St. Marys to allow plurality voting.
Any and all documentation of compliance with th United States Justice Department, CMI Rights Division. Specifically and notifcation to the Justice Department for compliance with Voting Rights Legislation.
As provided by Georgia Law, please provided a reply within three (3) business days. Our office will promptly remit any required fees upon proper notification.
This request is made on the behalf of the Camden County Republican Club. The same being by vote of the Committee.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hiesitate to contact our
office.
Sincerely,
James E. Stein
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Nov—20—2009 0321pm From—STEIN AND GUY PC + T—299 P.003/004 F—410
CITY OF ST. MARYS
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
418 OSBORNE STREET
ST. MARYS, GEORGIA 31558
TELEPHONE: 912-510-4039 1 FAX: 912-510-4013
November 20, 2009
James E. Stein
Stein & Guy, P.C.
P.O. Box 5130
StMarys, Georgia 31558
Dear Mr. Stein
In response to your fax dated November 19, 2009, the City of St. Marys is in receipt of the Opens Records request . The City Clerk will research one of our former attorney’s files for all documents, advertisements, and United States Justice Department, Civil Rights Division notification of compliance with voting rights legislation. However, due to the documents being in the possession of several different attorneys over the years, it may take some time to locate all of the information requested. An answer to whether or not the documents are available will be provided as soon as possible. If you wish for us to proceed, please be advised that a fee of $21.96 per hour for will be charged.
As anthorized by Code Section 50-13-71 of the Open Records Act, there is a fee of $.25 for each page of the records you request to have copied and may be charged an additional fcc for certified copies or for other copies for which a fee is specifically authorized or otherwise provided for by law.
Please realize that if you request copying or other administrative services for which charges may be assessed, then you will be required to provide payment for these services prior to action.
Sincerely,
Darlene M. Roellig
City Clerk
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No Sandy the fee is not correct. This is what the gov’t does to discourge the people from taking action. If they price the the open records high, then people will not ask for them. When I got open records from the Georgia Peace Officers, the total was $21.00. That was for an hour and a half of work and about 400 pages of material. Why are these documents in the possession of former atty’s? Why are they not stored at the city?