Politics & Government

Snellville Mayor Takes City Officials to Court

By Sarah Bakhtiari, Patch

A dispute between the Snellville mayor and other city officials has reached Gwinnett Superior Court.

Snellville Mayor Kelly Kautz filed a civil lawsuit Friday (Jan. 24) to try to confirm some of her mayoral powers. 

Specifically, the lawsuit is "for relief from the infringement upon the rights, duties, and responsibilities of the office of the mayor of the city of Snellville and upon the duly elected mayor," says the affidavit acquired by Snellville Patch.

The lawsuit is against all five members of the city council, in addition to City Manager Butch Sanders and City Clerk Melisa Arnold.

Read more in Snellville Patch.




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