Supreme Court of Georgia February 27, 2012, S11A1645 (Owens v. City of Greenville)

Melton, Justice.

At the beginning of January 2008, James Bray was sworn into office as Mayor of the City of Greenville following a highly contested election.1 During the City Council’s first meeting of the year, Bray told the members of the Council that he wished to terminate Johnnie Owens, the acting City Clerk, and Darryl Williams, the acting Chief of Police.