The Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that DeKalb County’s process for appointing members to its Board of Ethics is unconstitutional because it lets private groups make the picks.
“As these private entities do not answer to the people as required by our Constitution, they are not authorized to wield the power to appoint public officials to the DeKalb County Board of Ethics,” Presiding Justice Harold Melton wrote.
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