Georgia House passes bill to dissolve county police departments.
It's not what it looks like. It's an attempt to resolve a long standing state constitutional power vs county/city usurpation.
In Georgia the county Sheriff is a constitutional officer and the highest legal authority in the county, answerable to the Governor.
However, Georgia also has "home rule" where county commissions and city councils have the authority to enact and enforce local code. In seven counties the commissions have established county police departments which has de facto diminished the authority of the Sheriff.
This bill will allow the voters of these seven counties the ability to abolish their county police returning authority to the Sheriff.
It does not allow abolishing city or municipal police departments.
JMO, something that is long overdue. It's just that the current climate has just now allowed the legislature cover to act.
Two counties north of me have both county Sheriff and county police. And in both there have been times the two very nearly came to blows.