Dougherty County Commission holds re-vote to fire former Administrator Michael McCoy

Jun. 5—ALBANY — The Dougherty County Commission unanimously voted to rescind the firing of County Administrator Michael McCoy and the assistant county administrator McCoy had hired prior to his termination two weeks ago, but the rehiring was short-lived as four commissioners immediately voted to terminate McCoy again.

The first vote came after commissioners met in a session closed to the public and also following questions about the legality of the action taken on May 22, when commissioners also rescinded the contract of Barry Brooks, whom McCoy had hired about a week prior to that meeting.

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