Commissioners who love to get out of town are lucky. Because the city and county are consolidated, there’s only one governing body, but when it comes to travel, they act like there are still two. The city pays hefty dues to separate state and national organizations that represent city and county governments, and commissioners can go to any group’s conferences – expenses paid by you.
Augusta Commission Members Love to Travel at Taxpayers' Expense
Monday, July 22nd, 2013
Augusta Commission members’ love of learning is exceeded only by their love to travel. For the third time in as many months, they’re at a conference. Five of them anyway. Alvin Mason, Corey Johnson, Bill Lockett, Bill Fennoy and Marion Williams are attending the four-day National Association of Counties conference in Fort Worth, Texas.
“I’m deep in the heart of Texas trying to get educated,” Williams said. “I’m trying to learn something to bring home. There’s a lot going on. We’re looking at their transit system. The bus system is working so good in Texas, they run every 15 minutes.”
