Judge wants evidence in Snellville council suit | Gwinnett Daily Post

A judge wants more evidence before picking sides in a case where Snellville’s mayor sued the city council.

After hearing arguments Friday, Judge Warren Davis scheduled a hearing for the week of Feb. 24 on the controversy, which could decide who the city’s top appointed officials are.

Mayor Kelly Kautz sued last month, after a dispute over the contract of City Manager Butch Sanders and attempting to hire a new city clerk. The city’s five council members have voted unanimously to continue acknowledging Sanders as city manager and Melisa Arnold as city clerk, saying that the mayor did not have the authority to fire either.

While Judge Davis did issue a temporary restraining order keeping the city from using Kelly Kautz’s signature without her permission, he wants to see evidence on allegations that the city continued to issue checks without her permission and that some council members met in an illegal meeting. The judge also waited to hear evidence on whether Sanders should continue as city manager, as the mayor contends that she never re-appointed him after his contract expired.

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