Word: ‘Nothing but love’
November 23, 2008 at 5:00 pm by Andisheh Nouraee in Word/FoundOutgoing Dekalb County CEO Vernon Jones and his incoming replacement, county Commissioner Burrell Ellis, have each publicly accused the other of mishandling the transition process.
“I have nothing but love for Commissioner Ellis, but due to the complaints from employees and appointed citizens, I made it clear to him and Kevin Ross they could not harass or threaten people who they suspect didn’t vote for Commissioner Ellis; and the meeting ended.”
-Jones, in a November 14 AJC story, explaining why he kicked Ellis’s transition team out of his office. Ellis denies the accusation and says Jones has not produced a single example of alleged harassment or threats.
“It appears to me that he’s just throwing a tantrum because he’s a lame duck with nowhere to go.”
-Ellis, in the same story. He accuses Jones of trying to keep Ellis’s team from reviewing county budget and management records.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
To me this is just politics. I dunno what the deal is between these two and frankly I don’t care. In my view, there are always three sides to every story yours, theirs and the truth. I this case, regardless of who’s “right” Vernon Jones or Burrell Ellis one thing is true. Come January Burrell Ellis will face DeKalb County as the new CEO and he will have to face the responsibility, his mettle WILL be tested and he will have to PROVE himself. As a freshman I am sure that CEO-elect Ellis is in for some surprises. I will be curious to see how he does when he’s dipped into some real hot water.