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Turner asks Banks if
allegations have merit
Petitioner Carl Turner, hearing
from Judge Richard “Stan” Gault
that he would not have a hearing on a
writ of mandamus request, asked at
the end of the motion ruling Monday
about court costs in his behalf.
District Attorney Rafe Banks said
Turner had filed a motion which
included a request that the county
pay for his (Turner’s) cost and fees.
Toward the end of the action at the
courthouse Monday, Turner asked
Judge Gault about the court costs.
Following that question, Turner said,
“if the court doesn’t feel like this is
arguing” I would like to ask a ques
tion.
Judge Gault said Turner could ask
Legislature still busy
despite budget recess
The Georgia General Assembly
took a budget recess last week, but
that didn’t bring a halt to the legis
lative process.
Appropriations committees of the
House and Senate met daily and by
the end of the week had heard funding
requests from more than 50 state
agency and department heads.
Requests from various depart
ments total $5,536,409,540, but the
Fiscal Year 1986 revenue estimate
the maximum which may be bud
geted under the state constitution
is $4,838,000,000.
The total public education budget
will approach $2 billion, which
amounts to $2,000 per year for each of
the one million children in Georgia’s
public education system, according
to School Superintendent Charles Mc-
Daniel.
Governor Joe Frank Harris has
recommended an education budget of
$1.7 billion, but bond sales for con
struction projects push the recom
mendation close to $2 billion.
Included in the governor’s recom
mendation is construction of kinder
garten facilities, as part of the
mandatory competencies plan, in
those school systems which do not
already have the space or can’t pro
vide it locally.
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whatever question he wanted to, and
Turner turned to Banks and asked,
“Does my allegations have merit?”
Banks did not reply and Judge
Gault instructed Turner on his motion
about court fees.
According to District Attorney
Rafe Banks, requesting fees be paid
is not unusual but that in this situa
tion, he as district attorney will not
decide whether the county will pay
the costs.
Banks said he understood the Judge
gave Turner 10 days to file an affida
vit telling why the county should pay
the cost, which, Banks said, probably
amounted to a filing fee.
Following that, Banks said, he as
Initial enactment of the plan,
whereby children would be required
to attend kindergarten or pass a
minimum competencies test prior to
entering the first grade; would cost
$27 million.
This money would be used to hire
1,792 teachers and a like number of
clsroom aides. Kindergarten would
be offered by fall, 1987 with compe
tency mandates in place by fall, 1988.
A 10-percent salary increase is
again recommended for teachers
with all education personnel receiv
ing at least a seven percent hike.
Under the governor’s proposal, the
salary for a beginning teacher would
increase from $14,329 to $16,000.
McDaniel pointed out that when he
made his first appearance before
legislative budget-writers in 1976, the
average teacher’s salary was $7,991.
He commended legislators for dou
bling that standard in eight years.
The recommended expenditure for
Georgia’s University System is $642
million, including $39 million in capi
tal outlay funds from an initial debt
service of $4.7 million.
The money will pay for construc
tion at institutions throughout the
system, including: a fine arts build
ing at North Georgia College; an
academic building at Kennesaw Col
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district attorney would have 10 days
to respond.
“I’m not in a position one way or
another to determine whether the
county pay or not,” said Banks. “This
is a decision, I guess, will be made by
the judge after the affidavits are
filed.
Banks said he assumed he was
asked the question in the courtroom
by Turner in relation to whether the
county would pay the court costs.
“Whether or not his allegations
have merit was the question as he
sees is a factor in the course to
determine on whether his fees are
paid,” said Banks.
lege; and a mass communications
building at Fort Valley State College.
Other departments and their rec
ommended budgets are as follows:
• Department of Transportation
$438 million. The spotlight of DOT’S
budget is on funds to provide for S4O
million in bonds to finance construc
tion of the Appalachian Highway
through the Georgia Mountains and
Corridor Z from Brunswick to Savan
nah.
• Department of Human Resources
5599 million. This includes $666,000
to provide an increase in Aid to Fami
lies with Dependent Children.
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Weather
The rains will end Wednesday af
ternoon as temperatures begin to
climb.
Wednesday the rains will fade
away and the clouds will begin to
break up in the afternoon. The high
will be around 50. Winds will be from
the southeast becoming northwest at
10 mph. late in the day.
Thursday will be partly cloudy
Thursday with a low in the the low 30s
and a high in the low 50s.
Fair skies will prevail Friday and
Saturday with a cooling trend.
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