09-05-2025
Augusta commissioner comments on job in Burke County government
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF) – An Augusta city leader says his new job is not a conflict.
The new elections supervisor in Burke County is Augusta Commissioner Brandon Garrett.
Garrett says he's checked with the State and the City attorney, and working for one county while being a member of the governing body of another is not a violation of his oath of office.
'I work for a county, they pay me for the work that I do. I'm not the holder of any public funds which is what the oath actually says, so there is not conflict of interest even with me being Supervisor of Elections down here. Has zero to do with my work in Augusta as a commissioner,' said Garrett.
Garrett says he does not plan to move and leave Richmond County and he is not going to resign from the commission before his term ends.
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