Ethics Board tosses out complaint against Kennesaw Mayor
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KENNESAW– Members of Kennesaw’s Ethics Board met at the Ben Robertson Community Center on Tuesday to vote on Mayor Mark Mathews alleged violation of the city’s Code of Ethics.

The final vote was that the complaint, filed by Kennesaw resident and Georgia EMS employee, David Ermutlu, was unjustified.

It was decided, by City Manager Steve Kennedy, that all emergency calls would now be dispatched to MetroAtlanta Ambulances rather than Georgia EMS.

Mayor Mathews is employed by MetroAtlanta Ambulances and Ermutlu complained this was a conflict of interests.

The full board of five members met for about an hour and dismissed Ermutlu’s complaints and deemed them groundless.

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ol' retired doc
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July 26, 2012
Did you say Ethics Board or was it Antics Board?
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URKiddingRight?
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July 26, 2012
Ethics?

We don't need no stinkin' ethics!!!
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Kennesaw Resident
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July 26, 2012
Curious as to who the "five" are on the Ethics Board panel. Why didn't the article mention names???
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Big Shanty Girl
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July 26, 2012
Did you say "Ethics Board" or "Bored With Ethics"?
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this article
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July 26, 2012
demands a follow up, this certainly sounds shady to me...especially since I know from personal experience that Georgia EMS is far superior!
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anonymous
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July 25, 2012
So no info as to why they chose to have all emergency calls dispatched to MetroAtlanta Ambulances rather than Georgia EMS?

Either the MDJ is just not reporting it, or they are playing big games at Kennesaw City Hall.
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Big Shanty Girl
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July 26, 2012
Mark Matthews can tell you why, what, when, how and who told them to do it and what would happen

to them if they didn't do it.
Memee
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July 27, 2012
Because it's the law. Metro was legally granted the contract to run 911 calls in most of Cobb County. The City cannot override the state law. Therefore, Kennesaw is now in legal compliance.
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