unanimous consent, the Coweta County commissioners

Tuesday adopted a get-tough policy on Internet use by

county employees.

The policy

was brought to the commissioners earlier this month by

assistant administrator Chuck Crawford. Crawford said the

county had recently installed Internet and e-mail access

on many of the computers to help ease transmission of

information between agencies.

But the

Internet can be a very tempting device for many people,

he added.

"It is

the county's intention that no employee uses county owned

computers for personal business or interests, either

during work hours, or during lunch time or after normal

work hours. No employee should have an expectation of

privacy in their use of the Internet or e-mail at

work," he said.

Crawford

added that employees should not download cartoons, screen

savers or greeting cards from the Internet.

"The

only thing that is authorized for download is material

that is needed for county business," he said.

The

commissioners agreed and had Crawford add a part to the

ordinance that insures disciplinary action will be taken

against employees who violate the policy.

In other

news, the commissioners approved a rezoning for a new

church near Senoia. The Rev. Knox Herndon won approval to

build His House Community Church just south of the Senoia

city limits.

The church

will be south of the intersection of Ga. highways 85 and

16 and will be developed in two phases.

The first

phase is a 2,722-sq. ft. manufactured building that will

serve as a temporary home for worship services and Sunday

School.

When the

money has been raised, Herndon will build a 7,800-sq. ft.

permanent structure that will seat 450 people. Once the

permanent structure is built, the temporary facility will

be dismantled and sent to the Georgia Baptist Convention

for use elsewhere.