The latest

chapter in the contentious saga between the Coweta County Commission and

Solicitor Robert Stokely unfurled Tuesday with the county criticizing

the solicitor for going outside of his domain.

Stokely had

sent a letter to the Commission asking it to reconsider the compensation

offered law enforcement officials for appearing in court.

Stokely felt

it was unfair that some municipalities paid their officers their regular

salary for their court time, while Coweta County just paid a straight

$25 a day for their witnesses.

Stokely wants

to see the compensation raised to $75 a day.

While the commissioners

said the issue needed to be studied, they did not appreciate Stokely's

efforts.

"This

request should come from the people affected. It's a little tiresome after

a while to keep hearing from him," said Commissioner Lawrence Nelms.

Commissioner

Jim McGuffey agreed the situation needs to be examined.

"We should

bring everybody in line with at least what we're paying jurors,"

he said.

Commissioner

Vernon "Mutt" Hunter has examined this issue several times during

his tenure as a commissioner and county administrator and wants the issue

to go through the proper channels.

"I want

an issue paper triggered by the department heads," he said.

County administrator

Theron Gay said staff would look into the issue and report back to the

board.