Peachtree City

has received proposals from 11 different firms and individuals interested

in serving as the city's appointed attorney and/or municipal court solicitor.

Another 27

people have applied for the position of in-house attorney, said city spokesperson

Betsy Tyler. The City Council must decide which system to use, and the

matter is tentatively on the agenda for Thursday's council meeting, Tyler

added.

Long-time city

attorney and solicitor Rick Lindsey recently chose to resign from both

positions, but he continues to serve while council considers its options

to replace him.

Of the 11 different

applications for the appointed positions of attorney and solicitor, only

two of the applicants are based locally: David Jean Couch of Peachtree

City, who is seeking both positions, and Warren A. Sellers of Fayetteville,

who is only interested in serving as solicitor.

Only one other

candidate applied solely for the solicitor's position: A.J. Welch Jr.

of Stockbridge.

Five attorneys

applied for the city attorney position, including Jack Hancock of Forest

Park, Caryl Sumner Black of Atlanta, Theodore P. Meeker III of Newnan,

Lance McMillian of Newnan and William Davis Hewitt of Atlanta.

Four applications

were received for both positions including Couch, Steven M. Fincher of

Jonesboro, Gary A. Bacon of Statesboro and a joint application from G.

Robert Oliver and David P. Winkle of Oliver and Winkle in Jonesboro.

The city declined

to release the list of persons who have applied to the in-house counsel

position should council decide to go in that direction.

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