MILTON, Ga. — Several Milton residents spoke out at the Oct. 2 City Council meeting to defend Councilman Rick Mohrig who has drawn fire for attending a campaign strategy meeting hosted by some of the city’s election poll workers.
Speakers also questioned the scope of City Manager Steve Krokoff’s authority. Appen Media recently reported Krokoff surveilled the entrance of the Crooked Creek subdivision where the campaign strategy meeting took place. Mohrig remained silent following questions that had been raised by the council.
In a late September email, Krokoff told Appen Media as well as the council that his previous professional training as a police officer is “to act on initial concerns as quietly and unobtrusively as possible, as one might not get the chance later.”
Krokoff is the city election superintendent and the former police chief for the Albany, N.Y. Police Department.
The campaign meet-up was the subject of an invitation sent to the council from Mohrig’s city email account. While Mohrig alleged he was hacked, a city IT investigation concluded there had been no unauthorized access. Mohrig has since filed a police report over the same matter, and a police investigation is underway.
Two married poll workers, the Muldowneys, were slated to assist in the city’s November municipal election. The couple hosted the gathering in their home. The pair have since resigned from their polling positions, though they had previously confirmed with city staff that poll workers are legally allowed to engage in campaign activities.
City manager or detective?
Kevin Muldowney was one of several who confronted Krokoff from the podium Monday saying his actions “reeked of impropriety.”
“Council is elected to represent the citizens and make policy. City staff are there to carry out that very same established policy,” Muldowney said….
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