Voices of The Village Podcast featuring Brie Smith Raises Questions About Ethics, Oversight and Accountability in Henry County

What happens when the people responsible for overseeing ethics in local government begin raising ethical concerns of their own?That question took center stage during a recent episode of Voices of the Village Podcast, as Henry County concerned citizen and paralegal Brie Smith sat down with Game Changers Media Network to discuss her experience serving on the Henry County Board of Ethics, the complaint she says she filed against Chairwoman Carlotta Harrell, and the series of events that eventually led to Smith being escorted from a Henry County Board of Commissioners meeting by law enforcement.Smith's account raises significant questions about government transparency, conflicts of interest, the independence of ethics oversight, and whether Henry County residents fully understand how the county's ethics process is supposed to work.