City manager

Johnnie Arnold was appointed LaFayette’s city manager by the mayor and council in 1998.  He is responsible for the city’s daily operations. The mayor and council set policy, and the city manager is responsible for making sure it is carried out properly.  The department heads report to the city manager and handle the daily operations of their respective departments.  The city manager is responsible for seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced and that the business affairs of the city are efficiently organized and handled.  He exercises administrative control over all departments, agencies and divisions of the city.  He makes recommendations to mayor and council, prepares the annual operating budget, and keeps the mayor and council informed of the city’s financial condition.

City clerk

Brenda Anderson has worked for the city since 1991 when she was secretary of the Gas Department.  She then worked in city administration, serving as deputy clerk until she was appointed city clerk in December 2006.  She is responsible for all financial aspects of the city.  She has two sons, Blake and Seth, and is a member of Pleasant Grove Church of Christ.

City attorney

Ronald R. Womack was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., and admitted to the Georgia bar in 1974.  He earned his bachelor of business administration degree at the University of Georgia in 1971 and his law degree in 1974.  He was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Delta Phi.  Since 1979, he has served as board attorney for Walker County Board of Education and city attorney for the City of Trenton.  He has served as city attorney for the City of LaFayette since 1990, as board attorney for the Dade County Board of Education since 1982 and as special assistant attorney general, State of Georgia since 1982.  He is a member of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Bar Association and State Bar of Georgia.

City judge

Chris Hollis took office as municipal court judge in January 2006.  He is a chemical operator at Dow-Reichhold, where he has worked since 1991.  He and wife Tina Marie have two children, Brandon and Kassie.  He is a lifelong resident of LaFayette and the son of Barry and Gloria Hollis.  His father served as city judge for 27 years.