ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — At a meeting Monday, the Milner City Council confirmed reports that the city’s mayor personally paid for a tracker that was placed on the police chief’s vehicle and a camera near City Hall. That action contributed to the entire small police agency- Police Chief Lamar Bunn, five full-time officers, and most reserve staff— resigning after a complete breakdown of trust with Mayor Craig Timmons. City Council provided a brief explanation of why the mayor took these actions. “Beginning in some time of late August, early September, Mayor Timmons saw what he believed to be a problem with personnel work hours. Without first bringing those issues to the council as required in our charter, he took it upon himself to purchase a tracker with personal funds and place that tracker on Chief Bunn’s vehicle, which is a city-owned vehicle. He then placed a camera on private property facing City Hall RELATED: Georgia city’s entire police force resigns The resignations of the police force take effect Wednesday. The friction also cost the city its top administrator. City Manager Tausha Grose officially resigned days ago. Her resignation takes effect Friday. Milner, about 45 miles south of Atlanta near Griffin, has a population of less than 1,000 people. The police department consisted of five officers and Chief Bunn. The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office is expected to serve in the department’s absence. Skip Seda, a longtime Milner resident and former city council…
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