Councilor John Anker strongly critizes mayor for city manager search; Skip Henderson counters calling him ‘reckless’ and ‘arrogant’

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — It has been a tumultuous year for the council that governs the Columbus Consolidated Government. Closed sessions, controversial votes, and change have marked the council over the last 12 months.

Tuesday night, in the last scheduled council meeting of the year, Councilor John Anker, using a point of personal privilege granted to him by Mayor Skip Henderson, went on the attack against the mayor. Reading a lengthy prepared statement, Anker criticized the mayor’s leadership and the lack of a timely selection of a city manager candidate…

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