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http://www.news-daily.com/articles/2005/01/03/news/news2.txt

NAACP celebrates Jubilee, vows to continue fight

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The commissioners recently transferred the CSI unit from the sheriff's office to the Clayton County Police Department, a move newly elected Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, Clayton County's first black sheriff, saw as discriminatory action taken against him

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http://www.news-daily.com/articles/2004/11/17/news/news2.txt

County commission stalls sheriff units' transfer

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The Board of Commissioners' winding three-week debacle with Sheriff-elect Victor Hill gained an extra layer of complexity Tuesday, just as the county commission was prepared to untangle the conflict by acting on the transfer of the Sheriff Department's narcotics and crime scene investigation units.

In an unexpected move, the county commission deleted two agenda items that would have transferred the two investigative units to county police supervision and put to rest questions about its right to narrow the Sheriff Department's authority before Hill takes office.

The items' removal comes as almost an exact replica of the commission's Nov. 2 business meeting, where it also deleted the same two items in the face of last-minute legal contention.

The units' transfer has become a major source of friction following the general election, pitting an embattled group of recently elected officials against the outgoing county administration.