By a unanimous consent, the Coweta County commissioners Tuesday adopted a get-tough policy on Internet use by county employees.

The policy was brought to the commissioners earlier this month by assistant administrator Chuck Crawford. Crawford said the county had recently installed Internet and e-mail access on many of the computers to help ease transmission of information between agencies.

But the Internet can be a very tempting device for many people, he added.

“It is the county's intention that no employee uses county owned computers for personal business or interests, either during work hours, or during lunch time or after normal work hours. No employee should have an expectation of privacy in their use of the Internet or e-mail at work,” he said.

Crawford added that employees should not download cartoons, screen savers or greeting cards from the Internet.

“The only thing that is authorized for download is material that is needed for county business,” he said.

The commissioners agreed and had Crawford add a part to the ordinance that insures disciplinary action will be taken against employees who violate the policy.

In other news, the commissioners approved a rezoning for a new church near Senoia. The Rev. Knox Herndon won approval to build His House Community Church just south of the Senoia city limits.

The church will be south of the intersection of Ga. highways 85 and 16 and will be developed in two phases.

The first phase is a 2,722-sq. ft. manufactured building that will serve as a temporary home for worship services and Sunday School.

When the money has been raised, Herndon will build a 7,800-sq. ft. permanent structure that will seat 450 people. Once the permanent structure is built, the temporary facility will be dismantled and sent to the Georgia Baptist Convention for use elsewhere.

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