East Point Mayor Earnestine Pittman dared residents to sue her if they didn’t like what she was doing.
Two East Point residents are “taking her up on her offer.”
Dustin Drabot and Barbara Collins say Pittman has violated her oath of office and violated city laws while serving as they city’s part-time mayor. That’s why they have filed a lawsuit to have her removed from office.
"There's rules for all of us, and the mayor has her own set of rules," Collins said. "There comes a time when you are going to have to take a stand."
The lawsuit – filed in Fulton County Superior Court -- claims Pittman has been meddling in the day-to-day operations of the city. It also says the mayor has violated the open-meetings laws.
"The whole suit is laughable,” Pittman told Channel 2 Action News. “I'm not surprised about anything some certain residents in this city will do. I made them very angry."
Pittman's reign has been controversial to say the least. She has battled vocal critics at several public meetings and been involved in heated discussions with council members over taxes, water rates and other issues facing the struggling city.
Pittman has 30 days to respond to the allegations, but it's not clear when the issue will go to court.
"I hope that a judge can see that time is of the essence and that every day, every week, every month that this mayor is in office, she is doing more harm," Drabot said.
Pittman says this lawsuit helped her decide to run for re-election when her term expires next year.