Bulloch County Commissioners, in a 4-2 vote, upheld Bulloch County Manager Tom Couch’s decision to terminate a county department head for violating policy by failing a drug test. Former county transportation director Eddie Smith appealed the decision, arguing that the county policy could be interpreted differently and that his 24 years of service with only one reprimand on record should have bearing on his termination. During a hearing Wednesday, Aug. 19, Bulloch County Commissioners reviewed the policy and heard arguments from county legal representatives as well as Smith, then voted to uphold Couch’s decision.