A group against Decatur's current form of government now says it supports a commissioner system.

The group Change Decatur made the formal announcement today.

Depending on how voters answer that ballot question, how Decatur is run will either stay the same or change.

This is the question we'll see on February 5th:

• Shall the city of Decatur retain the manager form of municipal government?

• If you vote yes, that means Decatur will keep the current city council- manager form of government. That's one mayor and six council members.

• If you vote no, that means the city will change to a commissioner system. That's one mayor and four commissioners.

Change Decatur says having commissioners would be a temporary step before possibly changing to an aldermanic system.

"We do think it's a better system than what we have because of accountability on the interim basis," said Steve Daniels, Change Decatur Co-Founder. "It does move us step closer to strong mayor-aldermanic system."

The Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce is taking a strong stance against this.

"I'm really disappointed in the actions of Change Decatur," said Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce Chairman Jeff Hendricks. "First, they come out in favor of an aldermanic system, more representation because more people serving on council. Now, they're favoring commissioner, which is less people than we have."

Change Decatur originally wanted the February ballot to include a question about the city adopting an aldermanic system but a high court ruled against that option.

Change Decatur says the earliest we would see a question about an aldermanic system would be in April 2009.       

During Change Decatur's formal announcement today, it got the support of the Decatur Education Association and Carpenters-Construction Tradespeople.

But the Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce says it includes all kinds of industries that are against changing Decatur's government.