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Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee

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Jul 13, 2026

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Public Safety & Legal Administration meeting summary

Published Jun 24, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 22, 2026

Public Safety & Legal Administration meeting summary

The committee met June 22, 2026, called to order at 1:06 PM and adjourned at 2:56 PM. The agenda and prior minutes were adopted unanimously. The committee heard presentations from the Atlanta Police Department (crime statistics) and the Office of Inspector General, reviewed claims with favorable recommendations totaling $12,803.46, and took favorable-on-substitute actions on several ordinances including one (26-O-1395) authorizing expanded forensic-audit access to records of establishments licensed to sell or serve alcoholic beverages. Members also requested follow-ups on housing court caseloads, community service in lieu of fines, an amnesty report, and diversion training hours.

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Briefing

Jun 8, 2026

Public Safety & Legal Administration meeting summary

Committee heard Atlanta Police crime updates, approved an amendment to add a counter-drone/security system to the Axon contract (up to $3,499,999.99), confirmed a License Review Board appointment, approved consent claims totaling $47,573.22, and held several items for further review.

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Briefing

May 11, 2026

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — Meeting Minutes (May 11, 2026)

The City of Atlanta Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee met May 11, 2026. The agenda and prior minutes were adopted/approved unanimously. Presentations included Atlanta Police Department crime statistics, Atlanta Municipal Court quarterly update, and Department of Corrections quarterly update. The committee issued favorable recommendations for multiple items including extension/amendment of the citywide demolition and asbestos abatement contract and an increase to an APD communications consulting agreement. Claims with favorable recommendations totaled $102,507.08. Several follow-up information requests were recorded. The meeting adjourned at 2:46 PM.

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Briefing

Apr 27, 2026

Public Safety & Legal Administration meeting summary

The Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee met April 27, 2026, convening at 1:02 PM and adjourning at 4:02 PM. Members present included Chair Andrea L. Boone, Byron D. Amos, Thomas Worthy, Dustin Hillis, Wayne Martin, and Antonio Lewis; Michael Julian Bond was absent. The committee unanimously adopted the agenda and minutes, approved numerous claims and settlements (total favorable claims listed on the agenda: $246,022.06), authorized an emergency study and advisory committee for annual “404 Day” celebrations, approved renewals for Atlanta Fire Rescue Department promotion testing contracts, and approved various payments and contract amendments. Several follow-up reports were requested from Municipal Court, Department of Corrections, and Atlanta Police Department.

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Briefing

Mar 23, 2026

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — March 23, 2026: APD/AFRD updates; alcohol code changes; police contract approved

The City of Atlanta Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee met March 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM in the Larry M. Dingle Committee Room. The agenda and minutes were adopted/approved unanimously. Presentations included Atlanta Police Department crime statistics and quarterly updates and an Atlanta Fire Rescue Department quarterly update. The committee gave favorable action (often on substitutes) to amendments to the alcoholic beverage code including allowances for promotions and a distance-exemption ordinance for a package store at 24 Cleveland Avenue (26-O-1222). The committee approved a cooperative agreement (26-R-3365) with Meridian Rapid Defense Group for up to $700,000 over three years for work for the Atlanta Police Department. Claims with favorable recommendations totaled $29,446.50 per the agenda. Members requested follow-up reports from Municipal Court, Department of Corrections, and Atlanta Police Department on housing court caseloads, community service/amnesty reporting, detainee numbers and Corrections entry-level civilian jobs, and diversion training hours. The meeting adjourned at 3:58 PM.

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Briefing

Mar 9, 2026

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee Minutes — March 9, 2026

The Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee met March 9, 2026. The agenda and prior minutes were adopted/approved unanimously. Presentations included Atlanta Police Department crime statistics, the City Solicitor quarterly update, and the Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative. The committee issued favorable recommendations on claims totaling $75,200 and took action on alcohol-related ordinances: one alcoholic beverage promotions amendment was held in committee; Ordinance 26-O-1085 (establishing a South Downtown Open Container District) received a favorable unanimous recommendation. Requested follow-up items were noted for Municipal Courts, Department of Corrections, and Atlanta Police Department. The meeting adjourned at 3:24 PM.

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Briefing

Feb 23, 2026

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — Feb 23, 2026: meeting minutes and actions

The Committee convened Feb 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM (Larry M. Dingle Committee Room). The agenda was adopted unanimously. Committee members approved substitute motions unanimously. Resolution 26-R-3234 (encouraging APD use of community-based diversion and pre-arrest diversion) was reported favorable on substitute (3 Ayes, 0 Noes, 1 Abstention). Multiple alcohol-related items (including amendments to Chapter 10 and an Open Container District ordinance) were held in committee. The agenda listed APD crime statistics, Office of the Public Defender quarterly update, and Atlanta Citizen Review Board report. The meeting adjourned at 3:26 PM.

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Briefing

Feb 9, 2026

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — Regular Meeting Minutes (February 9, 2026)

Committee met Feb 9, 2026 (1:01 PM–2:25 PM). Members present adopted the agenda, approved minutes, considered consent claims totaling $33,324.33, voted favorably on multiple ordinances (including authorizing acceptance of a $156,250 Immigrant Justice Corps grant for the Office of the Public Defender), referred a mega-event community benefits item to Community Development/Human Services, and approved amendments and substitutes unanimously.

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Briefing

Jan 27, 2026

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee Minutes — January 27, 2026

The Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee met January 27, 2026 in the Larry M. Dingle Committee Room. The agenda and prior minutes were adopted unanimously. The committee issued favorable unanimous recommendations on multiple public-safety and legal items, including contracts for E-911 and electronic warrant maintenance, corrections to an ordinance effective date, an exemption for a package store location, and a moratorium on new alcohol license applications in the Edgewood Corridor. One proposed alcohol exemption for the Southdown Entertainment District was held at the sponsor's request. The chair requested members be prepared to adopt 2026 committee goals at the Community Development/Human Services Committee meeting on February 9, 2026. The meeting adjourned at 4:43 PM.

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Briefing

Jan 12, 2026

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — January 12, 2026 (Minutes)

Committee met January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM in the Larry M. Dingle Committee Room. Agenda and minutes were adopted; a 2026 vice-chair election was approved (vice-chair name unavailable in the document). The committee advanced two first-reading ordinances related to E‑911 and electronic warrant interchange maintenance to full Council, held an amendment to the Atlanta Housing Code (visible mold) for further review, and issued favorable recommendations on multiple settlement resolutions totaling individual amounts listed below. An APD crime-statistics presentation was on the agenda; details are unavailable in the minutes.

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Briefing

Nov 24, 2025

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee meets; agenda adopted, minutes approved, one contract extension recommended favorably, multiple items held

On November 24, 2025 the City of Atlanta Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee met; the agenda and minutes were adopted, presentations were received from public safety departments, the committee gave a favorable recommendation to an extension of the Citywide Clean and Close contract for APD Code Enforcement, and several items were held for further review.

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Briefing

Nov 10, 2025

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — Meeting Minutes (Nov 10, 2025)

The Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee met on November 10, 2025 (called to order 3:29 PM; adjourned 4:14 PM) in the Larry M. Dingle Committee Room. Chair Andrea L. Boone presided. The agenda and prior minutes were adopted/approved unanimously. Eleven public speakers provided comment. Multiple resolutions and ordinances were held in committee for further review (next hearings noted), and several departmental report requests and follow-ups were recorded.

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Briefing

Oct 27, 2025

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — Minutes (October 27, 2025)

The Committee met on October 27, 2025. The agenda and prior minutes were adopted/approved unanimously. The Committee voted favorably (on substitute) on a contract to provide physician/medical director services at the Atlanta City Detention Center and approved a $35,000 settlement in Amber Prieur v. City of Atlanta. Multiple items were held in committee for further review with next consideration set for November 3, 2025.

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Briefing

Oct 13, 2025

Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee Minutes — October 13, 2025

The Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee met on October 13, 2025, chaired by Andrea L. Boone. The committee adopted the agenda, approved prior minutes, heard presentations from Atlanta Police Department, Department of Corrections, and Department of Law, considered claims and multiple ordinances/resolutions (including authorization of a settlement and a court systems services amendment), held at least one noise ordinance in committee, and adjourned at 3:39 PM.

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