Atlanta City Council Regular Meeting — January 5, 2026 (Action Minutes)
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The Atlanta City Council convened an organizational and regular meeting on January 5, 2026. Council President Marci Collier Overstreet presided; Municipal Clerk Corrine A. Lindo administered roll call. The agenda was adopted by unanimous consent of members present. The Council accepted and adopted the December 1, 2025 minutes, accepted and filed the certification of election returns (from Fulton & DeKalb Counties) and a report of administrative corrections, and referred multiple legislative items and appointments to standing committees. Mayor Andre Dickens' appointment of Maya Hodari to the City of Atlanta Housing Commission was referred to the Community Development/Human Services Committee and Committee on Council. Andrea L. Boone was appointed president pro tempore for 2026. The meeting included public remarks and a moment of silence for the passing of Councilmember Michael Julian Bond’s uncle.
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- Council President Marci Collier Overstreet moved to appoint Councilmember Andrea L. Boone as president pro tempore for the 2026 term.
- Referred multiple ordinances and resolutions to standing committees without objection, including items to the City Utilities Committee, Zoning Committee, Transportation Committee, and Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee (see minutes for full list).
- Referred Council President Overstreet’s appointment of Councilmember Alex Wan to the Piedmont Park Conservancy (26-C-5006) to the Community Development/Human Services Committee without objection.
- Referred the mayoral appointment of Maya Hodari to the City of Atlanta Housing Commission (26-C-5002) to the Community Development/Human Services Committee and Committee on Council without objection.
- Adopted the meeting agenda by unanimous consent of council members present (recorded as 12 yeas; 0 nays).
- Accepted and adopted the December 1, 2025 Full Council Meeting minutes by unanimous consent (15 yeas; 0 nays).
- Accepted and filed the Certification of Official Returns and Complete Statement of Votes Cast for the November 4, 2025 and December 2, 2025 municipal elections (26-C-5000) — accepted and filed by roll call vote (15 yeas; 0 nays).
- Accepted and filed the report of administrative corrections to previously adopted legislation (26-C-5001) — accepted and filed by roll call vote (15 yeas; 0 nays).
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