Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee minutes — Feb 23, 2026: claims, contract ratifications, grant, and diversion resolution
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The Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee met Feb 23, 2026 (called to order 1:17 PM; adjourned 3:26 PM). Chair Andrea L. Boone presided. The committee heard presentations from the Atlanta Police Department (crime statistics), the Office of the Public Defender, and the Atlanta Citizens Review Board; handled a consent docket of tort claims (favorable and adverse recommendations); forwarded a Firehouse Subs grant ordinance to full Council for referral; acted favorably on several contract/ratification ordinances; held substituted alcohol-promotions legislation; and favorably forwarded a substituted resolution prioritizing community-based diversion for low-level offenses.
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- Adopted the meeting agenda (unanimous).
- Approved prior meeting minutes (unanimous).
- Approved favorable recommendations for listed claims (consent summary shows total favorable claims $45,761.55) and issued adverse recommendations on multiple other claims as recorded in the packet.
- Sounded and forwarded Ordinance 26-O-1174 (Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation grant, $33,262.45) to full Council for referral.
- Voted favorable (unanimous) on second-reading ordinances: 26-O-1138 (APD background & recruitment file automation—Guardian Alliance Technologies; extension/ratification, $108,500.00), 26-O-1146 (Municipal Court sole-source ratification/renewal; Catalis Courts & Land Records, LLC), and 26-O-1148 (distance exemption for package store at 1675 Memorial Drive).
- Held in committee (unanimous) Ordinance 26-O-1156 (amendments to Chapter 10 re: alcoholic beverage promotions); substitute motion to allow sponsor revision was approved and the item was held at sponsor request.
- Approved substitute and favorably reported Resolution 26-R-3234 (community-based diversion policy for low-level offenses) on substitute [3 to 0] with one abstention recorded.
- Approved motions to bring forth substitutes where noted; no walk-in legislation; meeting adjourned at 3:26 PM.
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