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Committee on Council (City of Atlanta) — March 2, 2026: Charter amendments considered; West End CID appointment; donation accepted; independent investigation requested

AtlantaMar 2, 20262 min read

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The Committee on Council met March 2, 2026, chaired by Byron D. Amos. The agenda and minutes were adopted and the full Council agenda was adopted as amended. The committee favorably forwarded a mayoral appointment of Robert Hill to the West End Community Improvement District for a four-year term, advanced charter amendment ordinances (including a substitute on second reading), approved a resolution accepting a $1,000 conference room rental donation from Zoo Atlanta for the Council retreat, and voted to request outside counsel for an independent investigation into the City’s engagement, contract, payments, and administrative actions relating to Foris Webb III. Several members were absent (Andrea L. Boone, Michael Julian Bond, Eshé Collins at times).

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Adopted meeting agenda (unanimous among attendees).
Approved prior meeting minutes (unanimous among attendees).
Adopted full Council agenda as amended (unanimous among attendees).
Favorable recommendation to City Council for appointment of Robert Hill to the West End Community Improvement District (four-year term).
Ordinance 26-O-1176 (charter amendment clarifying mandatory training applies only to newly elected officials) sounded and forwarded to full Council (first reading).
Ordinance 26-O-1153 (charter amendment regarding BACE nominations for vacancies) received favorable recommendation on substitute (unanimous) and was advanced.
Resolution 26-R-3231 to accept a $1,000 conference room rental donation from Zoo Atlanta for the annual Council retreat received a favorable recommendation (unanimous).
Walk-in Resolution 26-R-3297 requesting the City Attorney engage outside counsel for an independent investigation into the City’s engagement, contract, payments, and administrative actions relating to Foris Webb III received a favorable recommendation (unanimous).

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Committee on Council - Regular Committee Meeting

Mar 2, 2026, 11:30 AMcompleted

Agenda

26-C-5011 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR ANDRE DICKENS APPOINTING MR. ROBERT HILL TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE WEST END COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (CID). THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF FOUR (4) YEARS.
Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
26-O-1176 : AN ORDINANCE BY COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA ADOPTED UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965 (GA. LAWS 1965, P. 298, ET. SEQ.) AS AMENDED, TO AMEND PART I, SUBPART A, ARTICLE VII, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 2-301(C)(1) (ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; OATH OFFICE; MANDATORY TRAINING) IN ORDER TO CLARIFY THAT THE MANDATORY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS SHALL ONLY APPLY TO NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: ORDINANCE(S) FOR FIRST READING
26-O-1153 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS LILIANA BAKHTIARI, BYRON D. AMOS, DUSTIN HILLIS, JASON DOZIER, ESHÉ COLLINS, THOMAS WORTHY, ANDREA L. BOONE, AND KELSEA BOND AS SUBSTITUTED BY COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA GEORGIA, 1996 GA LAWS P.4469 ET SEQ., ADOPTED UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965 O.C.G.A, SECTION 36-35-1 ET SEQ., BY AMENDING THE ATLANTA CITY CHARTER PART 1 (CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS) SUBPART A (CHARTER) ARTICLE 3 (EXECUTIVE) CHAPTER 4 (BOARDS, AUTHORITIES, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR BODIES) SECTION 3-401(IV)(B) (AS IT RELATES TO APPOINTING AUTHORITIES) TO PROVIDE A PROCESS BY WHICH A BACE’S COMMITTEE OF PURVIEW MAY PROVIDE A NOMINATION FOR ANY VACANCY GREATER THAN SIXTY (60) DAYS; WHERE A MEMBER OF THE ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL IS THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: ORDINANCE(S) FOR SECOND READING
26-R-3231 : A RESOLUTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BYRON D. AMOS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, TO ACCEPT THE DONATION OF A CONFERENCE ROOM RENTAL FEE FROM ZOO ATLANTA, VALUED AT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($1,000.00); FOR USE BY THE ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL FOR ITS ANNUAL COUNCIL RETREAT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: RESOLUTION(S)
26-R-3297 : A RESOLUTION BY COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL REQUESTING THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY ENGAGE OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE CITY OF ATLANTA’S ENGAGEMENT, CONTRACT, PAYMENTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS RELATING TO FORIS WEBB, III; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: WALK-IN LEGISLATION