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Committee on Council (City of Atlanta) — March 2, 2026: Minutes

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The Committee on Council met March 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM (Larry M. Dingle Committee Room). The agenda and minutes were adopted unanimously. Key actions: (1) Favorable confirmation of the Mayor’s appointment of Robert Hill to the West End Community Improvement District Board (4-year term); (2) Acceptance of an ordinance clarifying that mandatory Charter training applies only to newly elected officials (26-O-1176); (3) Favorable substitute on a Charter amendment to allow a BACE committee to nominate for vacancies >31 days when a council member is the appointing authority (26-O-1153); (4) Favorable resolution accepting a $1,000 conference-room rental donation from Zoo Atlanta for the Council retreat (26-R-3231); (5) Favorable recommendation for walk-in resolution requesting outside counsel to investigate the City’s engagement/contract/payments/administrative actions related to Foris Webb III (26-R-3297). Attendance and voting records are noted in the minutes; several members were absent at points during the meeting. The minutes do not show a completed adjournment time.

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Adopted agenda and approved prior minutes (unanimous among those present).
Communication 26-C-5011: Favorable recommendation to confirm Mayor Andre Dickens’ appointment of Robert Hill to the West End Community Improvement District Board for a four-year term (favorable/unanimous).
Ordinance 26-O-1176 (first reading accepted): Amend Charter Section 2-301 to clarify mandatory training requirements apply only to newly elected officials (accepted/unanimous).
Ordinance 26-O-1153 (second reading): Favorable on substitute to amend Charter Section 3-401(IV)(b) to require appointing authorities to submit nomination materials and permit a BACE committee of purview to provide a nomination for vacancies greater than 31 days when a council member is the appointing authority (favorable on substitute/unanimous).
Resolution 26-R-3231: Favorable to authorize acceptance of a $1,000 conference-room rental donation from Zoo Atlanta for the 2026 Atlanta City Council Retreat (favorable/unanimous).
Walk-in Resolution 26-R-3297: Favorable recommendation requesting the City Attorney engage outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation into the City’s engagement, contract, payments, and administrative actions relating to Foris Webb III (favorable/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