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Council committee approves appointments

AtlantaMay 4, 20261 min read

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The Committee on Council gave favorable recommendations to five appointment items, unanimously approved the meeting agenda and minutes, and moved a voting-place security resolution forward with a 4-0 vote.

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The committee moved several personnel appointments forward for final council consideration, including seats on the Municipal Market Company Board of Directors and Beltline advisory bodies. It also advanced a resolution asking for law enforcement officers at certain City of Atlanta recreation centers used for voting during advance voting, election days, and runoff periods. Two other items were left in committee for further review, including a charter change on how legislation is sponsored and a request for an outside investigation.

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Unanimously approved the meeting agenda, the minutes, and the full council agenda.
Gave favorable recommendations to five appointment communications, each for two-year terms.
Approved a resolution requesting law enforcement officers at designated City of Atlanta recreation centers used as polling places, by a 4-0 vote.
Held in committee an ordinance to require a primary sponsor of record on proposed legislation.
Held in committee a resolution seeking an outside investigation into the City of Atlanta’s engagement, contract, payments, and administrative actions relating to Foris Webb, III.
Held in committee a resolution to fill two Budget Commission positions for FY 2027.

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Committee on Council - Regular Committee Meeting

May 4, 2026, 11:30 AMcompleted

Agenda

26-C-5027 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR ANDRE DICKENS APPOINTING MR. DAVID PATTON IV TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE MUNICIPAL MARKET COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS.
Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
26-C-5029 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MICHAEL WILBURN JR., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ATLANTA BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUBMITTING THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. TONY MITCHELL JR. TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BELTLINE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS.
Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
26-C-5030 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MICHAEL WILBURN JR., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ATLANTA BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUBMITTING THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. KAYCEE BROCK TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BELTLINE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS.
Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
26-C-5031 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MICHAEL WILBURN JR., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ATLANTA BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUBMITTING THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. TONY MITCHELL JR. TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BELTLINE TAX ALLOCATION DISTRICT (TAD) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS.
Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
26-C-5034 : A COMMUNICATION FROM SAGIRAH JONES, PRESIDENT, ATLANTA PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD (APAB), SUBMITTING THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. DAVID MARDIS TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BELTLINE TAX ALLOCATION DISTRICT (TAD) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS.
Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
26-R-3532 : A RESOLUTION BY COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL REQUESTING THAT THE FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND THE DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS PROVIDE FOR GEORGIA POST CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER(S) TO BE STATIONED AT EACH CITY OF ATLANTA RECREATION CENTER DESIGNATED AS A POLLING PLACE FOR ADVANCE VOTING PERIODS, ELECTION DAYS, RUN-OFF ADVANCE VOTING PERIODS, AND RUN-OFF ELECTION DAYS FOR ANY ELECTIONS WHICH ARE NOT SOLELY CITY OF ATLANTA SPECIAL OR GENERAL ELECTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: RESOLUTION(S)
26-O-1183 : ****AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS LILIANA BAKHTIARI, KELSEA BOND, JASON DOZIER, AND ANTONIO LEWIS AS AMENDED BY FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 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 2 (LEGISLATIVE), CHAPTER 4 (PROCEDURES OF COUNCIL), SECTION 2-402 (INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION, PASSAGE, AND PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION) TO REQUIRE THE INCLUSION OF AN ATLANTA CITY COUNCILMEMBER PRIMARY SPONSOR OF RECORD ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION; EXEMPTING CERTAIN TYPES OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION FROM SPONSORSHIP REQUIREMENTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: DUAL REFERRED ITEM(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: PAPER(S) HELD IN COMMITTEE
26-R-3426 : A SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION BY COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL APPOINTING COUNCILMEMBERS WAYNE MARTIN AND MATT WESTMORELAND TO THE TWO POSITIONS ON THE BUDGET COMMISSION TO BE FILLED BY TWO MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY NOMINATED AND CONFIRMED BY THE GOVERNING BODY AT LARGE FOR ONE (1) YEAR TERMS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE FY 2027 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: PAPER(S) HELD IN COMMITTEE