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Council committee advances election tax measure
AtlantaJul 6, 20262 min read
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The committee gave a favorable recommendation to a resolution authorizing Atlanta to work with Fulton County officials on a special election tied to a 1% sales and use tax for educational purposes.
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What this means
The committee advanced a resolution that would let the mayor enter an agreement with Fulton County election officials to hold a special election alongside the November 3, 2026 general election. That election would ask voters whether to reimpose or not impose a 1% sales and use tax for educational purposes in Fulton County. The committee also gave favorable recommendations to three mayoral board appointments and left several other items in committee.
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- Approved the agenda and minutes unanimously.
- Gave a favorable recommendation to Mayor Andre Dickens’ reappointment of Tony Martin to the Atlanta Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for a one-year term.
- Gave a favorable recommendation to Mayor Andre Dickens’ reappointment of Rosalind Elliott to the Atlanta Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for a one-year term.
- Gave a favorable recommendation to Mayor Andre Dickens’ appointment of Nicole Moore to the Chattahoochee Brick Company Memorial, Greenspace, and Park Board.
- Gave a favorable recommendation to a resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with the Fulton County Board of Elections for a special election on a 1% education sales and use tax question.
- Held in committee an ordinance to require a primary sponsor of record on proposed legislation.
- Held in committee a resolution seeking an independent investigation into the city’s engagement, contracts, payments, and administrative actions relating to Foris Webb, III.
- Held in committee a resolution asking for law enforcement officers at certain Atlanta recreation centers used as polling places.
- Held in committee an ordinance to change public comment, sign-up, and proclamation procedures during regular City Council meetings.
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Committee on Council - Regular Committee Meeting
Jul 6, 2026, 11:30 AMcompleted
Agenda
- 26-C-5054 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR ANDRE DICKENS REAPPOINTING MR. TONY MARTIN TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ATLANTA HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR.Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
- 26-C-5055 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR ANDRE DICKENS REAPPOINTING MS. ROSALIND ELLIOTT TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ATLANTA HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR.Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
- 26-C-5056 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR ANDRE DICKENS APPOINTING MS. NICOLE MOORE TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE BRICK COMPANY MEMORIAL, GREENSPACE, AND PARK BOARD.Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
- 26-R-3796 : A RESOLUTION BY COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO CONDUCT A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE ATLANTA BOARD OF EDUCATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026 SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION IS FOR THE PURPOSE TO DETERMINE THE REIMPOSITON OR NON IMPOSTION OF A ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN FULTON COUNTY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES; TO APPOINT THE FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS, WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE FULTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS ACTING AS ITS AGENT, AS MUNICIPAL ELECTION SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING SAID ELECTION, AS ABSENTEE BALLOT CLERK AND AS MUNICIPAL REGISTRAR; 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-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: PAPER(S) HELD IN COMMITTEE
- 26-O-1344 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER BYRON D. AMOS AS SUBSTITUTED BY COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, SO AS TO MODIFY PROCEDURES GOVERNING PUBLIC COMMENT, PUBLIC COMMENT SIGN-UP, AND PROCLAMATIONS DURING REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Decision: PAPER(S) HELD IN COMMITTEE
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