Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — Regular Meeting Minutes (Jan 12, 2026)
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The Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee met January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM (Larry M. Dingle Committee Room). Chair Andrea L. Boone presided; the agenda and minutes were adopted, a vice-chair was unanimously elected, and the Atlanta Police Department provided a quarterly crime statistics update. The committee considered a large consent docket of claims (favorable and adverse recommendations), forwarded two procurement ordinances to full Council, held an ordinance on visible mold in committee, and favorably recommended multiple settlement resolutions for Council consideration. Meeting adjourned at 1:48 PM.
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- Adopted agenda and approved prior meeting minutes (unanimous).
- Elected 2026 Committee Vice-Chair (motion approved unanimously).
- Heard Atlanta Police Department quarterly crime statistics update.
- Consent docket: recommended favorable action on multiple claims totaling $182,791.30 and recommended adverse action on a number of other claims; all recommendations forwarded to City Council (unanimous where recorded).
- Ordinances 26-O-1035 (E-911 network amendment with Mission Critical Partners) and 26-O-1036 (EWI maintenance with Palatine Technology Group) were sounded and forwarded to full Council.
- Ordinance 26-O-1005 (amending Atlanta Housing Code to include visible mold as a hazardous violation) was HELD in committee (unanimous) and scheduled for further consideration.
- Committee favorably recommended multiple settlement resolutions for full Council, including but not limited to: Trevor Smith ($25,000), Sheree Hanley ($80,000), Margie McLeod ($85,000), Casey Breen ($88,000), Shakera Bright ($90,000), Francisco Averhoff et al. ($999,999.99).
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