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Council Approves Key City Appointments

BrookhavenJan 5, 20261 min read

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The City Council approved eight appointments by 4-0 votes, including the city manager, city attorney, city clerk, municipal court judges, solicitor, internal auditor and mayor pro tem.

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What this means

These approvals fill several senior leadership, legal, court and oversight roles for the City of Brookhaven. Jennifer Owens and John Funny were also sworn in as councilmembers for Districts 2 and 4.

Key decisions

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Selected Madeleine Simmons as mayor pro tem.
Approved Christian Sigman as city manager.
Approved Jeremy Berry as city attorney.
Approved Sandra Bryant as city clerk.
Approved Laura Stevenson as senior judge for the Brookhaven Municipal Court.
Approved Bryan C. Ramos as chief judge for the Brookhaven Municipal Court.
Approved Schwarz Law Firm, LLC as solicitor for the City of Brookhaven.
Approved Michael F. Johnston, CPA, CIA as internal auditor for the City of Brookhaven.
Swore in Jennifer Owens as councilmember for District 2 and John Funny as councilmember for District 4.

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