Atlanta City Council to consider significant legislative Items May 16

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Metropolis Council will contemplate laws throughout Monday’s assembly on Could 16 outlining elevated oversight, accountability, resident participation, and a dedication to improved venture supply for the “Shifting Atlanta Ahead” infrastructure initiative (Legislative Reference No. 22-O-1369).

The total Council assembly can be held in particular person at 1 p.m. within the Council Chamber at Metropolis Corridor. All conferences can be carried out in accordance with the Metropolis of Atlanta’s Constitution, Metropolis Code of Ordinances, and the principles of Council as adopted for in-person conferences.

In-person public remark procedures can be held as beforehand carried out and adopted by the Council in accordance with Metropolis Constitution Part 2-104 and 2-105.

The assembly can be simulcast on the Council’s web site, YouTube channel,Fb and Twitter pages, and Channel 26. Closed captioning can be obtainable on the Council’s Fb web page.

The Council may also contemplate laws to amend Half I (Constitution and Associated Legal guidelines), Subpart A (Constitution), Article 2 (Legislative), Chapter 6 (Metropolis Auditor), Part 2-603 (Powers and Duties) of the Metropolis of Atlanta Constitution to supply for subsequent opinions of the implementation of the audit report suggestions (Legislative Reference No. 22-O-1344). Monday’s vote could be the second of three readings as a constitution modification.

Different objects on Monday’s agenda embrace:

• A decision requesting the Fulton County Tax Commissioner to not promote Metropolis of Atlanta stable waste service price liens for residents 65 years of age and older (Legislative Reference No.22-R-3574).
• A decision to request the Division of Human Assets present a report itemizing the workers inside Public Works, Watershed Administration and Parks and Recreation who have been eligible to obtain premium pay funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Legislative Reference No.22-R-3578).
• A decision to have fun the profitable passage of Home Invoice 1013 through the Georgia Normal Meeting legislative session of 2022, to encourage the Normal Meeting to totally fund the measures referred to as for within the invoice through the 2023 legislative session, and to hitch the nationwide motion to lift consciousness about psychological well being by celebrating “Psychological Well being Consciousness Month” in Could 2022 (Legislative Reference No.22-R-3579).

The Council will current proclamations in honor of Morris Brown School and Dr. Kevin James and William M. March “DJ Willow Wow” and in recognition of Nationwide Public Works Week and the Metropolis of Atlanta Division of Transportation reaching American Public Works Affiliation (APWA) re-accreditation.

The Council’s Committee Chairs briefing can be held in particular person Mondays through the week of full Council at 9:30 a.m. within the Council Chamber.

The Committee on Council will convene in Committee Room No. 1 at 11 a.m. forward of Monday’s full Council assembly.

Following the mayor’s government order and in observance of steerage from well being and services professionals, a number of security protocols are in place, together with necessary masks carrying within the chamber, the observing of room capability limits, and elevated cleansing protocols. 

About Atlanta Metropolis Council

The Atlanta Metropolis Council is the chief policy-making physique for the Metropolis of Atlanta. It acts by contemplating and enacting all legal guidelines that govern the Metropolis. The Council additionally approves the working and capital budgets for the Metropolis as really helpful by the mayor, and it regularly screens revenues and expenditures for native authorities operations. The Atlanta Metropolis Council opinions and has closing say on many land-use and zoning issues. Main financial growth tasks for the Metropolis additionally fall beneath the council’s consideration.

The Council is comprised of 12 districts and three at-large posts. Council representatives embrace: Council President: Doug Shipman; District 1: Jason Winston; District 2:Amir Farokhi; District 3: Byron Amos; District 4: Jason S. Dozier; District 5: Liliana Bakhtiari; District 6: Alex Wan; District 7: Howard Shook; District 8: Mary Norwood; District 9: Dustin Hillis; District 10: Andrea L. Boone; District 11: Marci Collier Overstreet; District 12: Antonio Lewis; Submit 1 At-Giant: Michael Julian Bond; Submit 2 At-Giant: Matt Westmoreland; and Submit 3 At-Giant: Keisha Sean Waites.

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