Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman carefully selected his 2024 committee assignments, making sure to rotate leadership among various city council members.
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Atlanta City Council committee members for 2024 are named
The Atlanta City Council committee chairs and members for 2024 have been named. City Council President Doug Shipman makes the appointments, which he announced on Dec. 4. The committees are sub-groups of the council where legislation and policies typically get the most in-depth discussion. “My goal, as it has always been, is to assure the […]
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MARTA’s CFO Raj Srinath leaves at a crucial time for transit agency
The departure of MARTA’s chief financial officer, Raj Srinath, is being viewed as Atlanta’s loss and Jacksonville’s gain.
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City Council member may seek to put training center on the ballot, break referendum stalemate
An Atlanta City Council member may introduce a resolution to put the public safety training center on the ballot, pending City attorneys’ advice — a move that could cut through a legal stalemate over the “Vote to Stop Cop City” effort. District 5 City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari is “considering introducing legislation on Monday” to put […]
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Healing the divide: Matt Westmoreland and Liliana Bakhtiari offer hope
The plans for a new public safety training center have polarized Atlanta into two camps – those for and those against. That was evident during a confrontational Atlanta City Council meeting that began at 1 p.m. June 12 and lasted for nearly 17 hours with an overwhelming number of speakers passionately arguing against what they have labeled as “cop city.”
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Training center funding ordinance continues errors and mysteries, may run afoul of state laws
The Atlanta City Council’s controversial legislation funding a new public safety training center repeats errors about green space, leaves unanswered questions about the center’s features, and has elements that may run afoul of two state laws — one on spending and another attempting to limit the facility’s size. Key City officials did not respond to […]
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‘More MARTA’ audit confirmed as City Council presses for women/minority business program
The Atlanta City Council wins “More MARTA” audit battle, seeks a women/minority business program.
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MARTA now open to sales-tax program audit demanded by Atlanta City Council
MARTA leadership now says it will “capitulate” and make the council “satisfied.”
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MARTA and City Council spar over sales-tax audit; former transit official sides with City
A war of words has erupted between MARTA and the Atlanta City Council as councilmembers are demanding an audit of the largely stalled “More MARTA” expansion program and the transit agency says the politicians should “get out of the way.”
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MARTA priority project list coming soon, says transit agency head under City Council grilling
By John Ruch Grilled by an Atlanta City Council committee worried about abrupt changes and lack of communication on Jan. 25, MARTA’s chief pledged a priority list of new transit projects is coming soon and strongly hinted what some may be. MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood also told the council’s Transportation Committee that the Atlanta […]
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Doug Shipman names three new Atlanta City Council committee chairs
By Maria Saporta Nuanced leadership changes on the Atlanta City Council were announced Monday by Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman. The major power of the president of the Atlanta City Council is being able to name the chairs of council committees and appoint the members to each of the committees. In an embargoed interview […]
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Atlanta City Council to hold redistricting hearings amid pressure for public input
The Atlanta City Council has scheduled two hearings Sept. 29 for its redistricting amid pressure for more public input.
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Atlanta City Council may request ‘best practices’ reforms for NPU system
The Atlanta City Council is considering a call to establish “best practices” for the Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) system’s input and transparency in the latest reform rumblings.
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Atlanta City Council in-person meetings to return after two years
The Atlanta City Council will return to in-person meetings for the first time in more than two years March 7 as COVID-19 precautions are relaxed.
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Reporter’s Notebook: New City Historical Commission is approved
This week marks Atlanta’s first Peace Week, introduced by Mayor Andre Dickens. The week-long event focuses on nurturing physical and mental wellbeing for individuals and the larger community. There’s a final day filled with events, so click here to check the schedule. On to other city news from the week: New City Historical Commission is approved A new historical […]
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Atlanta City Council redistricting to bring some ‘big changes’ to local representation
Atlanta City Council redistricting this year will bring significant changes in representation for some neighborhoods, with a general trend of southside districts expanding and northside ones shrinking.
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Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman names committee chairs
By Maria Saporta Perhaps the most important job of the president of the Atlanta City Council is to select the members to serve on the seven Council committees and to decide who will chair each committee. Incoming City Council President Doug Shipman took that responsibility to heart. Even though he was sworn in on Monday […]
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Atlanta City Councilmember Westmoreland comes out as gay
Atlanta City Councilmember Matt Westmoreland has come out as gay on the eve of his second term in office.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Financial aid reinstated at Morris Brown after 20-year absence
Anyone looking to ring in the new year in the heart of the city is in luck — the iconic Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta is back this year after a three-year hiatus, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta-based hip-hop group Goodie Mob and singer Ashanti will headline the iconic New Year’s Eve celebration. More […]
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Atlanta’s newly elected City Council and Board of Education will soon face redistricting
As Atlanta voters head to the runoff election polls today, a little-noticed fact is that many of them soon will no longer be represented by the officials they just elected. That’s because the long-delayed City Council and Board of Education (BOE) redistrictings are coming soon.
