Council to consider changes to inspector general’s office
Legislation will be considered Monday to amend the City’s Charter and Code of Ordinances to change the Office of the Inspector General by removing the ethics officer and Ethics Division in order to reestablish a separate Ethics Office (22-O-1823). This item will be on the Committee on Council’s agenda ahead of Monday’s full Council meeting. If approved by Council, it will be the first of two required adoptions as a charter amendment.
Other items on the agenda include:
• An ordinance authorizing a total donation of $1.6 million to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation to support improvements and upgrades at fire stations (23-O-1127).
• An ordinance to authorize the City to execute a third amended and restated intergovernmental agreement with Atlanta Housing Opportunity Inc. to expand the applicable number of housing units that would qualify for funding under the Small Multifamily Developer Loan program fund and to increase the funding threshold for the program (23-O-1135).
• An ordinance to amend the composition of the City of Atlanta’s Human Relations Commission to add two additional members, expanding the current membership from seven to nine and the manner of appointment (23-O-1136).
• An ordinance to amend the Fiscal Year 2023 General Government Capital Outlay Fund Budget to allocate funds from the impact fees reserve to fund transportation projects such as signals, sidewalks, communication corridors, complete streets, and intersection improvement projects to improve roadway system capacity in the amount of $3.8 million (23-O-1133).
• An ordinance authorizing the mayor or his designee to apply for and accept grant funding from the Georgia Department of Transportation and if awarded, to accept such funding, to enter into any necessary grant agreement, and amend the Fiscal Year 2023 budget by adding to anticipations and appropriations up to $2 million to increase the budget amount authorized for resurfacing work on Trinity Avenue, Memorial Drive, and roads around the state capitol (23-O-1134).
• A resolution requesting the Georgia Department of Transportation include the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge located over I-285 in the I-285/I-20 Interchange Project and to host additional public forums with southwest Atlanta communities (23-R-3278).
• An ordinance authorizing the chief financial officer to amend the Fiscal Year 2023 budget to accept $512,000 in proceeds from the Eastside Tax Allocation District (TAD) that will be used to reimburse the Department of Enterprise Asset Management (DEAM) for costs related to the implementation of real estate transaction strategy development services for 2 Peachtree Street (23-O-1130).
• An ordinance to authorize the mayor or his designee to execute agreements with performers, artists, venues, and vendors for the 2023 National League of Cities (NLC) City Summit, which will be held in Atlanta in November (23-O-1137). The legislation also authorizes the City to accept donations and contribute funds to meet its responsibilities as the summit’s host.
• A resolution requesting that the mayor takes into consideration and funds priorities that the Council recommends be included in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget (23-R-3285). This legislation helps set the policy framework for budgetary decisions as Council establishes priority areas for the coming budget year.
• A resolution to adopt the 2024 update to the City of Atlanta’s five-year financial plan for years 2024 to 2028 (23-R-3210).
Proclamations and recognitions will be presented in honor of Charles Black, Early College High School Week, National Procurement Month, the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena, and Jerry Clark.
The Council’s Committee Chairs briefing will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chamber. The Committee on Council will convene in Committee Room №1 at 11 a.m. The full Council meeting will be held at 1 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
The meeting will be simulcast on the Council’s website, YouTube channel, Facebook and Twitter pages, and Channel 26. Closed captioning will be available on the Council’s Facebook page.
