Public Safety

• Voted for a public safety feasibility study and investment in K-9 dogs, the establishment of a gang unit, and purchase of body cameras and new firearms to ensure that our police department is adequately equipped.

• Lobbied for and secured citywide lighting assessment to support the installation of street lights and lighting improvements at city-owned facilities.

• Introduced the Intergovernmental Agreement with Fulton County Schools for Bus School Safety Program which was approved by the city council.

• Supported Firefighters Paramedic Incentive Pay, offering all future field operation firefighters who successfully complete the certification requirements for paramedic a 6% increase in their base pay.

• Worked with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), to help secure lighting under freeway underpass at Cascade Road and I-285.

• Focused on reporting potholes to public works, installing yield signage for soft shoulders along New Hope and Fairburn roads, and requested tree limbs get cutback in the right-of-way throughout District 1 to improve visibility and road conditions.

• Secured $50,000 to install a flashing traffic beacon on Campbellton Road near Asa Philip Randolph Elementary School and Sandtown Middle School to help keep our children and adults safe.

• Supported the Fire Chief’s efforts to secure Grady EMS as the new ambulance service provider in the area which has resulted in improved response times (the average response time was reduced from 25 minutes to 11 minutes), voted for investments in a new ladder truck, and also two fire apparatus for our city’s fire department.

• Hosted “Coffee with a Cop” to bring police officers and the community members that they serve together to discuss issues and learn more about each other over coffee.

• Fully supported Mayor William Edwards effort to open minipolice precincts throughout our city, including the co-located station inside the fire station on Cascade Road.

• Working with Risk Manager to help identify churches located in District 1 to serve as emergency shelters in our community.

Health & Well-Being

• Successfully transitioned employees from Fulton County Government to the City of South Fulton with the same health benefits package available under the county.

• Co-sponsored resolution to develop a Park, Recreation Trail, and Open Space Master Plan for the City of South Fulton.

• Utilized budgeted District 1 funds to purchase tables and chairs for the Sandtown Recreation Center to kick off efforts to beautify the rec.

• Sponsored nuisance and anti-blight tax ordinance to address blighted properties in the city limits by imposing financial penalties for failure to bring properties into compliance with code enforcement standards.

• Co-sponsored the first “Healthy South Fulton Family Fun Day and Back-to-School Giveaway” at Sandtown Park with Councilwoman Gumbs and Touch of Life Chiropractic, many area businesses and community-based organizations supported the well-attended community event.

• Planned inaugural Westlake High School “Lunch and Learn Career Speaker Series” to expose our youth to 12 different professionals who volunteered their time to share valuable information about their chosen professions, educational attainment, and training.

• Produced “Team Up to Clean Up” Public Service Announcement and took part in monthly community cleanup efforts hosted by the Cascade Business Merchants Association.