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2022Resolutions
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The City of South Fulton is growing stronger by the day. As your City Council Representative, I am committed to the health and well-beingofallresidents.
While representing District 6, I promise to be professional, and focusedontheworkforthepeopleofthiscity.FromCOVIDrelated issues to crime prevention and economic development, it is our hope that you love the place you live and work. We are working diligently to beautifying the corridor and bring new business to you.
Together we can transform the community, but I want your help. Take a moment to reach out and let me know your concerns as wellasthethingsyouenjoyaboutthecity.
Anordinanceisgenerallyusedtodesignatealocallawof a municipality, duly enacted by the proper authorities that prescribe general, uniform, and permanent rules of conduct, relating to the corporate affairs of the municipality[i]. Anordinance,alocallaw,oraregulation enacted by a city council or other similar body under powersdelegatedtoitbythestateislegislativeinnature byitsowndefinition[ii].
A local ordinance is a municipal legislative enactment. An ordinance passed in pursuance of express legislative authorityisalawandhasthesameeffectasalocallaw, and it may prevail over a general law upon the same subject[iii]. Therefore, an ordinance is equal to a municipal statute and it governs matters not already coveredbyfederalorstatelaw. https://municipal.uslegal.com
The City hereby appoints Ms. Quinn Bartlett to a four (4) year term to the South Fulton Development Authority (“SFDA”). The Development Authority may issue revenue bonds for any project that serves the essential public purpose of development of trade, commerce, industry and employment opportunitieswithintheCityofSouthFulton.
City of South Fulton residents or business owners who wishes to address the Mayor and City Council and offer public comment on any item on the agenda and may do so during the Public Comment period of the meeting. Each speaker must complete and submit a Request to Speak form in its entirety prior to the beginning of the meeting. Comments shall be limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. (Amended Res2023-024)
MayorProTemporeAppointment2022-002
The City Council hereby elects District 5 Councilmember Corey A. Reeves to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore of the City. The term of the Mayor Pro Tempore appointed hereunder shall begin the effective date of this Resolution and shall extend through the first regular meetingoftheCityCouncilin2022.
The City Council desires to have the remaining city departments (the Parks and Recreation and Procurement departments recently undergone an operational audit) be evaluated and undergo the same level of operational audit to improve government accountabilityandefficiencyandthestewardshipofmanagement. AnniversaryJuneteenthFunding2022-025
The City wishes to celebrate the incorporation of the incorparation of the City of South Fulton on its foundingdateofMay1,2017.
The City wishes to celebrate Juneteenth and the heritage of its African-American residents, a majority ofwhicharedescendantsofAfricanslaves.
A charter commission is hereby created to review the City’s experience and recommend to the General Assembly any changes to the City Charter. Members of the charter commissionshall be appointed as follows: one by the mayor, one bythecitycouncil,andonebyeachmemberoftheGeorgiaHouse ofRepresentativesandSenatewhosedistrictlieswholly orpatially withinthecorporateboundariesoftheCityofSouthFulton.
The City Manager should create an action plan, including costs, funding and timelines for the procurement, testing, deployment and installation of the park cameras so that Council may have a betterdeterminationastofinancialimpactand/orfundingsource forthisproject.
The South Fulton Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 3920 (“Union” or Local 3920) through its duly recognized representative notified theCityofitsdesiretobeginthecollectivebargainingprocess.The City’s representatives and the Union representatives met and negotiated in good faith to address the Union’s desire to collectively bargain wages, rates of pay, hours, and other conditionsofemployment.
ConflictofInterestPolicy2022-051
The City wishes to adopt a conflict of interest policy that assists itselectedofficialsandemployeesinrecognizing,disclosing,and avoidingconflictsofinterest.Adoptingaconflictofinterestpolicy will clarify expectations from the public when elected and appointedofficialsareconductingCitybusiness.
AllocatingFundstoPartner&Celebrate LangstonHughesGAChampionship 2022-068
December9,2022LangstonHughesmanifesteditsexcellenceon thefootballfieldbywinningitsfirstGeorgiaHighSchool6AState Football Championship. Allocated but not to exceed $12,000 in funding and/or in-kind services in partnering with Langston Hughes High School and Fulton County Board of Education to help procure and/or install banners, flags, T-Shirts, or other celebratoryitemsthroughouttheCity.
Accept&ApproveTree&Flower2023-059
TheMayorandCouncildesignatethe“TeaRose”astheCityFlowerand the“NativeFloweringPeachCorithianPinkTree”astheofficialCityTree.
Approve&ImplementProjectLifesaverProgram 2023-063
the Project Lifesaver Plan is a proactive program that involves specialized operations that respond to incidents where Alzheimer’s patients, people diagnosed with Autism or other situations where people suffer from diminished capacity, have wandered away from their homes, become lost andunabletofindtheirwayintoasafeenvironment.
ApprovingInterimCityManagers Recommendations PoolRenovations&AquaticPlan2023-064
TheCityCouncilherebyapprovestherecommendationofoption2.2, that is, “Complete Demolition” that has an estimated cost between $1.5-$3millionandanestimatedcompletionperiodofapproximately 14 months. A free standing outdoor pool for Burdette Park and Cedar GrovePark. Co-SponsoredResolution2024
ResolutionAppointingMayorProTempore(J Sebastian)2024-001
Section 3.29 of the City Charter requires the election of the Mayor Pro tempore by the City Council at the first regular meeting of each calendaryear.Duringtheabsenceorphysicalormentaldisabilityofthe Mayorforanycause,theMayorProTemporeshallbeclothedwithallthe rightsandprivledgesoftheMayor.
SubmissionofordinancesshallbepresentedtoMayorin2 businessdaysinsteadof5.TheMayorcannotdisapprove or reduce any item or items of appropriation in any ordinance, resolution, or other action adopted by the city council.
Parking and/or storage of certain vehicles prohibited or limited in specified districts: Commercial trucks and/or trailersshallnotbeparkedorstoredinanyO-I,C-1,C-2,or MIXdistrictunlessthereisanexception.
Smoke-FreeAirexemption 2023-030
Providefortheprohibitionofsmokingatoutdoorpublic facilities, places of employment, and enclosed public places,aswellasplaceswheresmokingisrestrictedby other applicable laws Exemption if such establishment waslicensedtooperatepriortoNovember1,2020.
The police chief or the chief's designee is authorized to, in accordancewithGeorgialaw,toadministertheoathofofficetoall sworn police officers employed by the City of South Fulton. When taken, the officer shall sign the official oath and copies thereof shallbefiledwiththeCityClerkandinthepersonnelrecordsofthe officersosworn.
The City Council wished to revise provisions applicable to the regulation of abandoned shopping carts by reducing the amount oftimetoremoveabandonedshoppingcartsfrom72hoursto24 hours.Ifthecityhastoremovethecarts,theywillbeimmediately disposedofandthebusinessfinedarecoveryfee.
The City of South Fulton is committed to providing a safe and respectful working environment that is free from workplace bullying/abusiveconduct,andharrassment.TheCityprohibitsand will not tolerate any form of workplace bullying and/or harrassment by and against City employees, supervisors, managers, applicants for employment, and others in the workplace.
The fire chief, or the chief’s designee, is authorized to administer the oath of office to all firefighters of all ranks employed by the City of South Fulton. When taken, the officer shall sign the official oath and copies thereof shall be filed with the City Clerk and the personnel recordsoftheofficersosworn.
Work sessions provide the opportunity for city council to focus on long-term decisions rather than the day-to-day management issues that confront the city. Work sessions can help make regular sessions more productive and shorter and can be used for goal-setting, budget review, staff briefings or to provide opportunities for council/boardmemberstostudydifficultissues,clarifyproblems,and gatherandanalyzeinformation.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to draw from his pocket or other place of concealment, in an excited or boisterous manner or in any manner calculated to cause abreachofthepeace,anypistolorweaponof any kind, or to flourish the same in like manner or to draw such weapon with threats of using the same on any person; provided, this section shallnotapplytopersonsactinginajustifiable self-defense.
The Ethics Panel List shall consist of nine (9) members, with one appointment by the Mayor and one by each member of City Council; and one appointment by Chief Judge of the City of South Fulton Municipal Court The Ethics Panel shall be constituted for the sole purposeofconsiderngasingleethicscomplaintandmustorganizeand operateinaccordancewiththeCityCharterSection6-.5.
There is hereby created a financial administrative unit of the City to be known as Office of Internal Audit. The head of this unit shall be designated as the Internal Auditor (Director). The Director shall be independent of the other departments of the City and shall only be directed accountable to the public and the City Council for work performed.
Thecityclerk’sOfficeshallserveasthecentralrepositoryforinformation regarding all legislative actions of the governing body. The City Clerk shall serve as the designated custodian and administrator of the City Council’s Legislative actions. The records for all City board, authorities, commissions,etc.,shallbemaintainedbytheofficeofthecityclerk.The city clerk shall be the custodian of the official city seal, maintain city council records required by this Charter, and perform such other duties asmayberequiredbythecitycouncil.Thecityclerk
CreationofDepartmentofPublicAffairsandSpecialProjects.
The job responsibilities of the Director shall be to provide leadership for external media government, and public relations components of the CIty, manage media relations and public relations for the City, and managecitywidespecialprojects,toinclude,butnotlimitedto,jobfairs, stateofthecityaddress,feedingthecityholidayevents,etc.
ThepositionofSpecialProjectsManagerwithintheCityManager’soffice shall be transferred to the Department of Public Affairs and Special Projects.
Consumption on the premises licenses shall engage in the sale of alcoholic beverages only between the following hours and days of the week: Monday through Saturday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. of the following day. Sunday between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. on Monday in eating establishments or in any licensed esablishment that derives 50 percent of its total annual gross income fromrentalroomsforovernightlodging.
LegislativeAssistantsReportingtoClerk 2023-007
Legislative Assistants reporting to the City Manager has been transferred to thecityclerk.Thecityclerkshallhavetheauthoritytoprovide,atlevelsheor she deems necessary and appropriate, administrative support staff for the mayorandcouncilmembers,andanysuchadministrativesupportstaffshall be subject to the authority and direction of the city clerk and not the mayor oranycouncilmember.
CityManagerAuthorityProcurement2023-016
The city manager shall be authorized, in addition to the mayor, to sign all lawful contracts approved by the city to the extent allowed by law. In addition, the city manager may make purchases on behalf of the city as to approved appropriations within the city budget, up to the amount of $100,000.00 per transaction, with the exception that he may not in any calendarmonthobligatethecitytoanysuminexcessofthemonthlybudget orone-twelthoftheannualapprovedcitybudgetauthorizingsuchexpense.
CityHall:470-809-7700
CustomerRelations:470-552-4311
Mayor’sOffice:470-809-7710
CityClerk,CoreyAdams:470-809-7272
CodeEnforcement,PaulMuhammad:470-809-8355
CulturalAffairs,JohnGeertsen:470-809-7192
CommunityDevelopment&RegulatoryAffairs,Reginald McClendon:470-809-7200
EconomicDevelopment,ArtieJones:470-809-7211
Finance&AdministrativeServices,LindellY.Miller:470-8097741
FireRescueDepartment,ChiefChadJones:470-809-7575
HumanResources,PatriciaRedfern:470-970-2184
Legal,VincentHyman:470-338-5095/770-692-2034
MunicipalCourt,DionneDixon:470-809-7200
Parks&Recreation,TernardTurner:470-809-7275
PoliceDepartment,ChiefKeithMeadows:470-809-7300
PublicWorks,AntonioValenzuela:470-809-7409
Sanitation,GordonBurkette:770-554-0455
