Atlanta City Council - Special Meeting
The Atlanta City Council held a special called meeting to approve the re-employment of two retired police officers, amend a property damage claim, rescind another, and authorize two significant claim settlements against the city. All legislative items passed unanimously.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Atlanta City Council
- Meeting Type
- Atlanta City Council
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Meeting Date
- August 12, 2026
Transcript
22 sections
A resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee authorizing the re-employment of City of Atlanta Department of Police employee Gregory Morris, retired police officer, under section 3-505A of the Charter of the City of Atlanta and for other purposes. And item number 10, 26R3906, a resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee authorizing the re-employment of City of Atlanta Department of Police employee Jesse Harold, retired police officer, under section 3-505A of the Charter of the City of Atlanta and for other purposes.
Move by the Honorable Vice Chair Wayne Martin, seconded by the Honorable Byron D. Amos. Please open the vote.
Vote is open. Vote is closed. Five yays, zero nays. The item is favorable. For item number 11, Madam Chair, we do have a request to substitute this item, and the substitute just ensures that the name of the claimant is correct throughout.
Move to bring forward the substitute. Second.
Moved by the Honorable Thomas Worthy, seconded by the Honorable Vice Chair Wayne Martin. Please open the vote.
Vote is open. Vote is closed. 5-A-0-NASA substitute is before the body. This is item number 11, 26R3907, a substitute resolution by the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to amend resolution number 26R3028, which authorized payment in the amount of $1,392.51 in the settlement of property damage claim of James Carragher against the City of Atlanta in order to correct the payee information and for other purposes.
Motion approval as substitute. Second.
Move by the Honorable Thomas Worthy, seconded by the Honorable Vice Chair Wayne Martin. Please open the vote.
The vote is open. The vote is closed, 5 yeas, 0 nays. The item is favorable on substitute. This brings us to item number 12, 26R3908, a resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to rescind resolution number 26R3456, an authorizing payment in the amount of $8,000.00 in the settlement of the property damage claim of Male Bradshaw against the City of Atlanta and for other purposes.
Moved by the Honorable Wayne Martin. seconded by the Honorable Byron D. Amos, please open the vote.
Vote is open. Vote is closed, five yays, zero nays, the item is favorable. Madam Chair, if there are no objections, will we take item 13 and 14 together as a block?
Please proceed.
Item number 1326R3909, a resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee authorizing the settlement of all claims against defendant City of Atlanta in the case of Christopher Brown and E.V. Dumas v. City of Atlanta, civil action file number 25EV001979, pending in the state court of Fulton County, Georgia, in the amount of $295,000.00, authorizing the settlement amount to be charged to and paid from the fund department organization and account numbers to secure in and for other purposes. Item number 14, 26R3910. A resolution by the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee authorizing the settlement of all claims against defendant City of Atlanta in the case of Giovanni Rodriguez v. City of Atlanta, Civil Action File Number 25EV006467, pending in the State Court of Fulton County in the amount of $175,000.00, authorizing the settlement amount to be charged to and paid from the fund, department, organization, and account numbers listed herein and for other purposes. Let's do a group vote then.
Moved by the Honorable Vice Chair Wayne Martin, seconded by the Honorable Byron D. Amos. Please open the vote.
The vote is open. The vote is closed. Five yays, zero nays. The items are favorable. Madam Chair, we have nothing scheduled to come off of held, and therefore this concludes our legislative agenda.
Do we have any announcements for today from the body? If not, this meeting is adjourned.
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