Remarks by Bridget Thorne
112 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 5
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“And if we approved both, we should get reporting for both sides.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
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“Without going into specifics, in the sheriff's office, does he have an abundance in positions while still having a shortage in the detention facility officers?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
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“Hey there. Chairman Pitts would like me to read it. I guess he doesn't want to talk about national breastfeeding. Yes, yes, so come on down, come on down here. Thank you. Whereas every year August is recognized nationwide as National Breastfeeding Month, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, WIC, uses this time to raise awareness about the benefits of human milk and increase support for nursing mothers. And whereas the goal of the Fulton County Board of Health's WIPP program is to protect the health of families by providing wholesome, nourishing food,…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“It's me again. Hi again. Good to see you again. I am delighted to be here today to present a proclamation honoring our emergency management staff and leadership. Last week I had the pleasure of paying them a visit and going on a tour of the emergency management headquarters right here in this building, alongside with a bipartisan group of legislators. And we were deeply impressed with what we saw. While their work may not be visible, we actually hide them in the depths of this building with no windows and everything. And they're not as visible as our police department and the other public…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“I want to thank you for all the work. I'm sorry that we don't recognize you more often, but it gives me great pleasure to present this proclamation. Whereas the Atlanta Fulton County Emergency Management Agency, AFCEMA, is the lead county organization responsible for providing coordination and management of preparedness, response, recovery, prevention, and mitigation activities within Fulton County. And whereas local emergency managers, Across all sectors, community leaders, state governments, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, dedicate countless hours to developing…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you. So you're saying that he all of a sudden hired 24 in the past couple weeks?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“And what was the impetus to all of a sudden, because I see, you know, 0100310613, and then 24. So all of a sudden he's hiring, what changed?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, I'm also aware that the monitors report is coming out at the end of the month that will highlight some of the deficiencies in the sheriff's office. He just sent over, I haven't had a chance to read it, but a lengthy letter disputing the monitors report that's coming out soon. Thank you.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Could you explain the grant that they lost?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay. And then also, expanding on Commissioner Barrett, the sheriff mentioned that there was an uptick in women's arrest and we don't know why it's all of a sudden women that are being arrested, but don't we house women at ACDC?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“And we have 236 beds available at ACDC according to the chart, so. I don't understand why there's an issue with overcrowding if we have 236 beds available there. Is it a staffing issue? I think it's staffing at this point, right. We cannot staff ACDC to accommodate more women? Correct. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Also in the meeting, he mentioned that the magistrate court was not doing first appearances. They were only doing it three days a week. but I reached out to the magistrate court and they said they're still doing six days a week and the state court has their accusation calendar three days a…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, yeah, and again, I'd like to learn more about this consolidated trial calendar and about funding that more fully at our next meeting if possible.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“There was a public comment about the jail, the inmate that escaped. Do you have information on that?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, and I mean, I support the motion on the floor. I believe MARTA, our taxpayers, we pay a lot into MARTA, and there are experts in this area that they should take on a bit more responsibility. Did you look at other senior ride providers? I know our senior services, North Fulton Senior Services has their ride programs as well.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“And South Fulton, okay. So they overlap with our programs there in addition to our program, correct? Yes, they do. I also, the 12.7% cancellation rate, you said to do a campaign. This is for the buses. And you said they had to book the buses how far out?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Is there any way of shortening that window?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Do they get a reminder of their upcoming ride that they've scheduled, a text message or some kind of, so they can go ahead and cancel in a timely fashion if need be?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, but we still have that high cancellation rate.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Do they have an unlimited number of rides with the trans-dev system?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Yeah, is there any kind of penalty if you cancel?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, and maybe with TransDev, when they give that reminder, if they could kind of put the campaign message in there of how detrimental it is and how costly it is to keep this program going and put some responsibility on the person that's scheduling that trip and failing to cancel.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you. Yes, we had several public comments today about the cost of care petitions. One example was the dog Libra $20,000 we incurred in caring for that dog only to have it euthanized in the end. And it's just heartbreaking that these dogs are in our shelters in the first place. So with that being said, legally we can have a cost of care petition. to avoid the financial obligation of us caring for the dog and put that on the owners instead. So I'd like to make a motion to direct the county attorney's office to work with Lifeline to set up a process or procedure to submit those cost of care…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Could we have some overseeing of using a combination, having staff that oversees volunteers, or pay a nominal stipend to resolve a case so then that there's some kind of contract between us and the volunteer attorneys?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026
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“Well, looking at the cost, it seems like outside council would be.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 19, 2026