Remarks by Wayne Martin
34 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Again, thank you, Councilmember Lewis, for making sure these kinds of heroes get their praises sung from the lofty tower known as City Hall. We want to make sure that everyone understands that there's nothing more important than celebrating our young people and their accomplishments. But the only thing that's almost as important is celebrating those that helped them get there. And it's people like you, Coach Tim. I know Coach Tim Wynn. You probably know him, too. With all these legendary Tims in Atlanta that are helping our young people. So I'm going to call you Tim B. today. We just want to…”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“As Coach Tim and his celebrants leave the dais, all of those that are here to celebrate Veritas, please come up to the dais at this time.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Trying to maintain that time, Madam President.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Isn't that right? Check out their socks.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Coach Tim and family, if you all could exit right. Our Veritas Debate Institute group is going to come up on the left. Thank you so much. All right. Everybody, please come for, if you're celebrating the Veritas Debate Institute, you'll join us on the dais.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“All right. It is with great pleasure and honor that I celebrate this amazing group of young people that are from all over Metro Atlanta. They are champions by right, but we're here today to celebrate their latest win, the Veritas Debate Institute of Atlanta. Can we please give them a round of applause? This distinctive group was founded in 2017 by their founder and visionary, Brandon Fleming. And today we are celebrating their eighth consecutive championship. And there's only been nine of them. And they've won eight of them. And we're here to celebrate that on the day. We've got students from…”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you so much, Mr. Mayor. I was a member of the championship federal high school debate team. I told the young people 25 plus years ago, we're extremely proud of you all. Until the Falcons win, you're all we got. So y'all got to keep winning. Y'all got to keep winning. I'm a fan. I said until we win. I also wanted to give an opportunity to any of our colleagues to come forward if they want to say anything to congratulate these young people. Please receive Council Member Ishe Collins.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Congratulations, winner. All right. Get them W's. He made that very clear. Also wanted to make sure that I acknowledged our colleague here at the city of Atlanta, our treasurer, Courtney Knight, who was a board member for this organization. There he is. Can we give a round of applause for Courtney? Thank you. I'm going to be making a contribution today of $1,000 to support the team's future endeavors. So thank you. I know you would like that. You're a money man. We want to make sure that you all understand you're supported and backed, and we want to make sure you succeed at every level. And…”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you all so much. As you can see, it is working in our communities. We appreciate you at this time. We're going to come with a minute and 20 seconds to spare and take a photo. Congratulations again.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Absolutely. Thank you so much, Council Member Collins. As a family member that made an attempt on their life and thank God they were unsuccessful because they were alone. And when we all got to the place to speak to them about what had happened, we asked the question of why didn't you tell somebody? And they talked about the stigma. around it. And so days like today help us tear down stigma, help us to share with our neighbors, our sisters, our brothers from across the world that it is okay to reach out when you're in crisis. So I celebrate all those that have survived taking their own lives.…”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“One moment. I would like to make a friendly amendment. Any discussion?”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I'd like to make a friendly amendment to add my name as a cosponsor.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“No. I'm looking at my account screen right here for my council account.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I just want to add my name as a co-sponsor of the legislation.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you so much, Madam President. ILMS ID number 41095, a resolution by Council Members Wayne Martin and Andrea Boone to correct resolution number 26-R-3913, adopted by the Atlanta City Council on August 17, 2026, and approved per city charter. section 2-403 on August 26, 2026 authorizing the second renewal option for an agreement number SP-S-1230018 time clock replacement and licensing with the time clock plus LLC on behalf of the Department of Atlanta Information Management to include the fund department organization and account numbers associated with the funding string and for other…”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. IMSS ID 41125, a resolution by council members Wayne Martin, Matt Westmoreland, Kelsey Bond, Byron Amos, Ishe Collins, Dustin Hillis, Thomas Worthy, Liliana Bakhtiari, and a lot of other council members whose names I cannot make out. Jason Dozier, Byron Amos for one. A resolution by these council members requesting the chief financial officer to eliminate the requirement that personnel requests for the municipal court be submitted to the vacancy review board and for other purposes.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Please join us, all those that are here to celebrate this amazing Southwest Atlanta staple.”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“All those that are here to celebrate with Rick Walker and the team at Rick's Beauty and Barber, please come up now so we can celebrate.”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“All right. As we all know, August is Black Business Month all over the country. And in Atlanta, we are no stranger to black businesses. In fact, we hold the record for having the most black-owned businesses in the entire country located right here in the city of Atlanta. And so we thought it would be great for us to highlight one of Atlanta's staple businesses, Southwest Atlanta's staple businesses, a District 11 business in the form of Rick's Barber and Beauty Salon. Can we give a round of applause for this amazing business? Rick Walker is our five proprietor. He is here surrounded by all…”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Right. So not only is Atlanta home to the world's greatest aggregation of Black-owned businesses, Atlanta has a rich history, especially in the hair care space, as we think about the history of the Crystal Palace, which is at the corner of Auburn and Peachtree in the early 1900s, all the way to the Browner brothers, you know, and their great impact on the world of black hair care. Rick's Barber and Beauty Salon has a place in Atlanta's history, and we're here to celebrate 30 years of that today. So one more round of applause for this amazing leader. and his amazing business. I'm gonna start…”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Now we're going to hear from council member Boone.”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“And what better than one businessman than two? We did not want the day to go by or this moment, this momentous occasion of 30 years in business, which is, by the way, a very long time for businesses to stay in operation. But we also wanted to honor my fellow native brother, Vincent Clemons, man. You have also been... You've also been... This is right in the front of the barbershop. I don't get a chance to go very much. I bought a ball pretty early in life. Me and Byron Amos. But when I get by the barbershop, you know, I always see you first. And that same smile that you just flashed is what…”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026