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\"This ordinance outlines proposed personnel actions across various departments,\" Blackburn said as he introduced a slide pack that plans 873 total personnel actions, including 125 abolishments, and 325 total abolishments when midyear adjustments and additional department submissions are combined.

Blackburn and his team summarized that the personnel paper includes a mix of abolishments, position creations, reclassifications with and without incumbents, salary-grade amendments and funding-allocation adjustments. The presentation listed 125 abolishments in the printed paper, 93 additional abolishments submitted by departments the previous day, and 107 abolishments processed in a midyear paper, which together bring the estimated total abolishments to 325.

Departments outlined specific actions during the hearing. Examples included:
- Atlanta Department of Transportation: 46 total actions with a shift of some positions from the general fund into capital funds to accelerate capital delivery. Commissioner Solomon Cabins told the council the funding allocations are \"moving to capital.\" He also reported a prior midyear abolition of 88 positions and additional reductions expected.
- Aviation: 103 actions mainly converting mission-critical extra-help roles into permanent positions for a 24/7 operation and reorganizing divisions; the department reported no unfunded vacancies.
- Parks and Recreation: 153 actions including 142 position transfers from the general fund into the parks millage fund and seven abolishments; the department said the transfers represent about $9,200,000 and primarily fund maintenance roles such as tree trimmers, gardeners and park workers.

Council members pressed for details about the difference between funded and unfunded vacancies and how many of the listed vacancies are funded. Vice Chair Juan asked for an updated chart of funded versus unfunded vacancies across departments and requested that HR and finance produce that information before the substitute personnel paper scheduled for Wednesday. Blackburn said HR would work with departments to gather the data and expected an updated package by Tuesday close of business.

Finance and HR staff described the process: departments submit a request-to-fill; the Office of Budget and Fiscal Policy reviews and advises the Vacancy Review Board, which then approves mission-critical hires or denials. Council members asked whether that process is sufficient given the ease by which unfunded positions can be filled if funding is later identified.

Several council members also asked for monetary breakout information where positions are being moved to special revenue or trust funds, citing the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and the parks millage as areas of interest. Jolanda Carr of Finance noted transfers to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund were initially estimated at about $2,000,000 for the positions moving in this round. Council members said they expect an updated, line-level accounting of positions, funding sources and expected dollars before final votes.

Blackburn closed by saying the substitute personnel paper on Wednesday is expected to be the final version and that the HR team and departments would provide the 'Shook report' (year-over-year headcount) and updated funded/unfunded vacancy charts on Wednesday. No formal personnel actions were taken at the hearing; the meeting served as the public review and question-and-answer session for the personnel ordinance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","#Atlanta City Council FY2026 Budget Briefings Afternoon Session May 22, 2025 #atlpol","oneSentenceSummary","The Department of Human Resources presented a citywide personnel paper proposing hundreds of personnel changes for FY26, including hundreds of abolishments, reclassifications and funding transfers across multiple departments.","taxTitle","Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia","taxId",2959,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":78,"_47":79,"_49":80,"_51":81,"_53":82,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":83,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":84,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6228600,"Atlanta City Council offices present FY26 budget proposal, cite $12.3 million plan and staffing changes",0,1878000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3471098-3f2f4457f130b49cc7f6e4347198d7f1&start=1878&end=1878","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3471098-3f2f4457f130b49cc7f6e4347198d7f1/thumbnail_1878000.jpg","/articles/6228600/Atlanta/Fulton-County/Georgia/Atlanta-City-Council-offices-present-FY26-budget-proposal-cite-123-million-plan-and-staffing-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6228600-b5a5de7e6a226718f0f1fd93c74f68d4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183337&Signature=bQVOXoFJoMLyyYIpJ86Hdr53z3gaSnXGvbQJ8onrXgrqUbOOrW609FAuUt6ncewbuN4VjEAoOKMi4Hn0lVqVZUAVexDSYTNhAyeSuWOblvow4JN6S2dTGobxHmui3L~C3b0vQDiqL~7hScpgfcVrHPTjl6e7uRaGHNN~WWbqujBBkVaDpw16t~usDpDBnBD32yDqmvp4~m1~k0ToNw41gUY3kUYyi9pFXFBnCtrRaSenNdKQKK2QlR03AeQxGc-8kn-1yq6PkAQ-5yNLLUqoqQYPzYZsJNvMzDoZe6~45gGicG~MBXhRqOu1E9VaN1V4hTr8LBlIpkiIbNT8R~pcrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Atlanta City Council on Thursday heard a presentation of the council offices' proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, with Santana Kimson Wright, city council chief of staff, outlining priorities, staffing counts and a $12,325,717 funding request.

Wright told Vice Chair Juan and council members, \"I am honored to present the Atlanta City Council's fiscal year 20 26 proposed budget today,\" and introduced municipal clerk Corinne A. Lindo, deputy municipal clerk Evelyn Scott and other staff who helped prepare the packet.

The packet shows a headcount of 54 positions for the council offices: 16 elected officials, 26 council staff positions and 13 municipal clerk positions, with eight current vacancies (five in council staff and three in the clerk's office). Wright said three positions are proposed for abolishment in FY26, which would reduce the total headcount to 51 and lower the calculated vacancy rate from 14.81% to a projected 9.81%.

The proposed FY26 budget for the council offices totals $12,325,717. The budget breakdown listed in the presentation shows personnel and benefits of $9,556,620 (77% of the total); other costs of $1,610,080 (13%); and purchase, contracting and supplies of $1,147,442 (9%). The offices asked for $237,000 for permanent part-time salaries and $71,000 for expense accounts.

Municipal Clerk Corinne A. Lindo highlighted office operations improvements, including a reception area, a DocuSign process for contracts under $100,000, a paperless certification process and a pilot for the Boards, Authorities and Commissions (BA&C) onboarding process. Lindo said the clerk's office handled more than 700 inquiries about domestic partnership certificates and issued about 67 certificates; it also processed roughly 400 annexations and welcomed about 100 property owners into the city limits. Lindo said, \"we have saved you $4,000,000 because we will not have to pay for an election this year,\" referring to the public service commission election.

Councilmembers pressed for clarifications on vacancies and funding. Councilmember Amos thanked Wright and Lindo for pursuing conversion of permanent part-time positions to full-time, and asked about the deputy position the clerk said remains vacant but funded in the FY26 request. Wright said the job description exists and the department was working with the Department of Human Resources and the chief operating officer for vacancy-review approval.

Vice Chair Juan and other members asked for additional detail on the funding and carry-forward process. Wright said finance plans to introduce carry-forward legislation no later than mid-September with funds appropriated by mid-October, and the offices will provide more detailed resumes of carry-forward accounts when the auditors finalize closeout.

The presentation closed with an offer to answer additional questions; Wright thanked the council for the opportunity and noted next steps as budget hearings continue.

Looking ahead, council members asked staff to provide an updated, department-level breakdown of funded and unfunded vacancies before the personnel-substitute paper scheduled for the following Wednesday so the council can review how the council offices' staffing fits into the broader citywide staffing and budget decisions.","City Council chief of staff Santana Kimson Wright and Municipal Clerk Corinne A. Lindo outlined the Atlanta City Council's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and office priorities, including headcount, program highlights from FY25 and an itemized office budget totaling about $12.3 million.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":92,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6228590,"Council presses administration on staffing charges to Affordable Housing Trust Fund and parks millage",1729,4721000,6450000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3471098-3f2f4457f130b49cc7f6e4347198d7f1&start=4721&end=6450","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3471098-3f2f4457f130b49cc7f6e4347198d7f1/thumbnail_4721000.jpg","/articles/6228590/Atlanta/Fulton-County/Georgia/Council-presses-administration-on-staffing-charges-to-Affordable-Housing-Trust-Fund-and-parks-millage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6228590-b0abb8f9dbf2a7877dba6e06ebf5b286/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183337&Signature=bJ1-Y~DtUTHwUv-6IpykuuREJ6meeLKWpJZjUjzjKe3SjYp8yMHDVyx9Nm~L-G-fSYvBQdu4oGqVPs49GLJge6dMXp4TA5MovhLdf4NHNsPyKvIS4brDidBkq8S1watpeo~cuh2YbqVR4ourpY4smxu5Yf4MR2t1vDBvMiPgdqxwCjBhFneSEtYRmLKBeO6~WJNQ-~EOZFG~iZaBe9-G8rxH6LbE1EO~jRt1NIhBEyi-ZtaaD0ZVnz3BE8g7t~KiGkhRgPx~3d2-DYAcSwa02xdykYb6Ly78-jRe1QCrAugkJffrl-Ifj3MjjdacDLg1aEs1-AB4DIVVKbU~Wj-CwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members on Thursday pressed city officials about the practice of funding full-time staff positions from special revenue sources such as the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and the parks millage, saying the decisions change the long-term footprint of city employment.

Council President Shipman and several council members raised concerns that charging permanent FTEs to trust or millage funds makes those positions effectively permanent and shifts a sustained personnel cost onto dedicated revenue streams. \"There's a difference between paying out of a general fund and paying out of a revenue stream like a trust fund,\" Shipman said, noting the permanence of personnel decisions and the effect on long-term commitments.

Jolanda Carr of the Department of Finance told the council the initial positions moving from the executive office into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund represented about $2,000,000 in personnel costs. Finance and HR staff said they will provide a detailed list of the funds and the FTEs charged to each fund before the personnel-substitute paper. CFO Bala clarified the funding source for the trust fund: \"The affordable housing trust fund is funded by general funds,\" Bala said, explaining that budget allocations originate in the general fund and are then allocated to the trust fund in the annual budget process.

Parks and Recreation reported 142 position transfers from the general fund into the parks millage fund and estimated that those transfers represented roughly $9,200,000. Parks staff described the transferred roles as maintenance and operations positions such as tree trimmers, arborists and park workers intended to support park maintenance and security under the millage program.

Councilmember Hillis and others said they expected more specificity about how much of those funds would pay salaries rather than capital or programmatic investments. Councilmember Hillis asked, \"what will those positions be tasked with that kind of fit into the millage fund of parks improvements?\" Parks staff answered they would be used for park maintenance duties.

Council members asked finance to return a line-level accounting that shows: (1) funds with dedicated revenue streams, (2) the dollar amounts of FTE compensation charged to those funds, and (3) whether the funded positions were planned as programmatic or permanent staff. Finance agreed to provide the report ahead of the Wednesday substitute paper.

No policy changes were adopted at the hearing; council members said they intend to use the forthcoming fund-by-fund FTE breakdown to guide decisions about whether certain staff should be funded from dedicated funds or the general fund going forward.","Council members questioned administration officials about moving staff positions onto special funds, asking for a line-item accounting of how many FTEs and what dollar amounts will be paid from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and the parks millage rather than the general fund.","actionData","errors"]

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City HR outlines FY26 personnel paper: up to 873 actions, hundreds of abolishments and a fast timeline

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