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Chair reminds council that early voting has begun and warns inactive boards may be terminated under charter
Summary
Chair Isha Collins announced that early voting for the 2025 City of Atlanta municipal election has begun and relayed a municipal clerk notice that inactive boards and commissions may be terminated under City Charter section 3-401.
Chair Isha Collins reminded members that early voting for the 2025 City of Atlanta municipal election has begun and that Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
Collins also notified councilmembers to expect letters from the municipal clerk regarding termination of inactive boards and commissions. She summarized the clerk—s explanation that, pursuant to City Charter section 3-401, any boards created by ordinance or resolution that fail to establish a quorum within 90 days after adoption or that fail to meet within 60 days after establishing a quorum may be terminated or sunset by the municipal clerk, with notice to the appointing entities. A municipal clerk representative told the committee that the charter grants an additional period (as stated in the charter) to attempt reestablishment before termination.
Collins said the administration is also working to secure a new legislative management system to better track appointments and board activity; she thanked the clerk—s office for work on the notification process.
Why it matters: The notices and charter provision define a procedure that could remove boards or commissions that have been inactive, which affects appointees and any bodies that have not met or established quorum.
Provenance: Announcement and clerk remarks are recorded in the committee transcript during the closing remarks of the legislative agenda.
