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Committee approves Kenneth Mitchell Jr. to Office of Inspector General governing board
Summary
Kenneth Mitchell Jr., an Atlanta attorney and former Fulton County prosecutor, was appointed by the committee as the Gate City Bar Association representative on the governing board of the Office of Inspector General; the resolution passed 6-0.
The Committee on Council approved a resolution appointing Kenneth Mitchell Jr. to the governing board of the City of Atlanta Office of Inspector General as the Gate City Bar Association representative for a three-year term.
Mitchell, who attended the meeting and spoke briefly, said he is an attorney at Giddens, Mitchell and Associates and has practiced for about nine years. He told the committee he spent five to six years as a prosecutor in the Fulton County District Attorney—s Office, is a native of Atlanta, graduated from Atlanta Public Schools, and previously served with the Gate City Bar Association and as past president of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia.
The committee moved to approve the resolution; the motion was seconded and the committee voted 6-0 to approve the appointment.
Action and vote: Motion to approve by Vice Chair Liliana Batiar, second by Councilwoman McCollins (as recorded); resolution approved 6-0.
Why it matters: The appointment fills a representative seat on the OIG governing board and places an attorney with local prosecutorial experience on the oversight board.
Provenance: The nomination, Mitchell—s remarks and the committee vote are recorded in committee agenda item 25R4083 in the meeting transcript.
