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Committee files reparations commission appointees and approves Municipal Market Company board appointment
Summary
The Committee on Council filed two appointments to the City of Atlanta Reparations Study Commission and approved a two-year appointment to the Municipal Market Company board; both measures were adopted 6-0.
The Committee on Council filed two communications recommending appointments to the City of Atlanta Reparations Study Commission and approved a mayoral appointment to the Municipal Market Company board of directors.
Communications filed: The committee filed a communication from Jonathan Gales, PhD, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Georgia State University, appointing Akinhele Umoya to the Reparations Study Commission, and a communication from Adria Welcher, PhD, director of general education at Morehouse College, accepting service to the commission. The committee reported that the commission now has quorum; the filing was approved 6-0.
Municipal Market Company: The committee also approved a mayoral communication appointing Katie Mola to the Municipal Market Company board for a two-year term; that item was adopted 6-0.
Action and votes: The two reparations commission communications were filed on a motion approved 6-0. The appointment of Katie Mola to the Municipal Market Company board was approved 6-0.
Why it matters: The filings put the named appointees on record and confirm that the Reparations Study Commission has reached quorum. The Municipal Market Company appointment fills a two-year board term.
Provenance: The filings and votes are recorded in committee agenda items 25C00A2, 25C01114 and 25C01115 in the committee transcript.
