Mayor Kobe, speaking at the City of South Fulton’s anniversary event, said he will ask the City Council to place a moratorium on the city’s policy of seizing citizens’ cash and property until Fulton County clears a backlog of criminal cases and procedures are put in place to protect due process. "I'll be asking our council and our city to place a moratorium on this policy of confiscating people's property until Fulton County can clear the 5 year backlog of our cases," he said.

The moratorium request responds to the city's use of civil asset forfeiture under Georgia law; the mayor said the city has seized "over $1,000,000 in cash and the property of citizens in dozens of cases" and that, in many instances, defendants' cases have not been heard in Fulton County. He said Georgia's asset forfeiture law allows law enforcement to take property when there is evidence of a reasonable possibility of guilt but emphasized that the city should hold seized property until people have had their day in court and provide reparations if they are found innocent.

Separately, Kobe described the city's use of speed cameras and a dedicated pedestrian safety fund. He said the city has collected "over $15,000,000" from speed-camera fines since 2019 and set aside 25 cents of every dollar for the Trevon Wilkins Pedestrian Safety Fund. "Speed tables are 100% effective," Kobe said, and announced the city will work to install them where feasible and offer studies to neighborhoods that request them.

Discussion versus formal action: Kobe's statement is a formal request to the council (direction/assignment) but not a council decision; no motion or vote was recorded during the remarks. The mayor framed the moratorium as contingent on Fulton County clearing its backlog and on the council adopting procedures for holding and returning property.

Background and context: The mayor tied the pedestrian fund to the 2019 creation of a fund named for Trevon Wilkins, a student killed crossing Old National Highway, and said the city has already installed more than 15 speed humps and speed tables. He characterized civil asset forfeiture as needing reform locally even though state law permits seizure as part of criminal investigations.

What’s next: The City Council will receive the mayor’s request; any moratorium would require council consideration and a formal vote or policy change. Citizens seeking traffic-calming studies were directed to contact the mayor’s office for placement requests.