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Council adopts ordinance to ban intentional disruptions of official city meetings after Georgia Supreme Court guidance
Summary
City Council approved an ordinance, 5-0, that targets people who attend official city meetings with the intent to disrupt proceedings; city attorney said the measure responds to a Georgia Supreme Court ruling and follows GMA recommendations.
The City Council voted 5-0 to adopt an ordinance making it unlawful to attend official city meetings with the intent to disrupt the proceedings, the city attorney told the council. The city attorney said the Georgia Supreme Court recently struck down a statute in the Official Code of Georgia and that the new ordinance follows guidance and recommendations from the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA).
“This makes it illegal to come here with the intent to prevent you from doing your job as members of the city council,” the city…
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