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Votes at a glance: Kennesaw council postpones parade ordinance, approves consent items and crime stats, appoints benefits committee members
Summary
At the April meeting the council postponed a public-hearing ordinance on events and parades, approved the consent agenda and March crime statistics, appointed three members to a benefits committee, and authorized entry into executive session under OCGA.
The Kennesaw mayor and council recorded several routine and procedural votes during the April meeting, including a postponement of a public-hearing ordinance, unanimous approval of the consent agenda and March crime statistics, appointments to a benefits committee, and direction to enter executive session under state law.
Postponement of parade-and-public-gatherings ordinance: The council moved to postpone item 10A (an ordinance to amend events, parades, and public gatherings). The public hearing was advertised but no public commenters spoke on the item at this meeting; the council voted unanimously to postpone the ordinance to the June 30 meeting and the July 7 regular meeting.
Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda (10 items) by a single motion and unanimous vote.
Crime statistics: The police chief presented March 2025 crime statistics and highlighted increases in intimidation (+9), fraud (+14), and larceny (+6) compared with the same period in 2024; the council voted unanimously to accept the statistics as presented.
Appointments: The mayor nominated Jennifer Gordy (Finance), Adam Hainline (Police Department), and Camille McElwee (Museum) to the benefits committee. The council voted unanimously to confirm the appointments.
Executive session: The council voted to enter closed session under the Georgia Open Meetings statutes (OCGA 50-14-2 and OCGA 50-14-3(b)) for land and legal matters and later directed the presiding officer to execute an affidavit in compliance with OCGA 50-14-4 and ratified closed-session actions.
The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
