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Atlanta committee amends code to codify committee-of-the-whole procedures
Summary
The Committee on Council approved an amended ordinance, 25-O-1291, adding section 2-106 to the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances to codify procedures for council meetings when meeting as a committee of the whole; the amendment and final ordinance passed 7-0.
The Committee on Council approved an amended ordinance to codify procedures for the City Council when it meets as a committee of the whole.
The committee, chaired by Ishae Collins, voted 7-0 to adopt the amendment and then approved the amended ordinance (item 25-O-1291). The amendment makes minor edits to the recitals and adds additional context to subsection f, “motions in order,” and the final measure adds a new section 2-106 to the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances.
Committee members asked if there were questions about the amendment before Councilman Howard Shook moved to amend and the motion was seconded. The amendment passed on a voice vote of 7 yays, 0 nays. The amended ordinance was then moved for final approval, seconded by Vice Chair Liliana Batiari, and passed 7 yays, 0 nays.
The ordinance’s caption states it is “An amended ordinance by committee on council to amend part 2, chapter 2 administration, article 2 legislative of the City of Atlanta code of ordinances to add a new section 2-106 to codify procedures for the committee of the for the city council when meeting as committee of the whole and for other purposes.”
The transcript record does not specify an effective date or implementation steps beyond the committee action.
