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Kennesaw council approves consent agenda, reappoints members and ratifies new finance director
Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting the Kennesaw City Council approved an eight‑item consent agenda, reappointed Tavares Chambliss and Angelo Brown to advisory bodies, and ratified Jennifer Gordy as the city’s next finance director following Gina's retirement; all votes were unanimous 5‑0.
Kennesaw City Council on Feb. 17 voted unanimously to approve its consent agenda, reappoint two residents to advisory bodies and ratify Jennifer Gordy as the next finance director after Gina announced her retirement.
The council approved the consent agenda in a single motion; staff said there are eight items on the consent agenda but did not specify the items during the public portion of the meeting. The motion to approve the consent agenda carried 5‑0.
The council also reappointed Tavares Chambliss to the License Review Board for a term ending December 2025 and reappointed Angelo Brown to the Kennesaw Sister Cities Commission for a term ending in 2026. Both reappointments were approved by unanimous voice/hand vote.
Separately, the council ratified Jennifer Gordy as the city’s finance director following the retirement of Gina. The ratification vote was unanimous. During the ratification the mayor addressed Gordy directly: “Jennifer, we’ve got a lot of confidence in you. We want to wish you well, and we know you got this,” the mayor said.
The motions and seconds for the consent agenda and the appointments were recorded as having been made and seconded, but the transcript did not capture mover/ seconder names for those items. No additional terms, salary details, or effective dates for the finance director position were specified in the meeting record.
