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Committee adopts 2025 goals and confirms five appointments, including Invest Atlanta nominees
Summary
The Committee on Council adopted the committee’s 2025 goals and approved multiple board and advisory appointments, including two Invest Atlanta nominees. All listed appointments and the goals were approved unanimously in committee.
The Committee on Council adopted its 2025 goals and objectives and confirmed several appointments to city boards and advisory committees, voting unanimously on the items taken as blocks.
The committee approved the committee’s 2025 goals and objectives (consent item) on a 7‑0 vote. The action was moved and seconded by committee leadership and included on the consent agenda.
Communications and appointments approved by the committee included: - Andrea B. Beha: Communication 24C5142 from Tony Roberts of the Atlanta Bar Association recommending Andrea B. Beha to serve a three‑year term on the Atlanta Citizens Review Board; committee action: filed, vote 7‑0. - Jennifer Freeman: Communication 25C0007 appointing Jennifer Freeman to a two‑year term on the Atlanta Commission on Women; committee action: confirmed, vote 7‑0. Freeman addressed the committee, noting prior service on the Atlanta Planning Advisory Board and community work with organizations including the YWCA, Girl Scouts and local nonprofits. - Maria Sunnikova: Communication 25C0009 from attorney James Radford nominating Maria Sunnikova to the City of Atlanta Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Committee; committee action: confirmed, vote 7‑0. The record notes Sunnikova previously appeared before the Transportation Committee and was not present at today’s meeting. - Ken Zeph and Audra L. Cunningham: Resolutions 25R3152 and 25R3135 appointing Ken Zeph (Atlanta Board of Education nominee) and Audra L. Cunningham (council appointee, business category) to the board of Invest Atlanta for four‑year terms beginning upon approval; committee action: approved as a block, vote 7‑0.
Motions to approve or file each item were made by Vice Chair Liliana Bhatiari and seconded as indicated in the record. Committee votes on these communications and resolutions were unanimous in committee.
The committee record shows the items were recommended by staff communications and submitted by the listed nominators. Several appointees either addressed the committee or were represented by the submitting party.
