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At-a-glance: Council votes on personnel changes, policies, court rules and election administration (Jan. 27, 2025)
Summary
The council approved FY2025 personnel changes, adopted a workplace wellness policy and the uniform municipal court rules, and set election administration arrangements with DeKalb County. It also approved the minutes and amended the 2025 meeting calendar; the appointment of the finance director passed 3-2.
The Stonecrest City Council on Jan. 27 recorded a series of procedural and policy votes, including personnel, policy and administrative items.
Key outcomes at the Jan. 27 meeting
- Appointment of finance director: The council voted 3-2 to appoint LaKeisha Gaines as City Finance Director. The motion to approve the appointment carried 3-2 and the new director was introduced at the meeting.
- FY2025 personnel changes: On second reading the council approved an ordinance to amend the pay and classification plan and to create and reclassify positions consistent with the FY2025 budget. Vote: 5-0.
- Workplace wellness policy: The council adopted a workplace wellness policy for city employees, including an added definition of "health and wellness" as requested during the Jan. 13 work session. Vote: 5-0.
- Uniform municipal court rules: The council adopted the uniform rules of the Municipal Court of Georgia to bring Stonecrest's court procedures into alignment with state municipal-court rules. Vote: 5-0.
- Election administration and qualifying dates: The council appointed the DeKalb County Board of Registrations and Elections to conduct the city's November 2025 municipal election and set qualifying dates and fees for the Nov. 5, 2025 general municipal election (and Dec. 2025 runoff if needed). Vote: 5-0.
- Meeting calendar changes: The council amended the 2025 meeting calendar to move the May meeting to May 29, change the June meeting (originally June 23) to June 26 because of the Georgia Municipal Association conference, and combine December meetings to Dec. 18; the council also discussed closing City Hall during the holiday period. Vote to amend calendar: 5-0.
Other procedural items approved by unanimous vote included approval of the agenda and multiple sets of minutes, and adoption of the FY2025 personnel ordinance on second reading.
Vote detail and procedure: Where the transcript recorded seat-based tallies rather than individual roll-call names, votes are reported by district seat as recorded in the meeting. For contested or split votes the transcript listed a roll-call of aye/nay by district seat and the item's result is shown above.
Why it matters: These actions set personnel and administrative policies for 2025, finalize several staff-facing policies, and establish the administration and schedule for the 2025 municipal election. The appointment of the finance director was a contested 3-2 decision and will affect the city's financial-management leadership as the city works to complete outstanding audits and post transparency tools to the website.
