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Votes at a glance: committee approves settlements, holds parks security amendment and forwards corrected settlement to full council
Summary
The committee approved claims and three settlement matters, held a parks security amendment for review, and advanced a corrected settlement item to full council with a condition to fix a scrivener’s error.
The Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee took multiple procedural and financial actions during its Jan. 16 meeting.
Claims: The committee approved favorable claims on a motion by Council Member Antonio Lewis, seconded by Vice Chair Dustin Hillis. The vote to approve favorable claims was 6‑0. The committee then approved unfavorable claims by the same margin (6‑0).
Ordinance (first reading): The committee opened consideration of Ordinance 250‑1027, an amendment to the 2025 Intergovernmental Grant Fund budget adding $562,879 for the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for the Atlanta Police Department; the ordinance was introduced for first reading and will proceed through the council process.
Settlements and litigation items: - Item 25R3072 (Elizabeth Ison Lane v. City of Atlanta, Civ. No. 23EV005719): Committee authorized settlement in the amount of $18,000 to be charged to the general fund litigation account. Vote: favorable, 6‑0. - Item 25R3073 (Crystal Ford Garling on behalf of Tyrone Edwards v. City of Atlanta, Civ. No. 23EV008249): Committee authorized settlement in the amount of $7,990 to be charged to the general fund litigation account. Vote: favorable, 6‑0. - Item 25R3074 (Abraham Millsap and [Bridal] v. City of Atlanta, Civ. No. 24CV000307): The committee noted conflicting amounts in the staff paperwork (2,400; 36,100; and a total stated as 6,000). Committee members asked for a corrected substitute. The committee moved the item forward to full council with no recommendation on condition that the corrected copy be provided; vote: 6‑0.
Appointment: Council Member Dustin Hillis was nominated and elected vice chair of the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee earlier in the meeting; the committee recorded a 4‑0 vote at that time.
Votes summary: Favorable claims (6‑0); unfavorable claims (6‑0); motion to hold 25R3071 (parks security amendment) passed 6‑0; 25R3072 and 25R3073 approved 6‑0; 25R3074 advanced to council with no recommendation pending corrected language (6‑0).
Why it matters: The settlements authorize city payments from the general fund and the Edward Byrne grant ordinance would add federal grant funding to APD’s 2025 budget pending council approval.
