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Votes at a glance — East Point City Council, Jan. 6, 2025
Summary
A concise list of motions and formal outcomes recorded during the Jan. 6 council meeting, including memorial facility use, procedural approvals, façade grant allocation and executive-session authorizations.
This article lists formal motions and recorded outcomes from the East Point City Council meeting on Jan. 6, 2025. It is a concise reference; detailed discussion on many items is covered in separate articles.
Votes recorded in the meeting transcript:
- Use of council chambers for former Mayor Joe Macon’s memorial service — Motion by Council member Shropshire; second by Council member Mitchell; approved by voice vote. (See memorial article.)
- Adopt agenda as printed — Moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.
- Approve city council regular meeting minutes from Dec. 16, 2024 — Moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.
- Adopt resolution for General Circular (legal public-notice mechanism) for the City of East Point — Moved and seconded; approved by voice vote. Staff said the South Fulton neighborhood news is used for distribution and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution or daily report may be used for emergency notice.
- Façade grant distribution (Option 2) — Motion to adopt Option 2 (180k downtown; 105k per ward) moved by Council member Straubshire, seconded by Council member Mitchell. Roll-call votes recorded: Shropshire — Yes; Ack/Ekets — No; Ziegler — No; Cummings — Yes; Mitchell — Yes; Butler — Yes; Martin Rogers — Yes. Motion passed.
- Executive session (real estate, litigation and personnel) — Council recessed into executive session after a motion and second. The council reconvened and recorded several post-executive-session motions: • Natia Morris and Dana Star Morris v. City of East Point — motion to proceed as discussed in executive session; moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. • Authorize city attorney to proceed as discussed in executive session (city manager matter) — moved and seconded; recorded roll call with several dissenting votes; motion carried. • Approve executive-session minutes — moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.
- Motion to adjourn — moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.
Notes on vote records and procedure: Where the transcript records a roll-call vote, individual member votes are listed above; where the transcript records a voice vote, the minutes record whether the motion "carries" or not. If the transcript did not state an individual’s recorded vote, the item is reported as approved by council voice vote.
