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Votes at a glance: Clayton County Board approves budget amendments, proclamations, appointments and personnel moves
Summary
During its April 15 meeting the board passed multiple budget amendments, designated Clayton County a Purple Heart County, approved appointments and personnel actions, accepted zoning withdrawals and authorized settlement of a court judgment following executive session.
The Clayton County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine and substantive measures on April 15, 2025. Listed below are actions taken by motion or resolution during the meeting.
Summary of votes and key details
- Emergency addition: Resolution 2025‑78 — Amnesty Day initiative for trash/debris disposal. The board added the resolution to the agenda as an emergency item and approved it. Staff said amnesty events were scheduled for April 18–19 and April 25–26 and there would be no other meeting before those dates.
- Budget amendments (all approved): - Item 18, Budget Amendment 2‑31, FY25 — $118,211 for beautification/landscaping and right‑of‑way services (annual as‑needed contract additions). - Item 19, Budget Amendment 2‑32, FY25 — $99,000 for refuse control part‑time wages and sanitation expenses. - Item 21, Budget Amendment 2‑34, FY25 — $625,000 for repair and maintenance on buildings and contracts (elevators, fire alarms, chemical treatment, fire suppression, pool maintenance, etc.). - Item 22, Budget Amendment 2‑35, FY25 — $219,481 from school bus traffic fine revenue to related expense accounts (distribution: 60% contract manager, 20% school board, 20% county).
- Proclamations and resolutions (approved): - Item 33, Resolution 2025‑76 — Establish Clayton County as a Purple Heart County; staff said a prior proclamation existed but the resolution formalizes county action and authorizes signage and related steps. - Item 34, Resolution 2025‑77 — Initiate rezoning and future land use map amendment for parcels at 1730 East Pleasant Hill Road (initiation approved; formal zoning hearing to follow).
- Zoning and land use actions: - Accepted withdrawals of Future Land Use Map Amendment (BOC25020481) and companion rezoning (BOC25020480) for property at 6368 Highway 42 in Rex (applicant withdrawal accepted). - Approved BOC25010474 / BOC25010473 (FLUM and companion rezoning) for 6115 West Fayetteville Road / 1821 Creel Drive (114 attached units) with conditions (see separate article for details). - Approved BOC2411‑0462 (Conyers Circle rezoning from RS‑110 to RS‑180) to allow five single‑family lots; conditions included masonry and landscaping requirements. - Approved BOC24080446 (Future Land Use Map amendment) for 7257 Mount Zion Boulevard to general commercial; companion rezoning to be heard in June.
- Appointments and boards (approved): - Item 38 — Appointment to MARTA Citizens Advisory Board: Dr. Monica [last name redacted in transcript] appointed to fill a two‑year term through April 6, 2027. - Item 39 — Appointment to Solid Waste Management Authority: Mayor Marcy Flue Allen appointed for a four‑year term through December 31, 2028.
- Ordinance and procedure (tabled and calendar): - Item 36, Ordinance 2025‑73 (amendments to county agenda and presiding officer rules): Commissioners requested additional language and agreed to discuss the ordinance in a May 13 work session and return the item for a vote at the May 20 meeting (motion to add to May 13 work session and table for May 20 passed).
- Executive session and legal settlement (approved upon return): - The board authorized payment under a federal judgment in Britney Williams v. Levon Allen, et al., U.S. District Court, awarding $64,811.96 in damages, $8,804.12 in interest and $287,945 in attorneys’ fees under the Rehabilitation Act; the chief financial officer was authorized to amend the budget to reflect the payment. A commissioner requested legal opinion before a final vote and the motion carried.
- Personnel and human resources (approved): - Promotion: Leslie Moore removed from interim status and appointed permanent Director of Internal Audits (no salary change reported). - Compensation adjustment: Deputy Chief Financial Officer Angela Jackson approved for a 10% salary increase tied to additional budget officer duties; the requested cost was $22,744 annually. - Interim appointment: Patrick Gegi (Community Development Director) appointed interim director of Economic Development following the resignation of the previous director; board approved the interim assignment while the county searches for a permanent replacement.
How actions will be implemented Staff indicated several items will return to technical review committees (zoning preliminaries, sidewalk and buffer plans, parkland conveyance) or require further council review (land conveyance legal steps and budget amendments processed by finance).
Ending: The meeting concluded with executive session actions followed by adjournment. Many adopted items will proceed to technical review or administrative implementation; the board scheduled further discussion on the agenda/meeting rules ordinance at its May 13 work session.
