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Votes at a glance: key actions taken by Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 19, 2025
Summary
The board approved multiple routine and contract items, made a board appointment and approved an executive-session contract; this roundup lists motions, movers/seconders where recorded and vote tallies.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted on a number of routine and contract items during its Feb. 19 meeting. Below are the actions recorded on the public agenda and their outcomes.
- Adoption of the consent agenda (agenda item 250112): Motion to adopt by Commissioner Bridget Thorne, seconded by Commissioner Moe Ivory; motion passed 6-0.
- Adoption of the second regular meeting agenda (250128) as amended: Motion to adopt by Commissioner Dana Barrett, seconded by Commissioner Moe Ivory; motion passed 6-0.
- Ratification of minutes (250129) for meetings on Jan. 29 and Feb. 5: Motion to adopt by Vice Chair Bob Ellis, seconded by Commissioner Khadija Abdul Rahman; motion passed 6-0.
- Proclamation recognizing Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Appreciation Day (presentation): Presented and accepted; no opposing roll call recorded.
- Public hearing: transmission of the 2045 comprehensive plan draft for unincorporated Fulton County to ARC and DCA (250131): Motion to approve by Commissioner Khadija Abdul Rahman, seconded by Commissioner Bridget Thorne; passed 6-0. (See separate article for details.)
- Equalize the 2025 cost-of-living adjustments among pensioners (250134): Motion to adopt by Commissioner Abdul Rahman, seconded by Commissioner Thorn; vote recorded as 6-0.
- Discussion and certification of the estimated rollback rate to the tax commissioner (250135): Motion to certify the current millage (8.87) as Fulton County's estimated rollback rate; motion passed 5-1. (See separate article for background and implications.)
- Purchasing and contracts: • Termination of contract for the Office of the Tax Commissioner for electronic check and card processing (250136): Motion to adopt by Commissioner Abdul Rahman, seconded by Commissioner Dana Barrett; passed 6-0. • Real Estate & Asset Management cooperative purchase for kitchen equipment for the Fulton County Jail not to exceed $241,001.15 (250137): Motion to adopt by Commissioner Abdul Rahman, seconded by Commissioner Bridget Thorne; passed 6-0.
- Board appointments (250138): Reappointment of Latonya Nicks Wiley to the Board of Ethics (term ending 02/12/2028): Motion to adopt by Commissioner Khadija Abdul Rahman, seconded by Commissioner Bridget Thorne; passed 6-0.
- Executive-session actions reported out: The board approved requests for representation listed in items 1 through 6 of the executive session agenda (motion by Commissioner Thorne, seconded by Commissioner Moe Ivory; passed 5-0). The board approved a contract with Perion LLC in the amount of $793,448.55 annually for a five-year term with annual renewals contingent upon budget approval (motion by Commissioner Barrett, seconded by Commissioner Moe Ivory; passed 5-0).
Ending: Several items were informational presentations or routine approvals; the board scheduled follow-up work for several operational matters (notably the jail assessment and tax-bill redesign work related to the rollback-rate certification). If additional details are required on any item listed above, the corresponding department was asked to return with documentation or a timeline.
