Committee approves municipal‑court software amendment, reemployment, physician contract and eight settlements — all votes 6-0

The Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee voted unanimously on Oct. 27 to advance several items on the legislative agenda, including a municipal‑court software sole‑source amendment, a reemployment resolution for a retired officer, a substituted resolution extending inmate physician services and a block of eight settlement resolutions.

Agenda and minutes: The committee first adopted the meeting agenda and approved the prior meeting minutes by recorded unanimous votes.

Municipal‑court software amendment (ordinance 2nd reading): The committee approved amendment No. 2 to Sole Source Agreement SSS‑220283, Pioneer Technology Benchmark Maintenance and Support with Catalyst Court and Land Records LLC, authorizing the mayor or designee to execute the amendment and exercise renewal option No. 2 for a one‑year term retroactive to Jan. 25, 2025–Jan. 24, 2026, for a total amount not to exceed $300,750. The motion was moved and seconded and carried 6–0.

Reemployment of retired officer (resolution 25R4108): The committee approved a resolution authorizing the reemployment of City of Atlanta retiree Senior Police Officer Roderick Williams by the Atlanta Police Department for annual compensation not to exceed $66,705.60 pursuant to City Charter §3‑505(b). The motion carried 6–0.

Inmate physician services substitute (resolution 25R4109): The committee approved, as substituted, an amendment to resolution 23‑R‑45959 to correct the terms of special procurement SP‑S‑2303‑1230265 for inmate physician services with Edgar L. Scott III, M.D. The substitute specifies a three‑year period with two one‑year renewal options and an amount not to exceed $250,000 annually for services as physician and medical director at the Atlanta City Detention Center. A committee member asked whether the physician services position is full‑ or part‑time; staff said they did not know at the time and would follow up. The substitute passed 6–0.

Settlements (items 4–11; resolutions 25R4110–25R4117): The committee took items 4 through 11 as a block and approved the following settlement authorizations (amounts are those listed in the resolution captions):

• Amber Pryor v. City of Atlanta — $35,000 (state court of Fulton County; civil action file number 25EV4319)

• Colonial County Mutual Insurance Co. (subrogee of Michael Odell) v. City of Atlanta et al. — $9,704.58 (superior court of Fulton County; case 25CV007183)

• Janice Vernita Dudley v. City of Atlanta — $7,000 (state court of Fulton County; file 22EV006419)

• Kimberly Cooley v. City of Atlanta et al. — $75,000 (state court of Fulton County; file 25EV000536)

• Shannora Rogers Holness v. City of Atlanta — $47,500 (superior court of Fulton County; case 24CV008010)

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., subrogee of Kendall Shiresse Balmos v. City of Atlanta — $10,247.73 (state court of Fulton County; file 25EV004591)

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., subrogee of D'Angelo Ash v. City of Atlanta — $4,129.17 (state court of Fulton County; file 24EV010143)

• Tambor and Harris v. City of Atlanta — $50,000 (state court of Fulton County; file 23EV007589)

The block was approved 6–0. Committee members noted that there were no items slated to come off hold.

Votes and motions: Where recorded in the transcript, motions and seconders are noted (for example, the agenda was moved by Antonio Lewis and seconded by Vice Chair Dustin Hillis). Several votes were recorded as “6 yeas, 0 nays.” Where a specific mover was not spoken on the record for a block motion, the item is recorded in the minutes as approved by the committee with the tally indicated.

What happens next: Approved amendments and resolutions will be forwarded per council process. Staff said they would follow up with the Department of Corrections on the physician services staffing question requested by Council Member Isha Collins.