The City Utilities Committee voted to accept an in‑kind donation from the Georgia Power Company’s make‑ready program to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure at five city facilities (value recorded in the packet at $1,500,000) and separately accepted a donation from the Electrification Coalition of six level‑2 alternating current electric vehicle charging units valued at $30,000.

Chief Sustainability Officer (named in the transcript as both "Chandra Farley" and "Shondra Farley") told the committee that five locations have been selected: four sites in partnership with city departments intended primarily for city vehicles and one site at 650 Connolly Street (the Georgia Hill site) that will be open to the public. Eric Smith, introduced by the CSO as a new staff member, confirmed the six donated AC chargers will be installed at the Connolly Street location.

Council members asked whether charging would be free to employees or the public. The CSO said the city’s employee charging protocol is still under review; chargers at the Government Center parking deck have been complimentary to date but the city is exploring procurement and revenue‑sharing models, and would charge for overstaying to prevent "charge hogging." Committee member comments emphasized equity and a desire for public accessibility in neighborhoods south of I‑20.

Both resolutions were approved in committee (votes recorded with a mix of yays and one abstention noted in the clerk’s roll call for related items). The committee asked procurement to return details on pricing models and access protocols as implementation proceeds.

Next steps: procurement and the sustainability office will continue to finalize operating protocols and revenue models; the Connolly Street site will receive the six level‑2 chargers donated by the Electrification Coalition and the Georgia Power make‑ready work will proceed at the five selected city sites.