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Andre Dickens sworn in for second term as Atlanta mayor; Marcy Collier Overstreet sworn in as council president
Summary
Mayor Andre Dickens and Marcy Collier Overstreet were sworn in Jan. 5 at a ceremony at Georgia State University; both laid out priorities including neighborhood reinvestment, housing, youth investment and expanded civic engagement. The council recessed after a motion to recess carried by voice vote.
ATLANTA — Mayor Andre Dickens and Marcy Collier Overstreet were formally sworn in on Jan. 5 during a ceremony at Georgia State University's Convocation Center, where municipal judges and city council members also took oaths and outlined priorities for the next term.
The ceremony, called to order by municipal clerk Corinne Lindo under Atlanta City Charter Section 2-301, included presentations of the Municipal Court judges, an invocation, remarks by Georgia State University president M. Brian Blake and a benediction. Marcy Collier Overstreet was sworn in as council president; she said she will institute presidential town halls to make city decision-making more accessible to residents who work 9-to-5.
"Will my decisions benefit Atlanta's residents?" Overstreet asked in her remarks, saying every policy, budget and project should "pass the test" of benefiting the city's residents. She cited recent municipal figures, saying Atlanta's population has grown and noting the recently passed…
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