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Decatur commission approves nonprofit contracts, moves forward on charter revision to allow a directly elected mayor
Summary
The commission approved contracts for three nonprofits, adopted home‑rule charter amendments for first reading and voted to pursue a charter change that would create a directly elected mayor; it also approved several budget housekeeping items and a sidewalk‑easement contract.
At its Dec. 1 meeting the Decatur City Commission approved a package of nonprofit contracts, took a first reading on a revised city charter and voted to pursue a charter amendment to allow a directly elected mayor.
The commission authorized contracts for services with the DeKalb History Center ($10,000), Global Growers Network ($15,000) and the Decatur Arts Alliance ($15,000). Each organization’s executive director made brief remarks about programming and community impact; the contracts passed on unanimous voice votes.
On charter changes, city staff presented an updated redline charter drafted with the National…
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