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Athens-Clarke County commission enters executive session on real estate, adjourns
Summary
The Athens-Clarke County mayor and commission met Feb. 3, 2026, in a brief special session to enter an executive session on real estate acquisition/disposal; motions to enter the executive session and to adjourn were recorded as passing unanimously. The minutes contain an internal inconsistency noting Commissioner Hamby as absent while crediting Hamby with making the motions.
The Mayor and Commission of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County met in a special called session at City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at 7:39 p.m. The minutes state the purpose of the meeting was to "enter into executive session to discuss real estate acquisition and/or disposal." The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
The minutes list Mayor Girtz and Commissioners Link, Taylor, Wright, Fisher, Johnson, Myers and Thornton as present and list Commissioners Davenport, Culpepper and Hamby as absent. The record then states, "A motion was made by Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Fisher, to enter into executive session. The motion passed by unanimous vote." It later records that "A motion was made by Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Fisher, to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by unanimous vote."
The minutes do not include a roll-call vote breakdown naming individual yes/no votes; they report both motions as having "passed by unanimous vote." The document does not record any public discussion of the real estate matter itself; the stated subject was the reason given for moving into executive session. The minutes include a signature line for the Clerk of Commission but provide no further detail about actions taken inside the closed session or any next steps announced to the public.
