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Mayor Kelly Girtz and Athens-Clarke County Commission convene to hear agency presentations, begin FY27 budget review
Summary
Mayor Kelly Girtz and the Athens-Clarke County Commission met May 21, 2026, to receive presentations from four quasi-governmental agencies and to begin a review of the Mayor’s recommended FY27 budget. No public comments were accepted; the meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Mayor Kelly Girtz and the Athens-Clarke County Commission met May 21, 2026, at the Dougherty Street Auditorium to hear scheduled presentations from quasi-governmental agencies and to begin discussion of the Mayor’s recommended FY27 budget. The meeting opened at 5:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
The agenda listed presentations from the Classic Center Authority (scheduled 5:30 p.m.), Visit Athens (formerly Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau, 5:50 p.m.), Advantage Behavioral (6:10 p.m.), and the Athens Regional Library System (6:30 p.m.), followed by "FY27 Budget Review and Discussion." A link to the FY27 Mayor’s Recommended Budget was noted in the meeting materials. The minutes state the meeting was open to the public but that public comments were not received.
Attendance records on the agenda indicate Mayor Kelly Girtz and Commissioners Patrick Davenport (arrival noted 5:40 p.m.), Tiffany Taylor (arrival noted 5:40 p.m.), Dexter Fisher, Stephanie Johnson (arrival noted 5:37 p.m.), and Carol Myers were present for the session; Allison Wright, Ovita Thornton, Mike Hamby and John Culpepper were marked absent. The transcript provided the meeting agenda and attendee checklist but did not include transcripts of the agency presentations or detail on the Commission’s budget discussion.
No formal motions, votes, or committee actions are recorded in the meeting text provided. The agenda shows the budget review as item III but does not include outcomes, timelines for decisions, or specific budget line items in these minutes. Any substantive determinations or votes on the FY27 budget were not specified in the document supplied.
The meeting record concludes with the adjournment at 7:35 p.m. and a note reiterating that public comments were not solicited or received during this session. Further meetings or follow-up dates for the FY27 budget review were not specified in the provided transcript.
