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McDonough council holds organizational meeting; mayor and three council members sworn in
Summary
At an organizational meeting, the City Council of McDonough swore in the mayor and three council members, approved a consent agenda including Dec. 17 minutes, and opened nominations for planning and zoning bodies. No public comments were offered; several nominees were forwarded for the Planning Commission and BZA.
The City Council of McDonough convened its first organizational meeting of the year and completed its swearing-in and initial housekeeping tasks. Chief municipal judge Andrea Boyd administered oaths to the mayor and three council members as part of the ceremony.
Judge Andrea Boyd read the oath of office for the mayor and identified the mayor as Cam Varner during the ceremony. The mayor affirmed the oath, signed the paperwork and received applause.
The judge also administered oaths to District 1 representative Xavier Johnson, at-large councilwoman Vanessa Thomas and the District 2 councilmember whose name appears in the transcript as Jamal (recorded variously as Burke/Burt/Byrd); each affirmed and signed the oath.
On routine business, the council considered the consent agenda to approve the Dec. 17, 2025 meeting minutes. A motion and second were recorded and the clerk announced the motion passed (clerk reported five in favor). The public comment period produced no speakers on the record.
Council members moved to nominate candidates for the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals. Nominations for the Planning Commission included Latonya Hawkins (renomination), Stanley Head, Fredrina McLaughlin, Jerry Hayes (at-large), Tara Castora and Mark Thomas. For the Board of Zoning Appeals, nominations included Samuel Humphries and Charles Pearsall; one councilmember asked that an additional nomination be postponed until the Jan. 20 meeting.
The meeting proceeded to an executive session later in the agenda for litigation, real estate and personnel matters, and the council reconvened afterward to take action on items discussed in closed session.
The council adjourned after brief project updates from council members about events and priorities for the year.
