Next Council Meeting
IN PERSON & Online (YouTube)
Tuesday, March 26 • 4PM
Click to Download PDF of Work Session Agenda
Burdett Park Gym
2945 Burdett Road, 30349
You can watch the previous Planning Commission Meeting on this issue, and all other Zoning Hearings, at the link below.
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South Fulton Mayor khalid vetoed another attempt by Councilmembers to cancel in-person meetings.
Sunday, March 6 — With his latest veto of online-only meetings, Mayor khalid is moving South Fulton forward towards in-person Council Meetings. "It is hypocritical to require City of South Fulton employees to come to work in person 5 days per week but refuse to meet in-person with our employers (the People) twice a month," the Mayor wrote in his veto.
City of South Fulton
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COSF5th Festival
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Parks & Arts Town Hall
Kingdom of God Church • 4590 Welcome All Road, 30349
Wednesday, March 9 • 7PM
CITY COUNCIL
Next Council Meeting
IN PERSON & Online (YouTube)
Tuesday, March 8 • 4PM
Click to Download PDF of Work Session Agenda
Burdett Park Gym
2945 Burdett Road, 30349
Watch LIVE Here
Work Sessions usually occur the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Work Sessions will not run longer than two hours, from 4PM to 6PM. City Council does not vote in Work Sessions, but uses them to discuss complex issues in deep detail.
The first item on February's Work Session Agenda is a discussion of a forensic and operational audit, called for by several citizens since the 2021 Election and promised by Mayor khalid in his Inaugural Address.
This will be followed by a plan, presented by City Manager Tammi Saddler-Jones, to return to in-person Council Meetings on February 22. This will be the first time South Fulton's City Council will meet in-person in two years. Some members of City Council opposed the idea, but have been attending in-person conferences in and traveling out-of-state. Additionally, the City required all other employees to return to in-person work in August last year.
Next will be a discussion on retention bonuses & benefits for all City employees, in response to Mayor khalid's highly publicized veto of bonuses for police only. Last year Fulton County and Atlanta used its American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds in part to offer a 3 percent salary bonus to all its employees. DeKalb used ARP funding to offer a flat $2000 retention bonus to their employees. Athens-Clarke County gave out $1,000 checks to all its employees. South Fulton Police and Firefighters are already receiving $1,000 checks under a program created by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
The first item on February's Work Session Agenda is a discussion of a forensic and operational audit, called for by several citizens since the 2021 Election and promised by Mayor khalid in his Inaugural Address.
This will be followed by a plan, presented by City Manager Tammi Saddler-Jones, to return to in-person Council Meetings on February 22. This will be the first time South Fulton's City Council will meet in-person in two years. Some members of City Council opposed the idea, but have been attending in-person conferences in and traveling out-of-state. Additionally, the City required all other employees to return to in-person work in August last year.
Next will be a discussion on retention bonuses & benefits for all City employees, in response to Mayor khalid's highly publicized veto of bonuses for police only. Last year Fulton County and Atlanta used its American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds in part to offer a 3 percent salary bonus to all its employees. DeKalb used ARP funding to offer a flat $2000 retention bonus to their employees. Athens-Clarke County gave out $1,000 checks to all its employees. South Fulton Police and Firefighters are already receiving $1,000 checks under a program created by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
In addition to financial payouts, Mayor khalid has proposed more cost-effective — and in some cases, revenue-neutral — incentives for City employees. He proposes offering Summer Fridays to compete with modern workplaces for millennial employees; and making the City of South Fulton the first in the State to recognize Kwanzaa as an official City Holiday.
The final item on the agenda is a discussion of Georgia Power's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. The IRP is a months-long process in which energy companies make decisions on energy production. IRP decisions can have an effect on citizens' energy bills. In 2020, the Public Service Commission (which regulates power companies and approves their resource plans) approved a Georgia Power IRP that passed on $525 million coal ash clean-up to its customers by raising the prices of your heating bill. Wan Smith of Georgia Conservations Voters will present a plan that makes the City of South Fulton part of the IRP process to support clean energy production and stop rising energy bills.
This final item may not be heard until after the 6PM Zoning Hearing.
The final item on the agenda is a discussion of Georgia Power's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. The IRP is a months-long process in which energy companies make decisions on energy production. IRP decisions can have an effect on citizens' energy bills. In 2020, the Public Service Commission (which regulates power companies and approves their resource plans) approved a Georgia Power IRP that passed on $525 million coal ash clean-up to its customers by raising the prices of your heating bill. Wan Smith of Georgia Conservations Voters will present a plan that makes the City of South Fulton part of the IRP process to support clean energy production and stop rising energy bills.
This final item may not be heard until after the 6PM Zoning Hearing.
Zoning Hearing • 6PM
City Council Work Sessions are mandated to end at 6PM in order to open a Zoning Hearing. You can watch the previous Planning Commission Meeting on this issue, and all other Zoning Hearings, at the link below.
Items included on Tuesday's Zoning Hearing & Alcohol hearings include:
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Town Hall & Work Session on
Banneker High School Violence
Wednesday, February 9 • 7PM
Banneker High School
6015 Feldwood Road, 30349
Banneker High School graduates Torrey & Tiffaney Tomlinson revive their top-rated talk show to join South Fulton Mayor khalid for a Town Hall & Work Session with community leaders about the Banneker High School stabbing and how to build stronger ties between the school system, "the streets" and city government.
South Fulton Hosts Genealogy Research Class for Black History Month
Saturday, February 12 • 10AM
—Online--
Are you thinking about building your family tree or maybe you have started but need help on where to look next? In celebration of Black History Month, the City of South Fulton invites you to a free, virtual genealogy workshop. Join us for our first virtual African American genealogy workshop with a presentation from genealogist Andre Kearns and a live discussion and Q&A session on your genealogy journey.
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Next Council Meeting - IN PERSON
Tuesday, February 22 • 4PM
Click to Download PDF of Work Session Agenda
Next Council Meeting - IN PERSON
Tuesday, February 22 • 4PM
—Online Only--
Watch LIVE Here
Work Sessions usually occur the 2nd Tuesday of each month (see 2021 schedule above). Work Sessions will not run longer than two hours, from 4PM to 6PM. City Council does not vote in Work Sessions, but uses them to discuss complex issues in deep detail.
The first item on February's Work Session Agenda is a discussion of a forensic and operational audit, called for by several citizens since the 2021 Election and promised by Mayor khalid in his Inaugural Address.
This will be followed by a plan, presented by City Manager Tammi Saddler-Jones, to return to in-person Council Meetings on February 22. This will be the first time South Fulton's City Council will meet in-person in two years. Some members of City Council opposed the idea, but have been attending in-person conferences in and traveling out-of-state. Additionally, the City required all other employees to return to in-person work in August last year.
Next will be a discussion on retention bonuses & benefits for all City employees, in response to Mayor khalid's highly publicized veto of bonuses for police only. Last year Fulton County and Atlanta used its American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds in part to offer a 3 percent salary bonus to all its employees. DeKalb used ARP funding to offer a flat $2000 retention bonus to their employees. Athens-Clarke County gave out $1,000 checks to all its employees. South Fulton Police and Firefighters are already receiving $1,000 checks under a program created by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
The first item on February's Work Session Agenda is a discussion of a forensic and operational audit, called for by several citizens since the 2021 Election and promised by Mayor khalid in his Inaugural Address.
This will be followed by a plan, presented by City Manager Tammi Saddler-Jones, to return to in-person Council Meetings on February 22. This will be the first time South Fulton's City Council will meet in-person in two years. Some members of City Council opposed the idea, but have been attending in-person conferences in and traveling out-of-state. Additionally, the City required all other employees to return to in-person work in August last year.
Next will be a discussion on retention bonuses & benefits for all City employees, in response to Mayor khalid's highly publicized veto of bonuses for police only. Last year Fulton County and Atlanta used its American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds in part to offer a 3 percent salary bonus to all its employees. DeKalb used ARP funding to offer a flat $2000 retention bonus to their employees. Athens-Clarke County gave out $1,000 checks to all its employees. South Fulton Police and Firefighters are already receiving $1,000 checks under a program created by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
In addition to financial payouts, Mayor khalid has proposed more cost-effective — and in some cases, revenue-neutral — incentives for City employees. He proposes offering Summer Fridays to compete with modern workplaces for millennial employees; and making the City of South Fulton the first in the State to recognize Kwanzaa as an official City Holiday.
The final item on the agenda is a discussion of Georgia Power's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. The IRP is a months-long process in which energy companies make decisions on energy production. IRP decisions can have an effect on citizens' energy bills. In 2020, the Public Service Commission (which regulates power companies and approves their resource plans) approved a Georgia Power IRP that passed on $525 million coal ash clean-up to its customers by raising the prices of your heating bill. Wan Smith of Georgia Conservations Voters will present a plan that makes the City of South Fulton part of the IRP process to support clean energy production and stop rising energy bills.
This final item may not be heard until after the 6PM Zoning Hearing.
The final item on the agenda is a discussion of Georgia Power's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. The IRP is a months-long process in which energy companies make decisions on energy production. IRP decisions can have an effect on citizens' energy bills. In 2020, the Public Service Commission (which regulates power companies and approves their resource plans) approved a Georgia Power IRP that passed on $525 million coal ash clean-up to its customers by raising the prices of your heating bill. Wan Smith of Georgia Conservations Voters will present a plan that makes the City of South Fulton part of the IRP process to support clean energy production and stop rising energy bills.
This final item may not be heard until after the 6PM Zoning Hearing.
Zoning Hearing • 6PM
City Council Work Sessions are mandated to end at 6PM in order to open a Zoning Hearing. Mayor khalid has proposed adding an hour to Work Sessions and begin Zoning Hearings at 7PM to provide more time for discussion on topics like the ones above.
The only item on Tuesday's Zoning Hearing is a permit for a Nail Salon at Camp Creek Village — 3220 Butner Road, 30331 (U21-006). You can watch the previous Planning Commission Meeting on this issue, and all other Zoning Hearings, at the link below.
The only item on Tuesday's Zoning Hearing is a permit for a Nail Salon at Camp Creek Village — 3220 Butner Road, 30331 (U21-006). You can watch the previous Planning Commission Meeting on this issue, and all other Zoning Hearings, at the link below.
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CITY COUNCIL
Next Council Work Session
Tuesday, February 8 • 4PM
Click to Download PDF of Work Session Agenda
—Online Only--
Watch LIVE Here
Work Sessions usually occur the 2nd Tuesday of each month (see 2021 schedule above). Work Sessions will not run longer than two hours, from 4PM to 6PM. City Council does not vote in Work Sessions, but uses them to discuss complex issues in deep detail.
The first item on February's Work Session Agenda is a discussion of a forensic and operational audit, called for by several citizens since the 2021 Election and promised by Mayor khalid in his Inaugural Address.
This will be followed by a plan, presented by City Manager Tammi Saddler-Jones, to return to in-person Council Meetings on February 22. This will be the first time South Fulton's City Council will meet in-person in two years. Some members of City Council opposed the idea, but have been attending in-person conferences in and traveling out-of-state. Additionally, the City required all other employees to return to in-person work in August last year.
Next will be a discussion on retention bonuses & benefits for all City employees, in response to Mayor khalid's highly publicized veto of bonuses for police only. Last year Fulton County and Atlanta used its American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds in part to offer a 3 percent salary bonus to all its employees. DeKalb used ARP funding to offer a flat $2000 retention bonus to their employees. Athens-Clarke County gave out $1,000 checks to all its employees. South Fulton Police and Firefighters are already receiving $1,000 checks under a program created by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
The first item on February's Work Session Agenda is a discussion of a forensic and operational audit, called for by several citizens since the 2021 Election and promised by Mayor khalid in his Inaugural Address.
This will be followed by a plan, presented by City Manager Tammi Saddler-Jones, to return to in-person Council Meetings on February 22. This will be the first time South Fulton's City Council will meet in-person in two years. Some members of City Council opposed the idea, but have been attending in-person conferences in and traveling out-of-state. Additionally, the City required all other employees to return to in-person work in August last year.
Next will be a discussion on retention bonuses & benefits for all City employees, in response to Mayor khalid's highly publicized veto of bonuses for police only. Last year Fulton County and Atlanta used its American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds in part to offer a 3 percent salary bonus to all its employees. DeKalb used ARP funding to offer a flat $2000 retention bonus to their employees. Athens-Clarke County gave out $1,000 checks to all its employees. South Fulton Police and Firefighters are already receiving $1,000 checks under a program created by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
In addition to financial payouts, Mayor khalid has proposed more cost-effective — and in some cases, revenue-neutral — incentives for City employees. He proposes offering Summer Fridays to compete with modern workplaces for millennial employees; and making the City of South Fulton the first in the State to recognize Kwanzaa as an official City Holiday.
The final item on the agenda is a discussion of Georgia Power's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. The IRP is a months-long process in which energy companies make decisions on energy production. IRP decisions can have an effect on citizens' energy bills. In 2020, the Public Service Commission (which regulates power companies and approves their resource plans) approved a Georgia Power IRP that passed on $525 million coal ash clean-up to its customers by raising the prices of your heating bill. Wan Smith of Georgia Conservations Voters will present a plan that makes the City of South Fulton part of the IRP process to support clean energy production and stop rising energy bills.
This final item may not be heard until after the 6PM Zoning Hearing.
The final item on the agenda is a discussion of Georgia Power's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. The IRP is a months-long process in which energy companies make decisions on energy production. IRP decisions can have an effect on citizens' energy bills. In 2020, the Public Service Commission (which regulates power companies and approves their resource plans) approved a Georgia Power IRP that passed on $525 million coal ash clean-up to its customers by raising the prices of your heating bill. Wan Smith of Georgia Conservations Voters will present a plan that makes the City of South Fulton part of the IRP process to support clean energy production and stop rising energy bills.
This final item may not be heard until after the 6PM Zoning Hearing.
Zoning Hearing • 6PM
City Council Work Sessions are mandated to end at 6PM in order to open a Zoning Hearing. Mayor khalid has proposed adding an hour to Work Sessions and begin Zoning Hearings at 7PM to provide more time for discussion on topics like the ones above.
The only item on Tuesday's Zoning Hearing is a permit for a Nail Salon at Camp Creek Village — 3220 Butner Road, 30331 (U21-006). You can watch the previous Planning Commission Meeting on this issue, and all other Zoning Hearings, at the link below.
The only item on Tuesday's Zoning Hearing is a permit for a Nail Salon at Camp Creek Village — 3220 Butner Road, 30331 (U21-006). You can watch the previous Planning Commission Meeting on this issue, and all other Zoning Hearings, at the link below.
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Next Council Meeting
Tuesday, January 25 • 4PM
Watch LIVE Here
Tuesday, January 25 — This Tuesday will be the first, regular City Council Meeting chaired by South Fulton's new Mayor. The agenda for the meeting reflects Mayor khalid's commitment to shorter, more orderly and transparent Council Meetings. View the entire Meeting Agenda at the black link above, and watch live at the blue link above.
The most obvious change is a shorter agenda — only 267 pages (down from the 800-1000-page agendas of the previous administration). Mayor khalid has set a goal of ending every Council Meeting by 9PM. In contrast to traditional meeting agendas — which often place the most controversial items at the end of the agenda — Mayor khalid is placing items he believes are of the greatest interest to voters near the top of each agenda.
Perhaps most importantly, this new agenda keeps a campaign promise made by the new Mayor to remove all contracts with spending over $100,000 from the Consent Agenda (which is voted on without discussion). He has also removed all items from the agenda that do not have a Financial Impact Statement.
Zoning Votes. After Proclamations, The first items on Regular Council Meeting Agendas are votes on zoning issues and liquor licenses. These items are heard in-depth at City Council's 2nd Tuesday Work Sessions (they were previously held before 4th Tuesday's Regular Meetings). Items being voted on at this meeting include:
Public Comment. Zoning Votes are followed by Public Comment. This is the only point in Council Meetings where citizens can ask questions or make comments directly to City Council about any topics on the meeting agenda, or any other item of city business. The Public Comment link below closes at 12:00 noon on the day of the Council Meeting, but you can still contact City Council to share your thoughts on these proposals using the link below.
If the Public Comment Form is closed by the time you read this, you can still submit your questions to the Mayor, Council and City Staff by contacting South Fulton's City Clerk, Corey Adams at the link below.
The most obvious change is a shorter agenda — only 267 pages (down from the 800-1000-page agendas of the previous administration). Mayor khalid has set a goal of ending every Council Meeting by 9PM. In contrast to traditional meeting agendas — which often place the most controversial items at the end of the agenda — Mayor khalid is placing items he believes are of the greatest interest to voters near the top of each agenda.
Perhaps most importantly, this new agenda keeps a campaign promise made by the new Mayor to remove all contracts with spending over $100,000 from the Consent Agenda (which is voted on without discussion). He has also removed all items from the agenda that do not have a Financial Impact Statement.
Zoning Votes. After Proclamations, The first items on Regular Council Meeting Agendas are votes on zoning issues and liquor licenses. These items are heard in-depth at City Council's 2nd Tuesday Work Sessions (they were previously held before 4th Tuesday's Regular Meetings). Items being voted on at this meeting include:
- M21-007 & CV2-1007: Increasing the number of townhouses to be built at the intersection of Campbellton & Stonewall Tell Roads (District 1, Sandtown) from 114 to 144 (pg. 95).
- U2-1007: Allowing for the leasing of space in the retail plaza at the entrance of the Hampton Oaks Subdivision (District 4, Cedar Grove) for "salon suites" to include barber, hair and nail salon services (pg. 141).
Public Comment. Zoning Votes are followed by Public Comment. This is the only point in Council Meetings where citizens can ask questions or make comments directly to City Council about any topics on the meeting agenda, or any other item of city business. The Public Comment link below closes at 12:00 noon on the day of the Council Meeting, but you can still contact City Council to share your thoughts on these proposals using the link below.
If the Public Comment Form is closed by the time you read this, you can still submit your questions to the Mayor, Council and City Staff by contacting South Fulton's City Clerk, Corey Adams at the link below.
Other Agenda Items. After Public Comment, City Council will debate and vote on the rest of the Agenda. These items include:
- A Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant (LMIG) from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in the amount of $1,163,120.52 to repave White Mill and Milam Roads (District 4, Cedar Grove) contingent on the City of South Fulton providing the required 30% match in the amount of $348,936.15 (pg. 215).
- Resolution and Conversation by Mayor khalid to continue holding Council Meetings online through the end of February (pg. 227).
- Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) with South Fulton’s Citywide (pg. 232) and Downtown Development Authorities (pg. 239).
- Amendment to City Charter changing the Process for Removal of Mayor & Council and Limiting the Mayor’s power to make CM & Attorney appointments (pg. 246).
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First City Council Work Session of 2022
Watch LIVE here
Tuesday, January 11 • 4PM
Public Comment is the only point in Council Meetings where citizens can ask questions or make comments directly to City Council about any topics on the meeting agenda. Beginning in 2022, South Fulton's new Mayor khalid is introducing the practice of including a section for Public Comment in every City Council Work Session, Regular and Special Call Meeting.
When South Fulton's City Council met in person, citizens could arrive at the day of the meeting to make their Public Comments and ask questions of City Council and Staff. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, City Council moved to an online Public Comment Form. This form now closes at 5 p.m. the day before a Council Meeting — usually Mondays.
If the Public Comment Form is closed by the time you read this newsletter, you can still submit your questions to the Mayor, Council and City Staff by contacting South Fulton's City Clerk, Corey Adams at the link below.
When South Fulton's City Council met in person, citizens could arrive at the day of the meeting to make their Public Comments and ask questions of City Council and Staff. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, City Council moved to an online Public Comment Form. This form now closes at 5 p.m. the day before a Council Meeting — usually Mondays.
If the Public Comment Form is closed by the time you read this newsletter, you can still submit your questions to the Mayor, Council and City Staff by contacting South Fulton's City Clerk, Corey Adams at the link below.
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