City of South Fulton, GA - Citizen Surveys

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Citizen Surveys

The City of South Fulton is interested in the opinons & advice our residents! Pleae take the following surveys to share your thoughts.
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New City Name?

During a year-long process, which began before the City Council was sworn in, officials collected over 250 proposed names from South Fulton Residents. In Winter 2017, In 2017, South Fulton's City Council hired a marketing firms Vevo360 & firstClass Inc. to help select a new city name. The firm narrowed resident submissions to 20 finalists and held town halls to gather citizen feedback.

At a Special Called meeting on November 13, 2017 South Fulton’s City Council voted on a new city name. During 3 rounds of voting, every member of City Council voted for the name Renaissance (see video). The name was vetoed the following month by the Mayor, and the new city continues to be known as South Fulton.

History of City Re-Naming Process

New City Name

Some citizens have complained about the veto and keeping the name South Fulton. Please share your thoughts on renaming our city here.

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Should the City of South Fulton stick with its current name or rename itself? *

Stick with the name: South Fulton Go with the name voted for by Council: Renaissance Start all over again & come up with another name

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What Council District Do You Live In? *

District 1 (Cascade/Fulton Industrial) District 2 (Cliftondale/Wolf Creek) District 3 (Welcome All/Red Oak) District 4 (Cedar Grove/Hwy 92) District 5 (Flat Shoals/Buffington Rd) District 6 (Old National) District 7 (Hwy 138/Oakley Industrial) I Live Outside the City

Select one. Unsure of which Council District you live in? Click the link below & input your address.

Not sure which Council District you live in? Click HERE and put in your Street Address to find your City Council, School District, State Legislature & US Congressional Districts.

What is Your Age Range? *

0-17 18-34 35-44 45-64 65+

How Long Have You Lived in South Fulton? *

Less Than 1 Year 1-5 Years Over 5 Years Over 10 Years Over 20 Years

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Earlier City Council Meeting Time

History of Council Meeting Running Times

Council Meeting Duration vs. Pages in Agenda

What Do Other City Councils Do?

Read Amendment for Earlier Council Meetings

In an effort to ensure constituents & city staff get home to their families earlier in the evening, Councilman khalid is proposing moving the start time City Council's 2nd & 4th Tuesday meetings to earlier in the afternoon. Work Sessions, where complex issues are discussed in depth, would begin at 1 or 2pm. The Regular Meeting would begin at 5pm, with Public Comment occuring around 5.30pm. All meetings would end at 8.30pm.

With 100,000 people spread over 100 square miles with a $100 million budget, South Fulton is one of the largest cities in Georgia. Our meetings will naturally run longer than smaller neighbors like Fairburn, Hapeville or Chattahoochee Hills. Comparative reasearch of Georgia's 10 largest cities (by population or square miles) reveals many of their City Councils, like ours, meet 10-12 hours per month. However, other large cities break up those hours by meeting more oftern, or meeting with departments in smaller Committees ahead of the Regular/Voting meeting. Some alternate between AM & PM Council Meetings to reach the maximum amount of interested residents (see gold highlighted examples in the the third chart, below).

Before sharing your thoughts, please take the time to:

Review the statistics about the length of our meetings
Compare about how Georgia's other large cities conduct their Council Meetings
Read the text of the amendment here

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What Do You Think About City Council Starting & Ending Meetings Earlier in the Evening? *

Good Idea Bad Idea Undecided/Don't Care

What Council District Do You Live In? *

Click HERE to Enter Your Address & Find Your City Council District

How Many Council Meetings Have You Attended in the Past Year? *

None 1-2 3 or More 10 or More I Watch Live at COSFobserver I Watch them on YouTube

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Your Neighborhood/Subdivision *

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New City Seal with Motto

Current City Seal

Proposed City Seal

Though the City of South Fulton is 90 percent African American, 0 percent of current City Seal contains any reference to African or African American culture. Councilman khalid & Mayor Pro tem Mark Baker have proposed a revised City Seal with minor revisions.

The bird & Acropolis – which take up the majority of space on both seal – are a reference the Greek roots of western democracy. However, historical research reveals that Greece's first philosophers studied at universities in Alexandria, Egypt. In the New Seal, Ankhs have been added to represent western democracy's true, African origins.

Read the Resolution

The City of South Fulton currently has no city motto. Dissatisfied with the way our community was being managed by County Commissioners who lived on the "other side of town," South Fulton's founders fought for cityhood to gain local control of our tax dollars & economic development — so we could determine our own destiny. In recognition of this founding principle of "self-determination," and South Fulton's 90 percent African American population, khalid & Baker chose the Swahili word Kujichagulia - which literally means "self-determination."

The Resolution calls for a gradual phasing out of the current City Seal to eliminate any financial impact to the City to replace the Seal.

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What Do You Think of this New City Seal? *

Good Idea Bad Idea Undecided/Don't Care

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What is Your Age Range? *

0-17 18-34 35-44 45-64 65+

How Long Have You Lived in South Fulton? *

Less Than 1 Year 1-5 Years Over 5 Years Over 10 Years Over 20 Years

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RENAMING OLD NATIONAL

As we consider re-branding South Fulton, conversations have begun to rename streets like Old National & Stonewall Tell — names which celebrate the Confederacy, in which a majority of South Fulton's current citizens would have been slaves.

One popular suggestion is renaming Old National in honor of America's first Black President in an effort to attract minority-owned business to the area.

Please share your feedback on the following names:

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Choose One *

Barack Obama Parkway Obama National Parkway (O Nat) Barack Obama Boulevard Obama National Boulevard (O Nat) Barack Obama Avenue Obama National Avenue (O Nat) Marcus Garvey Parkway Marcus Garvey Avenue Other Keep the Name "Old National"

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SANITATION (TRASH COLLECTION) SURVEY

The new City of South Fulton, Georgia is moving to citywide trash (sanitation) service. Please share your thoughts on exactly how we should do it.

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Preferred Provider *

I don't mind Switching Providers for lower costs or better service. I like my Current Provider and do NOT want to change. I Take My Trash to Merk Road or Another Location I do not have Trash Collection Service.

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Your Neighborhood/Subdivision *

Most Important to Me in Selecting a Trash Collector *

Cost Additional Services (Recycling, Bulk Collection) Keeping My Current Provider

Preferred Payment Method *

Place on Property/City Tax Bill Allow Company to Send Separate Bill

I Want My Trash Collector to provide (Select All that apply): *

Weekly Pickup Bi-Weekly Pickup (2x per week) Recycling Bulky Items (monthly or quarterly) Leaves/Yard Waste Pickup of Can From Side or Back of House Good Wages & Employee Benefits for Sanitation Workers Live Customer Service Agents

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Reality Show for City of South Fulton Government?

The City of South Fulton's female-led Court System was featured on HBO's Vice series.

After garnering national attention for its female-led justice system, including a HBO Vice special, Hollywood has come calling to South Fulton. Chief Judge Tiffany Carter Sellers, Solicitor Ladawn Blackett Jones and Public Defender Viveca Powell have signed an exclusive deal with Good Caper Content, the crime reporting division of ITV America, for an unscripted docuseries about South Fulton's Municipal Court. The series is currently in development, and producers are shopping for a television network to air the reality TV show.

While some denounce the move, worried about negative depictions of African American women in reality TV, others are excited by the possibility of a show. "Even though we're making history as Georgia's fifth largest city, the same size as Atlanta, and the Blackest City in America, many of our own residents still haven't heard of our new city." explains Councilman khalid. "This could put us on the map, and offer a chance to educate the masses on the court system and South Fulton's approach to restorative justice."

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Should City Court participate in Reality TV Show? *

Sounds like a Great Idea! Seems like a Bad Idea. Unsure. I'll have to see the show.

What is your age range? *

0-17 18-34 35-44 45-64 65+

How Long Have You Lived in South Fulton *

Less Than 1 Year 1-5 Years Over 5 Years Over 10 Years Over 20 Years

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