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The Southern Center for Human Rights filed a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta over a failure to turn over records used to advise the City Council on the city’s sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center.

The Atlanta City Council approved the sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center in an 8-7 vote Monday afternoon. The adopted resolution authorizes the mayor to finalize the sale. The City Council will later consider additional legislation governing how the city and county operate within the facility. The city has requested one floor of the detention center to continue holding persons detained on city-level charges.

During public comment on Aug. 15, 2022, organizers warned the Atlanta City Council that the proposed 700-bed lease offered to Fulton County at the Atlanta City Detention Center would not solve the county’s jail overcrowding and other humanitarian issues. Later that day, the council approved the four year lease with now provisions to force Hi Siri Fulton’s withdrawal at the end of the term. On Sept. 7, 2026, Council member Andrea Boone introduced legislation to sell the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County, which was still experiencing jail overcrowding issues despite the detention center lease and leases at other metro Atlanta facilities. The City Council has a public working session to discuss the sale scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. in the City Council chambers at Atlanta City Hall.

Atlanta City Council Member Jason Dozier introduced legislation to prohibit the use of certain city trust funds to pay for consultants or lobbyists after ACPC published an investigation into the mayor’s office spending over $370,000 on consultants in support of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative. Check the link in bio for more.

Atlanta spent more than $370,000 on consultants tied to the mayor’s Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative. Public records show those consultants helped shape messaging, outreach and public engagement around the $5.5 billion proposal. The same records also show some of them publicly supported the plan—speaking at meetings, appearing in city videos and posting online—without disclosing their financial ties to the city. The mayor’s office says there are no rules requiring that kind of disclosure. The plan is still pending before City Council. Read the full story at atlpresscollective.com and support investigations like this by becoming a monthly donor today.

Millions of dollars from Atlanta's tax allocation districts have gone to the Atlanta Police Foundation to help fund the city's 28,000+ surveillance camera network. The city council is considering a plan to extend the lifespan of six of the city's TADs to 2056—a plan that would raise an estimated $7.7 billion if the city, Fulton County and Atlanta Public Schools sign on.

Correction: you can submit written comments to budgettalk@atlantaga.gov. The Atlanta City Council will hold a second public budget hearing at 7 p.m. on June 8, after they failed to meet quorum during the first—and originally only—scheduled public hearing May 20. Only three council members and the council president showed up to the first hearing, while dozens of residents attended, despite flood conditions across the city.

Atlanta City Council will be holding budget hearings throughout the month of May. The mayor’s proposed budget for FY27 dedicates nearly a third of the city’s $995M budget to the police department. Does this budget align with the budgetary priorities you want to see in Atlanta?

Dunwoody City Council has approved a $15,000 contract with police technology company Flock Safety after months of delays over security and privacy concerns. The vote comes after negotiations over data use, cybersecurity issues and revelations that Flock employees accessed private camera feeds connected to the city’s network. Most residents who spoke on the contract during public comment sessions voiced their disapproval. The city council also approved a new master services agreement—the overarching contract that governs its relationship with Flock. The new agreement is intended to address some of the concerns raised by residents and city officials. by @mattacpc photos by @maybud12 Read more at the link in bio.

Dunwoody City Council has delayed a vote on its Flock Safety contract twice following concerns raised about privacy, data sharing, and security. At recent meetings, residents questioned oversight, raised concerns about how data is shared across agencies, and pointed to potential vulnerabilities in the system. The proposal returns for a third time today.

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