1. City Delayed Ethics Hearing Until Legally Forced

Community representative Amy McCoy formal ethics complaint was submitted on January 6th regarding the mayor’s conflict of interest. The City failed to respond within the required 60 days. After 77 days of inaction, Ms. McCoy was forced to file a writ of mandamus to compel the city to comply. Only then did the city hold a hearing—on May 23rd—more than two months late. We are still awaiting the results.

2. City Imposed a 60-Day Moratorium on Resident Complaints

On March 27th, the city council imposed a 60-day (or longer) moratorium on accepting new ethics complaints from residents. The justification? The city claimed it was still forming an ethics board—despite not having one in over 20 years. [Watch the video here.]

3. Residents Pursuing Legal Action for Open Meetings Violations

Residents have retained an attorney and are pursuing legal action for the city’s violation of Georgia’s Open Meetings Act. This stems from an October 24th off-site meeting where no agenda was provided, no public input was allowed, and no minutes could be found on the city’s website—even as city officials discussed plans affecting residents and admitted misconduct regarding the road that they are trying to build through the Cleghorn Anderson community.

4. Residents Continue to Protest City Plans to Proceed with Displacement
Check out this news coverage of their April protest: Black Media Page video. 

More to come. Stay tuned and thank you for your support.