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Everything and anything that has to do with the road to cityhood on Dec. 17, 2012.The Brookhaven City Council has announced the schedule for its next three meeting: 7:00 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012; 10:00pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012; and 12:01am on Monday, December 17, 2012. Items on Friday's agenda include: Authorizing the contracts with an interim city clerk, interim finance director/city accountant; and an interim deputy city manager; and signing a temporary city hall lease, and issuing a contract to move into the temporary city hall. A copy of tonight's agenda is attached to this article as a PDF. Brookhaven officially becomes a city at 12:01 am, Dec. 17. All of…
The Brookhaven City Council held its second meeting on Wednesday night, and appointed Marie Lewis Garrett as its interim city manager. Garrett served as Johns Creek's interim city manager during that city's start up phase. The city council also contracted with Slavin Management Consultants to search for a permanent city manager. The meeting was held at St. Martin's Episcopal School.
Brookhaven hasn't even officially become a city yet (that happens at 12:01 am on Monday, Dec. 17), but one of its first bills is already on the way. Neighbor Newspapers is reporting that the cost of Brookhaven's runoff special election will be between $35,000 and $40,000. County elections director H. Maxine Daniels told the paper the bill includes the costs of ballots, administration, staff and security. According to Daniels, the Nov. 6 general election was held in conjunction with the general election. The Dec. 4 runoff was a standalone event for the city, so it will have to shoulder the …
The Brookhaven City Council will hold its second meeting on Wednesday night at 7 pm, at St. Martin's Episcopal School. Mayor J. Max Davis and the newly elected council held their first meeting on Monday night, which Patch featured live here. Some of tonight's agenda items include: hiring an executive search firm to find candidates for Brookhaven city manager; and appointing an interim city manager, clerk and finance director/city accountant. A copy of the council's Wednesday night agenda is attached to this article as a PDF. Some highlights of Monday night's proceedings: DeKalb Superior Court…
On Monday, Patch reported the Brookhaven Commission had recommended the new city's temporary office space be located in Dunwoody. In its first meeting, the Brookhaven City Council approved the measure. It was a topic that got quite a bit of attention from our readers: "This is not uncommon. Sandy Springs, Johns Creek and Dunwoody all took temp space outside of City limits in an effort to control costs and get in quickly." "The Old Kroger can be redesign inside for the Permanent City Hall. But couldn't they find space closer for the temp city hall?" "This is simply counter-intuitive and "wrong…
If you didn't attend last night's historic Brookhaven city council meeting, have no fear: Patch was there and recorded this video of the entire night's proceedings. You can also replay Patch's live blog here. Some highlights of Monday night's proceedings: DeKalb Superior Court Judge Dan Coursey administered the oaths of office to Mayor J. Max Davis and the three other city council members who were present. District 3 Councilman Bates Mattison was not present. He was sworn in this past Friday, and both Davis and District 4 councilman Joe Gebbia said Mattison was on a long-planned family …
One week before the city becomes officially online, Brookhaven's first-ever mayor and city council will be sworn in and conduct their first meeting on Monday night. Mayor-elect J. Max Davis and the city council will be sworn in at 7 pm in Lupton Auditorium at Oglethorpe University. The city council meeting will follow. Patch will provide live coverage of both events beginning at 6:30 pm. Share your questions and comments in our real time blogging coverage. If you're following our coverage on a mobile device, you can access our RSS feed here. Some of the first items of business that the …
Brookhaven's temporary administrative offices will be located in Dunwoody. On Sunday night, the Brookhaven Commission announced its recommendations for temporary office space. That location is at 200 Ashford Center North, in suite 125. However, the commission's recommendations for municipal court are within city limits: suite 125, building two in Corporate Square, off Buford Highway. The commission announced that city offices could be ready for occupation by February 2013. Brookhaven's mayor and city council still have to approve the commission's recommendations for office space. That item is…
The Brookhaven Commission has finalized its list of recommended vendors to provide initial services to the new city. The recommendations will be brought up before the Brookhaven City Council during its first meeting on Monday Dec. 10, at 8 pm. The commission is recommending the following firms be awarded initial contracts for these city services: Severn Trent - finance and administration InterDev - information technology Services Jacobs - communications and community engagement, municipal court services Lowe - public works, and recreation and parks The Collaborative - community development In…
The Brookhaven Commission will hold its final meeting Sunday night before handing over the new city's management to the new mayor and city council. The meeting will be held at 6 pm in Gable Hall at St. Martin's Episcopal Church. The commission held a special called meeting on Friday night, but decided one more meeting was necessary before Mayor-elect J. Max Davis and the city council take over. Davis and the city council will be sworn in on Monday night, and will hold its their first meeting afterward. The meeting will be held in Lupton Hall at Oglethorpe University. Related Items: Brookhaven…
Brookhaven's first-ever mayor and city council will be sworn in Monday at 7 pm, with the body's inaugural city council meeting to be held afterward. Mayor-elect J. Max Davis has notified the council of the event. The ceremony will be held in in Lupton Auditorium at Oglethorpe University, with the city council meeting to follow at 8 pm. Patch will provide live, real time coverage of both events on Monday night. Related Items: Elections Are Over. What's Next For Brookhaven?
The Brookhaven Commission has called a special meeting for Friday in what could be its final gathering before handing the cityhood process over to Mayor-elect J. Max Davis and the newly elected Brookhaven city council. The meeting is set for 8 pm at St. Martin's Episcopal School. As Patch reported Thursday afternoon, the commission cancelled its regular meeting, which would have been held Thursday night. In a statement, Chairman Ben Vinson said the commission would "instead focus on completing the evaluation process such that we can make final recommendations to the council members and thus …
The Governor's Brookhaven Commission has cancelled its regular meeting set for tonight, and may call a special meeting as soon as tomorrow night to finalize its recommendations to the new mayor and city council elected earlier this week. Commission chair Ben Vinson made the announcement around 3 pm Thursday afternoon. "We are canceling our regular meeting for tonight, and will instead focus on completing the evaluation process such that we can make final recommendations to the council members and thus carry out the transition," Vinson said in a statement. "My intention is that we will hold a …
A long and contentious debate over cityhood, followed by a long and contentious series of elections, are all over. So what's the next step for Brookhaven on the road to cityhood? Bill Riley, an Atlanta attorney who has volunteered his legal advice to the Brookhaven Commission, spoke with Patch late Tuesday night about what's next: First of all, DeKalb County has to officially certify Tuesday's election results, said Bill Riley, an Atlanta attorney who has volunteered his legal advice to the Governor's Brookhaven Commission. Mayor-elect J. Max Davis estimates that should happen by the end of …
Only a few services will be ready by the time Brookhaven officially becomes a city at 12:01 am, Monday, Dec. 17. According to Reporter Newspapers, Brookhaven Commission Chairman Ben Vinson said some of those services will include finance and IT. Most other services will go online on Jan. 1, 2013. Vinson said negotiations are continuing with DeKalb County to determine waht other services the county will provide to the new city, such as zoning, and at what price level. DeKalb County will continue to provide core services such as water and sewer, police, fire and schools, he said. ***** In …
The location of a Brookhaven city hall will be one of the first items before the newly elected mayor and city council, and the Brookhaven Commission seems to be narrowing down the list of possible sites. According to Neighbor Newspapers, commissioner Jed Beardsley said four to five options remain under consideration. Beardsley told the papers that furnished office space allow city personnel to move in faster. Three of those furnished options are located in the central perimeter market, he said. Beardsley is still waiting to hear back about viable options for the city's new police station. …
Questions and answers surrounding the first round of requests-for-proposals (RFPs) for the new city of Brookhaven have been published on the Brookhaven Commission's website. The published questions and answers are part of the RFP process of the Governor's Commission on Brookhaven.
It'll continue to be business as usual - at least, as usual as possible for a city that still needs to elect a mayor and four city councilors between now and Dec. 17 - for Gov. Nathan Deal's Brookhaven Commission. On Wednesday night, the commission decided to continue its efforts in ramping up the city, given the fact that only one city councilman has been officially elected, while the other city officers await a Dec. 4 runoff. "As a result of there being no governing authority possible yet after yesterday's special election, the Commission will continue in a business as usual fashion …
Gov. Nathan Deal's Brookhaven Commission has called a special meeting for Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 7 pm, to formally adopt its report that will be presented to the mayor and city council. The meeting will be held at St. Martin's Episcopal School. The legislation creating the commission mandates that the committee adopt its formal recommendations one day after the Nov. 6 general election. The commission’s report is a compilation of the work the commission and its 10 committees have completed over the past two months. It is required to be handed over to the new mayor and city council the day after…
The Brookhaven Commission is set for its regular weekly meeting on Thursday evening, Nov. 1, from 8 pm to 9 pm at St. Martin's Episcopal School. Two of the commission's committees are also set to meet on Thursday: the executive search committee and the public works committee. Both will meet at the commission's temporary offices on Caldwell Road. This past week, the commission began accepting applications for city manager, attorney, clerk and accountant. Related Items: Brookhaven Commission Accepting Applications. What Will The Brookhaven Commission Actually Do? Five Questions With Ben Vinson…
