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The South Fulton City Council held a work session on October 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM at City Hall. The meeting included the introduction of new employees and a presentation on the new "Access South Fulton" permitting platform. The council discussed the platform's features, implementation timeline, and public education strategy. No votes were taken on action items.
Thank you for joining us live for the City of South Fulton City Council meeting. We are proud to introduce the leadership entrusted with guiding our city forward, Mayor Carmelitha Gums, District One Councilwoman, Dr. Catherine Rowe. Johnson. Here. The Honorable Keosha B. Bell, District 5. Present. Present. The Honorable Natasha Williams Brown, District 6 will be absent today. The Honorable Linda Becker Pritchett, District 7. Here. And the Honorable Mayor Carmelita Gums. Here. Madam Mayor, you have a quorum. All right, I will take a moment of personal privilege and ask that council member from District 3, Tony Wright, Councilwoman Tony Wright to read the Civility Pledge. City of South Fulton Civility Pledge. The way we govern ourselves is often as important as positions we take. Our collective decisions will be better when different views have had the opportunity to be fully vetted and considered. All people have the right to be treated with respect, courtesy, and openness. We value all input. We commit to conduct ourselves at all times with civility and courtesy to each other. Thank you. Mr. Clerk, please sound the next item. Brings us to Roma number three, City Manager's items. Introduction of new employees by our city manager, Sharon D. Subadan. Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome our new police chief, Chrissy Lattimore. Chief. We had a robust welcome and press event on Monday. And um was that only yesterday? Was that only yesterday? But we're excited to have her on board. And for those of you who haven't had the chance to meet her yet, spend any time, I encourage you to do that. So she's a delightful addition to our city of South Fulton family. And secondly, we have Artigas Newell. Artigas Newell. Artigas comes to us with many years of municipal experience. He is deputy director of CDRA. And so for a long time, we've been looking for some additional support in CDRA to help with our many initiatives. So we're excited to have Artegas on board.