Avondale Estates City Commissioner
Passes laws and regulations for your city
Full office description
- City commissioners work together with the rest of the commission to set and implement city policy.
- The city commission is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city
- City commissioners work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
- City commissioners represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district.
- Most city commissioners in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan.
How this impacts you
Policing — The commission has final say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get and how they are trained.
Quality of Roads — City commissioners have the power to improve roads and build new ones through specific projects.
Housing & Urban Development — City commissioners can decide which housing developments to approve, require affordable housing and set property tax rates.
