City Council Member, Post 2
Passes laws and regulations for your city.
Full office description
- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy.
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district.
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan.
How this impacts you
Policing — City council 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 council has the power to improve roads and build new ones through specific projects.
Housing costs — City council can decide which housing developments to approve, require affordable housing and set property tax rates.
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RUNOFF
Allen Sells
45.9%
6,192 votes
RUNOFF
Michael Dal Cerro
31.7%
4,277 votes
Marisa Pereira
22.4%
3,026 votes
Last updated a year ago. Election results are still unofficial.
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Natural Resources & the Environment
Allen Sells
NONPARTISAN
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Wants to protect trees in neighborhoods and expand parks, trails, and green space.
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Marisa Pereira
NONPARTISAN
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Said "I will advocate for increased investment in the long-term maintenance and improvement of our parks ensuring they remain vibrant and inviting. Protecting our tree canopy is a vital mission as they are under attack from road widening projects".
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Michael Dal Cerro
NONPARTISAN
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As of September 6, 2023, Michael Dal Cerro’s website did not contain information on this issue.
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