The Committee on Council approved a series of mayoral appointments and acted to hold one ethics-board nomination for a later appearance.

Staff member Overton presented items 1 (25C0119) and 2 (25C0124) together: Mayor Andre Dickens nominated Monique Fields to the Development Impact Fee Advisory Committee and Danielle Hall to the License Review Board, each for two-year terms. The committee moved to approve both items as a block; the clerk recorded the vote as 5 yays, 0 nays and the items were reported favorable.

Item 3 (25C0125) was a communication from Mayor Dickens nominating Gabrielle Claiborne to the Human Relations Commission for a three-year term. Claiborne introduced herself as CEO of Transformation Journeys Worldwide and described her work as an inclusion-training consultant focused on supporting trans and non-binary communities and her prior service on the city’s LGBTQ advisory board. Chair Bactieri and other members praised Claiborne’s experience; the committee approved the nomination 5 yeas, 0 nays.

Item 4 (25C0126) was a communication nominating Sarah Hunt Blackwell to the Human Relations Commission for a three-year term. Blackwell, introduced herself as an attorney and the ACLU of Georgia’s first amendment policy counsel and summarized prior litigation and advocacy on expression, reproductive justice and environmental justice. Council Member Weikauf, noting prior service as HRC chair, encouraged the new appointees to give the commission stronger enforcement capacity. The committee approved Blackwell’s appointment 6 yays, 0 nays.

Item 5 (25R4217) was a resolution to appoint Keith A. Lamar to the Ethics Board as the Gate City Bar Association representative for a three-year term; Lamar was not present and the committee voted to hold the item until his appearance at the Committee on Council meeting on Dec. 1. The clerk recorded the vote to hold as 6 ayes, 0 nays.

No substantive policy changes, budget commitments or amendments were made during these actions; the approvals were procedural confirmations of mayoral nominations.