The ad rippled through the city, with leaders of the Georgia NAACP branch and activists calling on Shipman to revisit his picks.
Tuesday, in what he called an effort to make the council more responsive to all residents, Shipman said Overstreet, a Black council member who represents the far southwest corner of the city, would stay on as zoning chair, the position she’s held since January 2022.
Shipman’s initial pick, Council member Matt Westmoreland, would instead stay on as a committee member."The people of Atlanta have spoken about their desire for diversity, fairness, and justice,” Overstreet and Boone in the ad. "We recommend that President Shipman hear their voices and understand that public officials hold a sacred trust that has been paid for by the blood of our ancestors.
"Balancing representation, preferences and experiences doesn’t allow for every member to get all of their preferred appointments every year."Eight of the 15-member legislative body are Black. Shipman picked two Black men to lead committees. His other newly appointed committee chairs include a non-binary queer Muslim person, a gay Asian American man, and an Iranian American man.
Unlike committees in the General Assembly, chairs of Atlanta city council committees can’t use their authority to hold or block legislation.Members of the public both expressed disappointment about Shipman's selections and, in the case of the Georgia NAACP 1st vice president Tequeria Barrett,
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