Atlanta City Council members may not have the votes to override Mayor Kasim Reed's veto of legislation down-sizing the Atlanta Municipal Court but they may make him veto again.
Atlanta City Council member Felicia Moore has reintroduced legislation to eliminate two vacant judge positions after the council failed on Monday to override Reed's veto of her earlier legislation to reduce the number of positions to eight. A recent City Auditor's report found the court workload -- bench time averaged 11 hours a week -- only justifies five judges.
Reed wants to appoint two more judges because he said he expect Atlanta Police to start writing more tickets to help pay public-safety costs.
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