Experts have been named to the 10 committees working to recommend how Brookhaven should operate when it becomes a city later this year.

Among those added to the groups are Sandy Springs Police Chief Terry Sult, who will work with the police committee; Nancy Leathers, the former Fulton County and Sandy Springs planning director who will sit on the planning and code committee; and Joe Palladi, a former Atlanta project manager for the state Department of Transportation, who sits on the public works committee.

For a full list of committees and updates of when committee meetings are announced, visit www.brookhavencommission.com.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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