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Atlanta

Mayor: Kasim Reed. 55 Trinity Ave. SW, Suite 2400, Atlanta 30303. 404-330-6100; fax: 404-658-7361; mayorreed@atlanta ga.gov

City Council: Meets at 1 p.m. the first and third Mondays at City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. SW, Suite 2900, Atlanta 30303. 404-330-6030; fax: 404-739-9118.

Council members

Ceasar C. Mitchell, Council President. 404-330-6052, ccmitchell@atlantaga.gov

Carla Smith. (District  1). 404-330-6039, csmith@atlantaga.gov

Kwanza Hall (District  2). 404-330-6038, khall@atlantaga.gov

Ivory Lee Young Jr. (District  3). 404-330-6046, ilyoung@atlantaga.gov

Cleta Winslow (District  4). 404-330-6047, cwinslow@atlantaga.gov

Natalyn Mosby Archibong (District  5). 404-330-6048, narchibong@atlantaga.gov

Alex Wan (District  6). 404-330-6049, awan@atlantaga.gov

Howard Shook. (District  7) 404-330-6050, hshook@atlantaga.gov

Yolanda Adrean (District  8). 404-330-6051, yadrean@atlantaga.gov

Felicia Moore (District  9). 404-330-6044, fmoore@atlantaga.gov

Clarence T. Martin (District  10). 404-330-6055, cmartin@atlantaga.gov

Keisha Botttoms (District  11). 404-330-6054, kbottoms@atlantaga.gov

Joyce Sheperd (District  12). 404-330-6053, jmsheperd@atlantaga.gov

Michael Julian Bond (Post 1  at large). 404-330-6770, mbond@atlantaga.gov

Mary Norwood (Post  2 at large). 404-330-6302, mnorwood@atlantaga.gov

Andre Dickens (Post 3  at large). 404-330-6041, adickens@atlantaga.gov

Cherokee County

County Manager: Jerry W. Cooper, 1130 Bluffs Parkway, Canton 30114; 678-493-6001; fax 678-493-6013; jcooper@cherokeega.com

County Commission: 1130 Bluffs Parkway, Upper Level, Canton 30114; 678-493-6000; fax: 678-493-6013; meets 6 p.m., first and third Tuesdays.

Commissioners

L.B. Ahrens (Chairman): 678-493-6000, lbahrens@cherokeega.com

Steve West (District 1). 678-493-6000, sbwest@cherokeega.com

Raymond Gunnin (District 2). 678-493-6000, rgunnin@cherokeega.com

Brian Poole (District 3). 678-493-6000, bpoole@cherokeega.com

K. Scott Gordon (District 4). 678-493-6000; ksgordon@cherokeega.com

Clayton County

County Commission: Clayton County Administration, Annex 1, 112 Smith St., Jonesboro, Ga. 30236. Office: 770-477-3208. Fax: 770-477-3217. Commission meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month in the Commissioners' Board Room at 112 Smith St., Jonesboro.

Commissioners

Jeffrey E. Turner (Chairman). 770-477-3208. jeff.turner@claytoncountyga.gov

Sonna Singleton (District 1). 770-473-5770. sonna.singleton@claytoncountyga.gov

Gail Hambrick, (District 2). 770-603-4135. gail.hambrick@claytoncountyga.gov

Shana M. Rooks, (District 3). 770-477-3214. shana.rooks@claytoncountyga.gov

Michael Edmondson, (District 4). 770-477-3216. michael.edmondson@claytoncountyga.gov

Cobb County

County manager: David Hankerson, 100 Cherokee St., Marietta 30090. 770-528-2600; fax: 770-528-2606; dhankerson@cobbcounty.org

County Commission: 100 Cherokee St., Marietta 30090. 770-528-3300; fax: 528-2606. Meets at 9 a.m. second Tuesdays and at 7 p.m. fourth Tuesdays.

Commissioners

Tim Lee (Chairman). 770-528-3305, tlee@cobbcounty.org

Bob Weatherford (District 1). 770-528-3313, bob.weatherford@cobbcounty.org

Bob Ott (District 2). 770-528-3316, bob.ott@cobbcounty.org

JoAnn Birrell (District 3). 770-528-3317, joann.birrell@cobbcounty.org

Lisa Cupid( District 4). 770-528-3312, lisa.cupid@cobbcounty.org

Coweta County

County Commission: Coweta County Administration building, 22 E. Broad St., Newnan 30263, 770-254-2601; Fax: 770-254-2606. Meets every first and third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at 37 Perry St., (Entrance "D") Newnan 30263. See meeting schedule for adjustments to regular meeting dates.

Commissioners

Paul Poole (District 1), 770-301-6250, ppoole@coweta.ga.us

Tim Lassetter (Chairman) (District 2), 770-253-4259, tlassetter@coweta.ga.us

Bob Blackburn (District 3), 404 -630-4351, bblackburn@coweta.ga.us

Rodney Brooks (District 4), 404-557-5942, rbrooks@coweta.ga.us

Al Smith (District 5), 404-409-7557 alsmith@coweta.ga.us

DeKalb County

Phone: 404-371-2000.

County Commission: 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur 30030. Fax: 404-371-2886. Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 9 a.m. in the Maloof Auditorium at 1300 Commerce Drive.

(Interim) Chief executive officer: Lee May. 1300 Commerce Drive, sixth floor, Decatur 30030. 404-371-2881; fax: 404-687-3585, ceoleemay@dekalbcountyga.gov

Nancy Jester (District 1). 404-371-2844, njester@dekalbcountyga.gov

Jeff Rader (District 2). 404-371-2863, jrader@dekalbcountyga.gov

Larry Johnson (District 3). 404-371-2425, larryjohnson@dekalbcountyga.gov

Sharon Barnes Sutton (District 4). 404-371-4907, sbsutton@dekalbcountyga.gov

Mereda Davis Johnson (District 5). 404-371-2159, mdjohnson@dekalbcountyga.gov

Kathie Gannon (Super District 6). 404-371-4909 kgannon@dekalbcountyga.gov

Super District 7 is currently vacant.

Fayette County

County Commission: Meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. County Commission office, 140 Stonewall Ave. W., Fayetteville 30214. Phone: 770-305-5200, Ext. 5101. Fax: 770-305-5210.

County Administrator, Steven A. Rapson, 140 Stonewall Ave. W., Fayetteville 30214. 770-305-5100, srapson@fayettecountyga.gov.

Commissioners

Charles Oddo, chairman (District 4). 770-305-5104, coddo@fayettecountyga.gov

Randy Ognio, vice chairman (District 2). 770-996-8993, rognio@fayettecountyga.gov

David Barlow, (District 1). 770-305-5123, dbarlow@fayettecountyga.gov

Steve Brown (District 3). 770-305-5103, commissionerbrown@fayettecountyga.gov

Charles D. Rousseau (District 5). 770-305-5121, crousseau@fayettecountyga.gov

Forsyth County

County administrator: Doug Derrer, 110 E. Main St. Suite 210, Cumming 30040. 770-781-2101; fax: 770-781-2199.

County Commission: 110 E. Main St., Cumming 30040. 770-781-2101; fax. 770-781-2199. Meets 5 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Suite 220.

R.J. (Pete) Amos - (District 1) (Chairman). 678-513-5881, rjamos@forsythco.com

Brian R. Tam (District 2) (Secretary). 678-513-5882, brtam@forsythco.com

Todd Levent (District 3) 678-513-5883, tlevent@forsythco.com

Cindy Jones Mills (District 4) (Vice Chairman). 678-513-5884, cjmills@forsythco.com

Jim Boff (District 5). 678-513-5885, jjboff@forsythco.com

Fulton County

County manager: Richard “Dick” Anderson, 141 Pryor St. SW, Suite 10062, Atlanta 30303, 404-612-8320.

County Commission: 141 Pryor St. SW, Suite 10044, Atlanta 30303. 404-612-8200. Meets 10 a.m. first and third Wednesdays, Fulton County Government Center Assembly Hall, 10th floor, 141 Pryor St. S.W., Atlanta 30303.

Commissioners

John Eaves (District 7 at-large) (Chairman). 404-612-8206, john.eaves@fultoncountyga.gov

Liz Hausmann (District 1) (Vice Chairman). 404-612-8213, liz.hausmann@fultoncountyga.gov

Bob Ellis (District 2). 404-612-8216, bob.ellis@fultoncountyga.gov

Lee Morris (District 3). 404-612-8200, lee.morris@fultoncountyga.gov

Joan P. Garner, (District 4). 404-612-8226, joan.garner@fultoncountyga.gov

Marvin S. Arrington, Jr. (District 5). 404-613-0200, Marvin.Arrington@fultoncountyga.gov

Emma I. Darnell, 404-612-8222, emma.darnell@fultoncountyga.gov

Gwinnett County

County Administrator: Glenn Stephens, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville 30045. 770-822-7000, Glenn.Stephens@gwinnettcounty.com.

County Commission: 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville 30045. 770-822-7000. The County Commission meets at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of every month.

Commissioners

Charlotte J. Nash (Chairman). 770-822-7010, Charlotte.Nash@gwinnettcounty.com

Jace Brooks (District 1). 770-822-7001, Jace.Brooks@gwinnettcounty.com

Lynette Howard (District 2). 770-822-7002, Lynette.Howard@gwinnettcounty.com

Tommy Hunter (District 3). 770-822-7003, Tommy.Hunter@gwinnettcounty.com

John Heard (District 4). 770-822-7004, John.Heard@gwinnettcounty.com

Henry County

County Manager: Lyndon L. Bonner, 140 Henry Parkway, McDonough 30253. 770-288-6270, lbonner@co.henry.ga.us.

County Commission: Meets at 9 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month and at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Henry County Commission, 140 Henry Parkway, McDonough 30253, 770-288-6001, fax: 770-288-6025.

Commissioners

Tommy N. Smith (Chairman). 770-288-6001, tsmith@co.henry.ga.us

Bo Moss (District 1). 770-288-6001, bmoss@co.henry.ga.us

Brian Preston (District 2). 770-288-6001, bpreston@co.henry.ga.us

Gary Barham (District 3). 770-288-6001, gbarham@co.henry.ga.us

Blake Prince (District 4). 770-288-6001, bprince@co.henry.ga.us

Bruce B. Holmes (District 5). 770-288-6001,  bholmes@co.henry.ga.us