REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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To impose penalties against Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr. (District 5) for violation of the rules of decorum pursuant to Fulton County Code Section 101-68.
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Summary:
During the June 18, 2025 meeting of the Board of Commissioners, a point of order for a decorum violation was decided by an affirmative supermajority vote of the commissioners present. In accordance with Fulton County Code Section 101-68(b)(2)(d), the clerk to the commission will automatically place the matter on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board of commissioners so that the commissioner found or alleged to be in violation will have an opportunity to be heard before the board considers and votes on the imposition of penalties.
The board will decide whether Commissioner Arrington's action at the June 18, 2025 meeting during the discussion of items 25-0477 and 25-0485 at timestamp 3hr:40min:13sec through 3hr:45min:42sec (available at https://fulton.granicus.com/player/clip/405) is conduct that meets any of the following actions which supports a decorum violation per the cited Fulton County Code:
FCC Sec. 101-68(a)(3): All commissioners and all staff members shall treat each other and the public in a dignified, courteous and respectful manner; value all opinions; be tolerant of others and; recognize that disrespectful behavior damages the perception of the county.
FCC Sec. 101-68(a)(4): All commissioners shall use decorous language in addressing fellow commissioners and staff, and shall make no personal attack or personally derogatory remark to or about any commissioner or staff member
FCC Sec. 101-68(a)(5): Use of obscene or profane language is prohibited and shall constitute a breach of decorum
FCC Sec. 101-68(d)(4)(a): Conduct that a reasonable person would find to be ho...
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