SMYRNA, GEORGIA / THE PUBLIC RECORD

COW2026-008 Review of the February 16, 2026 Mayor and Council meeting notice and agenda

2026-02-12 · discussion no recorded action · minutes

The council record

Recorded roll call
Position	Count	Published names

1 reported contribution connect through Wade Ford. These are documented business or employer connections; they do not establish influence.

Authorization and later evidence are separate events. A later record does not by itself establish causal impact.

01 / THE PLACE

Start with the place. Then move through the votes, the dollars and the records that connect them.

City Hall & the civic campusVILLAGE GREEN · MARKET VILLAGE · YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

02 / THE VOTE

Follow the documented decision, its authorized next step and what the later record actually shows.

What did council decide?SMYRNA, GEORGIA / THE PUBLIC RECORD

03 / THE DOLLARS

Move from a fund to a department, an account, and the published spending lines beneath it.

What did the vote fund?SMYRNA, GEORGIA / THE PUBLIC RECORD

04 / YOUR STREET

Place public decisions alongside your address, city boundary and ward. Keep proximity and impact distinct.

What is near you?SMYRNA, GEORGIA / THE PUBLIC RECORD

05 / THE ROOM

Open the meeting, its minutes and the documented motions. Read the vote in its original context.

Where was it decided?SMYRNA, GEORGIA / THE PUBLIC RECORD

06 / THE EVIDENCE

Follow the citations and see the gaps. A later event and a council authorization are separate pieces of evidence.

What can we verify?SMYRNA, GEORGIA / THE PUBLIC RECORD

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