SMYRNA, GEORGIA / THE PUBLIC RECORD

ORD2026-003 Public Hearing - ORD2026-003 for a Code Amendment to Chapter 22- Businesses, Article VII, of the Smyrna Code of Ordinances, Bail Bondsmen , Section 22-296 regarding the requirements for processing applications for bail bondsman certificates and Section 22-297 regarding appeals of application denials and suspension and revocation of bail bondsman certificates and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all related documents. Citywide

2026-03-16 · approved · minutes

The council record

Recorded roll call
Position	Count	Published names
aye	7	Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby
nay	0	None
recuse	0	None

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

· authorized execution unverified
Public Hearing - ORD2026-003 for a Code Amendment to Chapter 22- Businesses, Article VII, of the Smyrna Code of Ordinances, Bail Bondsmen , Section 22-296 regarding the requirements for processing applications for bail bondsman certificates and Section 22-297 regarding appeals of application denials and suspension and revocation of bail bondsman certificates and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all related documents. Citywide
Authorized in this action record. A signed agreement, payment, permit, delivery or completion is a separate event and may remain unverified.
Read source · page 9 Official record ↗

Reported carried · Mover: Councilmember Glenn Pickens · Seconder: Councilmember Susan Wilkinson

Recorded roll call
Position	Count	Published names
aye	7	Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby
nay	0	None
recuse	0	None

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

ILLUSTRATIVE CIVIC CAMPUS · SMYRNA, GA01 / The placeSCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓

EXPLORING THE RECORDSmyrna City Hall