ABOUT THE CITY
Area: 12 square miles
Location: Northwest DeKalb County
Population: 49,000
– White: 52 percent
– Black: 11.4 percent
– Hispanic: 30.2 percent
– Other: 7 percent
Park space: 271 acres
Park space by district:
– District 1: 201.5 acres
– District 2: 39 acres
– District 3: 30.32 acres
– District 4: 0 acres
Median household income: $56,231
Poverty rate: 12.2 percent
Neighbors:
– Western border:Sandy Springs and Atlanta
– Eastern border: Chamblee
– Northern border: Dunwoody
CITY GOVERNMENT
Number of Districts: 4
Mayor
Term: 4 years
Term limit: Two terms
Salary: $16,000
Powers and duties:
– Presides over city council meetings and sets the agenda
– Ceremonial head of the city and city’s official representative
– Sign legislation, contracts and other items approved by the council
– Votes only when there’s a tie vote among council members
City Council
Term: 4 years, staggered (two city council elections every two years.)
Term limit: None
Salary: $12,000
Powers and duties:
– Votes on ordinances, rules, resolutions and regulations.
– Establishes, merges, or eliminates offices or departments not specified in the city charter and assigns duties for departments.
– Three council members form a quorum and all action items require three yes votes for approval
VOTER TURNOUT
July 31 referendum:
Total votes cast: 10,871
Number of “yes” voters: 5,942
Number of “no” voters: 4,929
Nov. 6 general election:
Total votes cast for mayor: 16,071
Total votes cast in council races: 15,354
Dec. 4 runoff election:
Total votes cast for mayor: 6,371
Total votes cast in council races for Districts 1, 3 and 4: 5,077
– Sources: DeKalb County Election Commission, City Charter, Governor’s Commission on Brookhaven Reports, Carl Vinson Institute of Government Brookhaven study.