The City of Cleveland has a new organizational charter that was recently approved by the Georgia General Assembly and signed by Governor Brian Kemp.
The city council approved a new charter back in January and sent it to Atlanta for required state approval. Now that that has been done, the council must formally adopt the reorganization plan that will take effect July 1, 2025.
City Administrator Kevin Harris told the council during their meeting Monday that the new charter doesn’t change the form of government or the structure. Harris did say there were some changes of note, like council members will no longer represent wards but will serve districts with elections conducted as in the past, with the mayor and council members serving four-year terms.
The mayor and council will continue setting the direction of the city, with departments reporting to the city manager, non-departments reporting through the city clerk to the city council.
The new charter, according to Harris, changes the title of City Administrator to City Manager.
The council formally adopted the new charter by a unanimous vote.
