City Council - City of East Point, Georgia

Joshua is from East Point, Georgia. He has a bachelor of arts in business administration from Morehouse College. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Joshua works in real estate development and political consulting. Earlier in his career, he was the top SBA business banker for Bank of America in Georgia.

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Joshua is currently a council member for the city of East Point. He previously ran for the District 62 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2016 but did not win.

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Supports rebuilding downtown and updating shopping centers with mixed-use developments.

Believes in promoting smart economic development and business growth, fostering a business-friendly culture, seeking businesses that match community needs, revitalizing Downtown East Point, and improving efficiencies in permitting and business licensing processes.

Believes in promoting smart economic development and business growth, fostering a business-friendly culture, seeking businesses that match community needs, and improving efficiencies in permitting and business licensing processes.

- Supports rebuilding downtown and updating shopping centers with mixed-use developments.
- Believes in promoting smart economic development and business growth, fostering a business-friendly culture, seeking businesses that match community needs, and improving efficiencies in permitting and business licensing processes.

Economy

Believes in creating diverse housing opportunities, walkable neighborhoods, and preserving open spaces to attract development and amenities.

- Believes in creating diverse housing opportunities, walkable neighborhoods, and preserving open spaces to attract development and amenities.

Public Services

Supports inclusive housing policies that encourage diverse housing solutions to ensure community-wide access to safe and affordable homes.

Supports working with developers and local organizations to create mixed-income housing that preserves cultural integrity and prevents displacement of long-term residents.

Supports strong tenant protections to prevent unfair rent increases and housing instability.

- Supports inclusive housing policies that encourage diverse housing solutions to ensure community-wide access to safe and affordable homes.
- Supports working with developers and local organizations to create mixed-income housing that preserves cultural integrity and prevents displacement of long-term residents.
- Supports strong tenant protections to prevent unfair rent increases and housing instability.

Housing & Urban Development

Prioritizes public safety, claiming to have held more public safety meetings than any other city council member.

Supports enhancing public safety by addressing root causes of crime through social services, education, and job creation.

- Prioritizes public safety, claiming to have held more public safety meetings than any other city council member.
- Supports enhancing public safety by addressing root causes of crime through social services, education, and job creation.

Public Safety

Plans to enhance roads and expand public transit options.

Supports developing accessible pedestrian pathways that connect neighborhoods, schools, and community hubs.

Supports "smart city innovations" like advanced traffic management systems and real-time transit updates to enhance commuting.

- Plans to enhance roads and expand public transit options.
- Supports developing accessible pedestrian pathways that connect neighborhoods, schools, and community hubs.
- Supports "smart city innovations" like advanced traffic management systems and real-time transit updates to enhance commuting.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports reopening the local hospital to ensure accessible emergency healthcare for East Point residents.

- Supports reopening the local hospital to ensure accessible emergency healthcare for East Point residents.

Energy & the Environment

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Joshua B. Butler IV

Buket Urgen

Keisha Chapman

- The mayor leads the executive branch of local government, presiding over city council meetings, making sure city departments run smoothly, and providing services to citizens. 
- The mayor runs the city day to day and prepares the budget each year, meaning that they propose how much funding goes to each city department, including the police department, city parks, transportation, and the fire department. 
- The mayor also hires the Police Chief, Fire Chief, and city department heads, such as City Planning, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation. 
- Most Georgia mayors are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 