City of Atlanta
Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026) Operating Budget
The Department of Law is vested with exclusive authority and jurisdiction in all matters of law relating to the executive and legislative branches of Atlanta’s city government and every department, office, division, bureau, institution, commission, committee, board, and agency.
Budget Overview
The total proposed FY2026 operating budget for the Department of Law is $28,708,633. This is an increase of $2,366,981 (+8.2%) from the previous year.
The number of authorized full-time equivalent positions (jobs) is proposed to decrease from 84.45 to 82.77 (-2.0%).
FY2026 Proposed Budget Book – Department of Law
Budget Briefing
The department had its FY2026 budget briefing on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 3:00pm.
Committee of Purview
The Atlanta City Council’s Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee has jurisdiction over the Department of Law.
Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee
2025 committee membership
- Andrea L. Boone, committee chair
- Dustin Hillis, committee vice chair
- Byron D. Amos
- Michael Julian Bond
- Eshé Collins
- Antonio Lewis
- Mary Norwood