ATLANTA—Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the appointment of members to her Use of Force Advisory Council, which was created through an Administrative Order issued last week.

Mayor Bottoms issued an Administrative Order to convene an Advisory Council comprised of community members and partners to examine the City’s use of force policies and procedures.

The Advisory Council will make recommendations for operational or legislative changes to the City’s existing use of force policies.

The Use of Force Advisory Council will be co-chaired Tiffany Roberts, Community Engagement & Movement Building Counsel for the Southern Center for Human Rights; Jonathan Rapping, Professor of Law at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, President and Founder of Gideon’s Promise; and Tharon Johnson, Founder and CEO of Paramount Consulting.

Additional members of the Advisory Council are as follows:

The Advisory Council will review city’s use of force policies and make recommendations for any changes or additions.