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Council Member
Michael Julian Bond
Post 1 at Large
E-Mail Address: mbond@atlantaga.gov |
Office Location:
Committee Assignments: Staff Contacts:
Prior
to his election in November 2009 to the Post 1 At-Large post, Michael
Julian Bond completed two successful terms as the District 3 City
Council representative (1994-2001). In 2001, he also served as the City
Council’s President Pro Tempore, in which he presided over Full
Council proceedings in the absence of the City Council President, or in
the event of a conflict of interest for the sitting president. ·
During
his service as the District 3 Councilmember, Bond’s legislative
accomplishments included: ·
Limiting
the number of package stores in neighborhoods; ·
Renovation
of the Washington Park Natatorium ·
Secured
$130 million for the Westside Village on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
– the largest single investment in the African-American community in
the City of Atlanta; ·
Authored
domestic partner equal benefits legislation for City of Atlanta
employees. Outside
of public office, Councilmember Bond has remained dedicated to community
issues. He served as a National NAMES Project representative at the AIDS
quilt unveiling in Washington, D.C.; fought to preserve the Pascal Hotel
as a historic landmark; worked with the NAACP and the Westside Coalition
to halt the placement of a solid waste transfer station on the City’s
west side; fought successfully against unfair payday lender practices;
and helped launch an affordable housing effort with Freddie-Mac. Councilmember
Bond serves on the boards of the Ollie Street, Southeast and East Lake
YMCAs and is chairman of the board for Laffapalooza, a youth mentoring
program. Councilmember
Bond attended Morehouse College and Georgia State University. He is a
member of Leadership Atlanta and the Black-Jewish Coalition’s Project
Understanding. He served as Deputy Director and Chief Programs Officer
for the Atlanta NAACP. Councilmember Bond is also a member of AFSCME. A
fifth generation Atlantan, Councilmember Bond is the son of famed civil
rights leader and NAACP board chairman Julian Bond. He is married to
Linda Bond and is the proud
father of three children, all of whom attended the Atlanta Public
Schools. Councilmember
Bond and his family are members of Antioch Baptist Church North |
