STATE OF GEORGIA

COUNTY OF DEKALB
CITY OF STONECREST

RESOLUTION NO. 2021-

A RESOLUTION CENSURING MAYOR JASON LARY FOR STATEMENTS MADE

AT THE SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 MEETING OF THE STONECREST CITY
COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER LAWFUL
PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, Jason Lary is the elected Mayor of the City of Stonecrest and a member of
the Stonecrest City Council; and

WHEREAS, a public meeting of the City Council was conducted virtually on September
27, 2021; and

WHEREAS, the September 27, 2021 public meeting was presided over by Mayor Pro
Tempore George Turner and included all members of City Council, various city staff members,
and members of the general public; and

WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the City Council meeting, the Mayor Pro Tempore, as
presiding officer, afforded each member of City Council the opportunity to make concluding
remarks, as is customary; and

WHEREAS, when Mayor Lary was recognized for his concluding remarks, he stated in
pertinent part as follows:

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. I’ll be brief. I appreciate the work that you all are
doing. But I’m going to ask city staff and other folks that come on this call, if you
don’t know protocol you better learn it with me. You don’t recognize Mayor Pro
Tem and council and just leave me standing like I’m not at the meeting. I will show
you my hairy behind the next time it happens. And that’s the only warning I’m
going to give with this. I don’t deserve any disrespect—from any member or any
person or any entity. It shouldn’t be that way.

WHEREAS, the statement of Mayor Lary was heard live by members of City Council, by
city staff, and persons on the Zoom call; and
 WHEREAS, the statement of Mayor Lary was heard live by Stonecrest residents and
members of the public observing the meeting on YouTube and other social media platforms; and

WHEREAS, the statement of Mayor Lary was ill-tempered and inflammatory and
constituted an immature response to a perceived slight or some imagined disrespect by unnamed
persons; and

WHEREAS, the statement of Mayor Lary was an unacceptable breach of decorum. His
language was crude, inappropriate, vulgar, and offensive, causing city employees and many
observers to feel uncomfortable;

WHEREAS, the uncouth, unseemly language used by Mayor Lary was not befitting the
office of mayor and was well beneath the dignity of any official of the City of Stonecrest.

WHEREAS, the statement of mayor Lary was inconsistent with the City of Stonecrest’s
positive political culture and its commitment to conducting public meetings in a manner that
demonstrates the highest level of respect for the public and city employees.

NOW, THEREFORE, based on the foregoing, the City Council of the City of Stonecrest
finds, determines, and resolves as follows:

1 The City Council formally CENSURES, REBUKES, and CONDEMNS in the

strongest possible terms Mayor Jason Lary for his boorish and discourteous
statement made at the public meeting held on September 27, 2021, as referenced
herein. The public should understand that such behavior is not condoned and will
not be tolerated.

2 The City Council calls on all of its members to adhere to standards of civility and
decency, both in terms of speech and conduct, during public meetings and
whenever acting as a representative of the City of Stonecrest;

3 The City Council hereby directs the Acting City Manager to present a policy to
govern decorum at public meetings, with appropriate sanctions, for review and
consideration at the next work session of the City Council.
 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any and all resolutions in conflict with this
resolution be and the same are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall be effective immediately upon

its adoption by the City Council.

ENACTED AND ADOPTED on this ____ day of October, 2021.