Brookhaven City Council members Jennifer Owens and John Funny have qualified to run for reelection in the Nov. 4 municipal election.
When the qualifying period ended Aug. 22 at 4:30 p.m., neither council member had an opponent.
District 2 council member Owens told Rough Draft that she’s been energized by accomplishments made by the city council over the past two years in office.
“From sidewalk projects to making our community safer, fostering a more communicative and responsive government, to leading the charge to update our ethics code for the first time in 10 years,” Owens said. “There’s so much more for us to accomplish together. I’m eager to continue to serve our amazing Brookhaven community.”
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Owens was appointed to the council in early 2023 when Mayor John Park stepped down to run for mayor. Owens was elected in a special election in November 2023.
Funny said on social media that serving Brookhaven has been “one of the greatest honors of my life. Together, we’ve worked to strengthen our neighborhoods, invest in our infrastructure, and build a more vibrant and connected Brookhaven.”
Prior to taking office on the Brookhaven City Council in January 2022, Funny served on the city’s planning commission from 2013 to 2021 and as the chair of the Social Justice, Race, and Equity Commission from 2020 to 2022. He was appointed mayor pro tem in 2024.
The qualifying fee for each council seat is $936, which totals 3 percent of the total gross salary of the preceding year, according tothe Georgia election code.
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