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Joyce was born and raised in Atlanta, where her family has lived for five generations. She is an ex-officio board member on the board of directors for the Fort McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority. She lives in the Capitol View Manor neighborhood.

Joyce was one of the first female line workers in the telecommunications industry in the late 1970s. She retired from Avaya Communications and Communications Workers of America (CWA) union "with 31 years of service as one of the few women serving as a telecommunications engineer."

Joyce Sheperd is currently the Atlanta city council member representing District 12. She was first elected in 2004 and has served five terms. She is chair of the Public Safety committee and a member of the City Utilities, Finance Executive and Community Development committees.

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As of August 9, 2021, Joyce Sheperd’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Services

COVID

City Budget

Saporta Report

As a city council member, she supported property tax breaks for developers worth $3.3 million over 10 years to pay for 272 new below-market-rate apartments.

As a city council member, she supported a $19 million bond deal in 2010 to finance the refurbishment of Amal Heights Townhouses in District 11 to "'become a wonderful sanctuary for working families with kids.'"

- As a city council member, she supported property tax breaks for developers worth $3.3 million over 10 years to pay for 272 new below-market-rate apartments.
- As a city council member, she supported a $19 million bond deal in 2010 to finance the refurbishment of Amal Heights Townhouses in District 11 to "'become a wonderful sanctuary for working families with kids.'"

Housing & Urban Development

Atlanta Intown Paper

As a city council member, she supported building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.

When community organizers asked Atlanta City Council to reduce the city's police budget by 30 percent in June 2021, she said the "majority of residents in her predominantly Black southside district want more police presence to tackle crime."

As a city council member, she asked more than 20 public officials from the city and surrounding counties to come together to come up with public safety recommendations for the mayor and city council.

As a city council member, she wanted to ask the Georgia General Assembly to change state laws to allow police officers to seize cars involved in street racing.

As a city council member, she voted against withholding $73 million from the Atlanta Police Department's budget until Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom’s administration drafted a plan to reform policing.

- As a city council member, she supported building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.
- When community organizers asked Atlanta City Council to reduce the city's police budget by 30 percent in June 2021, she said the "majority of residents in her predominantly Black southside district want more police presence to tackle crime."
- As a city council member, she asked more than 20 public officials from the city and surrounding counties to come together to come up with public safety recommendations for the mayor and city council.
- As a city council member, she wanted to ask the Georgia General Assembly to change state laws to allow police officers to seize cars involved in street racing.
- As a city council member, she voted against withholding $73 million from the Atlanta Police Department's budget until Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom’s administration drafted a plan to reform policing.

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Zoning

Joyce Sheperd

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 