(KENNESAW)—Kennesaw City Council held its second meeting of the month.
The City Council meeting on January 20, 2026, was notably brief and primarily ceremonial, marked by the farewell of long-serving Councilman Pat Ferris according to the OpGov.ai platform.
The platform adds that critically, the substantive portion of the meeting, the approval of the "consent agenda in gross," was handled with alarming swiftness, passing unanimously without any apparent discussion or deliberation by the council or opportunity for public input, raising concerns about the transparency and thoroughness of city governance.
Beginning of Kennesaw City Council meeting (Photo Credit: City of Kennesaw Website)
The meeting began with the pledge of allegiance by the councilmembers.
Kennesaw City Council opened the floor for public comments. However, no one spoke.
Agenda item #10 A-RZ2025-03 was requested to be postponed until Feb. 9 and the motion was passed by councilmembers. Public Safety crime statistics were provided during the meeting. The statistics mentioned were for the month of December 2025.
Kennesaw Chief of Police Bill Westenberger at the City Council meeting (Photo Credit:City of Kennesaw Website)
“We had an increase of drug offenses of 11,” Kennesaw Chief of Police Bill Westenberger said.
“Fraud cases went up by six, larceny cases increased by six. We had an increase overall from 96
to 119.”
There were also 750 dispatched calls for service, 15,049 self-initiated actions for officers, 873 traffic citations, and 113 auto accidents according to Westenberger. City Council approved the crime statistics.
A brief history of Eugene Theodore Booth is provided (Photo Credit: City of Kennesaw Website)
The history of Rev. Eugene Theodore Booth SR was shared at the meeting. Booth SR, buried in Kennesaw City Cemetery, passed away on May 5, 1972. leaving behind a legacy of love for the Lord as Baptist minister and educator. He is not to be confused with his son, a famous nuclear physicist, and Manhattan Project particpant.
The meeting ended with the appointments of Justin Cohen and Sandra Glenn to Kennesaw. Development Authority. Cohen’s term will expire in 2027, while Glenn’s will expire in 2029. The appointments were approved by Kennesaw City Council.
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