The Atlanta City Council voted to change the way it clears homeless camps after the funeral of a homeless man who was killed by a heavy piece of equipment that was clearing an encampment.

Cornelius Taylor, a homeless man whose life was tragically cut short during the clearing of a homeless encampment in Atlanta, was honored Monday at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Council voted hours after the family of Cornelius Taylor chanted for change outside City Hall. It's now up to Mayor Andre Dickens to sign or veto the legislation.

A man was killed in a “tragic accident” blocks from Ebenezer Baptist Church when an Atlanta Public Works vehicle was clearing an encampment and crushed him to death.

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation at its Feb. 3 meeting to create a homelessness task force and to pause the use of heavy machinery during sweeps of encampments. The measures come in the wake of the Jan.