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December 21, 2001
Ed Sumner, former General Counsel, Georgia Municipal Association
One of the frequent questions posed to GMA by city attorneys, city officials and, occasionally, news media representatives, relates to the legality and method of increasing the salaries of elected officials.
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Here you’ll find the PowerPoint presentations from the 2019 Georgia Government Communicators Conference
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As the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated economic insecurity for millions of people across the U.S., many cities instituted policies and programs aimed at providing some relief to individuals and families. These include policies that temporarily halted fines and fees collections, which disproportionately impact Black and Latino or Hispanic communities.
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Here you’ll find the presentations from the 2022 Georgia Government Communicators Conference
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Here you’ll find the presentations from the 2022 Georgia Government Communicators Conference
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Center for Community Progress
In varying degrees, vacant properties exist in virtually every community. Isolated to certain neighborhoods, they can represent the legacy of unjust race-based economic and land use decisions over decades that steered investments away from communities of color. Widespread vacant properties can represent the slow but profound economic shifts that saw industries flee major urban centers. In some communities, they are the wreckage of climate change and a warning of the new normal. If vacancy becomes systemic, it changes the character of a neighborhood, deepens racial inequities, and threatens future opportunities. Breaking this cycle requires policymakers and community leaders to identify warning signs of further destabilization and change state and local laws and practices to stabilize neighborhoods, reverse decades of injustice, and rebuild with a strong commitment to equity, inclusion, and resilience.
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Center for Community Progress
The 2022 Resource Guide for Georgia Land Banks is designed to provide new and updated documents for land bank leaders as their operations mature and become more complex.
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Social isolation is not a personal choice or individual problem, but one that is rooted in community design, social norms, and systemic injustices. In addition to a complementary action guide for local government leaders, this site offers a comprehensive report with five recommendations for creating socially connected communities, starting with public spaces, transportation, and housing.
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Without a clear and shared definition of equity, city leaders cannot understand the underlying conditions that create existing disparities in their community, let alone make informed budget decisions that foster equity.
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For many cities, CARES Act funding was consumed quickly by public health, safety and technology needs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, thanks to extended relief from the federal government, some municipalities were able to share that assistance to meet broader community needs.
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Nine cities from across Georgia received the inaugural Visionary City Award presented by Georgia Trend magazine and GMA during the association’s Cities United Summit in Atlanta.
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This episode of Cities Connect features a presentation on by Karen Davis, Director of Business Programs at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development.
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The past few election cycles have brought unique challenges for city officials, and the situation isn’t getting easier. Learn how to help prepare your city in this presentation about election security.
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