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Chris Higdon, GMA Community Development Manager
While no longer able to conduct business as usual, small businesses have reacted with creativity and determination. Local governments, development authorities and other organizations have likewise found ways to respond to the needs of their local business community.
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Equity and inclusion (or their absence) affect and can be integrated into all aspects of local governance.
Executive Order Issuing a Statewide Shelter in Place to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (Executive Order No. 04.02.20.01) was signed by Governor Kemp. This article is a summary prepared by the ACCG and GMA Legal Departments explaining the order and its impact on local governments.
When some city leaders hear the term “assets,” their first thoughts may include natural resources or tourist attractions in their communities. Georgia’s Cities caught up with two investment experts to talk another type of investment and the state of the U.S. economy.
Cities across the state are tapping into their creative sides and using what was once considered blank walls and dull spaces as canvases.
Did youy know that local, regional and state governments in Georgia use geospatial data to keep track of properties, roads, public works, environmental resources and more within their jurisdictions?
Larry H. Hanson, GMA Executive Director
So far, local governments have largely been left out of Congressional action to provide federal aid in response to the crisis. It is imperative that the federal government support cities who are meeting the challenges of the pandemic head on.
The 2019 Mayors Christmas Motorcade marked the 60th year of the events and final GMA-sponsored Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade events at the five state hospitals. GMA created the below Motorcade Resource list for cities interested in continuing the tradition for years to come in their local communities.
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on June 09, 2020 that the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) is providing its borrowers a payment deferral period of six months.
Battelle has deployed one of their Critical Care Decontamination Systems (CCDS) to Georgia to help address the shortage of PPE, specifically N95 respirators.
During the first week of February in Oldsmar, Fla., a hacker tried to poison the city’s water supply by increasing the amount of lye to dangerous levels. While the city fended off the attack, some areas of concern with password security and outdated operating systems were revealed that demonstrated the importance of IT to a city’s infrastructure in 2021.
There’s always room for improvement, and the cities of Watkinsville, Macon and Snellville are three examples of how Georgia’s forward-thinking cities are using technology to better engage citizens.