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May 15, 2020
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on Georgia's children and families. These five suggestions address challenges arising from the pandemic which could result in better outcomes for Georgia's children and youth.
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Leadership Focus
May 14, 2020
Deke Copenhaver
I firmly believe that in the current situation we find ourselves it is now more important than ever for local elected officials to listen to the experts.
May 13, 2020
This article contains a series of resources for the updated UCOA for local Georgia governments.
In this video we highlight a variety of public meeting options, hear from the City of Dublin on their efforts & lessons learned, and discuss security tips.
Public Square
May 4, 2020
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
An analysis indicates that cases of COVID-19 are more related to what metro area you live in, rather than whether you live in the central city or a suburb. Transit also doesn’t correlate as a significant factor.
May 1, 2020
This webinar is designed to help municipal governments handle financial uncertainty during challenging times.
April 30, 2020
Due to the current pandemic, the Georgia Municipal Association and the Georgia Cities Foundation have extended the deadlines for several award categories.
April 29, 2020
This April 28, 2020, webinar examined how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted Georgia's homeless population.
Public works officials from Dalton, Gainesville, St. Marys, and Athens-Clarke County provide an overview of how their cities planned for and continue to provide mission critical public works services to address their community’s needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 28, 2020
A few years ago there existed only one gauge in Georgia that monitored tide levels and that was at Fort Pulaski on the Savannah River. Now Georgia is home to more than 40 sensors that keep track of the rise and fall of sea levels in Savannah and Chatham County.
April 27, 2020
Kelly Girtz, Athes-Clarke County Mayor
In this short video, Athens-Clarke Mayor Kelly Girtz briefly outlines steps the city has undertaken in response to COVID-19.
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Jessica Zubizarreta, Account Manager, Sophicity
Many data backup implementations are not reliable and end up failing when municipalities need to restore data after an incident or disaster.
April 23, 2020
On April 21, the Senate passed an interim package to provide worth $484 billion to small businesses and hospitals. The House is expected to pass the bill on April 23 and the President has promised to sign the legislation.
April 20, 2020
On April 20, Governor Kemp announced the reopening of certian businesses in Georgia. According to the governor, these listed businesses are not opening for business as usual but with minimum basic operations, adhering to social distancing and sanitation guidance.
Although I would hope that working from home and leading remotely doesn’t become the new normal, what leaders everywhere are learning from our current situation will help us better understand how to lead in difficult circumstances in the future.