Mayor Shirley Franklin will be elected President of the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) during the association’s annual meeting in Savannah Tuesday, June 27, 2006. It is the first time an Atlanta mayor has served as president of GMA since Mayor William B. Hartsfield in 1944.
Mayor Franklin has played a large role in the Metro Atlanta Mayors Association (MAMA) and also served on GMA’s sales tax negotiations task force and most recently served as chairman of the Legislative Policy Council.
“Mayor Franklin has been a wonderful advocate for cities of all sizes in Georgia and her involvement in GMA has been a welcome addition,” said GMA Executive Director Jim Higdon. “She has reached out to cities everywhere and connected with her fellow mayors and council members across the state. She understands the needs of cities, and she’s highly respected by her peers for her ability and commitment to making local government more effective, innovative and responsive. She will make an excellent president for GMA.”
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