The Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) recently welcomed a new municipality to its roster of member cities, the City of Mableton.
Michael Owens, newly elected mayor for the City of Mableton, stands with GMA’s Executive Director and CEO, Larry Hanson, at the 2023 Georgia Municipal Association’s Annual Convention in Savannah.
City officials are taking advantage of all the opportunities and resources needed to help train, educate, and inform them as newly elected leaders of one of the state’s newest municipalities.
In November 2022, the city was established by a referendum passed by voters of the unincorporated area. Members of the city’s council and Mayor were elected after state-mandated training for newly elected officials earlier this year.
Michael Owens, newly elected mayor for the City of Mableton, makes history as the first mayor of the state’s newest municipality during the 2023 Georgia Municipal Association in Savannah.
In mid-July, the city’s city council and Mayor attended a three-day training and orientation session at the GMA headquarters. City leaders worked with GMA’s Member Services team to help organize training for the city to help prepare and introduce the newly elected officials to much-needed information, concepts, state agencies, and various support resources. Leaders had the opportunity to listen to presentations from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, the Atlanta Regional Commission, The ATL, and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).
Pictured from Left to Right: Interim City Clerk Susan Hiott, Councilmember Ron Davis, Councilmember Dami Oladapo, Councilmember Keisha Jeffcoat, Mayor Michael Owens, Councilmember Patricia Auch, Councilmember TJ Ferguson, and Councilmember Debora Herndon