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Registration for GMA’s Annual Convention opens Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 10 a.m. To help ensure all our members are able to properly navigate the system and have no difficulties registering, Sharon Collins, GMA’s Director of Conference and Management Services, discusses the process and provides tips to ensure success.
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March 21, 2023
Sara Baxter
Home ownership is considered the key to generational wealth. But it’s becoming increasingly difficult for people to afford a house – and renting isn’t much easier.
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Welcome to Cities Connect, where we discuss issues that matter. In this episode, College Park Mayor and GMA 3rd Vice President Bianca Motley Broom hosts a panel discussion on how cities are preparing for Georgia Cities Week.
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No, not everyone under 40 is a Millennial; Generation Z (generally understood to have been born between 1995 and 2012) is here, and they are coming in droves!
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Starting March 16, 2023, municipal and county fire departments throughout Georgia have the opportunity to participate in one of several upcoming virtual “train-the-trainer” courses focusing on firefighter cancer awareness.
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In this episode, Kimberly Carter, the Division Director of the Community Finance Division at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), discusses some of the financial resources available to local governments. She provides information about DCA’s various community and economic development opportunities, including a wide range of product types, from infrastructure improvements to incentives for job creation.
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Welcome to Cities Connect, where we discuss issues that matter. In this episode, Andy Williams, Executive Director of Visit Roswell, the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Roswell, Georgia, details the city’s latest success story: a new mobile visitor’s center.
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March 1, 2023
Chris Floore, Chief Communications Officer, Macon-Bibb County
“Love is the main thing” is now painted on a retaining wall along Main Street, just down from the Mill Hill East Macon Arts Village, thanks to about 20 students on break from seven schools.
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Learn about the resources available from the DHS’ Division of Aging Services for older and disabled adults in your city and how DHS works to protect this vulnerable population from abuse and neglect.
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In this episode, several speakers provide detail about the new Excellence in Policing Certification Program, which is aimed at raising the standards for policing. The program is designed to help cities achieve better outcomes for residents through improved training, more effective policies, increased accountability and better hiring and disciplinary practices in cities’ law enforcement agencies. This cost-effective program demonstrates a commitment to the highest professional standards, offers peace of mind for city leaders and prioritizes equity and inclusion.
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February 16, 2023
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
In a world where cities and towns are geared to automobile travel, “the 15-minute city” is gaining momentum as a planning and transportation concept that focuses more on human-scale access than mobility.
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In this episode, Lillyana Najafzadeh from the US Census Bureau details how city leaders can help local businesses respond to the 2022 Economic Census.
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Welcome to Cities Connect, where we discuss issues that matter. This episode contains two presentations from representatives from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, each of which highlights a program that could help residents in your community.
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January 18, 2023
Sara Baxter
An innovative new program from Georgia City Solutions encourages mayors get out into the community and read to children, promoting literacy and community engagement.
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In this January 18, 2023, EMBRACE webinar, Alexandra Campos Castillo, Program Manager of Georgia City Solutions, introduced Georgia City Solutions’ new city certification program: Certified City of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, a program designed to recognize cities that adopt policies and practices that promote equity and inclusion within their municipal government and community.
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