About GMA

Legislative Policy Council

The Legislative Policy Council helps shape GMA’s state legislative agenda by reviewing proposed laws and offering input on key policy positions that affect cities across Georgia.

Chair

  • Andrea Gibby, Mayor, City of Young Harris

Members

  • Kurt Ward, Mayor, Town of Braselton - Revenue & Finance Chair
  • Rochelle Robinson, Mayor, City of Douglasville - Public Safety Chair
  • Carlos Duffey, Mayor, City of Jackson - Community Development Chair
  • Cleatus Phillips, City Manager, City of Newnan - Municipal Government Chair
  • Rusty Paul, Mayor, City of Sandy Springs - Transportation Chair
  • Michael-Angelo James, Mayor, City of Waycross - Environment & Natural Resource Chair
  • Buddy Duke, Mayor, City of Adel
  • Terrell Jacobs, City Manager, City of Albany
  • Kelly Girtz, Mayor, Athens-Clarke County
  • Justin Kirnon, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, City of Atlanta
  • Garnett L. Johnson, Mayor, Augusta
  • Regina M. McDuffie, City Manager, City of Brunswick
  • Michael Chidester, Mayor, City of Byron
  • Betty Cason, Mayor, City of Carrollton
  • Jessica Payton, Commissioner, City of Cedartown
  • Bianca Motley Broom, Mayor, City of College Park
  • Skip Henderson, Mayor, Columbus Consolidated Government
  • Angela Redding, City Manager, City of Cordele
  • Mike Jewell, Gas Director, City of Covington
  • Marcia Hampton, City Manager, City of Douglasville
  • Lynn Deutsch, Mayor, City of Dunwoody
  • Janie Reid, Councilmember, City of Eatonton
  • Daniel Graves, Mayor, City of Elberton
  • Eric Wilson, Mayor, City of Forsyth
  • Bryan Lackey, City Manager, City of Gainesville
  • Douglas Hollberg, Mayor, City of Griffin
  • Roxanne Whitaker, Mayor, City of Harlem
  • Tray Larry Hicks, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Hartwell
  • Shelly Jackson Berryhill, Commissioner, City of Hawkinsville
  • Vernice Thompson, City Clerk, City of Hazlehurst
  • Jeffrey M. Todd, City Attorney, City of LaGrange
  • Willis NeSmith, Mayor, City of Lyons
  • Michael Owens, Mayor, City of Mableton
  • Lester Miller, Mayor, Macon-Bibb County
  • Fred P. Perriman, Mayor, City of Madison
  • William F. Bruton, City Manager, City of Marietta
  • John Howard, Mayor, City of Monroe
  • Lisa Clarke Hill, Councilmember, City of Moultrie
  • Randall Walker, Mayor, City of Perry
  • Karen Williams, Mayor, City of Pooler
  • Gabrielle Nelson, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Port Wentworth
  • Randy Quick, Commissioner, City of Rome
  • Keith Turman, Mayor, City of Royston
  • Van R. Johnson, Mayor, City of Savannah
  • Jason Ray Weaver, Mayor, City of Screven
  • Anthony Ford, Mayor, City of Stockbridge
  • Brandon S. Hembree, Mayor, City of Sugar Hill
  • Paul Radford, City Manager, City of Sugar Hill
  • James M. Burnette, Mayor, City of Suwanee
  • Linnea Miller, Councilmember, City of Suwanee
  • Taylor J. Smith, Economic Development Director, City of Thomaston
  • Julie B. Smith, Mayor, City of Tifton
  • Vince Williams, Mayor, City of Union City
  • Scott James Matheson, Mayor, City of Valdosta
  • Tom Dickson, Mayor, City of Varnell
  • Colin Ake, Councilmember, City of Woodstock