ATLANTA – Cedartown City Commissioners Johnny Barrett and Dale Tuck received the prestigious Certificate of Achievement from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute at the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Annual Mayors’ Day Conference in Atlanta on January 24.
The Georgia Municipal Training Institute, a cooperative effort of GMA and the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, provides a nationally recognized series of training opportunities for elected city officials. To receive a Certificate of Achievement, a city official must complete a minimum of 72 units of credit. The training program consists of a series of 24 six-unit courses.
“This is an outstanding achievement,” said GMA Executive Director Jim Higdon. “We commend Commissioner Barrett and Commissioner Tuck for this accomplishment and for the dedication they have shown in using this valuable resource to become more effective city officials.”
Based in Atlanta, GMA is a voluntary, non-profit organization that provides legislative advocacy, research, training, employee benefit and technical consulting services to its 500 member cities.