Writer: Special to the Times
Published February 19, 2023
Henry County Times
Stockbridge Mayor Pro Tem Yolanda Barber received the prestigious Certificate of Excellence from the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute during the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Cities United Summit in Atlanta on January 22, 2023. The Harold F. Holtz 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 city officials. To receive a Certificate of Excellence, a city official must complete a minimum of 120 units of credit, including at least 54 hours from a list of required courses and the Robert E. Knox, Jr. Municipal Leadership Institute. The training program consists of more than 70 courses.
“I am super thankful for the opportunity to continue to serve the citizens of Stockbridge,” said Stockbridge Mayor Pro Tem Yolanda Barber. “GMA offers worthwhile programs designed to connect governmental leadership with the people who make up our communities. The experience has been amazing and noteworthy.”
“This is an outstanding achievement,” said GMA CEO and Executive Director Larry Hanson. “We commend Stockbridge Mayor Pro Tem Yolanda Barber for this accomplishment and for the dedication they have shown in using this valuable resource to become a more effective city official.”
“We are proud of our partnership with GMA to provide high-quality, relevant training to Georgia’s more than 3,500 municipal officials,” said UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government Director Rob Gordon. “The institute remains committed to being the trusted resource that city officials across Georgia turn to for leadership and professional development training that makes a difference in the lives of the citizens they represent.”
Based in Atlanta, GMA is a voluntary, non-profit organization that provides legislative advocacy, research, training, employee benefit and technical consulting services to all of Georgia’s 537 cities.
For more information on the City of Stockbridge, visit www.cityofstockbridge.com.
