Hiram Mayor, Councilwoman Receive Prestigious Training

Hiram Mayor Doris Devey and Councilwoman Teresa Philyaw both received the prestigious Certificate of Recognition from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute at the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) 80th Annual Convention in 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 Recognition, a city official must complete a minimum of 42 units of credit, including three required courses. The training program consists of a series of more than 40 six-unit courses.

“This is an outstanding achievement,” said GMA Executive Director Lamar Norton. “We commend Mayor Devey and Councilwoman Philyaw for their respective accomplishments and for the dedication these two  honorable elected officials demonstrated 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.

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