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Mayor Steele sworn in as GMA president |
2010-07-01 |
By Martha Barksdale |
 Steele is sworn in at the GMA convention. Fayetteville Mayor Ken Steele was installed Monday as president of the Georgia Municipal Association, the first Fayetteville official to serve in that post since the GMA was formed in 1933.
In his speech to the GMA members at the association's annual meeting in Savannah, Steele noted the opportunities for cities to create stronger, better partnerships with other leaders.
"Next year we will have a new governor. The leadership in the House is still new and finding its way. And there will be a fair amount of turnover in the Senate after this year's election," he said. "With these recent and upcoming changes in state leadership, the opportunity is sitting right there before us to move beyond the hurts and slights and frustrations of the past."
In Fayette County, the municipalities and the county enjoy a cooperative working relationship, but that is not the case in many areas, Steele said. In his address, Steele noted the contentious relationship between the GMA and the Association County Commissioners of Georgia. He said he was encouraged by recent efforts to smooth things over and hoped a productive relationship could be established.
Steele was elected mayor of Fayetteville in 1994 and has served on the GMA Board of Directors for several years and also served as chair of the Municipal Government Policy Committee. He was involved in a number of study committees and task forces and served as chairman of the Legislative Policy Council.
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