DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody City Council members Catherine Lautenbacher and Rob Price received the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute Certificate of Recognition during the Georgia Municipal Association’s Annual Cities United Summit Jan. 26-29.
Lautenbacher and Price completed 42 hours of training, including at least 18 hours from the required list of courses. The training program consists of more than 70 courses.
Lautenbacher credits her training with the decision to hold last month’s Dunwoody City Council meeting at Dunwoody High School.
“The idea to take the Council meeting on the road came from the City of Dublin,” she said. “As a result of this training, I’m better informed about my role, and therefore better able to serve our citizens.”
The Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute, a cooperative effort of Georgia Municipal Association and the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, provides a nationally recognized series of training opportunities for city officials.
“GMA training courses offer a great way to improve our knowledge of municipal issues and network with our peers,” Price said. “I’ve come away from these courses with new skills, new connections, and the observation that Dunwoody is a well-run city.”
Based in Atlanta, the Georgia Municipal Association is a voluntary nonprofit, providing legislative advocacy, as well as educational, employee benefit, and consulting services to all 537 cities in the state.
With 120 hours of training, including at least 54 hours of required courses, Councilman Tom Lambert earned the Certificate of Excellence for enhanced training.
Recipients of the certificate must also complete the intensive Robert E. Knox Jr. Municipal Leadership Institute.
“The training I have received through GMA and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government has been…
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