Commissioner Johnnie Lee Roper Sr. received the prestigious Certificate of Distinction from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute at the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) 78th Annual Convention in Savannah on June 27.
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 Distinction a city official must complete a minimum of 204 units of credit, including 12 units of required courses. The training program consists of a series of more than 40 six-unit courses.
Roper is one of 10 city officials to receive this certificate at the 2011 GMA Annual Convention in Savannah.
“This is an outstanding achievement,” said GMA Executive Director Jim Higdon. “We commend Commissioner Roper for this accomplishment and for the dedication he’s shown in using this valuable resource to become a more effective city official.”
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.
