| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 129 0191 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 345 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representative Glaize of the 67 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 7 | 7 | | Congratulating and commending Council Member Angelette Mealing for receiving the 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American3 |
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| 11 | 11 | | female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of4 |
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| 12 | 12 | | service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia5 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Women's Legislative Caucus; and6 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Women's Legislative7 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and8 |
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| 16 | 16 | | inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and9 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, since her election, Council Member Angelette Mealing has been a grassroots10 |
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| 18 | 18 | | leader fighting for public safety, youth and senior initiatives, affordable housing, economic11 |
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| 19 | 19 | | recovery, and the overall improvement of the quality of life in Union City; and12 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Council Member Mealing serves in leadership roles at both the federal and state13 |
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| 21 | 21 | | levels, including as a board member of the Georgia Municipal Association and as a member14 |
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| 22 | 22 | | of the National League of Cities' Small Cities Committee and Public Safety Committee; and15 |
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| 23 | 23 | | H. R. 345 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, this outstanding individual represents the initiative, integrity, and experience |
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| 27 | 27 | | needed to ensure that the citizens of Union City have a seat at the table and that their voices17 |
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| 28 | 28 | | are heard; and18 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Council Member Mealing is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble19 |
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| 30 | 30 | | acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted the entire Union City community; and20 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this21 |
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| 32 | 32 | | extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized.22 |
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| 33 | 33 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that23 |
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| 34 | 34 | | the members of this body congratulate and commend Council Member Angelette Mealing24 |
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| 35 | 35 | | for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and extend25 |
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| 36 | 36 | | best wishes for her continued success.26 |
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| 37 | 37 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized27 |
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| 38 | 38 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to28 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Council Member Angelette Mealing.29 |
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| 40 | 40 | | H. R. 345 |
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