The City of Peachtree Corners has been designated as a City of Civility by the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA). The City adopted a civility resolution as part of GMA’s new “Embrace Civility” program during the February 28 Council Meeting.
Peachtree Corners is just the 23rd city out of 537 in Georgia to earn this designation.
“Having seen first-hand the civility of the interactions among our council members and with our residents, I was pleased to introduce the resolution to earn us the designation as a Georgia City of Civility,” said Peachtree Corners City Councilman Eric Christ.
GMA, in partnership with the Association’s nonprofit organization, Georgia City Solutions, created the Embrace Civility program to equip Georgia’s cities with resources to create more civility in their meetings and among their residents and meeting attendees.
According to GMA, Civility is more than just politeness. It is about disagreeing without disrespect, seeking common ground as a starting point for dialogue about differences, listening past one’s preconceptions, and teaching others to do the same.
In a 2019 poll conducted by Weber Shandwick, Civility in America, 2019, 93% of Americans believe that incivility is a problem, with 68% identifying incivility as a major problem.
To become a City of Civility, city councils are required to adopt a Civility Resolution and pledge to engage in civil behavior with each other as well as with residents and meeting attendees. Cities also have a civility pledge that can be published or recited at meetings.
Learn more about the Embrace Civility program at gacities.com/civility. To view the Resolution, visit peachtreecornersga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2570
