--- title: HR 1497. Clemons, Chief Latosha; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1497 cite_as: HR 1497, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1497 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1497.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1497/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73687 date: 2026-02-25 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1496.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1498.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1497.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1497 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-25 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Rhonda Burnough - Sandra Scott - Rhonda Taylor - Carolyn Hugley - Kim Schofield text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1497/2025 upstream_id: 2124851 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - legislative honor - fire service leadership - Forest Park Georgia - Women's History Month award --- # HR 1497. Clemons, Chief Latosha; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 1497 By: Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Scott of the 76th, Taylor of the 92nd, Hugley of the 141st, and Schofield of the 63rd A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Chief Latosha Clemons for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus; and WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and WHEREAS, Chief Latosha Clemons Clemons is a transformational public safety executive and municipal leader with more than 25 years of dedicated service in the fire service; and WHEREAS, Chief Clemons holds the historic distinction of being the first African American woman to serve as the City of Forest Park's Fire Chief in Clayton County, Georgia; and WHEREAS, a trailblazer in her profession, she is widely recognized for her commitment to operational excellence, organizational reform, and community-centered leadership; and WHEREAS, in addition to her role as Fire Chief, she currently serves as Interim City Manager for Forest Park, where she oversees citywide operations, including finance, human resources, public works, planning and zoning, code compliance, police, and administrative services; and WHEREAS, Chief Latosha Clemons is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted the entire State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, Chief Latosha Clemons has established a glowing reputation of renown throughout Georgia for her unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, professional development, and community engagement, as well as her devotion to service above self; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate and commend Chief Latosha Clemons for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and extend best wishes for her continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Chief Latosha Clemons. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution honors Chief Latosha Clemons, Forest Park's Fire Chief and Interim City Manager, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives congratulates Chief Latosha Clemons for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, an honor given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus. The award is named after former Representative Nikki T. Randall, the first African American woman elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia. The resolution recounts Clemons's career, noting she is the first African American woman to serve as Fire Chief for the City of Forest Park in Clayton County and that she currently also serves as the city's Interim City Manager, overseeing finance, human resources, public works, planning and zoning, code compliance, police, and other administrative functions. The House formally commends her and directs the Clerk of the House to provide her with a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Congratulates and commends Chief Latosha Clemons for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Recites her professional background as Forest Park's Fire Chief and Interim City Manager in Clayton County. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Chief Clemons. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement by the House. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Chief Latosha Clemons of Forest Park, Georgia. It has no legal effect on other individuals, agencies, or groups; it simply recognizes her public service career in fire service and municipal government. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or regulatory consequences for Georgians. Its significance is symbolic, marking the House's formal recognition of a local public safety and municipal leader's career and an award tied to Women's History Month. ### Key provisions - The preamble explains the origin of the Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, named for a former state representative and Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus chair. - The resolved clause formally congratulates and commends Chief Clemons for receiving the 2026 award. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Chief Clemons. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-25) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-25) - Sponsors: Rhonda Burnough, Sandra Scott, Rhonda Taylor, Carolyn Hugley, Kim Schofield - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73687 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1497.md?full=1