--- title: HR 345. Mealing, Council Member Angelette; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr345 cite_as: HR 345, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr345 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr345.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr345/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70635 date: 2025-02-20 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. 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Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 345 By: Representative Glaize of the 67th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Council Member Angelette Mealing for receiving the 2025 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, since her election, Council Member Angelette Mealing has been a grassroots leader fighting for public safety, youth and senior initiatives, affordable housing, economic recovery, and the overall improvement of the quality of life in Union City; and WHEREAS, Council Member Mealing serves in leadership roles at both the federal and state levels, including as a board member of the Georgia Municipal Association and as a member of the National League of Cities' Small Cities Committee and Public Safety Committee; and WHEREAS, this outstanding individual represents the initiative, integrity, and experience needed to ensure that the citizens of Union City have a seat at the table and that their voices are heard; and WHEREAS, Council Member Mealing is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted the entire Union City community; 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 Council Member Angelette Mealing for receiving the 2025 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 Council Member Angelette Mealing. ## 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 congratulates Union City Council Member Angelette Mealing for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, a ceremonial honor with no legal effect. ### Plain-language summary This is a resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a law that changes any statute. It formally congratulates Union City Council Member Angelette Mealing for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, an honor given by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus during Women's History Month. The resolution recounts Mealing's work on public safety, youth and senior programs, affordable housing, and economic recovery in Union City, as well as her leadership roles with the Georgia Municipal Association and the National League of Cities. It closes by directing the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Council Member Angelette Mealing for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Recites her record of community service in Union City, including work on public safety, housing, and senior and youth programs. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Mealing. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it has no regulatory or funding effect. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Council Member Angelette Mealing of Union City. It does not impose any obligations, costs, or changes on the general public, businesses, or government agencies beyond the Clerk of the House preparing a ceremonial copy. ### Why it matters This resolution is a formal, symbolic honor rather than a change to Georgia law. It carries no legal or financial consequences for Georgians; its significance is limited to publicly recognizing Mealing's local civic contributions in Union City. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause states the House congratulates and commends Council Member Mealing for the award and wishes her continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Mealing. - The whereas clauses provide background on the award's namesake, Representative Nikki T. Randall, and Mealing's civic record but create no binding rules. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-20) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-20) - Sponsors: Lydia Glaize - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70635 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr345.md?full=1