SR 1005: Garrett, Mayor Patti; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring Patti Garrett, the outgoing Mayor of Decatur, Georgia, as she retires after 16 years serving the city. The resolution recounts her community involvement in the Oakhurst neighborhood, her time on the Decatur City Commission starting in 2010, her election as mayor in 2016, and achievements such as the city's purchase of Legacy Park. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally states the Senate's recognition of her service, congratulates her on her retirement, and wishes her continued health and happiness. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Mayor Garrett.

• Formally recognizes and commends Mayor Patti Garrett for her 16 years of public service to the City of Decatur, Georgia.
• Congratulates her on her retirement and expresses the Senate's best wishes for her health and happiness.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Mayor Garrett.
• Creates no changes to Georgia law, funding, or regulations, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a bill.

The resolution directly names and honors Mayor Patti Garrett of Decatur, Georgia. It has no regulatory effect on the public, businesses, or government agencies beyond the Secretary of the Senate, who is tasked with distributing a copy of the resolution.

This resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It creates an official Senate record honoring a local elected official's career, but it does not change any law, create funding, or impose any requirements on Georgians beyond directing a ceremonial copy to be distributed.

• The resolution's preamble (the WHEREAS clauses) recounts Mayor Garrett's community work in Oakhurst and her time on the Decatur City Commission starting in 2010.
• It notes she was elected Mayor of Decatur in 2016 and led the city's purchase of Legacy Park in her first year.
• The resolving clause formally commends her service and congratulates her on retirement.
• A further resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Mayor Garrett.

1. 2026-03-23Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-03-20Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Elena Parent (D, SD-044)Primary sponsor
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-013)
• Jaha Howard (D, SD-035)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)

• Decatur Georgia
• local government
• ceremonial resolution
• Georgia Senate honors