--- title: SR 600. Mayor and City Council of the City of Mableton; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr600 cite_as: SR 600, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr600 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr600.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr600/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72394 date: 2026-01-28 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/sr599.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr601.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr600.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 600 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-01-28 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Michael Rhett text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR600/2025 upstream_id: 2095168 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Mableton city government - legislative commendation - local officials - Cobb County --- # SR 600. Mayor and City Council of the City of Mableton; recognize ## Text Senate Resolution 600 By: Senator Rhett of the 33rd A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the Mayor and City Council of the City of Mableton; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the City of Mableton is governed by the Mayor and six Councilmembers, who together form the city’s dedicated legislative and policy-making body; and WHEREAS, in 2023, Mayor Michael Owens made history as the first mayor of Mableton since its incorporation; and WHEREAS, as the City’s top elected official, Mayor Owens selflessly leads with a commitment to innovation, transparency, and service to all residents; and WHEREAS, Mableton’s City Council is comprised of Councilman Ron Davis, Councilman Michael McNeely, Mayor Pro Tem Keisha Jeffcoat, Councilwoman Cassandra Brown, Councilman T.J. Ferguson, and Councilwoman Debora Herndon; and WHEREAS, together the Council is responsible for setting the city’s vision, adopting ordinances, approving the budget, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality public services; and WHEREAS, these community leaders have conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of their time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of the City of Mableton and the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the dedicated, selfless work of these public servants is appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend the Mayor and City Council of the City of Mableton for their outstanding contributions to the State of Georgia. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## 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 Senate resolution formally recognizes and commends the Mayor and City Council of the City of Mableton for their public service, without changing any Georgia law. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring the Mayor and City Council of the City of Mableton. It names Mayor Michael Owens, the city's first mayor since incorporation, and the six council members who serve alongside him, and praises their leadership on city governance, budgeting, and public services. The resolution does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute. It simply states the Senate's recognition of these officials' work and directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and the press. It has no regulatory or funding effect. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Mayor Michael Owens and the six members of the Mableton City Council for their public service. - States the Senate's appreciation for the city government's role in setting policy, adopting ordinances, and approving the city budget. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press. - Does not change any Georgia statute, create funding, or impose any new legal requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Mayor Michael Owens and the six Mableton City Council members: Ron Davis, Michael McNeely, Keisha Jeffcoat, Cassandra Brown, T.J. Ferguson, and Debora Herndon. It has no legal effect on residents, businesses, or other governments. ### Why it matters Because this is a commendation rather than a law, it does not change how Mableton is governed or how any Georgian is affected day to day. Its practical effect is limited to public recognition and distribution of copies to the press. ### Key provisions - The preamble (whereas clauses) describes Mableton's government structure, Mayor Owens' historic first term, and the council members' names and duties. - The first resolving clause states the Senate's recognition and commendation of the Mayor and City Council. - The second resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for public and press distribution. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-28) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-01-28) - Sponsors: Michael Rhett - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72394 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr600.md?full=1