Canton's city manager, city clerk, city council members, and I recently attended the Georgia Municipal annual conference in Savannah. It was my eighth time going to this gathering, which is attended by elected officials and staff members from all of Georgia's 537 cities. The conference provides several days of accredited training on a variety of topics such as ethics, downtown development, citizen engagement, diversity, sustainability, economic development, housing, annexation, parks and recreation, transportation, and roles of council and staff. Last year, I was