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Mannington Mills’ facility in Madison, Georgia, has been making more than just floors these days. In collaboration with Klöckner Pentaplast, the entire site is engaged in making and assembling protective face masks to donate to healthcare and law enforcement around the country. Today Donna Parker with Mannington Mills donated 20 face shields to protect our staff.
We thank you for your generous donation!
A big thank you to Covered Wagon Farm for their generous donation of hand sanitizer to the Social Circle Fire Department and Police Department. We appreciate their support and assistance in keeping our first responders safe so we can keep our community safe.
For the safety of our residents and community, to assure you can continue to practice the recommended hand washing and hygiene necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to help those who have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mayor and City Council have authorized the following:
If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Fricks, Finance Director at (770) 464-6925.
We are proud to serve you, our citizens.
The City of Social Circle received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program from The Government Finance Officers Associate (GFOA) for their 2019-2020 budget document. This is the third year in a row that the City has been recognized for this award.
GFOA established the Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program (Budget Awards Program) in 1984 to encourage and assist state and local governments to prepare budget documents of the very highest quality that reflect both the guidelines established by the National Advisory Council on State and Local Budgeting and the GFOA’s best practices on budgeting and then to recognize individual governments that succeed in achieving that goal.
Documents submitted to the Budget Awards Program are reviewed by selected members of the GFOA professional staff and by outside reviewers with experience in public-sector budgeting.
Thank you to Jennifer Fricks, Finance Director, Jenny Watt, Communications and Susan Roper, City Clerk for their work in creating our budget document.
Social Circle was ranked by Safewise, a pioneer in unbiased home security reviews, as the 24th safest city in Georgia. Their 2020 report of The 50 Safest Cities in Georgia, uses FBI crime report statistics from 2018 and population data to calculate the number of violent crimes and property crimes per 1,000 residents. The ranking makes Social Circle the safest city in Walton County as the only other city in Walton County that appears on the list is Loganville, with a ranking of 31.
In 2019 Social Circle was ranked as the 25th safest city in Georgia.
Will Brinkley has accepted the position of Social Circle Chief of Police. He will begin work on May 4, 2020.
Will Brinkley has over 30 years of law enforcement experience, beginning with the City of Madison Georgia Police Department in 1989, and most recently as a Captain in the Athens Clarke County Police Department, where he served for 25 years rising from Police Officer through the ranks to Captain.
Will Brinkley is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute and holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. The Southern Police Institute is a division of the Department of Criminal Justice, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville. It is an advanced education and training institute whose mission is to enhance the professional development of law enforcement practitioners by providing educational and career development programs that are designed to challenge and to prepare law enforcement practitioners for the demands of today and tomorrow. The Southern Police Institute consistently is ranked among the top law enforcement educational and training schools in the nation.
A strong proponent and practitioner of community oriented policing, Will Brinkley, throughout his career, has invested in relationships with his coworkers, his staff, and all segments of his community. His breadth of experience ranges from Patrol to Special Operations, School Resource, and community-oriented policing. He has been recognized for Meritorious Community Service and Leadership Ability, improving communication between Public Housing and the Police Department, Community Policing and facilitating projects which decreased criminal activity and enhanced quality of life.
Will Brinkley is a member of the Southern Police Institute Alumni Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
Described by his professional references as a genuine, transparent, person of integrity who respects people and achieves success by building long term positive relationships, he has led officers and shift supervisors through their many stages of training being attentive to their questions while putting the needs of the citizens as a top priority.
Will Brinkley believes in leading by example, and putting service before self.
We look forward to the opportunity for our citizens to get to know Chief Brinkley, and we will be making arrangements for those meetings as is possible while following the Executive Orders and Health Department guidance during this COVID-19 pandemic. The City will broadcast a Facebook live meet and greet program on May 4th, and individual appointments may be scheduled after May 4 by contacting the Police Department.
Starting today, City Hall will no longer be accepting payments through the drive-thru. This is for the safety of everyone in the community, as well as, to allow our employees who may have been exposed to the virus to quarantine for 14 days. We appreciate your understanding as we all work through this trying time together.
Payments can still be dropped off at City Hall in the drop box and will be processed as soon as City Hall resumes its regular operations on April 29th. We encourage you to make payments online at our website (https://socialcirclega.gov/payment-options/) or over the phone at 1-877-840-5562. Your account information can be found on your bill or you can send an email including your name and address to Jennifer Fricks, Finance Director at jfricks@socialcirclega.com to receive your account information via email.
More information will be released regarding last day to pay past due balances, and due date for current balances.
If you need permits, please contact Barbara Schlageter at bschlageter@socialcirclega.com or by phone at (770) 464-6905.
If you have questions or need information on any other City business, please contact City Hall at (770) 464-2380.
We will all get through this together, as a community.
This is the full video of the Social Circle Main Street Commission April meeting via Zoom. Due to some technical difficulties, the live stream on Facebook started late.