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SUMMARY:Cherokee County Advisory Roundtable with Billy Peppers\, City Manager\, City of Canton
DESCRIPTION:Join the Council for Quality Growth's Cherokee County Advisory Roundtable on August 25\, 2026 at 12 PM.\n\n\n\nBilly Peppers\n\nCity Manager\n\nCity of Canton\n\n\n\nBilly Peppers was appointed by the Mayor and Council as City Manager in May 2015 and has served in this post since June 15\, 2015. As City Manager\, Billy is responsible for the supervision of all City Departments\, as well as keeping the Mayor and Council apprised of the City's finances and operations. The position is also responsible for implementing all City ordinances\, policies and resolutions and assuring that they are enforced. Canton's City Manager attends all meetings of the City Council as well as attends necessary meetings of other boards and commissions to provide greater insight of the City operations back to the Mayor and Council. Along with the City's Chief Financial Officer\, the City Manager prepares and submits to the Mayor and Council an annual operating and capital budget outlining all revenues and expenditures of the City for the future fiscal year. \n\n\n\nBilly is a native of Summerville\, Georgia and graduated from the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia in 2004\, holds Level 1 & 2 Georgia Downtown Development Professional Certifications\, and is recognized by the National Development Council with an Economic Development Finance Professional Certification. He is a credentialed City Manager through the International City Managers Association and is also recognized nationally as a Certified Public Manager through the University of Georgia. He has served as an Appropriations Analyst for the Senate Budget Office of the Georgia General Assembly (2004-2005)\, Director of Economic and Downtown Development for the City of Woodstock (2005-2012)\, and State Director of Downtown Development for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (2012-2015). Billy is married to Julie Prather\, a native of Canton\, who serves as the Principal at Free Home Elementary School. They have two sons\, Turner and Jennings.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:16px\;">Join the Council for Quality Growth&#39\;s Cherokee County Advisory Roundtable on August 25\, 2026 at 12 PM.</span><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="A person in a suit and tieDescription automatically generated" height="310" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9174/Image/BillyPeppers.jpg" style="margin-left: 12px\; margin-right: 12px\; float: left\; width: 310px\; height: 310px\;" width="310" /><strong><span style="border: 1pt windowtext\; padding: 0in\;"><span style="color: rgb(57\, 65\, 80)\;"><span style="font-size: 16.5pt\;">Billy Peppers</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;"><strong><em><span style="border: 1pt windowtext\; padding: 0in\;"><span style="color: rgb(57\, 65\, 80)\;">City Manager<br />\nCity of Canton</span></span></em></strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="line-height: 107%\; color: black\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Billy Peppers was appointed by the Mayor and Council as City Manager in May 2015 and has served in this post since June 15\, 2015. As City Manager\, Billy is responsible for the supervision of all City Departments\, as well as keeping the Mayor and Council apprised of the City&#39\;s finances and operations. The position is also responsible for implementing all City ordinances\, policies and resolutions and assuring that they are enforced. Canton&#39\;s City Manager attends all meetings of the City Council as well as attends necessary meetings of other boards and commissions to provide greater insight of the City operations back to the Mayor and Council. Along with the City&#39\;s Chief Financial Officer\, the City Manager prepares and submits to the Mayor and Council an annual operating and capital budget outlining all revenues and expenditures of the City for the future fiscal year.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nBilly is a native of Summerville\, Georgia and graduated from the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia in 2004\, holds Level 1 &amp\; 2 Georgia Downtown Development Professional Certifications\, and is recognized by the National Development Council with an Economic Development Finance Professional Certification. He is a credentialed City Manager through the International City Managers Association and is also recognized nationally as a Certified Public Manager through the University of Georgia. He has served as an Appropriations Analyst for the Senate Budget Office of the Georgia General Assembly (2004-2005)\, Director of Economic and Downtown Development for the City of Woodstock (2005-2012)\, and State Director of Downtown Development for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (2012-2015). Billy is married to Julie Prather\, a native of Canton\, who serves as the Principal at Free Home Elementary School. They have two sons\, Turner and Jennings.&nbsp\;</span></span></span>
LOCATION:Cherokee Office of Economic Development 8371 Main Street Woodstock\, GA 30067
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URL:http://councilforqualitygrowthdev.memberzone.com/events/details/cherokee-county-advisory-roundtable-with-billy-peppers-city-manager-city-of-canton-08-25-2026-6024
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