ABOUT MICHAEL EDMONDSON

Commissioner Michael Edmondson is an active member of the community. Since moving to Clayton County in 1998, Mr. Edmondson immediately became active in the Chamber of Commerce.  He graduated Leadership Clayton in 2000 and joined its Advisory Board for the next several years, including two terms as Chairman.  In 2002, he received the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award as volunteer of the year. Mr. Edmondson is an active member of Rotary International, including three consecutive terms as Treasurer and current President of the Rotary Club of Lake Spivey.  He is a former Treasurer for Keep Clayton County Beautiful, Inc. and served together with Commissioner Ralph on the 2005 Clayton County Advisory Board for United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. Mr. Edmondson served on the board of his own Lake Jodeco Homeowners Association during the last several years and was the inaugural Treasurer of Lake Spivey Community, Inc.   In 2009, Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Commissioner Michael Edmondson to the Circuit Public Defender’s Office Supervisory Panel.

Commissioner Edmondson received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Government from The University of Texas at Austin in 1994 and completed the Certified Financial PlannerTM curriculum through Oglethorpe University in 2003.  Currently, he attends the International Economic Developer Council’s CEcD certification program.  Professionally, he offers financial planning and investment services through one of the nation’s largest and oldest financial institutions.

Representing District 4 on the Board of Commissioners, Mr. Edmondson sponsored or supported several important initiatives, including:

• Rewrite of Clayton County’s Zoning Ordinances, implemented July, 2008.
• Creation of new Parliamentary Procedures for the Board of Commissioners
• Creation of new Constituent Aide positions to assist citizens with issues.
• Creation of new Chief of Staff position to manage county departmental heads
• Creation and reorganization of Code Enforcement Division of Police Department
• Increased Office of Public Defender staff attorneys
• Creation of a Parks & Recreation Citizens Advisory Committee
• Acquisition of new recreational facilities site
• Negotiated terms and financial backing of Southern Regional Medical Center $40M debt facilities

Commissioner Edmondson, his wife, Karen, and their young daughter, Maya Katherine, live in the Lake Spivey area of unincorporated Clayton County.

“Over the years, many of you volunteered by my side with the hope of giving Clayton County a better future. I hope that my education in economics, my experience in financial planning and my service in the community will continue be positive influences in the leadership of Clayton County.”
- Michael Edmondson