Mayor Liz Ordiales welcomes you to the City of Hiawassee's website. Please explore our site to find information about the services we provide and how to attain them. You can also find out about your city government to include elected officials and hired staff. You can view recent city council agendas and minutes.  Learn about the history of Hiawassee as well as facts about our population and geography. Additionally, you can find out information about doing business in Hiawassee.

 The City of Hiawassee is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Be Part of the Solution Hiawasee! Help Us End Human Trafficking!

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Are you or someone you know being sold for sex or made/forced to work for little or no pay and cannot leave?

Call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888 or the Statewide Georgia Hotline for Domestic Minor Trafficking at 1-844-842-3678 for help.

All victims of slavery and human trafficking have rights and are protected by international, federal, and state law.

The hotline is:
(1) Anonymous and confidential;
(2) Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
(3) Able to provide help, referral to services, training, and general information; (4) Accessible in 170 languages;
(5) Operated by a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization; and
(6) Toll free.

¿Usted o alguien que usted conoce son víctimas de tráfico de personas a cambio de sexo o son obligados a trabajar a cambio de
un salario irrisorio o sin salario y no pueden escapar?

Llame al Centro Nacional de Recursos para el Tráfico de Personas (National Human Trafficking Resource Center) al 1-888-373-7888, o a la línea de asistencia telefónica para casos de Tráfico de Menores en el País de Georgia (Georgia Hotline for Domestic Minor Trafficking) en todo el estado al 1-844-842-3678 para solicitar ayuda.

Todas las víctimas de tráfico de personas y esclavitud tienen derechos y están protegidas por leyes internacionales, federales y estatales.

La línea de asistencia telefónica:
(1) Es anónima y confidencial;
(2) Está disponible las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana;
(3) Puede ofrecer asistencia, recomendación de servicios, capacitación e información general;
(4) Es accesible en 170 idiomas;
(5) Es operada por una organización no gubernamental, sin fines de lucro; y (6) Es un número de llamada gratuita.

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Mayor Ordiales Receives Training Certificate

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1-27-2019

ATLANTA – Hiawassee Mayor Liz Ordiales receive the Certificate of Recognition from the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute during the Mayor Ordiales receives Training Certificate from GMAGeorgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Annual Mayors’ Day Conference in Atlanta on Sunday, January 27.

The Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute, a cooperative effort of GMA and the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, provides a nationally recognized series of training opportunities for city officials. To receive a Certificate of Recognition, a city official must complete a minimum of 42 units of credit, including at least 18 hours from a list of required classes. The training program consists of a series of more than 60 courses. 

 

“This is an outstanding achievement,” said GMA Executive Director Larry Hanson. “We commend Mayor Ordiales for this accomplishment and for the dedication she’s shown in using this valuable resource to become a more effective city official.”

Pictured with Mayor Ordiales is Dr. Laura Meadows, Director of the UGA Vincent Institute of Government, Linda Blechinger, President of Georgia Municipal Association and Larry Hanson. 

            

Based in Atlanta, GMA is a voluntary, non-profit organization that provides legislative advocacy, research, training, employee benefit, and technical consulting services to its 538 member cities.

City of Hiawassee 2018 Strategic Plan Unveiled

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We are proud to announce our 2018 Strategic Plan has been presented by The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government in conjunction with so many stakeholders that helped us come up with a fabulous plan for our beautiful City!  or look below to see images of the slides presented.

We are in the process of adding the full report!

updated November 30, 2022

Here is the link to the report :            Goals of Priority Area One

Goals of Priority Area Two

Goals of Priority Area Three

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The City of Hiawassee is officially designated a PlanFirst Community

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PlanFirstLogo Updated2016 2The City of Hiwassee earned its newest designation as a Planfirst Community.

Excerpts from letter from Georgia Department of Community Affairs concerning the planfirst community designation

Dear Mayor Ordiales:

On behalf of Commissioner Christopher Nunn and the entire Georgia Department of Community Affairs, please accept this letter as official notification that the City of Hiawassee has been designated as a 2019 PlanFirst Community by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and chosen to participate in the program for three (3) years: January 1, 2019 until December 31, 2021.

This designation recognizes the hard work and successful implementation of your comprehensive plan and acknowledges your commitment to identifying opportunities and setting the goals needed to move your community forward.

The PlanFirst designation also enables you to take advantage of the various incentives offered through the program. Incentives available to the PlanFirst designees include:

Statewide recognition for community achievement
Annual CDBG application eligibility for non-entitlement communities meeting certain criteria for timeliness
Bonus points on applications for DCA programs as EIP, DDRLF and Redevelopment Fund Access to a reduced interest rate on certain Georgia Environmental Financing Authority (GEFA) state loans

Free attendance for 2 representatives at the DCA Community Planning Institute events

We commend you on the efforts needed to gain this designation. The City of Hiawassee will be recognized across the State of Georgia as a community that has created a robust vision of its future and maintains an active strategy for implementing that vision. This is a well-deserved acknowledgement of successful planning, and we look forward to working with you going forward

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