After three formal requests filed under the Open Records Act to obtain a copy of the mayor’s resume, Mayor Hardie Davis responded with a copy of the actual document.
According to Petula Burks, the mayor’s chief of staff, the only change to the mayor’s resume was the addition of his doctoral degree. The resume states that Davis obtained a Doctor of Ministry from Christian Life School of Theology in Columbus, Ga. but does not list a date. According to the resume, Davis obtained his master’s degree at the same school.
VIEW A COPY OF THE RESUME HERE.
When questioned as to why the first two open records requests did not produce a copy of the resume Burks said she believed the mayor’s office was responsive to the first two open records requests when it sent the link to the mayor’s biography on the city website and on his Linked in page. She said they had not refused to provide the resume.
The first request filed on July 15 asked specifically for a copy of the mayor’s resume that was purchased from Resume Professionals based in California, that was listed on the mayor’s credit card statements.
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The mayor’s office responded by referring to the mayor’s city page and LinkedIn profile page.
Under the Georgia Open Records Act, the recipient, in this case the mayor, is obligated to provide all requested documents in their possession.
The first request sought the resume that was paid for in December 2020 and referenced the charge on the mayor’s credit card statement for $500. The second request asked for copies of any and all email records between Davis and his staff with the resume writing company. Davis office responded to that request asking that the search be narrowed. This resulted in the third open records request which produced the resume document.
Neither Burks nor Davis provided an explanation as to why the resume document that was in their possession was not provided when the first and second open records request was filed other than the statement that they were in compliance by referencing his biography on the city website.
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