City Manager – Robbie Rokovitz

Upon graduating high school, Robbie joined the Army and served in the Infantry while stationed at Ft. Benning, Ft. Campbell and overseas in Korea.  He applied for and was accepted to Kennesaw State University while in Korea and began attending college after first earning his honorable discharge in 1989.

In 1993, Robbie began his local government career with the City of Alpharetta as a 911 communications officer with the desire to move into the law enforcement field upon completing his undergraduate degree.  One year later upon completing his undergraduate degree from Kennesaw State University, he was promoted to police officer and obtained his POST certification from the esteemed Public Safety Training Institute now Clayton Regional Police Academy.  He went on to earn a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from the same University to help better prepare him for his passion and desire to embark on a career in governmental management.

In 2000, Alpharetta City Administrator Bob Regus chose Robbie out of 65 candidates for a newly created position of Assistant to the City Administrator.  A short time later, Robbie was reclassified to Assistant City Administrator while being assigned oversight of the public information and human resources departments. He was responsible for the operations of these municipal divisions to include fiscal and personnel management.

In late 2007, he was contacted by Holly Springs’ officials who encouraged him to compete for their city manager vacancy.  In early 2008, he was ultimately selected to serve as their city manager.  While serving Holly Springs, he worked closely with the Mayor and Council, appointed Boards and Authorities, citizens and the professional staff to facilitate several initiatives some of which included annual Council retreats, a financial management program, organizational efficiencies, and a comprehensive annual budget document.  It was just announced in September of this year by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada that the 2010 Comprehensive Annual Budget Document earned the City of Holly Springs its first Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.  This notable designation could not have been achieved without the support and leadership from the Mayor and Council and the professional staff.

In addition to his degrees from Kennesaw State University, he also achieved a designation as a Certified Government Finance Officer Level I & II through the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, and is a graduate of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development, Leadership North Fulton class of 2004, and Leadership Cherokee class of 2010.  He is an active member of the International City/County Managers Association, Georgia City County Managers Association and Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce.  Some of the associations he has been proud to serve also include Rotary International and the Alpharetta Police Athletic League.

In October of 2010, he was unanimously selected by the Cedartown City Commission to serve as the city manager.  As a member of the professional, family-centered team already assembled, he is charged with facilitating the desires of the City Commissioners to serve Cedartown while assisting in the shaping the goals, mission and vision as set forth by the honorable Commissioners and other appointed officials.  Ensuring the short and long term objectives are realized for the betterment of the citizenry and their quality of life is paramount to his day-to-day activities.  Robbie has been a Cherokee County resident most of his life and is a proud father of a 13 year old daughter, Brianna.