Milner appoints interim city manager after previous officeholder resigns

MILNER, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One week after Milner’s full-time police department and city manager resigned, the city has a new interim city manager.Emily Woodmaster, who served as city manager of Baldwin for six years, began her second day in the interim role Tuesday. She lives in Gwinnett County, more than two hours away, and says she is stepping in temporarily while the city searches for permanent leadership.“There’s a lot of info. It’s like drinking out of a fire hose right now,” Woodmaster said.Woodmaster said Mayor Craig Timmons contacted her last week after the city’s police department and city manager left.“He was like, ‘We had our police department leave and our city manager, and we need someone to come in quickly,’” she said.Since taking the position, Woodmaster said she has been driving around Milner and meeting with city council members, the mayor and the one remaining police officer.Her immediate priorities include preparing a budget for the new fiscal year, which beg