Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 5
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): District 5
An Item to Allocate an Amount Not to Exceed $5,000 each ($25,000 Total Allocation) to the District 5 Marching Bands (Arabia Mountain High School, Lithonia High School, Miller Grove High, Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, Redan High School) from the District 5 Reserve for Appropriations Funds for Youth Safety and Violence Prevention Programs
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Information Contact: Mereda Davis Johnson, District 5
Phone Number: 404-371-2159
PURPOSE:
An item to allocate an amount not to exceed $5,000 each ($25,000 Total Allocation) to the District 5 Marching Bands (Arabia Mountain High School, Lithonia High School, Miller Grove High, Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, Redan High School) from the District 5 Reserve for Appropriations Funds for Youth Safety and Violence Prevention Programs
NEED/IMPACT:
The funding allocated is needed to combat violent crime including behavioral health and mental health services. The funds allocated will help the DeKalb County Marching Band programs engage youth in violence prevention methods, critical safety training and provide youth with a positive alternative.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$25,000 from the District 5 Youth Violence Prevention Funding
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the allocation and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents...