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Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Beautification
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All Commission Districts
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between DeKalb County & Keep DeKalb Beautiful, Inc.
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Information Contact: Ted Rhinehart, Deputy COO - Infrastructure
Phone Number: 770-414-6183
PURPOSE:
To approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between DeKalb County, Georgia and Keep DeKalb Beautiful, Inc.
NEED/IMPACT:
The MOU will formalize the relationship between the volunteer organization, Keep DeKalb Beautiful, Inc. and DeKalb County. The volunteer organization was initially an auxiliary of the Keep DeKalb Beautiful (KDB division when KDB was under the purview of the Sanitation Department with the Executive Director of KDB serving as a member of the volunteer KDB Board. The KDB Board’s expenses were handled as a part of the functions of the Keep DeKalb budget; however, with the formation of the Beautification Department the volunteer organization’s roles and responsibilities now call for the establishment of formalized roles and responsibilities. Keep America Beautiful guidelines allows for a hybrid approach to the volunteer Board and establishment of an MOU with the County is in keeping with these guidelines/model.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$60,000.00. Funding for 2018 is an amount not to exceed $20,000.00 to support operational budget of KDB, Inc.; funding for 2019 is an amount not to exceed $40,000.00 to support operational budget of KDB, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between DeKalb County, Georgia and Keep DeKalb Beautiful, Inc. in a final form acceptable to the County Attorney and authorize the chief executive officer or his designee to execute all necessary documents.