My Accomplishments:

Communication and Accessibility:

- Started quarterly community breakfast meetings for the citizens of District 4

- Started regular email updates for the citizens of District 4

- Attended 142 community meeting and events 

- My office has addressed 1025 constituents issues

Parks and Recreation:

- Allocated $150,000 to Johns Homestead Park

- Allocated $142,000 to Hairston Park

- Allocated $42,000 to the Hamilton Recreation Center

- Allocated $215,000 to the Little Creek Horse Park

- Allocated $250,000 to the Tobie Grant Intergenerational Center

- Allocated $50,000 to ART Station

- Allocated $65,000 to Avondale Dunaire Park Master Plan Study

Libraries:

- Allocated $1.5 millon to Sue Kellogg Library in Stone Mountain

- Allocated $2 millon to the Covington Library

- Allocated $500k to the Clarkston Library

Senior Citizens:

- Secured funding for a $7.8 million senior center for the citizens of District 4

Veterans:

- Hosted Resource Expo for DeKalb County Veterans

- Allocated $40k for the Veterans Treatment Court

Youth:                                                                                                   

- Voted to support the administration’s internship program which has employed 700 youth countywide

- Identified 24 interns in District 4

Compensation:

- Voted to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for county employees

Blight Remediation:

- Voted to fund the administration’s blight remediation program

- Removed 4 blighted buildings in Brannon Hill

- Removed 2 blighted buildings in Waverly Place

Public Safety:

- Voted for 11 – 19% raises over the past two years

Economic Development:

- Allocated $140,000 to determine business development opportunities in the Memorial Drive corridor

- Voted to Apprive the SPLOST  

- Decide DeKalb Intergovermental Agreement (IGA) under review 

- Allocated $75,000 to Advance DeKalb

Homelessness

- Allocated $365,000 for Community Development to combat homelessness

Professional Development:

- Completed ACCG Certified County Commissioner training

- Completed site visits with:

          – Sanitation Department

          – Fleet Department

          – Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants

          – Community Development

          – Purchasing & Contracting 

          – Planning & Sustainability

          – Peachtree DeKalb Airport

          – District 4 Parks

- Chairman of the County Operations Committee 

- Chairman of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee 

Fiscal Responsibility

- Managed district office allocations at 24% under budget

- DeKalb County now has an $113 million fund balance

- DeKalb County now has an improved credit rating

Proclamations

- Geraldine Copes Daniels

- Little Creek House Park Rescuers

- New Beginning Baptist Church 25^th Church Anniversary

- Relay for Life

- World Refugee Day in 2017 and 2018

- Women’s History Month

- Stride Ahead

- Antioch AME Church 150^th Church Anniversary

- Clarkston High School Cook It Angoras