My Accomplishments:
Leadership
- Unanimously elected Presiding Officer of the Board of Commissioners in 2020
- Unanimously elected Deputy Presiding Officer of the Board of Commissioners after only one year in office in 2018
- Unanimously re-elected to that post in 2019
Communication and Accessibility:
- Started quarterly community breakfast meetings for the citizens of District 4
- Started regular email updates for the citizens of District 4
- Started quarterly District 4 Mayor’s Roundtable meetings to strengthen the lines of communication with our municipal leaders
- Attended 235 community meeting and events
- My office has addressed 1591 constituents issues
Parks and Recreation:
All allocations are from District 4 Park Bond Funds.
- 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
- Completed Bathroom and Pavilion projects in Wade Walker Park
- Allocated $345,000 to Needham Park
- Allocated $200,000 to Mystery Valley Golf Course
- Allocated $1,000,000 for Phase I of Avondale Dunaire Park
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 2018 and 2019
- Allocated $40,000 of District 4 reserve funds for the Veterans Treatment Court
Youth:
- Voted to support the administration’s internship program which has employed 1000 youth countywide
- Allocated $62,200 of District 4 reserve funds to add 50 additional slots for the 2020 internship program
- Identified 24 interns in District 4
- Allocated $25,000 of District 4 reserve funds to start a RISE UP Leadership Development Program at Freedom Middle School
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 8% – 16% in pay raises over the past three years
- Allocated $30,000 of District 4 reserve funds to purchase new traffic radar signals
Economic Development:
- Allocated $140,000 of District 4 reserve funds for a study to determine business development opportunities in the Memorial Drive corridor
- Voted to Approve the SPLOST for infrastructure improvements
- Decide DeKalb Intergovermental Agreement (IGA) under review
- Allocated $75,000 of District 4 reserve funds to Advance DeKalb
- Allocated $81,900 in District 4 reserve funds to fund a viability study for a Community Improvement District (CID) along the Memorial Drive corridor
Employment and Training
- Partnered with Friends of Refugees, Georgia State University, and other organizations to host a one-day job summit. 50 employees participated and over 560 citizens attended.
Homelessness
- Allocated $365,000 of District 4 reserve funds 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
– Geographic Information Systems
– Community Development
– Purchasing & Contracting
– DCTV
– Planning & Sustainability
– Peachtree DeKalb Airport
– District 4 Parks
- Chairman of the County Operations Committee (2017 & 2018)
- Chairman of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee (2019)
Fiscal Responsibility
- Managed district office allocations at 24% under budget in 2017, 2018, and 2019
- DeKalb County now has an $113 million fund balance
- DeKalb County now has an improved credit rating
- Instituted Internal Audit Oversight for purchasing items over $3 million producing costs savings to citizens of over $3,300,000
Proclamations
- Geraldine Copes Daniels
- Little Creek House Park Rescuers
- New Beginning Baptist Church 25th Church Anniversary
- Relay for Life
- World Refugee Day in 2017, 2018 and 2019
- Women’s History Month
- Stride Ahead
- Antioch AME Church 150th Church Anniversary
- Clarkston High School Cook It Angoras
- Jacqui Steele of Deer Creek
- Village Corner German Restaurant and Bakery 40th Anniversary
- Pastor LaMar Williams of Eternity Christian Church
- Jedidah Chapter 142 Order of the Eastern Star
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