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Macon-Bibb commissioners approve $3 million in school-safety appropriations for sheriff and school district
Summary
The Macon-Bibb County Commission unanimously approved two ordinances reallocating up to $2 million to recruit and retain public safety staff and $1 million to the Bibb County School District for resource officers and crosswalk improvements, using the county's school-safety sponsor-program line item.
The Macon-Bibb County Commission unanimously approved two ordinances Tuesday to spend a combined $3 million from the county's school-safety sponsor-program line item: up to $2 million intended to recruit and retain public safety officers and $1 million to fund student resource officers and crosswalk improvements in school zones.
Commissioners said the appropriations come from the county's school-safety fund, which the mayor said has taken in about $8.9 million to date; roughly $8.2 million has been spent and the balance is "less than about $600,000," according to remarks on the record.
The $2 million appropriation is described in the ordinance as funding competitive pay for public…
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