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Bowie council approves $17,000 for anti-bullying programs across city schools
Summary
The Bowie City Council voted April 14 to set aside up to $17,000 — a maximum of $1,000 per school for 17 schools — to support anti-bullying programs, using available council budget funds.
The Bowie City Council on April 14 approved a motion to allocate a maximum of $17,000 from council discretionary funds to support anti-bullying programs in Bowie schools, with a proposed cap of $1,000 per school.
Mayor Adams moved to set aside the money and the motion was seconded; the voice vote carried with no recorded opposition.
During the discussion the city manager (and staff) clarified the source of the funds. "The budget for the city council was a hundred thousand dollars. You all have expended 50 at this point. So that's you have $50,000 available," a staff member stated, indicating discretionary funds were available to support the allocation without an immediate budget amendment.
Council members and the mayor framed the allocation as an immediate, limited support to help launch anti-bullying programming across the district; the motion as passed was for a maximum disbursement of $17,000 and staff was to work with the city manager to implement the support.
The council then adjourned into a budget work session.
