Action Summary:
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Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the Third Amendment to the contract with Communities in Schools of Georgia in Marietta/Cobb County for tutoring services
MIT
MIT Supported - Mark All Applicable
☐ Critical Staffing Needs (staffing shortages, retention)
☐ Financial Stability/Sustainability (diverse tax base)
☐ Safety & Protecting Community (code enforcement, stormwater)
☐ Commercial Development
☐ Downtown Development
☐ Tourism (increase share; museum should equitably represent community; events)
☐ Downtown Parking (address parking needs)
☒ Youth Program/Council (community center for youth and seniors; learning gap)
☐ Prepare for Growth and Development (infrastructure in place; annexation; curb cuts; recycling, signage)
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Staff Notes
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends extending for an additional year the contract for tutoring services with Communities in Schools in the amount of $55,000.00 using budgeted General Fund dollars.
BACKGROUND: The Mayor and City Council chose to direct a portion of the funds from the City’s ARPA grant to help address the learning gap experienced by local students due to the pandemic. Communities in Schools of Georgia in Marietta/Cobb County (CIS) was selected through a competitive process to provide these services. Based on the positive results of CIS’s work the City has extended the initial one-year contract for two additional years.
Since all funding from the City’s American Rescue Plan Act grant has been expended or is already under contract, funds have been provided in the FY2026 General Fund budget for a one-year extension to this contract.