DEPARTMENT
Library
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Resolution of the Board of Commissioners to accept a grant, donation, or gift from the Atlanta Fulton Library Foundation (Foundation) in an amount not to exceed $13,140.00 for the license fees and up to twelve participant scholarships for attendance of the Smart Horizons Career Online High School (SHCOE), and to approve the agreement between Fulton County on behalf of its Library System, the Foundation, and SHCOE, as it may be amended by the County Attorney as to legal form, for Library patrons to attend an online high school from which students receive both career-based online high school diplomas and a workforce certificate. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Pursuant to Fulton County Code ? 1-117, the Board of Commissioners has exclusive jurisdiction and control over directing and controlling all property of the County.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Arts and Libraries
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND
Approving this action will authorize Fulton County to accept a monetary donation from the Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation for the payment of the license and use of the Smart Horizons career online high school course material, online instructors, course hosting, evaluation and other purposes.
Scope of Work: The Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation will pay the license fee in an amount not to exceed $13,140. This payment will allow up to 12 scholarships for qualifying patrons who register with the program. The Smart Horizons Career online high school allows patrons to attend classes in severa...
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