Agenda Item
i. 2022 DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Intergovernmental Agreement Approval
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Richard Boyd, Interim Chief Operations Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between DeKalb County School District and DeKalb County Parks and Recreation to lease 10 or more school buses to DeKalb Parks and Recreation for their Summer 2022 Parks and Recreation Program.
Why: The buses are needed to provide transportation to various activities for students participating in DeKalb County’s Summer Parks and Recreation Program.
Details: DeKalb County Government will lease school buses from the DeKalb County School District for their Summer Parks and Recreation Program. The DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Department uses the buses to transport DeKalb County students/participants to various summer activities. The DeKalb County Government agrees to:
pay DCSD $4.87 per mile used on each bus,
hire and pay their own drivers,
procure their own insurance coverage, and
use their own fuel.
Financial impact: This Agreement has no budgetary impact to the DeKalb County School District. DeKalb County Parks and Recreation will pay a contract amount not to exceed $60,000.
Contact: Mr. Richard Boyd, Interim Chief Operations Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1483
Cedric A. Burse, Director of Fleet Services, Division of Operations, 678.676.1385
Effective: Upon Board Approval
CHRONOLOGY
2022 DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Intergovernmental Agreement
The DeKalb County Government Parks and Recreation Intergovernmental Agreement is a school bus
lease agreement in which DeKalb County School District leases approximately 10 or more school
buses to the DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Department to support their Summer Parks and
Recreation Program. The District (DCSD) will be reimbursed $4.87 per mile used on each bus.
The services to be provided under this Agreement shall begin on June 13, 2022, and end on July 30,
2022, or as directed by the Director, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs Department or designee.
This service benefits the students of the DeKalb County School District.
The Letter of Intent (request) from DeKalb County Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Affairs was received
on May 10, 2022. Operations’ internal deadline for Board Agenda items for the June 6th Board
Meeting was April 27, 2022 (2 weeks after the deadline). Items were due in Simbli on May 11th, and
we did not have time to prepare the item and send it to legal and the proofreader. Rec’d the
Certificate of Insurance on June 14th. Dekalb Parks and Rec first signed for buses on June 15th.