Agenda Item
iii. Approval of E-SPLOST VI Program Management Projects
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Richard Boyd, Interim Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the creation of E-SPLOST VI Project 901, Program Management with an initial budget of $18,000,000 and E-SPLOST VI Project 902, DCSD Program Management Staff with an initial budget of $10,000,000.
Why: The E-SPLOST VI program management projects are needed to continue funding the management of currently active previous E-SPLOST programs. Program management costs for all active E-SPLOST programs are typically funded by the most current E-SPLOST program, and E-SPLOST V program management projects do not have sufficient budget to continue carrying program management costs until the E-SPLOST VI project list is approved.
Details: E-SPLOST programs include in their project lists the cost of managing the E-SPLOST program during the period of sales tax revenue collection. These projects cover management costs from both program management contractors and District staff who manage all aspects of the E-SPLOST program.
Typically, the cost to manage each E-SPLOST program after the period of that E-SPLOST program’s sales tax revenue collection is transferred to the next E-SPLOST program. For this reason, the budgets of the program management projects in E-SPLOST V were set with the expectation that beginning in October 2022 the cost of managing all active E-SPLOST programs would be transferred to E-SLOST VI. However, because the project list for the E-SPLOST VI program has not yet been approved, there are no Board approved E-SPLOST Vi projects that program management expenses can be transferred to. E-SPLSOT V is currently continuing to pay for the contracts and staff necessary to manage all active E-SPLOST programs but does not have the funding to be able to continue to do so.
The Board’s approval of E-SPLOST VI Project 901. Program Management and E-SPLOST VI Project 902. DCSD Program Management Staff will allow E-SPLOST program management costs to be transferred to E-SPLOST VI. These projects will become part of a larger E-SPLOST VI project list, which is still under discussion.
Financial impact: E-SPLOST VI Project 901. Program Management will have an initial budget of $18,000,000 and E-SPLOST VI Project 902. DCSD Program Management Staff will have an initial budget of $10,000,000. Both projects will be funded by E-SPLOST VI Sales Tax Revenue.
Contact: Mr. Richard Boyd, Interim Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1483
Mr. Hans Williams, Director of Planning & E-SPLOST Programming, Division of Operations, 678.676.1588
Effective: Upon board approval.
Status: Approved by general counsel
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
The E-SPLOST VI E-SPLOST sales tax was approved by DeKalb County Voters on
November 2, 2021, with an over 80% approval rating.
The E-SPLOST VI program management projects are needed to continue funding the
management of currently active previous E-SPLOST programs. Program
management costs for all active E-SPLOST programs are typically funded by the most
current E-SPLOST program, and E-SPLOST V program management projects do not
have sufficient budget to continue carrying program management costs until the E-
SPLOST VI project list is approved.
The Board’s approval of E-SPLOST VI Project 901. Program Management and E-
SPLOST VI Project 902. DCSD Program Management Staff will allow E-SPLOST
program management costs to be transferred to E-SPLOST VI. These projects will
become part of a larger E-SPLOST VI project list, which is still under discussion.
E-SPLOST VI Project 901. Program Management will have an initial budget of
$18,000,000 and E-SPLOST VI Project 902. DCSD Program Management Staff will
have an initial budget of $10,000,000. Both projects will be funded by E-SPLOST VI
Sales Tax Revenue.