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City of Smyrna
Issue Sheet
File Number:
A Max Bacon
City Hall
2800 King Street
Smyrna, GA 30080 
Agenda Date: 7/21/2025
In Control: City Council File Type: Authorization
Agenda Section:
Formal Business
Department: Finance
Agenda Title:
Authorization to amend the FY 2026 Adopted General Fund Budget to increase the Parks Programs 
departmental budget in the amount of $28,675.00 to provide additional funding for community 
events and to decrease the General Government and Allocations departmental budget by the same 
amount.
Citywide
ISSUE AND BACKGROUND:
The FY 2026 Adopted General Fund Budget included $38,325.00 in funding for the Black History 
Month event, the Juneteenth event, and the Hispanic Heritage event ($12,775 for each event). A 
request was made to increase each event budget to $20,000 and add a Women’s History event in the 
amount of $7,000.00. Total budget increase of $28,675.00.
This increase in the Parks Programs budget will  be balanced by a decrease to the unallocated 
contingency line item in the General Government and Allocations department budget bringing 
unallocated contingency down from the adopted amount of $47,695.00 to $19,020.00.
RECOMMENDATION / REQUESTED ACTION:
Recommend Authorization to amend the FY 2026 Adopted General Fund Budget to increase the Parks 
Programs departmental budget in the amount of $28,675.00 to provide additional funding for 
community events and to decrease the General Government and Allocations departmental budget by 
the same amount.