Friday, March 14, 2003
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Friday, March 14, 2003 |
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Tennant wants to cut city's $25K nonprofit budget By JOHN
MUNFORD
Peachtree City Councilman Dan Tennant wants the City Council to stop funding the work of nonprofit groups. At last week's council retreat, Tennant argued that "it's not the role of government" to determine which nonprofits requests to fund and which not to fund. The current process rewards those who get their requests in early and that's not necessarily fair, Tennant added. "I just don't think it's appropriate to throw out taxpayer cash for those organizations coming with a handout," Tennant said. "... I'd like to eliminate it." Several council members disagreed, however. Murray Weed said the private nonprofit groups who seek funds from the city also "actually provide services," some of which the government can't provide. Councilwoman Annie McMenamin said charities such as the Fayette County Council on Domestic Violence help tackle crime issues the police department would otherwise be forced to spend further resources on. Councilman Steve Rapson said he didn't mind spending city funds on nonprofit causes as long as there's a contract that delineates what services Peachtree City residents are being provided. Tennant pledged not to vote in favor of any more funding requests from nonprofit organizations. "Where do you draw the line?" Tennant said. "... It would save the taxpayers 25 grand."
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