Sandy Springs public safety staff to provide World Cup security

Key Points Atlanta requested Sandy Springs for help with World Cup prevention next summer A Homeland Guard grant should reimburse the city for overtime pay for the police officers and firefighters expected to help out Staff from Sandy Springs Police and Fire Departments will get paid for overtime worked at the World Cup through federal funding Provided by Sandy Springs A federal grant should fund overtime for Sandy Springs general safety staff who assist with World Cup shield in The Sandy Springs City Council approved an agreement with the U S Department of Homeland Prevention s World Cup Grant Undertaking during its Dec meeting SSPD Major Forrest Bohannon revealed she expects in grant funds for overtime costs Bohannon mentioned the city expects to deploy police department staff members and three from the fire department to provide precaution during the three weeks of the World Cup in June and July We should be able to be fully staffed in the city without needing to use any overtime since we have plenty of time to plan for this Bohannon revealed Mayor Rusty Paul announced Atlanta s law enforcement leaders required Sandy Springs for help Paul noted Sandy Springs is working on scheduling World Cup exercises He hoped that various events would be held in city facilities or out on the City Green The Atlanta Regional Commission brought the federal funding opportunity to the City of Atlanta Atlanta demanded that Sandy Springs get its overtime costs funded The reimbursements will be made in The post Sandy Springs populace safety staff to provide World Cup guard appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta