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The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement (AADM) will be introducing a new initiative, The Athens Accountability Project (AAP), with a community meeting at the Athens Public Library on November 15th, from 5:30 to 7:30pm. For those unable to attend in person, there will be a live streaming option available - check our Facebook and Instagram for registration and streaming information.

Many communities in Athens never see the dollars that are promised to them. These unfulfilled promises raise a lot of questions about where our money goes, and those questions are often left unanswered. There are funds from the American Rescue Plan and SPLOST that never reach some communities in Athens despite generating millions in revenue. There are many departments in our local government that have never been audited, such as the County Manager’s office, the SPLOST fund, and departmental purchase card spending. How do we determine where our money is being spent?

The job of the ACC internal auditor is to follow our money and report their findings to the public. However, the way the ACC charter is currently written, the auditor doesn’t have sufficient power or the necessary protections to do so. The AAP aims to fix that by making amendments to the charter to give the auditor more independence and power to better follow our money.

Our first public meeting will be an informative and open discussion between the AAP organizers and the public, giving our community a chance to ask questions, share their opinion, and express their concerns about our local government. For more information about AAP, please visit our social media sites below.