Americus Boys and Girls Clubs audits reveal exceptional performance
Americus-Sumter clubs have aced annual performance audits four straight years
Staff Reports
AMERICUS — A recent annual audit of the Americus-Sumter County Boys and Girls Clubs revealed exceptional performance scores for the fourth consecutive year.
Dawn Amaker, director of program operations for the Georgia State Alliance, made a recent site visit to the Furlow Charter School BGC chapter. Addition site visits were conducted by Dionna Smith of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services to the Bill Harris Sr. and the Furlow Charter School sites.
“Amaker and Smith were very impressed with the site visits at both the Bill Harris Sr. Boys and Girls Club and the Furlow Charter School Boys and Girls Club,” Jimmy Green, director of operations for the Americus-Sumter clubs, said.
Green also said that all of the clubs have very good summer and after-school programs.
Audit scores released reveal that in the year 2014, the Bill Harris Sr. chapter scored 100; in 2015 the Macon County Boys and Girls Club had a score of 99.9; in 2016 the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Boys and Girls Club had a score of 99.9, and in the year 2017, the Furlow Charter School Boys and Girls Club had a score of 99.0.
“I am pleased with our staff members and board of directors for their support and look forward to all of our clubs reaching a perfect score of 100 with their next site visits,” Green said.
Related Articles
Albany/Dougherty County among local governments looking at data centers
“Our understanding is that data center developments look like an easy fix for the problems that face rural America, but this is a Faustian deal at best. You can see the effects in communities across the state and country.
Dawson approves $68K excavator purchase after months of contradictory public statements
The decision concludes one portion of a controversy that has generated months of public scrutiny but leaves several unanswered questions regarding how the city’s original machine was damaged, whether employees were held accountable and what documentation supports the decision to replace rather than repair it.
Dawson proposes borrowing up to $420,000 to stay afloat as finances unravel
Documents obtained by The Dawson News show city officials are proposing to balance the budget through a transfer from the Public Utilities Fund while simultaneously seeking authority to borrow as much as $420,000 from a private financial institution to continue meeting payroll and other operating expenses as Dawson works to complete financial audits that have remained unfinished since 2023.
