Monday, April 16, 2012

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Atlanta City Councilmember Felicia A. Moore to serve as guest speaker at the Buckhead Business Association’s weekly breakfast on April 19

ATLANTA – Atlanta City Councilmember and Finance/Executive Committee Chairwoman Felicia A. Moore will be the guest speaker at the April 19 Buckhead Business Association’s weekly breakfast meeting.

The breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the City Club of Buckhead (18th floor of the Atlanta Financial Center), 3343 Peachtree Road - Suite 1850 – Atlanta. For more information on the BBA and its weekly breakfast meeting visit http://www.buckheadbusiness.org/ or call 404.467.7607.

Since 1951, the Buckhead Business Association (BBA) has been an essential part of the growth of Buckhead’s business community.  Its membership, which includes business and community leaders from every sector of our local economy, actively serves the Buckhead community, making Buckhead a great place to do business in the metro region.

As a representative (District 9) of a portion of the Buckhead community and as the chair of the city's Finance Committee, Moore will speak about the new budget review program she initiated this year to involve the public in the process early-on. 

Residents are currently being asked to provide input on their level of satisfaction with selected city services as part of the Atlanta City Council’s 2013 City Budget Review Process.

The BBA weekly Thursday breakfast offers Atlanta’s movers and shakers an opportunity to hear updates on important business, government and community issues, and enjoy a well-known featured Keynote speaker. 

Community leaders gathered on March 24 for a citizen input meeting at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Midtown. Selected department heads were on-hand to present overviews of their department’s budgets and services provided to residents.

Attendees then were surveyed on their satisfaction with an array of city departments in performing their duties from repairing potholes and sidewalks to response times for public safety calls. Attendees also had the opportunity to provide feedback on what level of service is needed to reach their satisfaction.

The survey will also be available on-line on the City of Atlanta’s website. The data will be compiled and a report will be generated for review and analysis.

Felicia Moore was elected to the Atlanta City Council in 1997 and is serving her fourth term representing the citizens of District 9.  The Finance/Executive Committee in which she chairs  recommends on matters pertaining to the City of Atlanta’s annual budget and transfers of appropriations; the administration of taxing ordinances and public revenue sources; tax officials and collectors; the Department of Finance; the executive branch of government, specifically components in the Department of Administrative Services relating to purchasing functions of the City; the Department of Personnel and Human Resources; operation of the Office of the Mayor; Office of Contract Compliance and Intergovernmental, International and Diplomatic Affairs.

 

Councilmember Felicia Moore is also an active member of the National League of Cities (NLC) and a Past President of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO), a constituency group of NLC. 

Past BBA speakers have been recognized leaders in the Atlanta community. They have included:

For more information on the BBA and its weekly breakfast meeting visit http://www.buckheadbusiness.org/ or call 404.467.7607.