Questions
1. Under the COPS federal grant, how many new police officers will the Winston-Salem Police Department hire?
2. The city council approved a significant reduction in the annual lease payments made by the Arts Council for the AC/Delco Building as part of the Arts Council’s application for a major federal grant? What is the new annual lease payment?
3. The city council approved a percentage goal for participation by minority and women owned businesses in the Cole Road/Sprague Street improvements contract? What is the percentage goal?
Correct Answers
1. 25 2. $1 per year 3. 12 percent minority businesses; 3 percent women-owned businesses
Dan Besse, Southwest Ward: 1. 25 [ ] 2. $1 a year [ ] 3. 13 percent minorityowned; 3 percent women-owned [ -]
Mayor Allen Joines: 1. 25 [ ] 2. $1 a year [ ] 3. 13 percent minorityowned, 2 percent women-owned [ -]
Robert Clark, West Ward: 1. 25 [ ] 2. $0 [X] 3. 12 percent minorityowned, 4 percent women-owned [ -]
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