RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay Alicia Stevens a stipend in the amount of $150 for expenses related to representing Contra Costa County at the Statewide Poetry Out Loud competition in Sacramento.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The $150 stipend has been included in the Poetry Out Loud grant from the State of California specifically for this purpose. (100% State)
BACKGROUND:
The State of California provides grant funds to counties each year to conduct an annual Poetry Out Loud Competition. The winner of the competition in each County competes in a statewide competition held in Sacramento. This year, Gwen Stevens, a junior at Independence High School in Brentwood, was awarded First Place in the Contra Costa County competition. Ms. Stevens was also the Contra Costa County winner last year. She will be representing Contra Costa County at the statewide competition on March 17-18, 2018.
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