The Cobb Board of Commissioners will be asked on Tuesday to approve $105,574 in additional funding to help pay for expenses related to the 2021 World Series.
Commissioners had approved $350,000 for traffic, security and overtime for public safety personnel for the three World Series games played at Truist Park in late October.
But according to an agenda item for Tuesday’s meeting, additional security was needed for a fan watch party at Truist Park for Game 6 on Oct. 31, as Braves clinched the World Series in Houston.
More overtime also was needed for the Braves’ festivities on Nov. 5 that included a parade along Cobb Parkway and a celebration and concert at the ball park featuring recording artists Big Boi and Ludacris.
The agenda item states that nearly $303,000 was spent for police overtime, $51,000 for Fire Department overtime, $47,503 for Cobb Sheriff’s Office overtime, $22,735 for E911 overtime and $21,911 for road maintenance overtime.
The requested funding would come from the county government’s fund balance, just as the original $305,000 approved right before the start of the World Series.
The meeting starts at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the second floor board room of the Cobb government building (100 Cherokee St., downtown Marietta), and the full agenda can be found here.
The hearing also will be live-streamed on the county’s website, cable TV channel (Channel 24 on Comcast) and Youtube page. Visit cobbcounty.org/CobbTV for other streaming options.
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