Peachtree City

employees may soon get a financial incentive to seek grants for the city.

A proposal

was submitted by councilman Steve Rapson at last week's City Council retreat

to give employees a bonus equal to 10 percent of the grants they secure

for Peachtree City.

To qualify,

the employee would have to come up with the grant concept by doing research

on his or her own time, Rapson said. But once the idea is approved by

the department head or chief, the employee could use his or her time on

the city "clock" to research and prepare the grant proposal.

"I'm just

trying to encourage employees to try to think outside the box and bring

additional revenues to the city," Rapson said.

Mayor Steve

Brown noted that the city misses out on several grant programs because

of the city's high median income.

City Planner

David Rast pointed out that grant writing has become a more significant

part of his job as he has helped secure over $1.14 million in grants,

most of which came through the Atlanta Regional Commission's Livable Centers

Initiative.

City finance

director Paul Salvatore said it's important for the city to pursue grants

from traditional sources as opposed to funds donated from local companies.

The city's Finance Department also wants to have a hand in the grant process,

Salvatore added.

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