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Key approvals

- Change order/assignment for uniform security guard services (Change Order No. 1 to contract 2000048): Commissioners approved assignment of the contract from Pinnacle Security Inc., DBA Paradigm Security Services, to Universal Protection Service, DBA Allied Universal. County staff said the assignment did not change contract terms or compensation; a commissioner asked whether wage terms for security guards remained the same and staff said salaries were unchanged.

- IT and software purchases: The board approved a PECS item ratifying and extending Microsoft Azure service credits purchased via Dell Marketing LP (contract change order 1279477) and approved a substitute extending the subscription through April 2026 (item 20250231). The board also approved maintenance and support contracts for Juniper network equipment (amount not to exceed $510,833) and Palo Alto network equipment (amount not to exceed $705,000).

- Voting equipment: The commission ratified a previously granted 60-day increase and extended the term for a Dominion Voting Systems contract for election software and hardware through Dec. 31, 2025.

- Public works and watershed contracts: A set of PWI items were approved, including a ratified emergency purchase order for tree removal services to clear blocked roads during a recent storm (Arbor Serve Inc., amount not to exceed $225,150), an increase for ferric chloride and other chemicals for the Department of Watershed Management (Univar Solutions USA Inc., amount not to exceed $2,300,000), and several multi-vendor contracts for inspection, maintenance, and materials. The board also approved change orders for transportation and drainage projects as presented in committee.

Appointments and minutes

- The board approved substitutes to record three District 4 Community Council appointments and related minute recordation items (items including 2025-0363, 2025-0333, 2025-0334, 2025-0335 as listed on the agenda).

Deferrals and committee referrals

- The commission deferred the appointment to the oversight committee of the Office of Independent Internal Audit (item 2025-0340) to the April 3 meeting so interviews can be completed and the item routed through the Finance, Audit and Budget (FAB) committee.

- Multiple items were deferred to the March 25 Board of Commissioners meeting with stops in committee, including capital and PECS purchasing items, recreation and parks grants, and other procurement matters listed on the published agenda.

Ending

Most approvals were routine procurement or consent items recommended by committee; several higher-profile measures and walk‑on requests were deferred for additional committee stops and documentation. The meeting record shows votes taken by the board on the items listed above; detailed contract documents and committee minutes were referenced for approval and will be available in official county records.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","DeKalb County - Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting - Mar 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 11 business meeting the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved procurement actions including a security contract assignment, multiple purchasing and public‑works contracts, and appointment substitutes; the board also deferred many items to March 25 and April 3.","taxTitle","DeKalb County, Georgia","taxId",3571,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641214,"Resident alleges Zoning Board of Appeals meetings were not legally advertised and asks county to cancel hearings",82,3562000,3644000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547298-25c0184893231b911404e75307b0fbd1&start=3562&end=3644","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547298-25c0184893231b911404e75307b0fbd1/thumbnail_3562000.jpg","/articles/6641214/DeKalb-County/Georgia/Resident-alleges-Zoning-Board-of-Appeals-meetings-were-not-legally-advertised-and-asks-county-to-cancel-hearings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641214-9cdbf6520e5bcfd9b4b011806196bcda/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945586&Signature=cwTbtisIj3S7M2Y60GuK3Im4yhuV1tQXxIbJGUtZ0T7vsvcf68mwfG488W0jcqi3pDpSPRnxO-iiECulf7MKIAJ~fFzvgF3Rb9Dod7M0V7J3wLXJ3derRHScimwXIBd7W2EAPXKhEBZexYGAi4yA0347YJVUL0awbdNOc0WVgNJaJqtOMQDIWMEYCx1Pdy2OKtsX58pPBonTagpyRV29fKEdNVF88zbAb8uJzN-XuTd8JWMfFpPdmZTg1tyrjq~jLzFsUt92QhM1t9ElMA8n~8-UxnGkgEaCBqszBFewlfpfUnncRzpBc0sP-MUH-j3-o76c9a6FJpsjoPEpDUWBHw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A DeKalb County resident asked the Board of Commissioners on March 11 to cancel and reschedule two upcoming Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meetings that he said were not legally advertised.

Mike Cooper, a former vice chairman of the District 4 Community Council, told the commission that the notices published in The Champion on Feb. 20 and March 6 failed to identify the Zoning Board of Appeals and therefore did not provide effective legal notice. Cooper cited “Section 7.2 0.4 d of the county's zoning code and section 36 66 4 of the Georgia code” as governing requirements and said the Feb. 20 notice gave less than 30 days\u0000notice for a meeting scheduled on March 12.

\"Notices that do not mention the Zoning Board of Appeals cannot be considered legally effective notice of a ZBA meeting,\" Cooper said and asked the county to cancel the March 12 meeting and properly re-advertise it.

The transcript records Cooper presenting printed documents to commissioners and asking that the meetings be rescheduled and properly advertised. No staff response or formal vote on Cooper\u0000s request is recorded in the meeting minutes excerpt.

Ending

Cooper said both the March 12 and an April 9 Zoom meeting listing should be rescheduled and republished in compliance with the zoning code and Georgia law; the transcript shows the request entering the public record for commissioner and staff review.","A DeKalb County resident told commissioners that notices for upcoming Zoning Board of Appeals meetings were missing required references to the ZBA and did not meet publication timing requirements under county and state code.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641219,"Speakers urge transparency in SPLASH 2 spending and renewed charter review",106,3051000,3157000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547298-25c0184893231b911404e75307b0fbd1&start=3051&end=3157","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547298-25c0184893231b911404e75307b0fbd1/thumbnail_3051000.jpg","/articles/6641219/DeKalb-County/Georgia/Speakers-urge-transparency-in-SPLASH-2-spending-and-renewed-charter-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641219-892da5d7c903531bd29f36334ace4818/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945586&Signature=Fl1mE46MDJBGu2oetTNoV~Su8aV1zDcrVedbVtRKzD4IJyLlPhDACZoVZjyALz1te1JADvVR4afZQkrRNCyy9Is5V2eNA0zpdWWnWoQNphqbM8AupXrs07h1LH6vkvqwy4Nax99XQPhE4L58JPdrFPmd7ptGZE2fKeNxntqavfBFhEDu1QyVifTwzvoMQvj0-DQQ4vO13ymqJYAfqHvqjK12G0t1CCLTqP873j-Aiva3WfV3-w1uUoz5efTyP917z5QumbG00WWT5CtM8knOO~ed2XUaEpXdZrMEFPCz~l~3X7Fx1mh-LLLdtXbTcyBKM-rY8L~FrrcGjbqnRbeYXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents and civic advocates told the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on March 11 that SPLASH 2 — the county\u0000s multiyear SPLOST program — lacks adequate citizen oversight and public input.

Steven Binney, a longtime participant in county processes, said DeKalb collected more than $700 million for SPLASH 2 but that “to this day, a year after the county started collecting funds for SPLASH 2, we still do not have a citizen's advisory board or any other board for citizen input or supervision.” He compared the current process unfavorably with SPLASH 1, when a Citizens Advisory Board assisted in assembling a project list for public review.

Binney urged the commission to act: “The time for talk is over, the time for action is now,” he said, and asked the board to send the charter review recommendations to the DeKalb legislative delegation so voters can decide on changes.

Binney also criticized the conduct of a prior meeting on Feb. 25, saying lengthy presentations and a lunch break before public hearing items caused some members of the public to leave before their items were heard. He asked commissioners for an apology for that meeting.

The transcript records commissioners and staff acknowledging the concerns; the meeting record shows several items and committee referrals on the agenda but no formal vote in open session on the creation of a SPLASH 2 advisory board at the March 11 meeting.

Ending

Speakers asked the commission to expedite charter review work and to create or reestablish a citizen oversight group for SPLASH 2; commissioners were urged to bring the charter recommendations to the state legislative delegation for voters' consideration.","Public commenters at the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners meeting pressed for citizen oversight of SPLASH 2 (SPLOST) spending, criticized the absence of a citizen advisory board for the new funding round and urged action on a long-delayed county charter review.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641224,"Neighbors urge cancellation of Crestline–Chrysler roundabout tied to SPLOST sidewalk funding",184,2605000,2789000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547298-25c0184893231b911404e75307b0fbd1&start=2605&end=2789","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547298-25c0184893231b911404e75307b0fbd1/thumbnail_2605000.jpg","/articles/6641224/DeKalb-County/Georgia/Neighbors-urge-cancellation-of-CrestlineChrysler-roundabout-tied-to-SPLOST-sidewalk-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641224-0713f355cc4f892f644031a82e5fe3a7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945586&Signature=hLakG~tZd7hMue7SBpgmsBfkdYmhompfNGa4VxvszhdsM4DbZYVNj76qWsvwUw8e9-Z~cAtiH1uLT~bC~v1FcLGX2FySbkp~9lIAdcCCUo1KsA1zw~59YU75gzvoJn6MAo8LgHd4ecgnZiPK4zVZMgxFA5fn7vKb4~OArnwtctRXU~mobMyD3pa196GYgCDuG~jPYO~wCZezU2hp~Hmm4nao8fLFFlt9n1ypUnRGJtU3ENVXmPr3fvVpoNHDI0EsOWN656CV4SbWnBKEulT068QY5NDjxitQIwUB6vvVgvrJ0MvOtgcptWVvzTywpiZ0~VwpVTexdFBoXdUamUNDBA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Crestline Drive residents urged the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on March 11 to cancel a proposed roundabout and related sidewalk work on Crestline/Chrysler (Crestline–Chrysler) that they said would take private land and remove trees.

Mark Capson, a resident of 1842 Chrysler Drive, told commissioners he and his neighbors appreciated that Commissioner Michelle Long Spears and Commissioner Ted Terry visited the site but said they were not consulted before funding was secured. “It was great to hear Commissioner Long Spears tell us that this project would not be forced on us if we did not want it,” Capson said, adding that funding for the project comes from “tier 1 SPLOST funding.”

Capson said the sidewalk portion could only be funded along with the roundabout, which he and others oppose because it would require land beyond the public right-of-way, remove “hundreds of trees,” and reduce property values. He asked the commission to cancel the design work and reallocate the SPLOST funds to other safety projects.

Lynn Tetley, another neighbor, said a “handful” of residents asked for the sidewalk and speed reduction but that impacted property owners learned of the design only in November and were not invited to earlier meetings. “We have a lot of other angry neighbors that are ready to cancel this project as proposed,” Tetley said.

Neighbors offered alternatives they said would address pedestrian safety without a roundabout: speed reductions, installation of speed tables, inexpensive speed strips, and radar speed signs. Capson said Commissioner Terry had suggested speed strips and that the residents favored lower-cost, localized measures while they “wait our turn” for other non–tier 1 SPLOST sidewalk funds.

The speakers asked county staff to confirm whether non–tier 1 SPLOST or other grants could fund a sidewalk without the roundabout; Capson said there were grants the neighborhood could help pursue.

No formal vote on the Crestline–Chrysler project was recorded in the March 11 meeting minutes. Commissioners present acknowledged the public comments and site visits; no further action was listed on the agenda for that project at the meeting.

Ending

Neighbors said they will continue to press county staff and their commissioners for alternatives to the roundabout; they asked the county to confirm funding sources and to consider lower-cost traffic-calming devices while neighborhood-level options or grants are explored.","Residents told the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners they oppose a roundabout and related land take on Crestline Drive, saying the sidewalk funding is tied to a roundabout they do not want and that property owners were not informed until November.","actionData","errors"]

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