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Key outcomes (committee action, brief detail):

- Oracle Cloud Services (contract renewal, agenda item 250273): Approved. The increase covers renewal of existing software licenses and support for Oracle Cloud products used by county systems including HR/payroll and financials.

- Fire-extinguisher services (change order to contract 128850, agenda item 250051): Approved. One-year extension through April 30, 2026, with All Star Fire LLC; amount not to exceed $118,500.

- Minor construction cooperative agreement (contract 13800301, agenda item 250299): Approved. Ratified previously provided contract term increase and added scope related to generator site and city LDP requirements; amount increased to $1,000,736.65 (as read on the record). Motion included guidance to negotiate streetscape/master-plan coordination with the city.

- Vehicle parts annual contracts (agenda item 250311): Approved. Renewal/term increase for parts and repair supplies used by fleet operations and multiple departments; contract extension through Oct. 31, 2025.

- Holland document management system (agenda item 250303): Approved. Three-year maintenance and support contract ratified and extended through March 2028; amount not to exceed $214,128.99.

- Microsoft unified support (agenda item 250350 / referenced as sole-source): Deferred. Item sent to audit; committee moved to defer for two weeks pending audit review and return to committee.

- Voting equipment movers (change order to contract 200027, agenda item 250424): Approved. Ratified contract term increase for Atlanta Peach Movers for the 2025 election cycle; amount not to exceed $228,000.

Items deferred for further review:

- FY2025 budget amendment to add BOC legal counsel, financial consultant and communications director (agenda item 250197): Deferred 30 days to allow the administration and law department to provide detailed budget impacts, procurement coordination, and job scopes.

- Ordinance on companion animal litter permits and transfer/sale of dogs and cats into Cass County, Georgia (agenda item 240190): Deferred two weeks; the county attorney’s office asked for additional review and noted outside expert Professor Lisa Millett may present in two weeks.

Ending: Several routine contract renewals were approved to maintain county operations; the committee deferred two policy and budget items for additional review and coordination.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","DeKalb County - OPS Committee Meeting - Apr 01, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved several contract renewals and change orders, deferred two items for follow-up (a budget amendment and a proposed companion animal ordinance), and ratified contracts for software, fire-extinguisher services, vehicle parts and moving services for elections.","taxTitle","DeKalb County, Georgia","taxId",3571,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6594582,"DeKalb commissioners debate and defer decision on adding legal, financial and communications staff to BOC budget",2578,1190000,3768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3220618-3ce93de597dc63a3144a409b1bc27a17&start=1190&end=3768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3220618-3ce93de597dc63a3144a409b1bc27a17/thumbnail_1190000.jpg","/articles/6594582/DeKalb-County/Georgia/DeKalb-commissioners-debate-and-defer-decision-on-adding-legal-financial-and-communications-staff-to-BOC-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6594582-d7638d93a29cb46d20cc0e29af5bb716/orig.mp4?Expires=1770983631&Signature=cyq1go0m1nJbsiLSKTwYxX4a18s9TAcjEXW3t6HVvXoWE-~xVFlBU96mwl0UOAS277ZnIgC-vFJKiHBgMFISlwWZiD~KKhNlbWx4ARtaVh8TIHBykqZFlYL0jyIlT9gwo4TsvgKYQI2mMBQBpHsTfEZHNwGnDftThQrqmHu0iA1kj9bvEmmVfr5iMDUN2UT~zgzPMkrnvGE55LpU-cWf29INkIz7pPSOBb-~rc86SNJRA5LE9IVVyPVDhEYceVkA3VUDHcOAzhMkMr3kNSZq6wInI56NLIh-Sp5hGCw4Iw-iIrmYblZePTGmflwR-D3q7aTEIsGGCn6EIEhgR5uQHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioners on the DeKalb County Operations Committee opened extended discussion on a proposed FY2025 budget amendment to add three roles to support the Board of Commissioners — legal counsel, a financial consultant and a communications director — and to consider an additional IT support role. The committee did not adopt the amendment; members voted to defer final action for 30 days to allow further consultation with the chief executive’s office and staff.

The amendment (agenda item 250197) was presented as a package to add legal counsel, a financial consultant and a communications director; presenters initially described legal counsel and communications as envisioned full-time and the financial consultant as a consultant. A sponsor suggested alternatives during the meeting: testing roles via a six-month pilot, using a legislative consultant in lieu of a full-time legal hire to assist with drafting and research, and drawing the communications director from an existing vacant, budgeted position.

Supporters argued the Board needs independent, dedicated resources. One commissioner said the board requires more assistance to meet its obligations and to have legal advice that would respond directly to commissioners’ legislative and policy needs rather than only through the county attorney. Opponents and other commissioners urged caution, noting the county attorney’s office currently provides legal services to the county and is organized as a dual-reporting office; interim County Attorney Matthew Welch described the county attorney’s duties and confirmed the office provides legal advice to the board and the chief executive. \"The county attorney is a dual report,\" Welch said, and described how the office assigns teams to departments while the county attorney remains the ultimate legal decision-maker for the county.

Several commissioners signaled they would support only a financial consultant at this time; one commissioner and staff noted the administration has planned, in its budget process, to procure a financial consultant via RFP and suggested the board coordinate with that procurement rather than creating duplicate spending. Commissioners also discussed whether a communications director should be a mid-level staffer or a senior communications director with strategic experience; some said a communications position remained budgeted but unfilled from prior cycles and could be repurposed.

After debate, a motion to approve only a financial consultant was made but another commissioner successfully moved to defer the entire item for 30 days to gather more information and to align the proposal with administration procurement plans. The committee approved the 30-day deferral by voice vote.

Ending: Committee members asked staff and the administration to return with clarifying information, including precise budget impacts, whether the administration’s planned consultant can serve the board directly, and proposed job descriptions or scopes for any positions the board wishes to pursue.","A proposed FY2025 budget amendment to add legal counsel, a financial consultant and a communications director for the Board of Commissioners drew extended debate; commissioners asked for clarifications and ultimately deferred the item 30 days.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6594587,"DeKalb operations committee approves six precinct boundary changes affecting about 3,057 voters",1011,91000,1102000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3220618-3ce93de597dc63a3144a409b1bc27a17&start=91&end=1102","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3220618-3ce93de597dc63a3144a409b1bc27a17/thumbnail_91000.jpg","/articles/6594587/DeKalb-County/Georgia/DeKalb-operations-committee-approves-six-precinct-boundary-changes-affecting-about-3057-voters","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6594587-35a950618bf2b95774fdadfb3b0c8dc7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770983631&Signature=mNnzuWDaJdLZvRfS60u0msOPuetzQFFzCDynqyleqPLXMXSqHRjM63-OgTUGvQPG5FGWNDoNZeZKEG2M1UI1l-Ww0u9gsPbvOF9ol70wRJZBj~uT-Ld1AbOPkn1AIcMYj9Tz~5qPjKO3El6D8fDh2VW4aP3E8LyDjHez~gfvphwFG4uPs1okbpCIQ0U405S7Lo357EfRDExVFz0F7D9UAnhD0dDL0x43xexEosMaAWY3jw6w045UrXILpCky6HDOlWuRft9nSIQnX6UY8SGkPP34x7uze187tZZe1WD-GhhmtC8u~ZmHCDzElyBgUdW4T1~LT~QEt1HwsaP3AvhH4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The DeKalb County Operations Committee on a voice vote approved six precinct boundary changes recommended by the Board of Registration and Elections, a change elections staff said will move 3,057 voters to new polling places and change precinct assignments for another 421 voters without creating new polling locations.

The changes, presented by Keisha Smith, director of Voter Registration and Elections, were approved after a brief presentation and questions from commissioners about polling-place names and signage. \"As of yesterday, we were at 599,974 registered voters,\" Smith said, and described the package as centered on \"efficiency and operations, integrity and just excellence in elections.\" She said three of the changes reduce travel distance for voters and three realign precincts with recent municipal annexations.

The precinct adjustments include moves tied to Avondale annexations so newly annexed properties will vote with Avondale precincts; two houses shifted among Cross Keys, Woodward and Briarcliff precinct maps to align annexation boundaries; and accessibility-driven moves intended to reduce travel distance for voters near county lines and to avoid having Rowland Elementary voters cross Interstate 285 to reach their polling place. Smith said the Board of Registration and Elections approved the changes in March and that the county solicited input via town halls and an online survey to inform the proposals.

Smith described an outreach plan that includes direct notifications, press releases, social media, and signage at both former and new locations. She told commissioners that, beginning January of this year, the vendor No Ink now prints and mails precinct cards directly under contract with the Secretary of State; the county receives monthly lists from the vendor and signs off before mailings. \"They print them, and we mail them,\" Smith said in explanation of the new process, adding that the vendor now handles end-to-end printing and mailing so the county does not perform final mailings itself.

Commissioners asked operational questions about polling-place names (for example the Avondale precinct naming and the former Avondale High polling location now at DeKalb School of the Arts) and about sign inventory for election-day wayfinding. Elections staff said they completed an inventory of signage and contracted with an outside vendor to print replacements as needed.

The committee approved the changes by voice vote after discussion. The action will be reflected in the Board of Registration and Elections’ precinct files and in outreach materials prepared for this year’s elections. The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the meeting transcript; members approved the motion by voice vote.

The precinct changes are scheduled to be publicized ahead of the June election, which Smith said will include a statewide Public Service Commission contest as the single countywide race on the ballot.

Ending: Elections staff said they will continue outreach to impacted voters through the remainder of the election cycle and will provide commissioners with follow-up information about sign distribution and the timing of mailed precinct cards.","The Operations Committee voted to approve six precinct boundary changes recommended by the Board of Registration and Elections, moving 3,057 voters to new polling places and adjusting others to align with municipal annexations; election officials described outreach and mailing plans for impacted voters.","actionData","errors"]

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