At its Aug. 13 meeting the DeKalb County Council approved several routine appropriations and internal transfers across county funds.
The council approved a $16,595 appropriation from the County General Fund (1001) to hire and overlap-train a replacement employee in advance of a pending retirement; the request was not in the annual budget and represents 16 weeks of salary. The council also approved $1,443.04 to the Probation Addiction Treatment Court (Problem Solving Court fund 9157) to pay participant drug testing, funded by identified grant dollars and an on‑going testing expense.
Transfers approved included $4,000 moved from a small-claims deputy account to an equipment account in the county general fund for a money/bill counter in the civil division, $2,500 from a prosecutor deputy account to cover Axon FastPass/Justice System fees, and a $200 transfer to create a notary reimbursement account in the 4D department. Council members asked questions about whether funds were already available in existing accounts and whether items had been discussed with departmental liaisons; staff confirmed liaison notification by email in each case.
All motions for the appropriations and transfers were made, seconded and approved by voice vote during the meeting.