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Commission passes series of budget and administrative items including Baxter waterline amendment and center rental fee increase
Summary
The commission approved routine financial reports, acknowledged trustee and school board statements, passed budget amendments for Baxter Waterline (TDEC grant) and state police salary supplements, increased a community center rental rate, and approved several administrative items; votes were recorded by roll call where required.
DeKalb County commissioners approved multiple routine and administrative items in a single meeting, including financial acknowledgements, budget amendments and fee changes.
Trustee Sean Driver presented the trustees’ financial report showing total assets and liabilities of $55,460,226.08 and year‑to‑date collection details; commissioners formally accepted the trustee report. The commission also acknowledged the local option sales tax report for December (net collection reported as $620,384.38) and accepted quarterly and Board of Education financial statements.
Budget amendments approved included:
- A Fund 101 amendment of $21,465 debited from community development and credited to Economic Community Development Contracted Services for the Baxter Waterline Project; the funding source was a TDEC grant (transcript: "TDEC grant"). - A miscellaneous funds amendment of $23,200 to salaries from state police salary supplements (to reimburse training/post training salaries).
Other actions and administrative items approved by motion or roll call:
- A motion to increase the auxiliary community center rental rate from $50 to $100 passed by roll call. - The commission declared a 1986 Persh fire truck surplus at the fire chief’s request. - The sheriff’s department policy and procedures were acknowledged by motion. - The DeKalb County road report for 2025 was approved with the caveat that the road supervisor may fill in missing mileages; that motion passed.
Motions to acknowledge and accept quarterly statements, committee minutes and the trustee report were taken and approved; the clerk recorded votes where requested. Commissioners discussed state bridge program reimbursements and timing of state aid, and staff noted that certain state reimbursements are processed after expenditures and then reimbursed to the county.
Votes at a glance: - Trustee report — acknowledged (motion passed). - Local option sales tax report (December, net $620,384.38) — acknowledged (motion passed). - Baxter Waterline Project budget amendment — $21,465 (Fund 101) — approved (motion passed). - State police salary supplement budget amendment — $23,200 — approved (motion passed). - Auxiliary community center rental rate change — $50 to $100 — approved (roll call; motion passed). - Surplus 1986 Persh fire truck — approved (motion passed). - Sheriff's department policy and procedures — approved (motion passed). - Road report — approved (motion passed with supervisor discretion to correct mileages).
