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Votes at a glance: highlights and board actions from the Sept. 9 DeKalb County meeting
Summary
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners carried multiple consent and committee items, approved a contract to an implementation firm for prior operational assessments, approved participation in national opioid settlements, and deferred several items for additional committee review. Below are key outcomes recorded at the Sept. 9 business meeting.
Here are the principal motions, awards and deferrals taken at the Sept. 9 DeKalb County Board of Commissioners meeting. This roundup lists items with final action on the record (approval, award, or deferral).
Approved
- Momentum firm implementation contract (Agenda item 2025‑1239): Board approved an agreement to retain the Momentum firm to implement and manage operational and performance work and to develop a countywide strategic road map and change management (substitute expanding scope to allow additional department assessments was included). Motion carried in the Ops Committee and ratified by the board.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (RFP 2025‑020): Award recommended to Keystone Peer Review Organization for countywide EAP services; board approved award and a related change order extending the term through Nov. 30, 2025 (item 2025‑1068 and change order 2025‑1201).
- Audio‑visual equipment (Omnia/Region 4 cooperative): Award to B&H Photo & Electronics for DCTV studio upgrades (amount not to exceed $180,187.81) — approved per Ops/IRPS committee recommendation.
- Tree cutting/removal contracts (multiple contractors): Board approved change orders increasing funds to countywide tree cutting and removal services; total increases not to exceed $450,000.
- Truck chassis and bodies (statewide cooperative): Purchase of International MV607 chassis and service bodies for Fleet/Watershed awarded to Rush Truck Centers (amount not to exceed $3,757,877).
- Opioid settlement participation (walk‑on item): Board authorized the county attorney and finance director (or designees) to submit required documents to participate in the national opioid settlements (Purdue bankruptcy master ballot authorization and participation in manufacturer settlements); motion passed.
Deferred or held for additional review
- Text amendment to Chapter 27, minimum unit size (Agenda 2024‑0815): Deferred for decision only to Sept. 23, 2025 (see separate article for background and debate).
- Nationwide fee structure change (Finance/Risk item 2025‑1202): Deferred two weeks to Sept. 23 with a prior stop in the appropriate committee.
- Small diameter sewer cleaning (Invitation 2024‑101685): PWI asked for a two‑week deferral to allow audit review of awards exceeding $3 million; the board deferred to Sept. 23 with a prior stop in PWI.
- Pond & Company change order (Presidential Parkway/Embry Hills small area plan): Deferred to Sept. 23 with prior PECS review.
- SHI software and ancillary services (statewide contract): Deferred to Sept. 23 with a prior stop in Ops.
Other committee business recorded
- Multiple consent agenda appropriations and community grant items were approved as part of the consent package (items included art and community program appropriations, routine leases, and minutes approval).
Why it matters: The approvals include both change‑management work to implement previously issued operational assessments and several multi‑million‑dollar procurement actions for public‑works equipment. Deferrals show commissioners moving items to committee stops and audit review when awards exceed statutory thresholds or when additional vetting was requested.
If you need a copy of a specific agenda item number or supporting reports (procurements, contracts, or audit memos) referenced above, the board clerk's office lists the materials as part of the Sept. 9, 2025 meeting packet.
