DeKalb committee approves substitute amnesty resolution, moves to codify water rate timing and authorizes bond issuance up to $450 million

DeKalb County’s Finance, Audit and Budget Committee approved a substitute resolution to develop a means‑tested water bill amnesty program for income‑qualified customers and requested a targeted review of uncollectible debt in blighted condominium communities. The committee also agreed to formally set a new target date to begin a previously approved water and sewer rate increase and authorized the issuance of water and sewer revenue bonds to fund system priorities.

Attorney Kevin Welch (law department) reviewed edits to the original draft, saying the redlined version removed named condominium complexes and added duties for the county’s newly created water and sewer customer advocate to work with finance and administration in designing the program. "We worked from the red line that you…