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Votes at a glance: DeKalb County Operations Committee actions and contract approvals
Summary
The committee approved multiple routine items, deferred several agenda items for further review, and recommended adoption of the county's clean energy transition plan. This roundup lists each formal motion and outcome recorded during the meeting.
The DeKalb County Operations Committee recorded the following formal actions, motions and votes during the meeting. Items are listed with the motion outcome and key details as stated on the record.
1) Minutes (agenda reference: minutes approval) - Motion: Approve minutes (referred to in meeting as "5 11"). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
2) Companion animal litter ordinance (ordinance to establish a litter registry; all commission districts) - Motion: Defer final action and circulate revised draft to committee members prior to next operations meeting. - Outcome: Deferred to the next operations meeting (first Tuesday in May) (voice vote).
3) Resolution to adopt DeKalb County 100 Percent Clean Energy and Transportation Transition Plan (agenda ref. listed as 0447/250447) - Motion: Recommend approval of the transition plan; amendment added to request CEO evaluate best organizational structure to implement the plan. - Outcome: Recommendation to the full board approved with amendment (voice vote).
4) Childcare reimbursement policy and pilot program (agenda item 250376) - Motion: Defer for 30 days to May 20 operations meeting. - Outcome: Deferred (voice vote).
5) Environmental justice and sustainability advisory group (agenda item 20245/25; related to the transition plan) - Motion: Defer for 30 days to May 20 operations meeting; committee to review substitute language prior to return. - Outcome: Deferred (voice vote).
6) Microsoft Unified Support Services (sole source; procurement; statewide/3‑year purchase) - Motion: Approve substitute reduced amount for three‑year Microsoft support services purchase (amount shown in staff materials, reduction noted during discussion). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
7) Continue DeKalb County participation in Local Government Coalition in Georgia Power 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) - Motion: Approve continuation of governing authority to intervene as member of Local Government Coalition. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote). Committee members asked for periodic written updates during the IRP process.
8) SPLOST 2 Residents Review Committee (amend previously adopted SPLOST oversight resolution) - Motion: Defer for two weeks to allow staff to circulate updated documents and committee members to review proposed changes. - Outcome: Deferred (voice vote).
9) Facilities management: Change order to Pond and Company for permit review fees (fire stations 5, 16, 27) - Motion: Approve change order (amount not to exceed $10,115.10). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
10) Fleet management: Purchase of two medium trucks with landscape boxes (Rush Truck Centers of Georgia) - Motion: Approve statewide contract purchase (amount not to exceed $225,746). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
11) Innovation & Technology: Ratify Infoblox maintenance/support purchase order (Carahsoft/contract ratification) - Motion: Approve ratification of purchase order for network equipment annual maintenance and support (April 2025–March 2026; amount not to exceed $212,857.79). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
12) Voter Registration & Elections: Fort Orange Press change order (vote by mail packages) - Motion: Approve increase and term extension to continue printing and mailing absentee ballots (amount not to exceed $90,000; term through 12/31/2025). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
13) Voter Registration & Elections: VidCon change order (voting supplies and materials) - Motion: Approve change order to extend contract term and increase funds for election supplies (amount not to exceed $75,000; term through 12/31/2025). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
14) Adjournment - Motion: Adjourn. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
Notes: Most votes were recorded as voice votes with “Aye” recorded for approval; no roll‑call vote tallies with individual votes were read into the record for most items. Where specific dollar amounts or agenda item numbers were stated on the record, they are included above. Several deferred items were explicitly scheduled for return at the next operations meeting or the May 20 meeting per staff and committee remarks.
