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DeKalb FAB Committee recommends 2025 budget with targeted carryovers and program additions
Summary
The Finance, Audit and Budget Committee approved a recommendation for the county's 2025 budget that carries over several prior allocations, funds new projects and defers some items for further review; staff will present finalized numbers to the full Board of Commissioners.
The DeKalb County Finance, Audit and Budget Committee voted to forward a recommended 2025 budget package to the full Board of Commissioners that includes a mix of carryovers from 2024, targeted new funding for county priorities and a set of items deferred for further review.
Committee members described three main buckets of amendments: Schedule C carryovers (items approved in last year's process but not yet spent), constitutional‑officer requests (departmental or office priorities such as the district attorney and courts), and commissioner requests (district projects and community programs). Chair Ted Terry said the committee would include most carryovers and certain commissioner proposals while holding other items for up to 30 days for additional details.
Key allocations and actions included:
- Superior Court and courts: the committee advanced funding requests for judicial security, two court reporters, interpreters and other professional services;…
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