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DeKalb PWI committee reviews budget; sanitation vehicle program, pay study and facilities master plan highlighted
Summary
At a Feb. 13 special meeting, DeKalb County's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee discussed the department's proposed budget for the fiscal year, emphasizing a return of sanitation to the vehicle-replacement program, a planned pay-class study, a facilities master plan and other operational reviews; no formal votes were taken.
Commissioner Robert Patrick, chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, opened the Feb. 13 special meeting by asking staff to present the public-works budget and call out differences from last year.
Committee members were told the proposed budget is largely a “status quo” plan with a few notable changes. Matt Williams, a county staff member, told commissioners the largest immediate change was returning sanitation to the county's vehicle-replacement program; he estimated “order of magnitude, it's about $13,000,000 swing in their budget.” Williams also said the draft budget anticipates a 10% increase for water and sewer revenues and that the request aims to preserve baseline operations while funding several studies and one-time needs.
Why it matters: the budget frames how the county will pay for ongoing repairs and the capital improvement program (CIP) for water and sewer infrastructure tied to the county's consent-decree obligations and long-term capital…
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