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DeKalb commissioners set 2025 committee rosters and approve multiple appointments
Summary
At the Jan. 28 meeting the Board of Commissioners established 2025 committee assignments, approved several appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions, and passed consent agenda items including grants and contract renewals.
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 28 adopted its committee roster for 2025 and approved a slate of appointments and routine consent items.
The committee chairs and memberships approved in the substitute resolution were: - County Operations (OPS): Chair Commissioner Davis Johnson; members Robert Patrick and Ladina Bolton. - Employee Relations & Public Safety (IRPS): Chair Commissioner Ladina Bolton; members Michelle Long Spears and Davis Johnson. - Public Works & Infrastructure (PWI): Chair Commissioner Robert Patrick; members Davis Johnson and Nicole Messia. - Finance, Audit & Budget (FAB): Chair Commissioner Ted Terry; members Michelle Long Spears and Nicole Messia. - Planning, Economic Development & Community Services (PECS): Chair Commissioner Nicole Messia; members Michelle Long Spears and Ted Terry.
The board also approved appointments and reappointments presented on the consent agenda, including: Hillary Gardner to the DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees (CEO appointment), the reappointment of Ruben D. Jones to the DeKalb County Airport Advisory Board (District 7), the reappointment of Edward Patton to the Planning Commission, and the appointment of Nicole M. Golden as chief deputy tax commissioner.
Other consent items approved included grant acceptances for the Violence Against Women Act (District Attorney's Office), a Homeland Security program grant for EOD/K‑9 and several contract renewals and change orders routed through audit and committee review. Several items were deferred to committee stops as noted in the minutes.
The committee roster and appointments were approved by roll call in the meeting; where roll‑call counts were not printed in the transcript excerpt, the clerk recorded each vote as adopted in the official minutes.
The board also approved procedural changes and scheduling items, and the meeting concluded with the board adjourning after establishing committees and completing preliminary business.
