FAB Committee recommends substitute to fund short-term leadership training cap

The DeKalb County Finance, Audit & Budget Committee recommended approval of a substitute agenda item to allocate funding for leadership and management training across fiscal years 2026–2028 and to present the substitute at the next Board of Commissioners business meeting.

The item described an initial allocation of $300,000 intended to strengthen leadership and management skills among county employees across FY26–FY28. Committee members discussed form and timing; Attorney Agner said the substitute frames the arrangement as a contract with start and end dates and annual funding amounts and that Director Siegler had reviewed it for budgeting compatibility.

The motion to recommend approval of the substitute passed without recorded dissent. The substitute will be formally introduced at the Tuesday business meeting, per the committee’s vote.

Commissioners noted leadership development as a tool to improve departmental performance and flagged the need to finalize contract form and annual funding details at the business meeting.