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DeKalb County Council approves $2.8 million in transfers, funds coroner, emergency plan and road overrun
Summary
The DeKalb County Council approved a package of additions and transfers Nov. 13 that included a $20,000 coroner appropriation, $20,304 for an emergency‑management plan update, $57,918 for a highway overrun and $2.66 million in ARPA reclassifications to cover insurance, grant matches and operations.
The DeKalb County Council on Nov. 13 approved a series of additional appropriations and internal transfers to cover unexpected medical‑exam costs, a required hazard‑mitigation plan update, a highway project overrun and the reclassification of federal ARPA funds into specific line items.
The council voted unanimously by voice to approve a $20,000 supplemental appropriation from County General (Fund 1001, account 32800) to pay medical fees tied to increased coroner cases, including autopsy and toxicology costs. Liaison Rick Collins told the council that “since the paperwork was submitted…she's had 12 additional cases including 3 suicides, an accident, and an OD,” and the council approved the request after a motion by Collins and a second by Bob Kraft.
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