Board approves year-end transfers, OKs equipment purchases and readies budget for staff raises
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Summary
The board approved multiple year-end transfers and an additional appropriation to spend remaining grant funds, authorized purchases of field equipment (LED flashlights, external duty belts, body armor) and noted county general funds will support staff raises in the 2026 payroll cycle.
DeKalb County Community Corrections Board members voted to approve a series of year-end transfers and moved to include an additional appropriation to cover leftover grant funds and program needs.
Speaker 3 described multiple transfers intended to move remaining grant funding into accounts where it can be spent before the end of the year, and said an auditor had not processed a full transfer—leaving a shortfall (the speaker referenced approximately $4,000). Speaker 3 also noted an additional appropriation tied to a drug-free program and a Walmart donation intended to pay for food for CIT trainees.
Speaker 2 questioned equipment specifics, asking about flashlight brand and duty-belt style. Speaker 3 said the board ordered durable, rechargeable high-lumen LED flashlights and thicker nylon external gun belts so non-firearms staff can carry a radio, flashlight and glove pouch while in the field. Later, Speaker 3 said the board purchased body armor and field supplies to expand field supervision.
At SEG 166 Speaker 2 moved to approve the transfers collectively; Speaker 1 seconded. The motion passed by voice vote with the chair calling for "Aye." Speaker 3 told the board the county council has appropriated additional county general funds to allow community corrections to give staff raises consistent with other county departments; the financial manager and Speaker 3 have incorporated that funding into the 2026 budget revisions to be ready for the first 2026 payroll.
Speaker 3 also said she is exploring whether the program can invest project account income after consulting the county treasurer and auditors and will report back at the February meeting.