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Commissioners vote to halt DeKalb Humane Society payments for 2026 pending contract
Summary
After months of failed negotiations, commissioners voted Dec. 22 to stop county payments to the DeKalb Humane Society beginning Jan. 1, 2026, citing repeated rejections of draft contracts and a lack of reporting on use of funds; city leaders said they are pursuing alternate partners for animal control.
DeKalb County commissioners voted Dec. 22 to suspend payments to the DeKalb Humane Society for calendar year 2026 until the shelter and county execute an acceptable contract requiring reporting on use of county funds.
Commissioner Miller read a prepared statement describing months of negotiations, multiple rounds of revised contracts submitted…
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