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DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran Johnson outlines county services and scale
Summary
Lorraine Cochran Johnson, chief executive officer of DeKalb County, introduced herself as the county’s first African American woman CEO and summarized the county’s size—34 departments serving more than 780,000 residents—and its core services including sanitation, water, roads and public safety.
Lorraine Cochran Johnson, chief executive officer of DeKalb County, opened by introducing herself and noting her place in the county’s history: “I am Lorraine Cochran Johnson. I'm proud to serve as the first African American woman chief executive officer of DeKalb County.”
Johnson provided a brief overview of the county’s size and organization, saying the county “has a total of 34 departments” and “we have over 780,000 residents,” and that DeKalb is the fourth-largest county in Georgia. She described the county’s governmental scope in the context of 159 Georgia counties, noting DeKalb’s form of county executive leadership.
She outlined day-to-day services the county provides and oversees, listing sanitation and water services, roads and public safety. Johnson also said the county funds its judges, the sheriff’s department and the tax assessor’s office, and emphasized her responsibility to ensure those departments “are functioning efficiently, effectively, and meeting the needs of the residents of the county.”
The remarks were introductory and focused on organizational scope rather than new policy proposals or specific budgetary actions. No motions, votes or formal actions were recorded in the provided transcript excerpts.
