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Fulton County authorizes $63,800 in probation grants and acknowledges retention stipend plan
Summary
The county approved two state probation grants — $35,000 for Intermediate Punishment Treatment and $28,800 for Continuing County Adult Probation/Parole — and acknowledged a retention plan to create a stipend from monthly supervision fees to be held in a restricted account for use by the President Judge.
Fulton County commissioners on Dec. 9 authorized two state grant awards for the county’s adult probation department and acknowledged a retention-stipend proposal intended to boost staff retention.
Chief Probation Officer Dan Miller presented the grants. The board authorized Commissioner Randy H. Bunch to sign a 2025–2026 Intermediate Punishment Treatment Grant in the amount of $35,000 and a 2025–2026 Continuing County Adult Probation/Parole Grant in the amount of $28,800. Both motions were recorded as carried unanimously.
Commissioner Steven L. Wible also moved to acknowledge a Retention Efforts Letter from Miller describing implementation of a stipend funded from the monthly supervision fee. According to the minutes, the stipend money would be kept in a restricted account that can only be spent by the President Judge for the Adult Probation Department.
Why it matters: the grants provide operating funds for probation services and the retention mechanism—if implemented—would allocate fee revenue to a restricted account for staff stipends under judicial control, which may affect department budgeting and staffing.
Next steps: motions authorized signature on the two state grant documents and the retention letter was acknowledged; the minutes do not record additional public comment or dissent.
