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Fulton County OKs $63,800 in probation grants and acknowledges retention stipend plan
Summary
The commissioners authorized signature on two state grants totaling $63,800 for county probation programs and acknowledged a retention plan proposing a stipend funded from monthly supervision fees to be held in a restricted account for the Adult Probation Department.
At its Dec. 9, 2025 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of two state grants for the county probation department totaling $63,800 and acknowledged a probation retention plan letter.
Chief Probation Officer Dan Miller presented the requests: a 2025–2026 Intermediate Punishment Treatment Grant for $35,000 and a 2025–2026 Continuing County Adult Probation/Parole Grant for $28,800. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to authorize Commissioner Randy H. Bunch to sign the Intermediate Punishment Treatment Grant, and Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to authorize signature on the Continuing County Adult Probation/Parole Grant; both motions passed unanimously.
Miller also submitted a retention efforts letter proposing that a stipend be paid from the monthly supervision fee. The minutes state the stipend would be kept in a restricted account and may be spent only by the President Judge for the Adult Probation Department; the board acknowledged that letter by motion of Commissioner Wible. The minutes do not identify the stipend amount, the expected number of employees to receive it, or the timeline for implementation; those items were not specified.
Why it matters: the two grants provide state funding to support local adult probation services and treatment programs. The acknowledged retention-plan mechanism would use locally held restricted funds derived from supervision fees to create discretionary stipends subject to judicial release for the probation department.
Next steps: Commissioners authorized Commissioner Bunch to sign the grant documents. The minutes record unanimous approval; the transcript does not specify reporting deadlines to the state or an implementation schedule for the proposed stipend.
