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Fulton County approves $63,800 in probation grants and acknowledges retention stipend plan
Summary
Chief Probation Officer Dan Miller secured approval for a $35,000 Intermediate Punishment Treatment Grant and a $28,800 Continuing County Adult Probation/Parole Grant; commissioners also acknowledged a retention-efforts letter proposing a stipend funded from restricted monthly supervision fees.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 9 authorized two state grants for the county’s Adult Probation Department: a 2025–2026 Intermediate Punishment Treatment Grant for $35,000 and a 2025–2026 Continuing County Adult Probation/Parole Grant for $28,800. Both actions were moved and recorded as approved by the board.
Chief Probation Officer Dan Miller presented both grants and also provided a retention-efforts letter proposing a stipend funded from the monthly supervision fee. The letter describes holding funds in a restricted account that can be spent only by the president judge for the Adult Probation Department; the commissioners acknowledged the letter but the minutes do not show a separate appropriation vote for the stipend itself.
Why it matters: The grants supply program dollars for probation treatment and supervision activities. The retention proposal, if implemented through the restricted fee account and judicial authorization, could affect staff recruitment and budgets for probation services.
Details and next steps: Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to authorize Commissioner Randy H. Bunch to sign the Intermediate Punishment Treatment Grant; Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to authorize Commissioner Bunch to sign the Continuing County Adult Probation/Parole Grant. The minutes record both motions as carried with all in favor. The retention stipend proposal was acknowledged but the transcript does not record a binding county appropriation or timeline for implementation.
