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DeKalb County Council approves multiple small appropriations and transfers
Summary
The DeKalb County Council approved a series of additional appropriations and transfers — including $21,000 for a new county website, vehicle and wiring funds for Community Corrections, a $40,000 cannon restoration package, and multiple TIF and public-health transfers — during its meeting.
The DeKalb County Council on May 16 approved a set of modest appropriations and transfers covering website work, a Community Corrections vehicle, cannon restoration and several transfers to police equipment and public-health accounts.
Council chair (speaker 1) presented a $21,000 additional appropriation from the general fund for web development after the current vendor announced service would end on Dec. 31, 2026. A committee member said the money covers setup with a new vendor and will include “a portal for citizens to be able to get in and do some things and see some things.” The council voted to approve the request.
In a single motion council members approved Community Corrections requests: $30,725 for a replacement vehicle and $1,199.65 to outfit it with a laptop mount and wiring for Wi‑Fi. Commissioners had previously reviewed the vehicle purchase, and council members noted the existing vehicle was showing extensive, recurring problems.
The auditor requested $40,000 for restoration of a courthouse lawn cannon and the purchase of heritage time capsules; council approved $38,760 for decorative work and $1,240 for operating supplies after discussion of solicitations and a small amount of private donations received.
Separately, the council approved three identical transfers of $1,629 each out of three TIF funds to a police‑equipment account to pay for ballistic shields for the sheriff’s SWAT team. The auditor explained the transfers move appropriations from a miscellaneous account into the correct police equipment account.
A $2,572 transfer was granted from the public‑health bioterrorism equipment fund into contractual services to supplement payment for a preparedness contractor and to reduce long‑standing carryover; staff said the balance remaining in that fund is small.
The council handled these items under routine procedures with voice votes; no roll call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
The council will continue budget deliberations in upcoming sessions as larger revenue and tax changes are discussed.
