Public Participation

The public has the opportunity to attend the Board of Commissioners' regular meetings. Regular meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Public hearings, where members of the public are invited to speak directly to the Board, are held during the regular Board of Commissioners meetings. Members of the public can also attend meetings of the five standing committees within the commission.

Press releases and current events are posted on DeKalb County's website DeKalb News. Also, all regular Board meetings, held on every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, are broadcast live on Channel 23. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic, all Board of Commissioner hearings are being held remotely until further notice; live broadcasting of Committee hearings can be viewed on DCTV.  The meetings are also re-broadcast on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7:00 pm, Wednesday at 9:00 am, and Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 am.

To Make Public Comment:

Public Comment may be submitted by sending an email no longer than one page to
PublicComment@dekalbcountyga.gov which must be received between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on
the day of the meeting. Only those emails received during the allotted time may be read aloud and
broadcast. Emails received outside of the allotted time will be included in the Public Comments record
for the next meeting after the receipt of those emails. The body of your email must include your first
and last name, followed by your address. By submitting an email at any time for public comment, you
agree to have your name, address, and email broadcast on the teleconference (Zoom) and entered in
the record/minutes. Abusive, profane or derogatory language will not be permitted. The Public
Comment segment will not exceed 30 minutes and individual emails will be read by the Clerk for no
more than 3 minutes each. The County reserves the right, at the County’s sole discretion, to (1) add
your email to the record/minutes without reading any of it into the broadcast or (2) add your email to
the record/minutes and read all or a portion of your email into the broadcast.

DeKalb County 2022 Board of Commission Schedule: