Board of Commissioners

DeKalb County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (S.P.L.O.S.T.)

The Ad Hoc Committee on a Purchasing and Contracting Code will hold its meetings at 3:30 pm in the 5^th floor Multi-purpose room on an Ad-Hoc basis.  The Committee is comprised of Commissioners Bradshaw and Rader, and the attendance and participation of the Commission and the Administration is invited.

The committee has been organized as a collaboration between the Office of Independent Internal Auditor and the Board of Commissioners to achieve parallel objectives:

How do I obtain Minutes from a Board Meeting?

During the regular Board meetings, held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, the public is allowed to speak during both the Public Hearing and Comments from the Public sections. Each section has its own published guidelines on public testimony.

1. What is the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners' function?

The Board of Commissioners is the legislative branch of DeKalb County. The Board levies taxes, makes appropriations, enacts ordinances and resolutions, approves the budget, and considers zoning ordinances.

2. How many members make up the Board of Commissioners?

There are seven commissioners, one for each district. The first five districts are individual districts while the sixth and seventh districts are the two super districts.

Commissioner District 6 - Kathie Gannon

District 6

Commissioner Kathie Gannon

Commissioner District 5 - Mereda Davis Johnson

Since we’ve started:

Commissioner Johnson has been busy since taking the oath of office on July 20, 2015.  Below are a list of current events in District 5: