DeKalb CEO to Propose Public Safety Pay Increase

DECATUR, Ga. – Tomorrow, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and county leaders will announce a proposal to significantly increase public safety salaries in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.  

The proposed salary increase would apply to approximately 2,300 employees, including police officers, firefighters, E-911 employees, Medical Examiner investigators, marshals, State and Juvenile Court probation officers, sworn Code Enforcement officers, Animal Services officers, DeKalb Emergency Management Agency employees, District Attorney investigators, Solicitor-General investigators, and Sheriff’s deputies, detention officers and security technicians.

Who:              DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond  

                        DeKalb County Board of Commissioners

                        Public Safety Officials

When:            Thursday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m.

Where:          Maloof Auditorium

                      1300 Commerce Drive

           Decatur, Georgia 30030

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