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Updated: DeKalb Government Operation Ta! For"e
S"#ed$le Ina$%$ral Meetin%
DECATUR The Task Force on DeKalb County Operations (the Operations Task
Force) has scheduled its first meeting on June 5, 2014 from 6 8 p.m. at the Maloof
uditorium! 1300 Commerce Drive, Dec!ur, "A 30030" The Operations Task Force
#as created by DeKalb $nterim C%O &ee May #ith the support of the DeKalb County
'oard of Commissioners through an %(ecuti)e Order in March *+,-"
The ,./member committee is empo#ered to e(plore and study (,)the financial!
business! 0oning and 1uality of life impact on residents and go)ernment operations
caused by the creation of ne# cities and anne(ations2 (*) the effecti)eness of the
current go)ernance structure of DeKalb County and ethics and transparency in County
operations2 (3) the e1uitable distribution of 4omestead Option 5ales Ta( (4O5T)
proceeds and legacy pension costs bet#een the DeKalb County and it6s cities2 and (-)
other related matters"
March 11, 2014: DeKalb Interim CEO Lee May signs the executie !r"er creating the #as$
%!rce !n DeKalb C!unty O&erati!ns an" !ther 'elate" Matters
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78e need some fresh eyes on these issues! and #e need representati)es from a myriad
of go)ernment agencies to participate! as these are comple( issues!9 said $nterim C%O
May" 7For instance! under the current la#! the distribution of capital funding from 4O5T
bet#een unincorporated and incorporated portions of the County is e(tremely une1ual"
:early se)enty/fi)e percent of the re)enue goes to the cities #ith less than t#enty
percent of the population"9
The Operations Task Force is comprised of ,. members! as follo#s;
Commissioner <eff =adar! District *
Commissioner 5haron 'arnes/5utton! District -
Commissioner 5tan 8atson! District >
5tate 5enator ?loria 'utler
5tate 5enator %lena @arent
5tate =epresentati)e Karla Drenner
5tate =epresentati)e 'illy Mitchell
Da)id &" 5Ao1uist! @rofessor of %conomics and Director of Domestic @rograms at
the ndre# Boung 5chool of @olicy 5tudies ?eorgia 5tate Cni)ersity
'ill Floyd! Former Mayor of Decatur
<im ?rubiak! ?eneral Counsel! ssociation of County Commissioners
<ohn 5helton! C%O of DeKalb Medical Center
<im McMahan! Dice Chair! DeKalb County 'oard of %ducation
Daughn $rons! Chairman of the De)elopment uthority of DeKalb County
@atrick %Aike! Director Community De)elopment Department! Clayton County
'oard of Commissioners
pril tkins! $C@2 Community ffairs 5pecialist
7$t is my sincere hope this task force can come to a consensus on ho# #e can fi(
DeKalb in one fell s#oop! and make the most of the one year cooling off period that #e
asked the ?eorgia ?eneral ssembly to afford us!9 said $nterim C%O May"
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DeKalb County is ?eorgia6s third largest county #ith more than >++!+++ residents
calling it home" Kno#n for its business and education hub! gro#ing international
community and natural #onders! DeKalb County ?o)ernment is administered by $nterim
Chief %(ecuti)e Officer &ee May and legislati)e policy is set by a se)en/member 'oard
of Commissioners"
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