It's been two months since a grand jury in DeKalb County recommended an investigation of the county government's spending on consultants, and District Attorney Gwen Keyes Fleming still has the matter under review.

In a report obtained Monday, the grand jurors whose term ended in June said Keyes Fleming's office told them the procurement violations still were being reviewed by her investigators.

Grand juries, made up of citizens drawn from jury lists, serve two-month terms. The May-June grand jury was asked by the March-April grand jury to look for any "wrongdoing" in connection with millions of dollars that were spent in violation of procurement policy.

After that earlier grand jury report, three county commissioners sent a letter to Keyes Fleming and Chief Superior Court Judge Anne Workman calling for an "unfettered inquiry" of the violations, which were documented by a recent audit.

"The unresolved question of criminal action or intent ... clouds public confidence" in county government, said the June 17 letter by commissioners Kathie Gannon, Elaine Boyer and Jeff Rader.

Grand jurors who wrapped up their work in June apparently didn't delve into the matter. When they asked, "the DA responded that this information is currently being reviewed by investigators in the District Attorney's Office. Once the review is complete, the District Attorney will determine the next steps," the jurors wrote in their presentment filed July 3.

Keyes Fleming said she "will not rush to judgment on this matter."

"I am trying to determine the depth of it before determining next steps," the district attorney said Monday through her spokeswoman, Jada Hudspeth.

Keyes Fleming could not say how long her review would take.

Boyer, who chairs the County Commission's audit committee, said the commissioners did what they could to investigate by hiring an outside auditor. But they are not empowered to conduct criminal investigations.

"We've done everything we can," Boyer said. "We called on the grand jury to end it in people's minds."

The audit documented widespread violations of county procurement policies. County officials routinely failed to seek competitive bids for purchases over $50,000 and commission approval for expenditures over $100,000.