DeKalb citizen group reviews changing form of government
The group that successfully advocated for ethics and oversight reforms in DeKalb is getting back together, this time to consider changing the county's form of government.
Blueprint DeKalb, a citizen-led group organized by DeKalb Commissioner Kathie Gannon, is seeking volunteers to study the county's problems, reach conclusions and make recommendations before the end of the Georgia Legislature's 2016 session.
One frequently discussed proposal would be to eliminate DeKalb's CEO position, replacing it with a county manager who answers to the commission.
The Blueprint DeKalb meeting will be held Monday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the DeKalb South Senior Center at 1931 Candler Road.
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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
