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Should DeKalb eliminate its CEO job?

DeKalb County CEO Lee May delivered the State of the County address to business leaders Jan. 22 (BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM).
DeKalb County CEO Lee May delivered the State of the County address to business leaders Jan. 22 (BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM).
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Sept 30, 2016

For the first time in decades, DeKalb County is going through a comprehensive review of its CEO-led government structure.

A group of residents began considering last week whether to keep or abandon the CEO position, which is unique in Georgia. DeKalb is the only county in the state with a CEO in charge of the executive branch of government, separate from a county commission that handles the legislative branch.

The DeKalb Charter Review Commission will release its findings by Dec. 1, 2017, and then it would be up to the Georgia General Assembly whether to enact them.

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