Will DeKalb’s new government do a better job?
Voters have spoken, and now DeKalb County's rebooted government is starting its job.
The new DeKalb Board of Commissioners met for the first time Tuesday after candidates won elections last fall on promises of clean, accountable government.
The board is preparing for several key decisions in the coming months: pay raises for police officers, a nearly $1.4 billion budget and a sales tax for road repaving and infrastructure. The board will also vote next week on its leader, with Commissioner Kathie Gannon challenging Commissioner Larry Johnson for presiding officer.
Newly elected officials include CEO Mike Thurmond, Commissioner Greg Adams, Commissioner Steve Bradshaw and District Attorney Sherry Boston. They replace former CEO Burrell Ellis, Commissioner Stan Watson, Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton and District Attorney Robert James.
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About the Author
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.
