DeKalb names “new” attorney, planning director

Two administrators serving in interim roles in DeKalb County government have been approved to serve permanently.

Overtis “O.V.” Brantley, who served as chief legal counsel for Fulton County for eight years, is DeKalb’s new county attorney. She will oversee 14 staff attorneys and earn $190,000 a year in the role.

Andrew Baker, the associate director of the county’s planning and sustainability office, will take over as DeKalb’s planning director. Baker served as interim director for more than a year previously. He will earn $136,000 annually in the job.