Council approves 2026 salary-and-wage ordinance amendments, reclassifies facilities manager

The DeKalb County Council approved two salary-and-wage ordinance amendments for 2026 affecting job classifications and account assignments.

On ordinance "2026 OCC-1," the council considered adjustments for sheriff-department job titles and account reassignments (e.g., moving certain part-time positions from a general 'other' account back to part-time accounts). After a first reading, a unanimous motion to suspend the rules passed and the council approved the ordinance on second and third reading.

Separately, following the job-classification committee recommendation, councilmembers approved moving the courthouse facilities manager position to category EXEB to reflect its 24/7 on-call responsibilities. The related ordinance (cited as "2026 OCC-2" in meeting materials) was read, suspended, and approved (second/third reading completed) with roll-call votes. The clerk read pay-band details: the facilities-manager biweekly pay maximum was recorded in the packet ("up to a maximum of $3,002.00 9.87" as read on the record; committee and staff clarified pay-band details and account numbers during discussion).

Bob (job-classification committee) summarized that the committee met and recommended the upgrade because the facilities manager performs continuous on-call duties similar to other department heads; council then voted to approve the committee recommendation and the ordinance amending the wage schedule.

Councilmembers emphasized that these amendments are account reassignments and classification updates rather than added appropriations; staff indicated no additional appropriation would be requested due to the transfers. Each ordinance followed the three-step process described in the meeting: first reading, optional suspension, and final vote.