At-a-glance: DeKalb County commissioners’ Dec. 3 votes — payroll, claims, minutes, SRO, bonds, certificate sale and bids

The DeKalb County Commissioners on Dec. 3 handled several routine but official actions. Key outcomes:

• Payroll — Motion moved and seconded, approved by roll call.

• Claims — Commissioners moved, seconded and approved county claims for payment.

• Minutes — The board approved the minutes as presented.

• SRO agreement with DeKalb Central — The previously negotiated school resource officer agreement (covering 2024–25 and 2025–26) was approved; the sheriff had already signed the agreement.

• Annual elected-official bonds — The board reviewed and authorized signatures for bonds and a blanket employee bond; listed amounts included clerk $120,000; coroner $15,000; auditor $30,000; treasurer $300,000; recorder $15,000; sheriff $30,000; blanket bond $5,000 per employee.

• Certificate sale resolution — Staff announced an online certificate sale for unsold 2024 parcels on March 11, 2025, and the board adopted Resolution 2024-R-15 to authorize the sale; staff noted a 15% processing fee.

• Bids — The board accepted bid results as presented and authorized rebidding professional‑services item #8; bid receipt and opening dates were set for Jan. 21, 2025 (receive) and Jan. 21, 2025 (open at 10:30) for the 02/03/2025–01/15/2026 service period.

Each of these items was presented by staff, moved, seconded and approved by roll call as recorded in the meeting minutes. No items failed on the agenda.