Press Releases

DeKalb County will end the 2024 fiscal year with a projected $150 million fund balance. “We have ushered in a new era of financial accountability in DeKalb County as evidenced by eight years of balanced budgets and a growing rainy-day fund,” DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond said. The county’s fiscal health allowed CEO Thurmond to authorize a $1,500 employee retention incentive bonus for DeKalb’s 6,000 employees last month. This was the fourth year that employees received a retention incentive bonus.

The DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD) is partnering with Macy’s Northlake Mall for its second “Shop with a Cop” event on December 19 at 9 a.m. Macy’s has sponsored 30 children, chosen by officers in DKPD’s Police Athletic League, from ages three to 16 to pick out items from their wish lists. DKPD and Macy’s are working together to ensure that all children have something under the tree this holiday season.

The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will offer free Christmas tree curbside collection service for county residents until Jan. 9, 2025. Trees will be collected during residents’ regularly scheduled sanitation collection service days. To participate, residents must remove all decorations from trees and place them curbside. Tree length must be 7 feet or less.

In observance of Christmas Day on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, sanitation service for residential customers will be based on a revised holiday schedule. The Central Transfer Station, North Transfer Station, Seminole Road Landfill, administration building, Customer Care call center, and Commercial Services will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and Wednesday, Jan. 1, resuming services on Thursday, Dec. 26, and Thursday, Jan. 2, during normal operating hours.

The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct its Regular Public Meeting on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at 178 Sams Street, Room A1201-A & B, Decatur, Ga. 30030.