DeKalb Times

DeKalb County Law & Justice Committee met March 25.

Here is the agenda provided by the Committee:

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Approval of Minutes

a. Minutes from January 22, 2024

4. Public Comments

Any member of the public may address the Committee for up to 3 minutes on any topic of their choosing. There will be no yielding of time to other members of the public and agenda time for public comments is limited to 30 minutes in total.

5. Resolutions

a. Resolution R2024-041—A Resolution Authorizing a Five-Year Amendment to the 2003 Dispatch Services Agreement with the City of Sycamore.

In July of 2003, DeKalb County Government entered into Dispatch Services Agreements with the City of Sycamore and the City of Genoa. These agreements consolidated dispatch services across the agencies in order to create a more efficient and cost-effective dispatch system. The Agreements were last renewed in 2020 (Resolution R2020-34).

In 2024, the parties identified additional cost-saving measures, including the merger of police dispatch channels into one channel. Resolutions R2024-041 and Resolution R2024-042 authorize five-year amendments to the agreements with Sycamore and Genoa and extend the agreements.

b. Resolution R2024-042—A Resolution Authorizing a Five-Year Amendment to the 2003 Dispatch Services Agreement with the City of Genoa.

See Resolution R2024-041.

c. Resolution R2024-043—A Resolution Recognizing the Week of April 14th - 20th, 2024 as National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.

During National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week, DeKalb County recognizes the significant role the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Telecommunicators play in our citizen’s safety and overall quality of life.

6. Reports

a. Sheriff’s Office

b. Court Services

c. Public Defender

7. Old Business

8. New Business

9. Adjournment

https://dekalbcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/packet-lj-03252024.pdf