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File #: 2026-0282    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 1/27/2026 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 2/10/2026 Final action:
Title: Commission District(s): All Commission Districts Record Chief Executive Officer Cochran-Johnson's designation of Commissioner Robert Patrick for Post 1 of the DeKalb County Board of Health.

                                    

Public Hearing:  YES      NO                                                   Department: Chief Executive Office                                     

 

SUBJECT:

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Commission District(s): All Commission Districts

Record Chief Executive Officer Cochran-Johnson’s designation of Commissioner Robert Patrick for Post 1 of the DeKalb County Board of Health.

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Information Contact: Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, Chief Executive Officer

Phone Number: 404-371-2881

 

PURPOSE:

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 31-3-2(a)(1) related to county boards of health, one member of each county’s board of health shall be the chief executive officer of the governing authority of the county, by whatever name called, or some member designated by said officer. As the Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, CEO Cochran-Johnson submits this Item to record in the minutes her official designation of Commissioner Robert Patrick as her designee for Post 1 of the DeKalb County Board of Health. The designation will continue at the pleasure of CEO Cochran-Johnson.

 

NEED/IMPACT:

The DeKalb County Board of Health exercises responsibility for health matters within DeKalb County, including taking steps to prevent and suppress disease and conditions deleterious to the health of citizens; adopting and enforcing rules and regulations appropriate to improving health within the County; and contracting and establishing fees for a multifaceted mission within DeKalb County.

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

No cost to the County.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommended Action

Record Chief Executive Officer Cochran-Johnson’s designation of Commissioner Robert Patrick for Post 1 of the DeKalb County Board of Health.