Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 6
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All Commission Districts
An Allocation Not To Exceed $15,000 Of The DeKalb County General Fund To Be Considered For The 2026 Budget To DeKalb Public Health To Conduct A Study On The Known Health And Environmental Impacts Of Data Centers On Local Communities.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Edward C. “Ted” Terry
Phone Number: 404-371-4909
PURPOSE:
Allocation Not To Exceed $15,000 Of The DeKalb County General Fund To Be Considered For The 2026 Budget To DeKalb Public Health To Conduct A Study On The Known Health And Environmental Impacts Of Data Centers On Local Communities
NEED/IMPACT:
DeKalb County is currently undergoing a review of possible Data Center regulations and has extended a moratorium on Data Centers until June of 2026. This study will seek to research and summarize the current state of health and environmental impact factors in DeKalb, current known health and environmental impacts of data centers, identify the greatest concerns for DeKalb County, and recommend possible mitigations of known impacts. This study will be incredibly important to provide a full picture of the possible impact of data centers in DeKalb County, possible items to include in proposed regulations, and possible ways to move forward with proposed regulations.
The start date will begin once the contract is approved and executed and will end three months following as this is the estimated time needed to conduct this study.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$15,000 from the DeKalb County General Fund to be considered for the 2026 Budget
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the allocation and authorize the Chief Executive Officer or her designee to execute all necessary documents