Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All Commission Districts are affected by this item
Repeal of Monument Law as it Relates to County-Owned Property
Body
Information Contact: Mereda Davis-Johnson, Commissioner District 5
Phone Number: 404-371-2159
PURPOSE:
To repeal state law which limits actions a county may take vis-à-vis confederate monuments owned by counties or located on county-owned property.
NEED/IMPACT:
Counties should have the authority and power to control what happens to monuments owned by a county or located on county-owned property. The governing authority of DeKalb County would support revisions to O.C.G.A. 50-3-1, which, allows counties to have control over such monuments.
This 1-22 Resolution replaces the one adopted by the Board of Commissioners on 1-19-2018 so it is clear that the County is not seeking a wholesale repeal of O.C.G.A. 50-3-1. A clean and red-line version of the Resolution is attached so the changes can easily be reviewed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No cost associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the resolution and authorize the chief executive officer to execute all necessary documents.