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02-21-10 CEO Ellis Amends 2010 Budget Recommendations
02-21-10 CEO Ellis Amends 2010 Budget Recommendations
DECATUR – CEO Burrell Ellis amended his 2010 Recommended Executive Budget and
delivered copies today to members of the Board of Commissioners. The amendment comes at
the conclusion of an unprecedented 12 neighborhood budget gatherings that CEO Ellis and
Commissioner Connie Stokes, Chair of the Commission’s Budget & Finance Committee, co-
hosted in order to facilitate face-to-face conversations with citizens throughout DeKalb County
regarding the 2010 budget.
“After listening to concerns raised by citizens and members of the Board of Commissioners, I
have submitted an amendment to the Board that reflects many of the concerns that were raised,”
says CEO Ellis. CEO Ellis’s 2010 Amended Recommended Budget:
The total change as a result of the appropriation changes is a decrease of the Budget of
$4,454,223, from $582,742,150 to $578,287,927.
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