County Happenings
Much has been seen in the media regarding the happenings of the County over the past several weeks. The County Administrator Search is underway, the Board is readying the Highway Department for the summer resurfacing projects by approving contracts, and providing discussions on the possibility of placing a referenda item on the ballot regarding home rule.

This past week, the Ad‐Hoc Rules committee approved changes to the County Board rules, which now go to the Executive Committee for review and to be forwarded to the entire body for approval next month. In the Tax Extension Office, our Tax Clerk has been busy calculating the taxing rates for all property in the County and rolled to the Treasurer last week, which means that Tax bills are just around the corner. The first installment is always due at the beginning of June.

Lastly, in the weeks to come, our office will host a Community Shred Event which will allow all residents the opportunity to destroy old, but sensitive documents for free. More will be forthcoming on that.

Genealogy Online, (GO!)
It’s finally here! About four weeks ago we launched the Genealogy Online program! To date we’ve been exceeding expectations having generated over $1,500 in revenue.

Check it out for yourself at www.dekalbgenealogy.com – searching is for free, and download the digital images of each record will have a fee associated with the download.

Land Records Management System
You asked, and we’re delivering. After months of reviewing, benchmarking, learning, and understanding the many complex systems available, a Request for Proposal was released from our office in late March to gather responses from vendors for the introduction of a new Land Records Management System in the DeKalb County Recorder’s Office.

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After a month off in December, the DeKalb County Board is back in action. On the top of the agenda is the public campaign about energy aggregation, of which voters will have the opportunity to determine if they wish to allow their government to broker electric rates on their behalf.

Almost all of DeKalb County’s communities will have this item on the ballot. To see if it is on your ballot, go here:  or here.

Ballot Questions: On top of energy aggregation, there are a few other questions for communities to consider on the ballot. While not all local jurisdictions have questions, you can see if your community has any referenda items here. Remember, you can always pull a Non-Partisan ballot if you wish to not declare a party preference at this Election.

Additionally, later this year, long time County Administrator, Ray Bockman will retire. The Board has begun the process to find a new Administrator. Interested candidates can find information at this link, once it becomes available.

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