Remarks by Edward Terry
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“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Motion to extend public comment by two speakers.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“I just want to recognize that we had, so the issue with the limit of the public comment time is that not everyone gets to speak, and so then they get put to the next meeting. And then people who come to this meeting get delayed for the next meeting because the previous speakers. We heard that we had four or five speakers earlier that came at the last meeting. So at the very least, I think we should just catch up. So if we could just extend public comment for a few this time, maybe a few more next time. maybe we'll get caught up, maybe we need to amend our rules to allow a little more public…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“And move for action. Motion to defer items 1195 and 1197 to the September 15 BOC, and they will be heard in the BAP committee this afternoon.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yes. Very quickly, just wanted to acknowledge at the PWI committee meeting we discussed with CO Williams about getting an update on the other contract for managing the existing renewable energy. So I think, did you say it was going to come back in October with that, or was the timeline on that update?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Okay. Just remind me again, because we approved that contract, was it three years ago at this point? OK. So hopefully, when we come back in October, we could have kind of a, I don't know if it's like a go or no go decision.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Because I know the contract kind of, I guess, um i don't think it's extended or how we manage that but you know at some point if we're not collecting the gas we're sort of missing out on you know millions of dollars of revenue you're speaking about the renewable uh yes energy facility but we have a couple of contracts uh and we'll be able to discuss all of them yeah yeah that's right okay thank you thank you commissioner terry please open machine for the vote”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, Commissioner Patrick is correct. We did discuss the herbicide treatment, but I think it also opened up the conversation about having a tour of Polbridge for either PWI or maybe just for anyone that wants to attend. I know it's in Districts 5 and 7, so hopefully you all will Welcome us to your district. It is a countywide facility, but a really special place and quite beautiful, actually, with 300 acres of grassland, I think another 200 acres of about a forest buffer. So appreciate that, Mr. Chair. And then I did want to, just in case anyone from the public was…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Sorry I had to leave a little early. I had another meeting. But I did review the packet that CentralSAT put together. So I'm comfortable with the updates and changes. So if I was there, I would have joined you in recommending it.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“second thank you commissioner terry you've requested to speak here before yes thank you madam presiding officer um i would like to request that in the spirit of consensus building and compromise and also i think the intent of these rule changes to to remove the, I guess the three boat rule is what we're calling it from this rule change. And the main reasons why I'm requesting this is number one, well, a couple of things I'll start with. One, just the general consensus and understanding that each commissioner is elected. For district commissioners, it's over 150,000 residents. If you're a…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. I think that is an interesting proposal, Commissioner Bolton.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“All right. OK, thank you. I think that is an interesting proposal. Were you saying that added to the committee agenda or the board agenda?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“OK, so a committee chair and a member of the committee would be able also to add an item to the agenda as it relates to that committee?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“The committee chair. Okay, gotcha. Okay. So, well, I'd love to – I like what you're saying. I'd like to – can we defer this? Because if we pass that, then we'll have to do another – amendment, right? I guess that would be the next rule change.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Okay. Well, I like where this is going. I probably still won't support the rule change, but hopefully if we can work out in a future ops meeting that addition, I think that would go a long way to helping address my concerns.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I was at the last PECS meeting where this was discussed, and I believe Zach, Chief Padrick, was going to provide information an SOP on how DeKalb Police would handle the enforcement of this ordinance. So is that- been completed or do they need more time? MR.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Okay. Well, I think it would be good for us to have a little you know, foresight, um, I, I, I'd hate to pass a law and then not know exactly how it's going to be enforced, um, or implemented. You know, I think, um, all of us are concerned about all of the issues related to homelessness, certainly, uh, commiserate with anyone that's been accosted or harassed. Um, you know, that does happen and it probably happens a lot. But at the same time, we know that a lot of individuals are really struggling out there. And so visits by the outreach team, visit by the crisis team, and then also business by…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. Zach, can you update us on how many members of the outreach team or how many outreach team, I guess, staff do we have currently that... Four. Covers unincorporated DeKalb County.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Okay. So I think that one of the other concerns with the implementation of the ordinance is If an officer responds to a situation, then do they have a place to send someone or can they call in the crisis team, Claritel, the outreach team? In other words, it's not treated as a crime. It's treated as we're responding to a situation that someone is concerned about. um acting erratically on the sidewalk or maybe they put up a tent on the sidewalk and we don't know what's going on officers might respond but then you know is the backup there to say actually we don't need to send someone to jail…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Understood. And I think that's maybe that's where I think a lot of folks, including myself, have concern with the ordinance is that other jurisdictions that have implemented similar laws, my research shows that they do, in fact, incarcerate more individuals. And so we're just trying to follow the data and the evidence. When urban camping law bans are passed, more people are arrested. And that's exactly, I think, what we've all agreed that we don't want to see happen.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“I think we were waiting on Zach and TJ to come back to the FAB committee on just sort of the budget sources or the funding sources, I should say. So I think where we're at now, PECS has recommended approval. It's now in FAB for the next step in the budget process. So we'll be happy to hear that this afternoon if the administration has any updates on their end.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yes, I think CL Williams presented all things that are being done.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Presiding Officer. So you sent the red line just to Commissioner Bolton, or you sent it to all of us? Or you have not sent a red line, is what you're saying, but there is one?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026