Commission District(s): All Home Rule Ordinance to amend the Pension Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, 1962 Ga. Laws 3088, as amended, to add a death benefit for beneficiaries of certain plan participants who die in the line of duty as officers, employees or deputies of DeKalb County on or after October 1, 2026; to confirm that no participant can add, replace, or remove a designated joint annuitant after payment of pension benefits begins; and to provide for compliance with certain updates to federal tax law.

Committee

Board of Commissioners

Requested by

Finance

Introduced

May 19, 2026

On agenda

August 11, 2026

Where it was heard

Board of Commissioners Aug 25, 2026 Approved Pass Committee of the Whole Aug 18, 2026 Board of Commissioners Aug 11, 2026 Deferred Pass Board of Commissioners Jun 23, 2026 Deferred substitute Pass Committee of the Whole Jun 18, 2026 Board of Commissioners Jun 9, 2026 Deferred to the next meeting Pass Board of Commissioners Jun 9, 2026 Approved first reading, deferred for second reading Committee of the Whole Jun 2, 2026 Accepted to BOC agenda - Public Hearing