This meeting of the Employee Relations and Public Safety (ERPS) Committee of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners convened at 12:00 PM on August 18, 2026, under the chair of Deputy Presiding Officer Ladina Bolton (Super District 7). Commissioners Nicole Masaya and Marita Davis Johnson were present, joined by Commissioners Patrick, Long Spears, and Terry. The committee considered contracts, ordinances, intergovernmental agreements, and resolutions related to public safety, animal control, surveillance oversight, and non-discrimination. Multiple items were deferred for further review or presentation.
Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us. I am Ladina Bolton, your Super District 7 Commissioner, Deputy Presiding Officer and Chair of Employee Relations and Public Safety. Also on this committee are Commissioners Nicole Masaya and Commissioner Marita Davis Johnson, and I just want to welcome and thank Commissioner Patrick, Commissioner Long Spears, and Commissioner Terry for joining us. We do have quite a few ordinances and resolutions that we want to give attention to each of them. So we're gonna start first with our contracts, get through those and then give time to those important items on our agenda. So we're starting with item 2026-1145. This is for all commission districts. It's the minutes for the July 7th ERPS meeting. Do we have a motion for this item? Yes, motion to approve. Second, all in favor. Aye. Motion carries for approval. And we're gonna jump on to page two under human resources and merit system, item 2026-1008, all commission districts, contract number 2000 349. Background screening services. This is an annual contract with four options to renew for use by the Department of Human Resources and Merit System to obtain pre-employment background screenings. Exercising first renewal option through September 30th, 2027, awarded to HR True Check Inc. Amount not to exceed 689,375. How are you doing? Is your microphone on? Let's try it again. Good morning. Good afternoon. Um Commissioner Bolton, as you stated, this is for my background screening services, just exercising our first renewal option. Um as you all know, we do background screenings on our employees to make informed business decisions on whether or not we want to move forward. Um basic checks include education verifications, um, criminal checks, um, employment verifications, motor vehicle review, and in some cases we may also verify certifications and run credit. Awesome. Do we have any questions from committee members? No, from commissioners. All righty. Do we have a motion for this item? Motion to approve. Second, all in favor, aye. Motion carries recommendation for approval. Thank you. Thank you. Moving down to fire rescue item 2026, 1049, all commissioned districts. This is a cooperative agreement. Public safety and emergency preparedness and related service, Omnia Partners contract number 44008468. It's an exemption for use by fire rescue to obtain multi-user hardline communication system, handheld gas detector, and portable air distribution box. Ratifying previously issued purchase order awarded to Safeware Inc. Amount not to exceed 215 215,467 dollars. Yes, sir. Hey, good afternoon. How are you? Wonderful. Great. Um, so this is a ratification to adjust this amount for the equipment that you just described uh to 114,566 uh dollars. This is a FIFA. We received these on uh as a part of the FIFA grant.