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Please make donations payable to:
Friends of Rahn Mayo
PO Box 360549
Decatur, GA 30036
Call Us: 770-314-1207
Email: crmayo@bellsouth.net
We need your help.
Thank You
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DeKalb
County can no longer be described as a suburb of Atlanta.
With a population of over seven hundred thousand (700,000)
citizens, covering two hundred sixty-nine (269) square miles,
DeKalb County should be considered a major urban community.
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The
staffing shortage within the DeKalb County Police Department
is at a critical stage and must be addressed. The department
is understaffed by more than eight hundred (800) officers’
according to the national average. The national average is
2.7 officers per 100 residents. DeKalb County currently has
1.4 officers per 1000 residents.
During the last five years 426 police officers have left the
police department; 180 of these officers went to other police
departments. During this same timeframe, 382 firefighters
left the DeKalb Fire and Rescue Services Department. DeKalb
public safety employees are the best trained in the metro
area and are in high demand by other jurisdictions who offer
great incentive and signing packages for our trained officers
to join them.
The cost of a 4% increase would be $3,172,453 (9 months) for
sworn public safety officers. A .21 millage rate increase
would need to be effected in order to provide the much needed
pay enhancements for public safety personnel. If no pay increase
is provided to retain experienced personnel, the attrition
rate within the police department will continue to rise and
maintaining an adequate fire and rescue and police force will
become problematic.
The estimated impact of a .21 millage rate increase on a house
valued at the amounts below would be:
$150,000 home $8.39
$200,000 home $12.40
$300,000 home $20.39
Source: DeKalb County Commissioner Lee May
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