The DeKalb County Board of Ethics is gearing up for its Regular Public Meeting, which has been officially scheduled for Thursday, February 19 at 6:00 p.m. Residents and interested parties should take note that the meeting will take place at 178 Sams Street, Room A1201 - A & B, in Decatur, GA, as announced on the county's website.
In addition to usual administrative procedures, the agenda released reveals that the board will introduce a new member and review the Ethics Officer’s Annual and Monthly Report. Meeting attendees can expect a substantive session, with a lineup of preliminary cases to be examined, among them the dispute titled Malcolm Peeples v. Noah Hightower, marked as Case No. 2025-12.
Other key items on the docket include preliminary evaluations of several other complaints, notably those filed by Toni Covington Graham against Emily Brian, Case No. 2026-1, and Quinton Wright against Rekejean Galbreath alongside Lascelles Powell, Case No. 2026-2. Two separate cases involving James Holloway, filed by Carleshia Powell and Robyn Morgan respectively, are also on the agenda as Case Nos. 2026-3 and 2026-4. The board has allocated time for public comments before moving into more sensitive discussions in an executive session, which will address pending litigation and personnel issues, as per the county's announcement.
The meeting, open to the public, will additionally carve out moments for both public comments and comments from the members of the Board of Ethics. Tail-end motions include those to convene and adjourn an executive session, and to approve the corresponding executive session affidavit. To cap it all off, before they adjourn, the board plans to announce the date of the next Regular Board Meeting, set for March 19 for those marking their calendars.
