The Brief
- Key Fulton County justice department leaders announced they will boycott upcoming budget hearings starting next week.
- Department heads object to presenting initial budget requests to only two commissioners instead of the full board.
- Officials submitted written requests but criticized a 5% cap on additional funding for the 2027 billion-dollar-plus budget.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga – A group of top Fulton County law enforcement and judicial leaders will boycott upcoming budget hearings in protest of the county’s revised drafting process.
Fulton County budget hearing boycott
What we know:
The coalition calling themselves “Justice Leaders,” which includes the sheriff, district attorney, superior court clerk, solicitor general, probate court chief judge and public defender, announced Wednesday that they will not attend scheduled budget hearings starting next week.
Leaders sent a joint letter and held a news conference outlining their decision to decline live presentations. Their primary objection centers on a new framework that require department heads to present critical funding needs to a two-commissioner panel rather than the full board. …