Commission closer to compensation raise

Decatur’s commission is one step removed from getting its first compensation raise in 23 years. The mayor’s annual salary would jump from $6,000 to $15,000 while the remaining commissioners go from $4,800 to $12,000 annually.

Commissioners will vote after hearing a final reading of the new ordinance during the Aug. 7 meeting.

The commission’s last raise took effect Jan. 1, 1994. Although the city’s population has increased by nearly 30 percent since, Decatur now ranks sixth among DeKalb County’s 12 cities, including the newly-formed Stonecrest (but not counting Atlanta). Mayoral compensation currently ranks 10th and commissioner compensation sixth (Stonecrest compensation isn’t listed).

If approved, the raise takes effect Jan 1, 2018. ■ National Night Out event by police departments from Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Johns Creek and Sandy Springs. 6-9 p.m. Aug. 1. Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make safer neighborhoods. Dunwoody Police Department’s Community Outreach Officer Mark Stevens at 678-382-6917 or Mark.Stevens@DunwoodyGa.gov.

■ Dunwoody Community Health Assessments by DeKalb County Board of Health. Survey comments are needed for the Community Health Improvement Plan 2018. Survey: SurveyMonkey.com/r/DeKalbHealthSurvey. DeKalb County Board of Health at 404-508-7847.

■ Back-to-School Back-to-Work Expo by Turning Point Inc. with Smart Talk Seminars and Events, Inc. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 4. Free. Antioch AME Church, 765 S. Hairston Road, Stone Mountain. Helping both school children and their parents who are recently laid off or unemployed, this expo will provide resume writing and interviewing technique workshops, dress for success advice, giveaways, a career fair and drawings. 404-299-3388, eventbrite.com.