Policy, innovation and compliance
Turning resilience goals into accountable County practice.
The ReDKB framework connects proposed law, executive policy, baseline evidence and public reporting so innovation can move forward with clear standards and measurable results.
Working policy package
Draft and predecisional items remain subject to legal, financial and Board review.
Foundation
Resilient DeKalb Ordinance
A proposed Chapter 9 framework that would make the Office of Resilience the County office of record for clean energy and resilience.
01
Resilience review
County capital projects would document the standards considered, life-cycle options evaluated and the basis for the selected approach before design is finalized.
02
Critical facilities
Facilities essential to emergency response and continuity of service would be evaluated for power, water and extreme-temperature disruptions.
03
One reporting system
Departments would provide applicable data once for annual reporting, certification evidence and grant reporting, reducing duplicate collection.
Proposed performance framework
Nine reporting domains
No County performance figure is published as final before the Countywide Baseline Audit closes.
Energy
Emissions
Water
Waste
Job skills
Micro-mobility
Cost savings
Return on investment
Transportation and mobility
Governance and public accountability
The proposed ordinance also establishes an annual public report, recognizes the Resilient Resident Review Board, records exceptions and makes its definitions the common foundation for companion building, waste and fleet policies.
ReDuce + ReCharge
EV Fleet & Charging Network Policy
The draft executive policy treats vehicles, charging capacity, network data and geospatial registration as one coordinated operating system.
Evaluate
Each eligible replacement is assessed against mission, duty cycle, charging access, total cost of ownership and operational support.
Plan
An electric-vehicle acquisition must be paired with an approved charging installation plan and an energization schedule.
Connect
New charging assets are networked, monitored and capable of exporting County operating data in a non-proprietary format.
Map
Charging assets are registered in the County geographic information system with configuration, access, warranty and record references.
Report
Fleet and charging performance is consolidated for quarterly and annual reporting, grant evidence and program improvement.
Why this matters
A vehicle delivered without energized charging capacity creates downtime. A charging asset that is not networked and mapped cannot be reliably measured, maintained, reported or used as certification evidence.