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County Government Information Catalog
2020 Government Management Indicators Survey
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
2020 Government Management Indicators Survey
County Government Information Catalog
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNTY AFFAIRS Office of Research and Surveys 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
September 2020
COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2020
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................i Alphabetical Index to counties .................................................................................I-1 to I-3 Chapter 1: Management Functions.............................................Section 1-Summary to Page 1-5 Chapter 2: Services Provided ..............................................Section 2.a-Summary to Page 2.b-6 Chapter 3: Public Facilities..................................................Section 3.a-Summary to Page 3.b-5 Chapter 4: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures...........Section 4.a-Summary to Page 4.d-5 Chapter 5: Financial Management Practices.............................Section 5.a-Summary to Page 5.f-5 Chapter 6: Economic Development Activities.........................Section 6.a-Summary to Page 6.d-4 Chapter 7: Public Safety.......................................................Section 7.a-Summary to Page 7.c-5 Chapter 8: Form of Government.............................................. Section 8-Summary to Page 8-5 Chapter 9: E-Government................................................ ...Section 9-Summary to Page 9-5
Note: Page numbering is based on the tables contained within each chapter. Each chapter has separate page numbers.
Acknowledgement The Department of Community Affairs acknowledges and thanks the local government officials who responded to the Government
Management Indicators (GOMI) survey that result in this report.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2020
What Information is Included in the Catalog?
The Government Information Catalog is a comprehensive guide to the organization and operations of Georgia's local governments. The Catalog is unique in that it provides the data collected directly from local governments including:
Management functions Services provided
Financial management practices Planning, zoning and development
procedures
Public facilities Economic development
activities Public safety Form of government
E-Government
What is the Purpose of the Catalog?
Local elected officials, administrators, state agencies and academics are among those who find the Catalog a useful source of comprehensive information on local government operations in the State. While providing information on specific subjects such as public safety or services provided, the primary purpose of the Catalog is identifying general patterns of government management and operations.
How is the Data Collected?
The data was collected through the Government Management Indicators (GOMI) survey prepared by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and administered to all 159 counties in Georgia with a response rate of 89 percent. Due to the large variety of local conditions and characteristics of the governments participating in the mandated survey and the turnover of local government employees, individual responses to specific survey questions may not be consistent from year to year. In addition, data is self-reported and not verified by an outside source. The data presented is best used in summary form to reflect general management practices and services among governments of a similar size.
How Do I Use the Catalog?
1. Determine the population group of the county for which you want information and whether the government responded to the survey. In each of the tables, counties are grouped by population and listed alphabetically within in each group to aid comparisons of similarly sized counties.
2. Use the "Table of Contents" to determine which tables are most likely to have the information you need. 3. Note that each chapter is paginated separately. Some chapters have several sets of tables with pages numbered
accordingly. Example: Page 2.b 1 is the first page of the second table (Table B) in Chapter Two (Services Provided). 4. Each set of tables is preceded by a summary of totals and averages for each population group. The summary tables are useful for comparing an individual county to an aggregate of governments in its population group, and provide an overview of the data in each table.
Department of Community Affairs
Index to County Governments
County
1 Appling 2 Athens-Clarke * 3 Atkinson 4 Augusta/Richmond * 5 Bacon 6 Baker 7 Baldwin 8 Banks 9 Barrow 10 Bartow 11 Ben Hill 12 Berrien 13 Bleckley 14 Brantley 15 Brooks 16 Bryan 17 Bulloch 18 Burke 19 Butts 20 Calhoun 21 Camden 22 Candler 23 Carroll 24 Catoosa 25 Charlton 26 Chatham 27 Chattooga
2019 Population Population group
18,386
D
128,331
A
8,165
F
202,518
A
11,164
E
3,038
F
44,890
C
19,234
D
83,240
B
107,738
A
16,700
D
19,397
D
12,873
E
19,109
D
15,457
D
39,627
C
79,608
B
22,383
D
24,936
D
6,189
F
54,666
B
10,803
E
119,992
A
67,580
B
13,392
E
289,430
A
24,789
D
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
* - Consolidated county/city government.
County
2019 Population Population group
28 Cherokee
258,773
A
29 Clay
2,834
F
30 Clayton
292,256
A
31 Clinch
6,618
F
32 Cobb
760,141
A
33 Coffee
43,273
C
34 Colquitt
45,600
C
35 Columbia
156,714
A
36 Columbus/Muscogee *
195,769
A
37 Cook
17,270
D
38 Coweta
148,509
A
39 Crawford
12,404
E
40 Crisp
22,372
D
41 Cusseta-Chattahoochee * 10,907
E
42 Dade
16,116
D
43 Dawson
26,108
C
44 Decatur
26,404
C
45 DeKalb
759,297
A
46 Dodge
20,605
D
47 Dooly
13,390
E
48 Dougherty
87,956
B
49 Douglas
146,343
A
50 Early
10,190
E
51 Echols *
4,006
F
52 Effingham
64,296
B
53 Elbert
19,194
D
54 Emanuel
22,646
D
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
I - 1
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Index to County Governments
County
55 Evans 56 Fannin 57 Fayette 58 Floyd 59 Forsyth 60 Franklin 61 Fulton 62 Georgetown-Quitman * 63 Gilmer 64 Glascock 65 Glynn 66 Gordon 67 Grady 68 Greene 69 Gwinnett 70 Habersham 71 Hall 72 Hancock 73 Haralson 74 Harris 75 Hart 76 Heard 77 Henry 78 Houston 79 Irwin 80 Jackson 81 Jasper
2019 Population Population group
10,654
E
26,188
C
114,421
A
98,498
B
244,252
A
23,349
D
1,063,937
A
2,299
F
31,369
C
2,971
F
85,292
B
57,963
B
24,633
D
18,324
D
936,250
A
45,328
C
204,441
A
8,457
F
29,792
C
35,236
C
26,205
C
11,923
E
234,561
A
157,863
A
9,416
F
72,977
B
14,219
E
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
* - Consolidated county/city government.
County
82 Jeff Davis 83 Jefferson 84 Jenkins 85 Johnson 86 Jones 87 Lamar 88 Lanier 89 Laurens 90 Lee 91 Liberty 92 Lincoln 93 Long 94 Lowndes 95 Lumpkin 96 Macon 97 Macon-Bibb * 98 Madison 99 Marion 100 McDuffie 101 McIntosh 102 Meriwether 103 Miller 104 Mitchell 105 Monroe 106 Montgomery 107 Morgan 108 Murray
I - 2
2019 Population Population group
15,115
D
15,362
D
8,676
F
9,643
F
28,735
C
19,077
D
10,423
E
47,546
C
29,992
C
61,435
B
7,921
F
19,559
D
117,406
A
33,610
C
12,947
E
153,159
A
29,880
C
8,359
F
21,312
D
14,378
E
21,167
D
5,718
F
21,863
D
27,578
C
9,172
F
19,276
D
40,096
C
Responded to survey
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Index to County Governments
County
109 Newton 110 Oconee 111 Oglethorpe 112 Paulding 113 Peach 114 Pickens 115 Pierce 116 Pike 117 Polk 118 Pulaski 119 Putnam 120 Rabun 121 Randolph 122 Rockdale 123 Schley 124 Screven 125 Seminole 126 Spalding 127 Stephens 128 Stewart 129 Sumter 130 Talbot 131 Taliaferro 132 Tattnall 133 Taylor 134 Telfair 135 Terrell
2019 Population Population group
111,744
A
40,280
C
15,259
D
168,667
A
27,546
C
32,591
C
19,465
D
18,962
D
42,613
C
11,137
E
22,119
D
17,137
D
6,778
F
90,896
B
5,257
F
13,966
E
8,090
F
66,703
B
25,925
C
6,621
F
29,524
C
6,195
F
1,537
F
25,286
C
8,020
F
15,860
D
8,531
F
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
* - Consolidated county/city government.
County
136 Thomas 137 Tift 138 Toombs 139 Towns 140 Treutlen 141 Troup 142 Turner 143 Twiggs 144 Union 145 Upson 146 Walker 147 Walton 148 Ware 149 Warren 150 Washington 151 Wayne 152 Webster Unified * 153 Wheeler 154 White 155 Whitfield 156 Wilcox 157 Wilkes 158 Wilkinson 159 Worth
2019 Population Population group
44,451
C
40,644
C
26,830
C
12,037
E
6,901
F
69,922
B
7,985
F
8,120
F
24,511
D
26,320
C
69,761
B
94,593
B
35,734
C
5,254
F
20,374
D
29,927
C
2,607
F
7,855
F
30,798
C
104,628
A
8,635
F
9,777
F
8,954
F
20,247
D
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
I - 3
2020 County Government Information Catalog
CHAPTER 1 Management Functions
This chapter covers the provision of certain management functions that can be performed by local governments.
Ways a government may provide a management function: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Other government agreement with other local government(s) C. RDC contracted with Regional Commissions D. Private contracted with a private provider E. Combination combination of one or more of the above functions F. NP function not provided
Types of management functions include: Accounts Payable/Receivable Archiving & Historical Data Collecting & Maintaining Land Use Data Geographic Information System Issuing Occupation Tax Certificates Law Enforcement Records Maintaining Court Records Payroll Preparation Tax Assessment Tax Billing Tax Digest Utility Bill Preparation Voter Registration Elections (how held)
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number performing management functions in-house
Number reporting
Accounts payable/ receivable
#
%
Archiving and historical data
#
%
Collecting and maintaining land use data
#
%
22
22
100.0%
17
77.3%
19
86.4%
13
13
100.0%
8
61.5%
7
53.8%
32
32
100.0%
15
46.9%
19
59.4%
32
31
96.9%
18
56.3%
17
53.1%
15
15
100.0%
8
53.3%
6
40.0%
27
26
96.3%
18
66.7%
10
37.0%
141
139
98.6%
84
59.6%
78
55.3%
Geographic information
systems
#
%
18
81.8%
9
69.2%
19
59.4%
6
18.8%
2
13.3%
4
14.8%
58
41.1%
Issusing occupation tax
certificates
#
%
21
95.5%
9
69.2%
20
62.5%
20
62.5%
9
60.0%
12
44.4%
91
64.5%
Law enforcement
records
#
%
22
100.0%
13
100.0%
32
100.0%
31
96.9%
15
100.0%
26
96.3%
139
98.6%
Maintaining court records
#
%
22
100.0%
12
92.3%
30
93.8%
30
93.8%
12
80.0%
25
92.6%
131
92.9%
Number performing management functions in-house
Group A B C D E F
Total
Number reporting
22 13 32 32 15 27 141
Payroll preparation
#
%
20
90.9%
12
92.3%
30
93.8%
27
84.4%
13
86.7%
25
92.6%
127
90.1%
Tax assessment
#
%
20
90.9%
12
92.3%
29
90.6%
26
81.3%
13
86.7%
21
77.8%
121
85.8%
Tax billing
#
%
16
72.7%
8
61.5%
14
43.8%
16
50.0%
8
53.3%
15
55.6%
77
54.6%
Tax digest
#
%
21
95.5%
12
92.3%
28
87.5%
28
87.5%
11
73.3%
21
77.8%
121
85.8%
Utility bill preparation
#
%
6
27.3%
2
15.4%
6
18.8%
5
15.6%
6
40.0%
11
40.7%
36
25.5%
Voter registration
#
%
22
100.0%
13
100.0%
32
100.0%
32
100.0%
14
93.3%
27
100.0%
140
99.3%
Elections (how held)
#
%
21
95.5%
12
92.3%
28
87.5%
30
93.8%
14
93.3%
23
85.2%
128
90.8%
Section 1 - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
How does the government manage the following functions?
County
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Geographic information
system
Issuing occupation tax cerificates
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
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Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Law enforcement
records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Maintaining court records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb.
Own govt. Other govt.
Comb. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Payroll preparation
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Tax assessment
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Tax billing
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Comb. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Private
Tax digest
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Utility bill preparation
Voter registration
Elections
Own govt. Private Private NP Private NP NP Private NP NP
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
NP Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. NP
Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. NP
Private NP
Own govt. Private
Other govt. NP
Private Comb. Other govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
How does the government manage the following functions?
County
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Population Group B Walker County Walton County
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. RDC
Geographic information
system
Own govt. Own govt.
Issuing occupation tax cerificates
NP Own govt.
Law enforcement
records
Own govt. Own govt.
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
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Comb. Comb.
NP Own govt.
NP NP Comb. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. NP Own govt. Comb. Private Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. RDC Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. RDC Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. NP
Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. RDC Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Comb.
NP Private Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Private Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Maintaining court records
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Payroll preparation
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Tax assessment
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
How does the government manage the following functions?
County
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Population Group C White County
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Geographic information
system
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Issuing occupation tax cerificates
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Law enforcement
records
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Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
How does the government manage the following functions?
County
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Population Group D
Geographic information
system
Issuing occupation tax cerificates
Law enforcement
records
Maintaining court records
Payroll preparation
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
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Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
How does the government manage the following functions?
County
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Population Group F Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
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Law enforcement
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
CHAPTER 2 Services Provided
This chapter covers the delivery of local government services and the types of services provided.
Ways of providing a service include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Other government agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available service available but not through local government F. NP service not available
Types of services provided include: Animal Control Building Inspection Building Permits Construction and Code Enforcement Emergency Medical Services Emergency 911 Fire Protection Health Screening Services Jail Law Enforcement Planning Public Hospital Public Transit Senior Citizen Program Wastewater Collection Wastewater Treatment
Water Distribution Water Supply Water Treatment Storm Water Telecommunications
Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Services Provided - Summary of Data
Number providing services directly
Number Group reporting
A
22
B
13
C
32
D
32
E
15
F
27
Total
141
Animal control
#
%
21
95.5%
13
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25
78.1%
17
53.1%
6
40.0%
4
14.8%
86
61.0%
Building inspection
#
%
19
86.4%
9
69.2%
28
87.5%
23
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8
53.3%
14
51.9%
101
71.6%
Building permits
#
%
20
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10
76.9%
31
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29
90.6%
12
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23
85.2%
125
88.7%
Construction and code
enforcement
#
%
22
100.0%
11
84.6%
30
93.8%
28
87.5%
12
80.0%
18
66.7%
121
85.8%
Emergency medical services
#
%
9
40.9%
7
53.8%
20
62.5%
15
46.9%
9
60.0%
15
55.6%
75
53.2%
Emergency 911 service
#
%
21
95.5%
12
92.3%
30
93.8%
29
90.6%
6
40.0%
13
48.1%
111
78.7%
Fire protection
#
%
21
95.5%
11
84.6%
26
81.3%
26
81.3%
13
86.7%
19
70.4%
116
82.3%
Health screening services
#
%
3
13.6%
1
7.7%
5
15.6%
6
18.8%
3
20.0%
4
14.8%
22
15.6%
Jail
#
%
22 100.0%
13 100.0%
31
96.9%
31
96.9%
12
80.0%
18
66.7%
127 90.1%
Section 2.a - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided
County
Method of providing services
Animal control
Building inspection
Building permits
Construction and code
enforcement
Emergency medical services
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
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Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County
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Health
Emergency
Fire
screening
911
protection
services
Jail
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided
County
Method of providing services
Animal control
Building inspection
Building permits
Construction and code
enforcement
Emergency medical services
Population Group B Walker County Walton County
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Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County
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Health
Emergency
Fire
screening
911
protection
services
Jail
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Available
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Available
NP Available Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Available
NP Private Available Available Available Authority Own govt. Available Available Available Available Other govt. Available Private Available Available Available Authority
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
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Population Group C White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Animal control
Own govt.
NP Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Other govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private NP Own govt. Other govt. Private
Building inspection
Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt.
Building permits
Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Construction and code
enforcement
Emergency medical services
Own govt.
Private
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Private Own govt.
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Emergency 911
Fire protection
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Health
screening
services
Jail
Available
Own govt.
Private Private Available
NP NP NP Available Available NP Authority Authority Available Own govt. Available Private Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Authority Private Available Available Authority Available Private Available Own govt. Own govt. Available NP Available
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Method of providing services
County Population Group D
Animal control
Building inspection
Building permits
Construction and code
enforcement
Emergency medical services
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
NP Other govt. Other govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Available
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private NP
Own govt. Other govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Private
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County
NP NP NP NP Private Private NP NP Authority Other govt. NP NP Private NP NP NP
Own govt. NP NP NP
Own govt. Private NP
Available Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
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Own govt. Own govt.
Private NP
Available Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Own govt. Private Authority Private Other govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Private
Emergency 911
Fire protection
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
NP Other govt. Authority Own govt.
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Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Available
Private Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Health
screening
services
Jail
NP Own govt.
NP Available Own govt. Authority Available Available Available Available Other govt.
Private Available Authority Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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NP Available Own govt. Available Available Other govt.
NP Available
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Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
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Method of providing services
County
Animal control
Population Group F Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP Available Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
NP Private
NP
Building inspection
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. NP
Building permits
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Construction and code
enforcement
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
NP Own govt. Own govt.
Emergency medical services
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private
Emergency 911
Fire protection
Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
Health screening services
Available Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Authority
NP Other govt. Available
Jail
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Section 2.b: Services Provided - Summary of Data
Group A B C D E F
Total
Number providing services directly
Number reporting
Law
enforcement
#
%
Planning #%
22
22 100.0% 20 90.9%
13
13 100.0% 10 76.9%
32
32 100.0% 28 87.5%
32
32 100.0% 25 78.1%
15
15 100.0% 12 80.0%
27
27 100.0% 14 51.9%
141
141 100.0% 109 77.3%
Public hospital #% 1 4.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 2 1.4%
Public
transit
#
%
Senior citizen program
#
%
9 40.9% 15 68.2%
1 7.7% 6 46.2%
10 31.3% 14 43.8%
11 34.4% 19 59.4%
2 13.3% 5 33.3%
10 37.0% 16 59.3%
43 30.5% 75 53.2%
Wastewater collection
#
%
8 36.4%
1 7.7%
3 9.4%
4 12.5%
2 13.3%
1 3.7%
19 13.5%
Wastewater treatment
#%
Water distribution
#%
5 22.7% 10 45.5%
Water supply #%
9 40.9%
Water treatment
#%
9 40.9%
Storm Water
#%
Telecommunications
#%
Number providing services on a regional basis
#
%
21 95.5% 4 18.2% 14 63.6%
1 7.7% 6 46.2% 3 23.1% 2 15.4% 12 92.3% 3 23.1% 9
69.2%
3 9.4% 9 28.1% 6 18.8% 6 18.8% 25 78.1% 2 6.3% 13 40.6%
4 12.5% 6 18.8% 5 15.6% 5 15.6% 25 78.1% 3 9.4% 13 40.6%
1 6.7% 3 20.0% 3 20.0% 3 20.0% 12 80.0% 0 0.0%
8
53.3%
1 3.7% 7 25.9% 6 22.2% 4 14.8% 22 81.5% 2 7.4% 14 51.9%
15 10.6% 41 29.1% 32 22.7% 29 20.6% 117 83.0% 14 9.9% 71 20.6%
Section 2.b - Summary
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Method of providing services
Law enforcement
Planning
Public hospital
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond C Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
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Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available Authority Available Available Available Own govt.
Private Available Authority Available Available Available Authority Authority Available Authority Authority Available Available Available
Public transit
Senior citizen
Wastewater collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
Own govt. Private
Own govt. NP
Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
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NP Own govt.
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NP Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Authority Available Other govt.
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NP Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt.
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NP Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt.
Water treatment
Storm Water
Telecommunications
Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
Own govt. Own govt.
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Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
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Yes
Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
Authority Own govt.
Authority
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
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Yes
Authority Authority
Own govt.
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Authority Own govt.
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Yes
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Authority Own govt.
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Yes
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Own govt.
Yes
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No
Authority Own govt.
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Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
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Own govt. Own govt.
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Yes
Authority Own govt.
Own govt.
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
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Yes
Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
Available Available Available Authority
NP NP Available Available
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available
Own govt. NP
Available Available
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Available Available
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Available Available
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Authority NP
Available Available
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Available Own govt.
Available
Yes
Available Own govt.
Available
Yes
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Planning
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Population Group B Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Authority Authority Authority Available Authority Available Available Available Available
Public transit
Senior citizen
Wastewater collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
Water treatment
Storm Water
Telecommunications
Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
Authority
Own govt.
Private
Private
Own govt. Other govt.
Private
Private
Private
Yes
Available
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Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
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Available
Available Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Own govt.
No
Private
Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
Private
Private
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NP
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NP
No
Available
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Private
Private
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Own govt.
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Own govt.
No
Private
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Authority
Authority
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Own govt.
Yes
Own govt. Other govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
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Authority Own govt.
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Yes
Authority
Available Available
Available
Own govt.
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
Population Group C
Baldwin County
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
Own govt.
Private
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
Bryan County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Other govt. Own govt.
Private
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
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Yes
Coffee County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
---
No
Colquitt County
Own govt.
Authority
Authority
Other govt.
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Available
Own govt.
Yes
Dawson County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
No
Decatur County
Own govt. Other govt.
Authority
Available
Available Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
---
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Yes
Fannin County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Private
Private
Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
Gilmer County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Authority Other govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
Habersham County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Authority
Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
Yes
Haralson County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Authority
Authority
No
Harris County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Available
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
---
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Yes
Hart County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Authority Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
Yes
Jones County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Private
Private
Private
Private
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
---
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No
Laurens County
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Lee County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Other govt. Available
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
Lumpkin County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available
Authority Other govt. Available Own govt.
Available
No
Madison County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
No
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Planning
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Population Group C Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Authority Private NP
Available Available Available Authority
Private Available Available Authority Available Authority Authority
NP
Public transit
Senior citizen
Wastewater collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
Water treatment
Storm Water
Telecommunications
Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
NP
Private
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---
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
Yes
Private
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Other govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
NP
Other govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Available
Available
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
NP
Other govt.
NP
NP
Available
Available
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
NP
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Own govt.
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
Own govt.
Available Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
NP
Other govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Private
Private
Authority
Other govt.
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Own govt.
No
Own govt.
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
NP
Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
Population Group D
Appling County
Own govt.
Authority
Available
NP
Private
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Banks County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
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Yes
Ben Hill County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Authority
Private
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
No
Berrien County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Private
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Brantley County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Private
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Brooks County
Own govt.
Authority
Available
Private
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Burke County
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority
Own govt.
Private
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
Chattooga County
Own govt.
Private
NP
Own govt.
Available
NP
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
Available Own govt.
Available
Yes
Cook County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Private
Authority
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Crisp County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Authority
Private
Available
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
---
---
Yes
Dodge County
Own govt.
Authority
Authority
Authority
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided
County
Method of providing services
Law enforcement
Planning
Public hospital
Population Group D Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt.
Available Authority Available
Private Available Authority
NP NP Available Authority Private Authority NP NP NP Authority Available NP Available Available Available
Public transit
Senior citizen
Wastewater collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
Water treatment
Storm Water
Telecommunications
Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
Available
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
---
No
Private
Other govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Private
Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Own govt.
No
Private
Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
Yes
NP
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
Yes
Other govt. Other govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
Available
Available Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
---
No
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
NP
Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
Private
Private
NP
NP
Other govt. Other govt.
NP
NP
NP
No
Other govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
Own govt.
Available
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Authority
Authority
No
Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
No
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt.
Available
Available
Available
NP
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
Available
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Private
Available
NP
NP
Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
Yes
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Authority Private
Authority NP NP
Private Other govt. Available
NP Own govt.
Private Other govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
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NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
---
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided
County
Method of providing services
Law enforcement
Planning
Public hospital
Population Group E Cusseta-Chattahooche Own govt.
Dooly County
Own govt.
Early County
Own govt.
Evans County
Own govt.
Heard County
Own govt.
Jasper County
Own govt.
Lanier County
Own govt.
Macon County
Own govt.
McIntosh County
Own govt.
Pulaski County
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt.
NP NP Authority Authority NP Private Private NP Available Available
Public transit
Senior citizen
Wastewater collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
NP Private Private
NP Own govt.
NP NP Private Available Private
Other govt. Available
NP Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Other govt.
Private
Own govt. NP NP NP
Authority NP NP NP
Own govt. NP
NP NP NP NP Authority NP NP NP Own govt. NP
Own govt. NP NP NP
Authority Available
NP NP Own govt. NP
Own govt. NP NP NP
Authority Available
NP NP Own govt. NP
Water treatment
Storm Water
Telecommunications
Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
Available Own govt.
Available
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
NP
NP
NP
No
Population Group F
Atkinson County
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Baker County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Private
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Calhoun County
Own govt.
NP
Authority
Available
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Clay County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Private
Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Clinch County
Own govt. Other govt.
Authority
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Echols County CG
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
Yes
Glascock County
Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Hancock County
Own govt.
Available
NP
Available
Available Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.
No
Irwin County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Jenkins County
Own govt.
Authority
Authority
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Johnson County
Own govt.
Private
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Lincoln County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.
No
Marion County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Available
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
Miller County
Own govt.
NP
Authority
Available
NP
Available
Available
Available
Available Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
Montgomery County Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Private
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Randolph County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Authority
Authority
Available
NP
NP
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided
County
Method of providing services
Law enforcement
Planning
Public hospital
Population Group F Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifi Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt.
NP
NP Available
NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Authority NP
Public transit
Senior citizen
Wastewater collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
NP Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Other govt. NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP NP
NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP NP
Own govt. NP NP NP
Own govt. Available
NP Own govt.
NP NP NP
Own govt. NP
Own govt. NP
Own govt. Available
NP Own govt.
NP NP NP
Water treatment
Storm Water
Telecommunications
Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Own govt.
---
---
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
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CHAPTER 3 Public Facilities Provided
This chapter covers the types of facilities that a local government may provide to citizens, and methods of managing them.
Ways of providing public facilities include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Agreement agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available facility available but not through local government F. Not available facility not available
Types of public facilities provided include: Airport Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Golf courses Health clinic Libraries Multi-purpose center/Community center Neighborhood playgrounds/Playground equipment Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball, etc) Outdoor fields (baseball, football, soccer, etc.) Parks Recreation center and/or gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools
Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data
Number providing facility directly
Number Group reporting
A
22
B
13
C
32
D
32
E
15
F
27
Total
141
Airport
#
%
Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails
#
%
6
27.3% 19
86.4%
1
7.7% 10
76.9%
8
25.0% 19
59.4%
5
15.6% 8
25.0%
3
20.0% 6
40.0%
5
18.5% 5
18.5%
28
19.9% 67
47.5%
Cemeteries
#
%
3
13.6%
1
7.7%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
2
13.3%
1
3.7%
8
5.7%
Civic center
#
%
5
22.7%
2
15.4%
4
12.5%
5
15.6%
1
6.7%
0
0.0%
17
12.1%
Correctional institute
#
%
Golf courses
#
%
13
59.1% 4
18.2%
6
46.2% 0
0.0%
8
25.0% 3
9.4%
2
6.3%
4
12.5%
1
6.7%
0
0.0%
3
11.1% 1
3.7%
33
23.4% 12
8.5%
Health clinic
#
%
2
9.1%
0
0.0%
3
9.4%
5
15.6%
1
6.7%
6
22.2%
17
12.1%
Libraries
#
%
Community center
#
%
Neighborhood playgrounds/
equipment
#
%
9
40.9% 17
4
30.8% 10
10
31.3% 11
6
18.8%
7
3
20.0%
3
9
33.3%
9
41
29.1% 57
77.3% 19
76.9% 10
34.4% 18
21.9% 16
20.0%
6
33.3% 10
40.4% 79
86.4% 76.9% 56.3% 50.0% 40.0% 37.0% 56.0%
Section 3.a - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Airport
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Available Authority Available Not avail. Authority Authority Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Available Agreement
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt.
Cemeteries
Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Walker County
Authority Agreement Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Authority Authority Agreement Not avail. Authority Available
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Authority Authority Agreement Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Private Available Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority
Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt.
Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Own govt.
Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment
Available Private
Available Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Available
Private Available Available Available
Private Authority Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Available Agreement
Available Available Available Available Authority Available Authority Authority Authority Available
Private Agreement Available Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Available Available Authority
Available Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Authority Agreement
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Available Authority Available Available
Private Private Available Agreement Available Available Available Available
Agreement Authority
Private Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Agreement Authority
Available Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group B Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Airport
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Cemeteries
Available
Own govt.
Own govt.
Private Not avail. Available Authority Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Available Agreement Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Not avail.
Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail.
Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail.
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment
Available
Authority
Authority
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Agreement Available Not avail. Available Available Available
Own govt. Available Agreement Authority Authority Available Available Available Authority Authority Authority Available Available Own govt. Agreement Available Authority Available Authority Agreement Available Own govt.
Private Available Available Available Available Authority Available Available Available Available
Agreement Own govt. Agreement Agreement Authority Available Agreement Agreement Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Authority Agreement Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available Authority Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County
Airport
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Cemeteries
Available Not avail. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Authority Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Available Authority Available
Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available
Private Available Not avail. Available Available Agreement Authority Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail.
Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available
Own govt. Agreement
Not avail. Agreement
Not avail. Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail.
Available Own govt.
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment
Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Authority Available Available Authority Authority Agreement Own govt. Available Authority Available Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Available Available Agreement Available Authority Available Own govt. Available Available Authority Authority
Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Agreement Authority Agreement Agreement Available Authority
Private Agreement Authority Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Authority Agreement Authority Own govt. Available Authority Authority
Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Authority Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Available Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available
Available Authority
Agreement Authority
Not avail. Available
Not avail. Not avail.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Airport
Population Group E Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
Authority Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Available Agreement
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
Cemeteries
Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail.
Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available
Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment
Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available
Authority Available Own govt. Authority Available Not avail. Authority Authority Available Agreement Available Authority Available
Agreement Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Authority Available Agreement Available Authority Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Authority Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Authority Available
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available
Authority Available Available Available Authority Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Available Agreement Own govt. Available Agreement Available Available Own govt. Own govt.
Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Authority Agreement Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Airport
Population Group F Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Authority Own govt. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Not avail.
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Authority Own govt.
Cemeteries
Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail.
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment
Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail.
Authority Available Agreement Available Agreement Authority
Authority Authority Agreement Own govt. Authority Authority
Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail.
Available Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data
Number providing facility directly
Number Group reporting
Outdoor courts
(basketball, tennis)
#
%
Outdoor fields
(baseball, football)
#
%
A
22
B
13
C
32
D
32
E
15
F
27
Total
141
21
95.5%
21
95.5%
10
76.9%
9
69.2%
18
56.3%
25
78.1%
20
62.5%
22
68.8%
7
46.7%
10
66.7%
13
48.1%
16
59.3%
89
63.1%
103
73.0%
Parks
#
%
20
90.9%
11
84.6%
24
75.0%
20
62.5%
10
66.7%
11
40.7%
96
68.1%
Recreation
center/gym
#
%
20
90.9%
8
61.5%
23
71.9%
19
59.4%
10
66.7%
8
29.6%
88
62.4%
Senior
citizens' center
#
%
15
68.2%
9
69.2%
19
59.4%
26
81.3%
10
66.7%
19
70.4%
98
69.5%
Stadium
#
%
3
13.6%
2
15.4%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
4.3%
Swimming pools
#
%
10
45.5%
5
38.5%
10
31.3%
6
18.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
31
22.0%
Number operating
facilities on a
regional basis
#
%
9
40.9%
6
46.2%
13
40.6%
12
37.5%
4
26.7%
11
40.7%
55
39.0%
Summary 3.b - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Walker County
Outdoor courts Outdoor fields
Parks
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Recreation center/gym
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Agreement Authority Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Senior citizens center
Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Agreement
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Stadium
Available Available Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Private Available Not avail. Agreement Available Own govt. Available Not avail.
Available Available Authority Available Own govt. Agreement Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available
Swimming pools
Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Available Not avail. Agreement Authority Own govt. Available Agreement
Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Available
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes
Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group B Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Outdoor courts Outdoor fields
Parks
Recreation center/gym
Senior citizens center
Stadium
Swimming pools
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Available Agreement
Private Available Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Agreement Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Authority Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
No
No No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County
Outdoor courts Outdoor fields
Parks
Recreation center/gym
Senior citizens center
Stadium
Swimming pools
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement
Available Available Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Authority Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Agreement Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail.
Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.
Own govt. Not avail.
Own govt. Available
Not avail. Own govt.
Own govt. Agreement
Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail.
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No
Yes No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group E Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
Outdoor courts Outdoor fields
Parks
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Authority Available
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Recreation center/gym
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt.
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County
Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.
Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.
Senior citizens center
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Available Private
Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Stadium
Available Available Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Available
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Swimming pools
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No No
Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group F Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Outdoor courts Outdoor fields
Parks
Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Authority Agreement
Authority Own govt. Not avail. Authority Authority Own govt.
Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt.
Recreation center/gym
Authority Available Not avail. Authority Authority Not avail.
Senior citizens center
Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Stadium
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail.
Swimming pools
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes No Yes Yes No No
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CHAPTER 4 Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures
Governments use planning and zoning mainly to control growth in an area, protect the character of neighborhoods, and ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Presence of a planning commission Zoning ordinance Including official responsible for the zoning ordinance Comprehensive Plan Review and amendments to comprehensive plan Variance and special exceptions When government policymakers grant a property owner a use for their property
other than that for which it is zoned. Use of codes and ordinances Local governments pass regulatory codes for the purposes of managing growth,
protecting the environment, and promoting public safety and welfare. Use of impact fees Impact fees are intended as a mechanism for growth to pay for itself. Local governments charge
developers these fees, and the funds are earmarked for specific purposes based on the assessment method.
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Number Group reporting
A
22
B
13
C
32
D
32
E
15
F
27
Total
141
Number with planning
commission
#
%
21
95.5%
13
100.0%
27
84.4%
24
75.0%
10
66.7%
13
48.1%
108
76.6%
Number with zoning
ordinance
#
%
22
100.0%
13
100.0%
24
75.0%
24
75.0%
9
60.0%
15
55.6%
107
75.9%
Number with zoning administrator
having primary responsibility for
administering zoning ordinance
#
%
Number with zoning board having final
decision on variances in zoning
process
#
%
6
27.3%
6
27.3%
2
15.4%
0
0.0%
10
31.3%
3
9.4%
11
34.4%
1
3.1%
3
20.0%
1
6.7%
8
29.6%
2
7.4%
40
28.4%
13
9.2%
Number with planning director
maintaining comprehensive
plan
#
%
13
59.1%
5
38.5%
7
21.9%
5
15.6%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
31
22.0%
Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process
#
%
22
100.0%
13
100.0%
21
65.6%
23
71.9%
7
46.7%
15
55.6%
101
71.6%
Number amending comprehensive plan
for changes in zoning
#
%
7
31.8%
3
23.1%
3
9.4%
5
15.6%
1
6.7%
6
22.2%
25
17.7%
Section 4.a - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County
Does government
have a planning commission?
Does government have a zoning ordinance?
Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?
Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?
Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?
Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?
Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Board zoning appeal
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
No
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Board zoning appeal
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
RDC
Yes
Always No
Some cases No
Always No
Always No
Some cases No No
Some cases No No No No
Always Some cases
Always Always Always Some cases
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Other
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Plan commission
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Always No No
Some cases No No
Some cases Some cases Some cases
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County
Does government
have a planning commission?
Does government have a zoning ordinance?
Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?
Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?
Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?
Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?
Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Always Always Some cases Some cases
Yes
No
---
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
RDC
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
--Some cases Some cases
Always Some cases
----No No Some cases Some cases --Some cases --Some cases No Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases No ----Some cases --Always
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group C Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County
Does government
have a planning commission?
Does government have a zoning ordinance?
Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?
Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?
Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?
Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?
Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
No
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Some cases -------
Always
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Bldg. Insp.
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
--Some cases Some cases Some cases
No Always
No --Some cases Some cases --Always --Some cases --Always Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases No Always Some cases Always No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Does government
have a planning commission?
Does government have a zoning ordinance?
Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?
Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?
Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?
Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?
Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?
Population Group D
Putnam County
Yes
Rabun County
Yes
Telfair County
No
Union County
No
Washington County
No
Worth County
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC Other RDC RDC RDC Mgr/Adm
Yes
Some cases
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
No
Population Group E
Bacon County
Yes
Bleckley County
No
Candler County
No
Charlton County
No
Crawford County
Yes
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
Yes
Dooly County
Yes
Early County
Yes
Evans County
No
Heard County
Yes
Jasper County
Yes
Lanier County
Yes
Macon County
Yes
McIntosh County
Yes
Pulaski County
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Zoning Adm
Plan commission
RDC
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Other
Other
RDC
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
Some cases
Yes
No
No
---
No
---
Yes
Some cases
Yes
No
Yes
Always
Yes
No
Yes
Some cases
No
---
Population Group F
Atkinson County
No
Baker County
No
Calhoun County
No
Clay County
Yes
Clinch County
Yes
Echols County CG
No
Glascock County
No
Hancock County
Yes
No
---
Plan commission
RDC
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
---
RDC
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
---
RDC
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
Other
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
Some cases
Yes
Some cases
No
---
No
---
Yes
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group F Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Does government
have a planning commission?
Does government have a zoning ordinance?
Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?
Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?
Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?
Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?
Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
Zoning Adm
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
No
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
Yes
Zoning Adm
Other
RDC
Yes
No
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
Other
No
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Other
Plan commission
RDC
Yes
No
No
Mgr/Adm
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Always -----
Always Some cases
----Always Always Some cases No Some cases Always No Always ----Some cases ---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Number of governments adopting the following codes:
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
Building Code
#
%
Residential Code
#
%
Electrical Code
#
%
Fire Code
#
%
Mechanical Code
#
%
Gas Code
#
%
22
22 100.0% 22 100.0% 22 100.0% 22 100.0% 22 100.0% 19 86.4%
13
13 100.0% 12 92.3% 13 100.0% 13 100.0% 13 100.0% 9 69.2%
32
28 87.5% 26 81.3% 29 90.6% 25 78.1% 26 81.3% 21 65.6%
32
27 84.4% 26 81.3% 27 84.4% 25 78.1% 27 84.4% 19 59.4%
15
11 73.3% 10 66.7% 12 80.0% 10 66.7% 10 66.7% 8 53.3%
27
19 70.4% 13 48.1% 16 59.3% 11 40.7% 14 51.9% 11 40.7%
141
120 85.1% 109 77.3% 119 84.4% 106 75.2% 112 79.4% 87 61.7%
Plumbing Code
#
%
Energy Code
#
%
Property Maint. Code
#
%
Existing Bldg
Code
#
%
Residential Green Code
#
%
Number not adopting any
of the named codes
#
%
22 100.0%
21 95.5% 14 63.6% 14 63.6% 5 22.7%
0
0.0%
13 100.0%
11 84.6% 6 46.2%
5 38.5% 2 15.4%
0
0.0%
29 90.6%
23 71.9% 12 37.5% 18 56.3% 5 15.6%
3
9.4%
28 87.5%
17 53.1% 12 37.5% 10 31.3% 5 15.6%
2
6.3%
10 66.7%
6 40.0% 5 33.3%
5 33.3% 0 0.0%
3 20.0%
15 55.6%
8 29.6% 7 25.9%
8 29.6% 3 11.1%
8 29.6%
117 83.0% 86 61.0% 56 39.7% 60 42.6% 20 14.2% 16 11.3%
Section 4.b - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
New construction
code
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
Augusta/Richmond CG
Yes
Bartow County
Yes
Carroll County
Yes
Chatham County
Yes
Cherokee County
Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Columbia County
Yes
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Coweta County
Yes
DeKalb County
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
Fayette County
Yes
Forsyth County
Yes
Gwinnett County
Yes
Hall County
Yes
Henry County
Yes
Houston County
Yes
Lowndes County
Yes
Macon-Bibb County
Yes
Newton County
Yes
Whitfield County
Yes
Existing building code Electrical code
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fire prevention
code
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flood damage
prevention
code
Housing code Plumbing code
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Unsafe building abatement
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---
Population Group B
Barrow County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bulloch County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Camden County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dougherty County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Effingham County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Floyd County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Glynn County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Gordon County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Liberty County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Government has not adopted
(specified) any of the preceeding codes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
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---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County
New construction
code
Existing building code Electrical code
Fire prevention
code
Flood damage
prevention
code
Housing code Plumbing code
Unsafe building abatement
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Government has not adopted
(specified) any of the preceeding codes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
Population Group C Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County
New construction
code
Existing building code Electrical code
Fire prevention
code
Flood damage
prevention
code
Housing code Plumbing code
Unsafe building abatement
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Other
Government has not adopted
(specified) any of the preceeding codes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
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Yes
---
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Yes
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
Population Group D Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
New construction
code
Existing building code Electrical code
Fire prevention
code
Flood damage
prevention
code
Housing code Plumbing code
Unsafe building abatement
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Population Group E
Bacon County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Bleckley County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Candler County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Charlton County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crawford County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Dooly County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Early County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Evans County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Heard County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Jasper County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Lanier County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Macon County
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
McIntosh County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pulaski County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Population Group F
Atkinson County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Baker County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Calhoun County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Clay County
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Clinch County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Echols County CG
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Glascock County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Hancock County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Irwin County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
New construction
code
Population Group F
Jenkins County
Yes
Johnson County
---
Lincoln County
Yes
Marion County
Yes
Miller County
Yes
Montgomery County
---
Randolph County
Yes
Schley County
Yes
Seminole County
Yes
Talbot County
Yes
Taliaferro County
---
Taylor County
Yes
Terrell County
Yes
Turner County
Yes
Webster County Unifie
Yes
Wheeler County
---
Wilkes County
Yes
Wilkinson County
---
Existing building code Electrical code
Yes
Yes
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Fire prevention
code
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Flood damage
prevention
code
Housing code Plumbing code
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Number of governments adopting the following ordinances
Group
Number reporting
Historic preservation
ordinance
#
%
Landscape ordinance
#
%
Sign control ordinance
#
%
Subdivision regulations
#
%
Tree ordinances
#
%
Environ. Protection Ordinance
#
%
Water Conservation
Ordinance
#
%
Storm Water Management
Ordinance
#
%
Architectual Design
Guidelines
#
%
None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted
#
%
A
22
15
68.2%
18
81.8%
22 100.0% 22 100.0% 21
95.5%
0
0.0%
0 0.0% 13 59.1% 19 86.4% 0
0.0%
B
13
9
69.2%
13 100.0% 12
92.3%
13 100.0% 11
84.6%
0
0.0%
0 0.0%
5 38.5% 9 69.2% 0
0.0%
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50.0%
15
46.9%
28
87.5%
31
96.9%
7
21.9%
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0 0.0%
5 15.6% 14 43.8% 0
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14
43.8%
19
59.4%
25
78.1%
29
90.6%
9
28.1%
0
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0 0.0% 14 43.8% 10 31.3% 0
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15
4
26.7%
6
40.0%
13
86.7%
12
80.0%
3
20.0%
0
0.0%
0 0.0%
2 13.3% 3 20.0% 0
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F
27
6
22.2%
5
18.5%
15
55.6%
17
63.0%
6
22.2%
0
0.0%
0 0.0%
6 22.2% 3 11.1% 2
7.4%
Total
141
64 45.4%
76 53.9%
115 81.6%
124 87.9%
57
40.4%
0
0.0%
0 0.0% 45 31.9% 58 41.1% 2
1.4%
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
Yes
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Population Group B
Barrow County
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bulloch County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Camden County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dougherty County
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Effingham County
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Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Floyd County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Glynn County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gordon County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Liberty County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Water Conservation
Ordinance
Storm Water Management
Ordinance
Architectual Design
Guidelines
None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted
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Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Environ. Protection Ordinance
Water Conservation
Ordinance
Storm Water Management
Ordinance
Architectual Design
Guidelines
None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group C Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
Yes
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Environ. Protection Ordinance
Water Conservation
Ordinance
Storm Water Management
Ordinance
Architectual Design
Guidelines
None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group D Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
---
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Yes
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Yes
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Population Group E
Bacon County
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Bleckley County
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Candler County
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Yes
Yes
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Charlton County
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Yes
Yes
---
Crawford County
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---
Yes
Yes
---
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
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Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Dooly County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Early County
---
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Yes
---
---
Evans County
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Yes
Yes
---
Heard County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jasper County
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Lanier County
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---
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Yes
---
Macon County
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Yes
Yes
Yes
---
McIntosh County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pulaski County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Population Group F
Atkinson County
Yes
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Baker County
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---
Calhoun County
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---
Clay County
Yes
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Clinch County
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Echols County CG
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Glascock County
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Hancock County
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Environ. Protection Ordinance
Water Conservation
Ordinance
Storm Water Management
Ordinance
Architectual Design
Guidelines
None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group F Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
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Water Conservation
Ordinance
Storm Water Management
Ordinance
Architectual Design
Guidelines
None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Number Group reporting
A
22
B
13
C
32
D
32
E
15
F
27
Total
141
Number applying impact fees to the following services:
Number requiring developers to pay impact fees
#
%
Libraries and related facilities
#
%
Public safety, including police,
fire, and EMS
#
%
Parks, open space, recreation
areas
#
%
Water supply production, treatment and distribution
#
%
Wastewater collection, treatment and distribution
#
%
Storm-water; flood control; bank and shore protection and enhancement
#
%
Roads, streets and bridges
#
%
Number taking action to implement
impact fees in near future
#
%
Number with capital
improvement program for five years or longer
#
%
7
31.8%
5 71.4% 6
85.7%
6 85.7%
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14.3%
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Section 4.d - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Are developers required to pay impact fees
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
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Barrow County
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Bulloch County
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Camden County
Yes
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No
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Effingham County
No
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Floyd County
No
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Glynn County
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Gordon County
No
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Liberty County
No
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County
Are developers required to pay impact fees
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
Yes
Yes
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group C Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County
Are developers required to pay impact fees
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
No
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group D Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Are developers required to pay impact fees
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
No
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Population Group E
Bacon County
No
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Bleckley County
No
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Candler County
No
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Charlton County
No
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Crawford County
No
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Cusseta-Chattahoochee
No
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Dooly County
No
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Early County
No
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Evans County
No
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Heard County
No
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Jasper County
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Lanier County
No
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Macon County
No
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McIntosh County
No
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Pulaski County
No
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Population Group F
Atkinson County
No
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Baker County
No
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Calhoun County
No
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Clay County
No
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Clinch County
No
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Echols County CG
No
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Glascock County
No
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Hancock County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Irwin County
No
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Storm water; flood control
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group F Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Are developers required to pay impact fees
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
No
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Storm water; flood control
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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CHAPTER 5 Financial Management Practices
This chapter covers aspects of a local government's finances including financial administration, budgeting, and use of revenue options.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Preparation and approval of annual operating budget For governments with an annual operating budget, either
the financeofficer, elected or appointed executive, city/county clerk, or a combination is responsible for preparing the budget. Presence of a full-time finance director Type of finance software used Existence of capital budget This budget is prepared by some governments to account for the acquisition of equipment andconstruction of facilities over a period of time, separate from the annual operating budget. Financial policies For some governments there are written policies to govern investment activities and interfund transfers. Types of special tax districts Special tax districts allow cities to collect a tax for services directly benefiting the district such assanitation, drainage and storm water, sewerage, street lighting, street construction, police and fire. Distribution of local option sales tax (LOST) State law allows a county and cities within the county jointly to levy a 1 percentsale and use tax. There are several ways of distributing the tax proceeds among cities within a county. Collection and use of special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) State law also allows adoption of a special local option sales tax for any of the specified purposes in statute. Assessment and collection of occupation tax, regulatory fees and user fees Governments may levy taxes on occupations according to state law. The allowable assessment methods include a fixed fee, or an assessment based on number of employees, gross receipts, and profitability ratios.
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
22 13 32 32 15 27 141
Number with finance director as
the designated budget officer for the government
#
%
10
45.5%
4
30.8%
8
25.0%
7
21.9%
1
6.7%
4
14.8%
34
24.1%
Number with finance director having responsibility for preparing annual operating budget
#
%
6
27.3%
4
30.8%
14
43.8%
9
28.1%
1
6.7%
7
25.9%
41
29.1%
Number with position of full-time
finance director
#
%
21
95.5%
13
100.0%
25
78.1%
17
53.1%
6
40.0%
7
25.9%
89
63.1%
Number with capital budget for the acquisition of major fixed assets
#
%
20
90.9%
12
92.3%
22
68.8%
8
25.0%
8
53.3%
6
22.2%
76
53.9%
Number with capital budget plan of two years or less
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
1
6.7%
1
3.7%
3
2.1%
Number with written investment policy to govern investment activities
#
%
20
90.9%
8
61.5%
14
43.8%
13
40.6%
2
13.3%
3
11.1%
60
42.6%
Section 5.a - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director
CEO Finance director
Mgr/admin Other
Mgr/admin CEO
Finance director Budget director Finance director
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Budget director
CEO Finance director Finance director Finance director Finance director
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget?
Does government have full-time
finance director?
Does government have comprehensive
capital budget for major fixed
assets?
What is the time frame of the capital
budget plan?
Does government have written
investment plan to govern investment
activities?
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Other
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Budget director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Staff committee
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Budget director
Yes
CEO
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Budget director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Other
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
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Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Three years
Yes
Yes
Other
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group B Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Finance director Finance director
Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director
Mgr/admin Finance director
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin
CEO Finance director
Mgr/admin Finance director
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin
What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget?
Does government have full-time
finance director?
Does government have comprehensive
capital budget for major fixed
assets?
What is the time frame of the capital
budget plan?
Does government have written
investment plan to govern investment
activities?
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Budget committee
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Other
Yes
No
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No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Staff committee
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
CEO
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
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Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
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Five years
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Yes
Five years
No
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Other
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No
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Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Other
No
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
Yes
Other
No
Yes
Two years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Five years
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No
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Five years
Yes
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Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Three years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group C Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget?
Does government have full-time
finance director?
Does government have comprehensive
capital budget for major fixed
assets?
What is the time frame of the capital
budget plan?
Does government have written
investment plan to govern investment
activities?
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
No
---
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
---
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
No
---
No
No
---
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
CEO
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Budget committee
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
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No
Five years
No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
No
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No
No
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Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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No
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Five years
Yes
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No
No
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No
Yes
Three years
Yes
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No
No
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Yes
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No
No
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Yes
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
No
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Yes
No
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Yes
No
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Yes
No
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No
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Budget committee
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
CEO CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Clerk Mgr/admin CEO Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Clerk
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County
CEO Budget committee
Clerk Mgr/admin
What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget?
Does government have full-time
finance director?
Does government have comprehensive
capital budget for major fixed
assets?
What is the time frame of the capital
budget plan?
Does government have written
investment plan to govern investment
activities?
Finance director
Yes
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Budget committee
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
No
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No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Three years
Yes
No
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Yes
No
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Yes
No
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No
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
---
No
Budget committee
No
CEO
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Clerk
No
Budget committee
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Clerk
No
No
---
No
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
No
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No
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Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Two years
No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Other
No
No
---
No
Finance director
Yes
Budget committee
No
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
No
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Five years
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group F Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Mgr/admin Clerk Clerk
Finance director CEO
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Budget committee Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin
CEO CEO Clerk Finance director
What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget?
Does government have full-time
finance director?
Does government have comprehensive
capital budget for major fixed
assets?
What is the time frame of the capital
budget plan?
Does government have written
investment plan to govern investment
activities?
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Budget committee
No
Finance director
Yes
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
CEO
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
No
Mgr/admin
No
CEO
No
Clerk
No
Clerk
No
Finance director
Yes
No
---
No
No
---
No
No
---
No
No
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No
No
---
No
No
---
No
Yes
Two years
Yes
No
---
No
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
No
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No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
No
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No
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No
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No
No
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Yes
No
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No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
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Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
22 13 32 32 15 27 141
Number with written interfund transfer policy
#
%
19
86.4%
5
38.5%
11
34.4%
8
25.0%
2
13.3%
4
14.8%
49
34.8%
Number applying transfer policy to following types of interfund transfers:
water and sewer fund
#
%
solid waste fund
#
%
electric utility fund
#
%
gas utility fund
#
%
12
63.2%
15
78.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
60.0%
4
80.0%
1
20.0%
1
20.0%
4
36.4%
11 100.0%
0
0.0%
1
9.1%
3
37.5%
5
62.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
50.0%
2
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
50.0%
3
75.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
25
51.0% 40
81.6%
1
2.0%
2
4.1%
capital project fund
#
%
17
89.5%
5
100.0%
10
90.9%
7
87.5%
1
50.0%
3
75.0%
43
4.1%
special revenue fund
#
%
17
89.5%
5
100.0%
10
90.9%
8
100.0%
2
100.0%
4
100.0%
46
93.9%
other
#
%
7
36.8%
4
80.0%
2
18.2%
1
12.5%
0
0.0%
1
25.0%
15
30.6%
Section 5.b - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?
Water and sewer fund
Solid waste fund
Electric utility fund
Gas utility fund
Capital
Special
project fund revenue fund
Yes
Yes
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Other funds
Yes ------Yes Yes Yes ------Yes --Yes ----Yes -------------
Population Group B
Barrow County
No
Bulloch County
Yes
Camden County
Yes
Dougherty County
No
Effingham County
Yes
Floyd County
No
Glynn County
No
Gordon County
No
Liberty County
Yes
Rockdale County
No
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Population Group B Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County
Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?
If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?
Water and sewer fund
Solid waste fund
Electric utility fund
Gas utility fund
Capital
Special
project fund revenue fund
Other funds
No
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Population Group C Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County
Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?
If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?
Water and sewer fund
Solid waste fund
Electric utility fund
Gas utility fund
Capital
Special
project fund revenue fund
Other funds
No
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Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Union County Washington County Worth County
Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?
If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?
Water and sewer fund
Solid waste fund
Electric utility fund
Gas utility fund
Capital
Special
project fund revenue fund
Other funds
No
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Population Group E
Bacon County
No
Bleckley County
No
Candler County
No
Charlton County
No
Crawford County
No
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
No
Dooly County
No
Early County
Yes
Evans County
No
Heard County
No
Jasper County
No
Lanier County
No
Macon County
No
McIntosh County
Yes
Pulaski County
No
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Population Group F
Atkinson County
No
Baker County
No
Calhoun County
No
Clay County
Yes
Clinch County
No
Echols County CG
No
Glascock County
No
Hancock County
No
Irwin County
No
Jenkins County
No
Johnson County
Yes
Lincoln County
No
Marion County
No
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Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group F Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?
If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?
Water and sewer fund
Solid waste fund
Electric utility fund
Gas utility fund
Capital
Special
project fund revenue fund
No
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Other funds
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
22 13 32 32 15 27 141
Number with special tax districts
#
%
20
90.9%
10
76.9%
13
40.6%
10
31.3%
4
26.7%
4
14.8%
61
43.3%
If special tax districts are available, how are these taxes used?
business improvement
districts
#
%
community improvement
districts
#
%
downtown improvement
#
%
4
20.0%
4
20.0%
1
10.0%
1
10.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
5
8.2%
5
8.2%
3
15.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
4.9%
drainage and sewage
#
%
2
10.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
3.3%
fire
#
%
15
75.0%
9
90.0%
6
46.2%
9
90.0%
3
75.0%
2
50.0%
44
72.1%
police
#
%
4
20.0%
2
20.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
25.0%
7
11.5%
If special tax districts are available, how are the taxes used?
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
22 13 32 32 15 27 141
sanitation
#
%
1
5.0%
3
30.0%
3
23.1%
3
30.0%
2
50.0%
3
75.0%
15
24.6%
sewerage
#
%
0
0.0%
1
10.0%
1
7.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
3.3%
street lighting
#
%
11
55.0%
7
70.0%
3
23.1%
1
10.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
22
36.1%
tax increment financing
#
%
4
20.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
6.6%
other
#
%
6
30.0%
5
50.0%
10
76.9%
3
30.0%
2
50.0%
2
50.0%
28
45.9%
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If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used?
Government
business
community
have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and
tax districts?
district
districts
improvement
sewage
fire
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
Augusta/Richmond CG
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Bartow County
No
---
---
---
---
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Carroll County
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Chatham County
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Cherokee County
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Columbia County
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Coweta County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
DeKalb County
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Douglas County
No
---
---
---
---
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Fayette County
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Forsyth County
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Gwinnett County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Hall County
Yes
---
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Houston County
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Lowndes County
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Whitfield County
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Dougherty County
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Spalding County
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Bryan County
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Coffee County
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Colquitt County
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Dawson County
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Decatur County
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Fannin County
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Harris County
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Hart County
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Jones County
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Laurens County
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Lee County
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Lumpkin County
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Madison County
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Monroe County
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Murray County
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Oconee County
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Peach County
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Pickens County
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Polk County
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Stephens County
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Sumter County
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Ware County
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Wayne County
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White County
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Appling County
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Banks County
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Ben Hill County
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Berrien County
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Brooks County
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Burke County
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Chattooga County
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Cook County
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Dodge County
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Elbert County
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Emanuel County
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Franklin County
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Grady County
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Greene County
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Jefferson County
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Lamar County
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Long County
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McDuffie County
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Meriwether County
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Mitchell County
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Morgan County
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Oglethorpe County
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Pierce County
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Pike County
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Putnam County
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Rabun County
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Telfair County
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Union County
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Washington County
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Worth County
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Bacon County
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Bleckley County
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Candler County
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Charlton County
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Crawford County
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Cusseta-Chattahoochee
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Dooly County
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Early County
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Evans County
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Heard County
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Jasper County
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Lanier County
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Macon County
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McIntosh County
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Pulaski County
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Atkinson County
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Baker County
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Calhoun County
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Clay County
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Clinch County
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Glascock County
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Hancock County
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Irwin County
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Marion County
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Miller County
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Montgomery County
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Randolph County
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Schley County
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Seminole County
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Talbot County
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Taliaferro County
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Taylor County
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Terrell County
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Wheeler County
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Wilkes County
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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
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A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices
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Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County
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Population Group B Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County
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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group C Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County
Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined?
service delivery responsibility
intergovt. agreements
use of revenues as a subsidy
coordinated agreement
point of sale
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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Union County Washington County Worth County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County
Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined?
service delivery responsibility
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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group F Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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service delivery responsibility
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Number of governments
receiving revenues from special purpose local option
sales tax
#
%
Number adopting special purpose local option sales tax in 2003 or 2004?
Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses:
airport facilities and equipment
#
%
business improvement
district
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%
civic center or coliseum
#
%
courthouse or administrative
building
#%
community improvement
district
#
%
cultural, recreational or historic facility
#
%
A
22
21 95.5%
0
B
13
13 100.0%
0
C
32
32 100.0%
0
D
32
32 100.0%
0
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15
15 100.0%
0
F
27
27 100.0%
0
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141
140 99.3%
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8 38.1% 3 23.1% 7 21.9% 11 34.4% 3 20.0% 0 0.0% 32 22.9%
2 9.5% 2 15.4% 4 12.5% 3 9.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11 7.9%
6 28.6% 2 15.4% 2 6.3% 2 6.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12 8.6%
0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
0 0.0% 18 85.7% 3 23.1% 12 92.3% 1 3.1% 24 75.0% 2 6.3% 28 87.5% 0 0.0% 10 66.7% 1 3.7% 13 48.1% 7 5.0% 105 75.0%
hospital
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jail, correction or detention facility
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landfill or solid waste facility
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%
1 4.8% 1 7.7% 4 12.5% 8 25.0% 2 13.3% 1 3.7% 17 12.1%
9 42.9% 7 53.8% 11 34.4% 14 43.8% 7 46.7% 10 37.0% 58 41.4%
5 23.8% 4 30.8% 8 25.0% 9 28.1% 3 20.0% 7 25.9% 36 25.7%
Section 5.e - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Does the government receive revenues from
a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law?
Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed?
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
airport facilities and equipment
business improvement
district
civic center or coliseum
courthouse or admin. building
community improvement
district
Population Group A
Augusta/Richmond CG
Yes
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
Bartow County
Yes
Columbia County
Yes
Columbus/Muscogee CG
Yes
Carroll County
Yes
Chatham County
Yes
Cherokee County
Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Coweta County
Yes
DeKalb County
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
Fayette County
Yes
Forsyth County
Yes
Gwinnett County
Yes
Hall County
Yes
Henry County
Yes
Houston County
Yes
Lowndes County
Yes
Macon-Bibb County
Yes
Newton County
Yes
Whitfield County
No
2016
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2020
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cultural, recreational or historic
facility
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Population Group B
Barrow County
Yes
Bulloch County
Yes
Camden County
Yes
Dougherty County
Yes
Effingham County
Yes
Floyd County
Yes
Gordon County
Yes
Glynn County
Yes
Liberty County
Yes
Rockdale County
Yes
Spalding County
Yes
2018
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Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group B Walton County Walker County
Population Group C Bryan County Baldwin County Coffee County Colquitt County Decatur County Dawson County Fannin County Gilmer County Hart County Harris County Haralson County Habersham County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Murray County Madison County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Polk County Pickens County Sumter County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Thomas County Wayne County Ware County
Does the government receive revenues from
a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law?
Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed?
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
airport facilities and equipment
business improvement
district
civic center or coliseum
courthouse or admin. building
community improvement
district
cultural, recreational or historic
facility
Yes
2018
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Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group C White County
Population Group D Appling County Berrien County Banks County Ben Hill County Burke County Brooks County Brantley County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Long County Lamar County Morgan County Meriwether County McDuffie County Mitchell County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Worth County Washington County
Does the government receive revenues from
a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law?
Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed?
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
airport facilities and equipment
business improvement
district
civic center or coliseum
courthouse or admin. building
community improvement
district
cultural, recreational or historic
facility
Yes
2014
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2018
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2018
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2018
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2017
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2020
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2016
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2016
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2013
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2019
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2015
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2016
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2013
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Yes
hospital
jail, correctional, or detention
facility
landfill or solid waste
facility
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County Population Group D
Does the government receive revenues from
a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law?
Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed?
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
airport facilities and equipment
business improvement
district
civic center or coliseum
courthouse or admin. building
community improvement
district
cultural, recreational or historic
facility
Population Group E
Bacon County
Yes
Bleckley County
Yes
Charlton County
Yes
Cusseta-Chattahoochee C
Yes
Crawford County
Yes
Candler County
Yes
Dooly County
Yes
Early County
Yes
Evans County
Yes
Heard County
Yes
Jasper County
Yes
Lanier County
Yes
McIntosh County
Yes
Macon County
Yes
Pulaski County
Yes
2018
Yes
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Population Group F
Atkinson County
Yes
Baker County
Yes
Clay County
Yes
Calhoun County
Yes
Clinch County
Yes
Echols County CG
Yes
Glascock County
Yes
Hancock County
Yes
Irwin County
Yes
Johnson County
Yes
Jenkins County
Yes
Lincoln County
Yes
Marion County
Yes
Miller County
Yes
Montgomery County
Yes
Randolph County
Yes
2017
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2014
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2020
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2017
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2015
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---
Yes
---
---
2015
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
2018
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
hospital
Yes --------------Yes -------------
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jail, correctional, or detention
facility
landfill or solid waste
facility
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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---
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Does the government receive revenues from
a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law?
Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed?
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
airport facilities and equipment
business improvement
district
civic center or coliseum
courthouse or admin. building
community improvement
district
Population Group F
Seminole County
Yes
Schley County
Yes
Turner County
Yes
Terrell County
Yes
Taylor County
Yes
Talbot County
Yes
Taliaferro County
Yes
Webster County Unified
Yes
Wheeler County
Yes
Wilkes County
Yes
Wilkinson County
Yes
2015
---
---
---
Yes
---
2019
---
---
---
Yes
---
2018
---
---
---
Yes
---
2017
---
---
---
---
---
2011
---
---
---
Yes
---
2015
---
---
---
---
---
2016
---
---
---
Yes
---
2016
---
---
---
Yes
---
2017
---
---
---
Yes
---
2017
---
---
---
Yes
---
2019
---
---
---
Yes
---
cultural, recreational or historic
facility
Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes --------Yes
hospital
------------------Yes ---
jail, correctional, or detention
facility
landfill or solid waste
facility
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: (Cont.)
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retirement of previously
incurred G.O. debt for roads
and streets
roads, streets and bridges
public safety facilities and
capital equipment
tax increment financing
water or sewer
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
22
15 71.4% 1
4.8%
21 100.0% 21 100.0% 0
0.0% 12 57.1%
13
7
53.8% 1
7.7%
13 100.0% 13 100.0% 2
15.4% 10 76.9%
32
13 40.6% 4
12.5%
32 100.0% 29 90.6%
0
0.0% 18 56.3%
32
2
6.3%
2
6.3%
31 96.9% 26 81.3% 0
0.0%
9
28.1%
15
3
20.0% 0
0.0%
15 100.0% 12 80.0%
0
0.0%
4
26.7%
27
6
22.2% 1
3.7%
26 96.3% 22 81.5% 0
0.0%
5
18.5%
141
46 32.9% 9
6.4%
138 98.6% 123 87.9%
2
1.4% 58 41.4%
other purposes
#
%
12 57.1%
8
61.5%
23 71.9%
12 37.5%
6
40.0%
13 48.1%
74 52.9%
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
Number receiving revenues from occupation tax
authorized by state law
#
%
22
20
90.9%
13
11
84.6%
32
20
62.5%
32
21
65.6%
15
7
46.7%
27
9
33.3%
141
88
62.4%
Number using following methods to assess occupation tax:
flat fee
number of employees
gross receipts
#
%
#
%
#
%
6
30.0%
11
55.0%
13
65.0%
2
18.2%
10
90.9%
0
0.0%
13
65.0%
12
60.0%
5
25.0%
7
33.3%
15
71.4%
3
14.3%
5
71.4%
3
42.9%
0
0.0%
5
55.6%
6
66.7%
0
0.0%
38
43.2%
57
64.8%
21
23.9%
profitability ratios
#
%
Number amending occupation tax in
either 2003 or 2004?
#
%
7
35.0%
1
5.0%
0
0.0%
1
9.1%
1
5.0%
1
5.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
14.3%
0
0.0%
3
33.3%
8
9.1%
7
8.0%
Number of governments
with regulatory fees
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Number of governments with
user fees
#
%
20
90.9%
12
92.3%
25
78.1%
24
75.0%
9
60.0%
10
37.0%
100
70.9%
Section 5.f - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
County
Population Group A Augusta/Richmond CG Athens-Clarke CG Bartow County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes --------Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes ---
retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)
roads, streets and bridges
public safety facilities and
capital equipment
tax increment financing
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
water or sewer
--Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ------------Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -----
Population Group B
Barrow County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Bulloch County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Camden County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Dougherty County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Effingham County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Floyd County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Gordon County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Glynn County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Liberty County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rockdale County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Does the government
collect occupation
tax?
If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?
flat fee
number of employees
gross receipts
profitability ratios
Year in which occupation tax was last amended?
Does government
have regulatory
fees?
Does government have user
fees?
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2016
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2016
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2012
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2016
No
No
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
1995
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
2015
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
1995
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2016
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1996
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2010
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2017
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2003
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2010
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
2008
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
2011
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
1996
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2007
No
No
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2020
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
2014
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1978
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2005
Yes
Yes
---
2012
Yes
Yes
---
2006
Yes
Yes
---
1995
No
Yes
---
1995
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
Yes
Yes
---
2015
No
Yes
---
1993
No
No
---
2016
Yes
Yes
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Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
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Population Group B Spalding County Walton County Walker County
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
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retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)
roads, streets and bridges
public safety facilities and
capital equipment
tax increment financing
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
water or sewer
--Yes Yes
Population Group C
Bryan County
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Baldwin County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Coffee County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Colquitt County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Decatur County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Dawson County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Fannin County
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Gilmer County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Hart County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Harris County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Haralson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Habersham County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Jones County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Laurens County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Lee County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Lumpkin County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Murray County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Madison County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Monroe County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Oconee County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Peach County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Polk County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Pickens County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sumter County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Stephens County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Tattnall County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Tift County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Toombs County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Thomas County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Does the government
collect occupation
tax?
If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?
flat fee
number of employees
gross receipts
profitability ratios
Year in which occupation tax was last amended?
Does government
have regulatory
fees?
Does government have user
fees?
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1994
No
Yes
---
2003
Yes
Yes
---
2019
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
---
No
Yes
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
Yes
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
1996
No
Yes
---
2016
No
Yes
---
2005
No
Yes
---
2018
No
No
---
0
Yes
Yes
---
2009
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2005
No
Yes
---
2006
No
No
---
2015
Yes
Yes
---
2013
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
1998
Yes
Yes
---
2018
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
1994
Yes
Yes
---
2015
No
Yes
---
2011
No
No
---
0
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2019
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
2005
Yes
Yes
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Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
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Population Group C Wayne County Ware County White County
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retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)
roads, streets and bridges
public safety facilities and
capital equipment
tax increment financing
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
water or sewer
Yes -----
Population Group D
Appling County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Berrien County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Banks County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Ben Hill County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Burke County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Brooks County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Brantley County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Chattooga County
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Cook County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Crisp County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Dodge County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Elbert County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Emanuel County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Franklin County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Grady County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Greene County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Jefferson County
---
---
---
---
---
---
Long County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Lamar County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Morgan County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Meriwether County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
McDuffie County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Mitchell County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Oglethorpe County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Pierce County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Pike County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Putnam County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Rabun County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Telfair County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Does the government
collect occupation
tax?
If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?
flat fee
number of employees
gross receipts
profitability ratios
Year in which occupation tax was last amended?
Does government
have regulatory
fees?
Does government have user
fees?
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2006
No
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2006
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2003
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
2010
No
Yes
---
1995
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
1999
No
Yes
---
2009
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2000
Yes
Yes
---
2006
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2001
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
1995
Yes
Yes
---
2018
No
Yes
---
1995
No
Yes
---
2019
No
No
---
2007
Yes
Yes
---
1995
No
Yes
---
2006
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2014
No
No
---
2010
No
No
---
2013
No
Yes
---
0
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
No
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Population Group D Union County Worth County Washington County
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
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retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)
roads, streets and bridges
public safety facilities and
capital equipment
tax increment financing
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
water or sewer
-------
Population Group E
Bacon County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Bleckley County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Charlton County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Crawford County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Candler County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Dooly County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Early County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Evans County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Heard County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Jasper County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Lanier County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
McIntosh County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Macon County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Pulaski County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Population Group F
Atkinson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Baker County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Clay County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Calhoun County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Clinch County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Echols County CG
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Glascock County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Hancock County
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Irwin County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Johnson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Jenkins County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Lincoln County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Does the government
collect occupation
tax?
If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?
flat fee
number of employees
gross receipts
profitability ratios
Year in which occupation tax was last amended?
Does government
have regulatory
fees?
Does government have user
fees?
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
2013
No
Yes
---
2018
Yes
Yes
---
1999
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
2011
No
Yes
---
2004
No
No
---
2011
No
Yes
---
2018
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
2017
No
Yes
---
2011
No
Yes
---
2007
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
2006
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2019
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2012
Yes
Yes
---
2003
No
Yes
(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
County
Population Group F Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Seminole County Schley County Turner County Terrell County Taylor County Talbot County Taliaferro County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
library
----Yes ------Yes --------Yes --Yes ---
retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)
roads, streets and bridges
public safety facilities and
capital equipment
tax increment financing
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
water or sewer
Yes --------------Yes ----Yes -------
Does the government
collect occupation
tax?
If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?
flat fee
number of employees
gross receipts
profitability ratios
Year in which occupation tax was last amended?
Does government
have regulatory
fees?
Does government have user
fees?
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
2004
No
No
---
1997
Yes
No
---
2005
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
2004
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2011
No
No
(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.
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CHAPTER 6 Economic Development Activities
This chapter covers the administration and conduct of economic development activities sponsored by a government to attract new business and retain business.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Initiatives for economic development activities Presence of a full-time economic developer Some governments employ a full-time staff person dedicated to
economic development activities. Financial incentives used to attract and retain business Incentives may include land, grants or loans, and tax
incentives, among others. Presence of a constitutional development authority, and percent of ad valorem taxes dedicated thereto.
Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number of entities taking initiative for economic development activities by type:
Number reporting
local chamber
#
%
multijurisdictional
chamber
#
%
development authority
#
%
joint development authority
#
%
22
13
59.1%
1
4.5%
18
81.8%
10
45.5%
13
4
30.8%
0
0.0%
10
76.9%
8
61.5%
32
17
53.1%
1
3.1%
29
90.6%
17
53.1%
32
14
43.8%
0
0.0%
28
87.5%
18
56.3%
15
8
53.3%
0
0.0%
14
93.3%
6
40.0%
27
12
44.4%
0
0.0%
24
88.9%
10
37.0%
141
68
48.2%
2
1.4%
123
87.2%
69
48.9%
local government
#
%
12
54.5%
4
30.8%
14
43.8%
13
40.6%
6
40.0%
13
48.1%
62
44.0%
no economic development
activities
#
%
1
4.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
2
1.4%
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
22 13 32 32 15 27 141
Number of governments with full-time economic
developer
#
%
14
63.6%
6
46.2%
14
43.8%
18
56.3%
5
33.3%
6
22.2%
63
44.7%
Number of governments using the following incentives in attracting new industry all of the time:
land (at little or no cost)
#
%
local or regional low-interest or deferred payment
loans
#
%
state grants and loans
#
%
federal grants and loans
#
%
0
0.0%
1
4.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
7.7%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
2
6.3%
2
6.3%
3
9.4%
3
9.4%
6
18.8%
4
12.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
6.7%
1
6.7%
2
7.4%
1
3.7%
2
7.4%
0
0.0%
6
4.3%
5
3.5%
12
8.5%
7
5.0%
QuickStart
#
%
3
13.6%
4
30.8%
7
21.9%
8
25.0%
1
6.7%
3
11.1%
26
18.4%
subsidies
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
3
9.4%
1
6.7%
1
3.7%
6
4.3%
Section 6.a - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction?
local chamber
multijurisdictional
chamber
development authority
joint development
authority
local government
no economic development
activities undertaken
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke CG
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Augusta/Richmond CG
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Bartow County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Carroll County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Chatham County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Cherokee County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Clayton County
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Columbia County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Coweta County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
DeKalb County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Douglas County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Fayette County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Forsyth County
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Gwinnett County
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Hall County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Henry County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Houston County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Lowndes County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Macon-Bibb County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Newton County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Whitfield County
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Does the government
employ a full-time economic developer?
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community?
land (at little or no cost)
low-interest or deferred payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
subsidies
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Yes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Yes
Never
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
Never
Never
Most of time
Never
Most of time
Never
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Most of time
Never
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
No
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always
Sometimes
Yes
Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Population Group B
Barrow County
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Bulloch County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Camden County
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Dougherty County
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Effingham County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Always
Never
Floyd County
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Glynn County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Gordon County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Liberty County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Rockdale County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group B Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County
Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction?
local chamber
multijurisdictional
chamber
development authority
joint development
authority
local government
no economic development
activities undertaken
Does the government
employ a full-time economic developer?
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community?
land (at little or no cost)
low-interest or deferred payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
subsidies
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Always
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Always
Always
Never
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
No
Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always
Always
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Always
Always
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Never
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Always
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never
Sometimes
Never
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group C Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County
Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction?
local chamber
multijurisdictional
chamber
development authority
joint development
authority
local government
no economic development
activities undertaken
Does the government
employ a full-time economic developer?
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community?
land (at little or no cost)
low-interest or deferred payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
subsidies
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Always
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Most of time
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Always
Sometimes
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes
Always
Always
Always
Always
Always
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Always
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Always
Always
Always
Always
Always
Always
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Always
Always
Sometimes Sometimes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Never
Never
Always
Most of time
Always
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes
Always
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group D Union County Washington County Worth County
Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction?
local chamber
multijurisdictional
chamber
development authority
joint development
authority
local government
no economic development
activities undertaken
Does the government
employ a full-time economic developer?
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community?
land (at little or no cost)
low-interest or deferred payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
subsidies
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes
Always
Most of time Most of time
Always
Never
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Always
Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always
Never
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Population Group E
Bacon County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Bleckley County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Candler County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Charlton County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Most of time
Never
Crawford County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Dooly County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Never
Most of time Most of time Most of time
Never
Early County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always
Always
Evans County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Heard County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time
Never
Sometimes
Jasper County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Lanier County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Never
Sometimes
Always
Always
Never
Sometimes
Macon County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
McIntosh County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Pulaski County
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Population Group F
Atkinson County
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Most of time
Never
Never
Baker County
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Calhoun County
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Clay County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never
Clinch County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always
Sometimes
Echols County CG
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Glascock County
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Hancock County
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Irwin County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Jenkins County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Johnson County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Most of time
Never
Most of time Sometimes
Always
Never
Lincoln County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Always
Always
Always
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Marion County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
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Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group F Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction?
local chamber
multijurisdictional
chamber
development authority
joint development
authority
local government
no economic development
activities undertaken
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Does the government
employ a full-time economic developer?
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community?
land (at little or no cost)
low-interest or deferred payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
subsidies
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
No
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
No
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Always
No
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never
Never
Sometimes
No
Never
Never
Most of time Most of time
Never
Never
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
No
Sometimes
Never
Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
No
Always
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
No
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never
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Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data
Number Group reporting
A
22
B
13
C
32
D
32
E
15
F
27
Total
141
Number of governments using the following incentives to attract new industry all of the time: (Cont.)
tax incentives
#
%
utilities at little or no cost
#
%
commitment of additional local
government services
#
%
industrial development
bonds
#
%
expedited
permitting
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
9.1%
3
13.6%
0
0.0%
1
7.7%
0
0.0%
1
7.7%
4
30.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
2
6.3%
5
15.6%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
1
3.1%
3
9.4%
7
21.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
26.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
1.4%
2
1.4%
8
5.7%
23
16.3%
waiver of
regulations
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.7%
waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
other
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.7%
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time:
Number reporting
land (at little or no cost)
#
%
local or regional low-interest or
deferred
#
%
state grants and loans
#
%
federal grants and loans
#
%
QuickStart
#
%
22
1
4.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
13.6%
13
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
23.1%
32
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
6.3%
2
6.3%
5
15.6%
32
1
3.1%
3
9.4%
6
18.8%
5
15.6%
7
21.9%
15
0
0.0%
1
6.7%
1
6.7%
1
6.7%
1
6.7%
27
1
3.7%
0
0.0%
2
7.4%
2
7.4%
4
14.8%
141
3
2.1%
4
2.8%
11
7.8%
10
7.1%
23
16.3%
Section 6.b - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
low-interest land (at little or deferred
or no cost) payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes
Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always ---
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes ---
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Always
Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time
--Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Always
Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Most of time
Always Sometimes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
Population Group B Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Never Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Most of time Most of time Most of time
Never Never Never
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
low-interest land (at little or deferred
or no cost) payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes ---
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Never Always Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
Population Group C Ware County Wayne County White County
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes
Never
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time Sometimes
Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Always
--Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
low-interest land (at little or deferred
or no cost) payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Always
Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Never
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Never Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Never Sometimes Always Never Most of time Never
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
Population Group D Union County Washington County Worth County
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes
Always Always Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes
Always Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Never Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never ---
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Never Never Never Never Never
--Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never Never Never Sometimes Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
low-interest land (at little or deferred
or no cost) payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Most of time
Always Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never Never Never ---
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes
--Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Never Never Always
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Always Sometimes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
Population Group F Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
low-interest land (at little or deferred
or no cost) payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Always Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Always Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time: (Cont.)
Number reporting
subsidies
#
%
tax incentives
#
%
utilities at little or no cost
#
%
commitment of additional local
government services
#
%
industrial development
bonds
#
%
expedited permitting
#
%
waiver or regulations
#
%
22
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
9.1%
4
18.2%
0
0.0%
13
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
7.7%
0
0.0%
1
7.7%
4
30.8%
0
0.0%
32
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
6.3%
3
9.4%
5
15.6%
1
3.1%
32
4
12.5%
2
6.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
9.4%
8
25.0%
0
0.0%
15
1
6.7%
1
6.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
13.3%
0
0.0%
27
1
3.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
141
6
4.3%
3
2.1%
1
0.7%
3
2.1%
9
6.4%
23 16.3%
1
0.7%
waiver or reduction of required fees of
assessments
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
other
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.7%
Number Group reporting
A
22
B
13
C
32
D
32
E
15
F
27
Total
141
Number of counties collecting the additional mill of ad valorem tax for economic development
#
%
2
9.1%
3
23.1%
3
9.4%
6
18.8%
1
6.7%
5
18.5%
20
14.2%
Number collecting the additional mill for the following purpose:
county development authority
#
%
Multi-jurisdictional development authority
#
%
Other
#
%
1
50.0%
3
100.0%
5
166.7%
8
133.3%
2
200.0%
7
140.0%
26 130.0%
1
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
5.0%
1
50.0%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
10.0%
Section 6.c - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
subsidies
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
other
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Never
Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always ---
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never
--Never Sometimes
--------------------Never ----Never -----------
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Always
Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Never
-----------------
Reported Millage
Rate
Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?
For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
Multi-juris DA
No
Both
No
---
No
---
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Yes
County DA
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
Both
No
---
No
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
subsidies
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
other
Population Group B Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Never Never Never
Most of time Most of time
Never
Most of time Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Most of time Most of time
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never -----
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Never
Most of time Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Most of time Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never
----------------Never --Never Never --------Never ------Sometimes Never ------Never Always -----
Reported Millage
Rate
Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?
For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?
0.000 0.000 0.000
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
County DA
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
subsidies
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
other
Population Group C Ware County Wayne County White County
Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes
Never Never Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never -----
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Always Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Always Never Never Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Never Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never
------------------Sometimes ---------------------------------------
Reported Millage
Rate
Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?
For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?
0.000 0.000 0.000
No
---
No
---
No
County DA
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
Yes
County DA
No
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
subsidies
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
Population Group D Union County Washington County Worth County
Never Never Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
other
Never -----
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never
--Sometimes
---------------------------
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County
Never Never Never Never Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never ---
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never
--Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never --Never
Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never ---
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never
----Never Never ------------Never ---
Reported Millage
Rate
Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?
For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?
0.000 0.000 0.000
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
County DA
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
No
---
No
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
---
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
County DA
No
---
Yes
County DA
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
subsidies
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
Population Group F Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Never Never Never Never Always Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
other
------Never ------Never --Never -----------
Reported Millage
Rate
Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?
For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Developement Activities - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
22 13 32 32 15 27 141
Number with constitutional development
authority
#
%
13 59.1%
7
53.8%
22 68.8%
17 53.1%
11 73.3%
14 51.9%
84 59.6%
three mills
#
%
0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Number and percentage dedicating by amount
two mills
#
%
0
0.0%
2 28.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
2.4%
one mill
#
%
1 7.7% 1 14.3% 2 9.1% 1 5.9% 1 9.1% 2 14.3% 8 9.5%
other amount
#
%
1 7.7% 1 14.3% 5 22.7% 6 35.3% 2 18.2% 4 28.6% 19 22.6%
none
#
%
12 92.3% 4 57.1% 19 86.4% 14 82.4% 8 72.7% 9 64.3% 66 78.6%
Of those governments not dedicating additional mill of ad valorem tax, number
supporting economic development through the normal budgeting process
Number providing more than $50,000 support to economic
development
#
%
#
%
20
90.9%
12
92.3%
28
87.5%
29
90.6%
14
93.3%
20
74.1%
123
65.2%
20
100.0%
10
83.3%
22
78.6%
25
86.2%
10
71.4%
5
25.0%
92
74.8%
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Does government have a constitutional
development authority?
If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?
If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?
What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?
Population Group A
Augusta/Richmond CG
Yes
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
Bartow County
Yes
Columbia County
No
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Carroll County
No
Chatham County
No
Cherokee County
Yes
Clayton County
---
Coweta County
Yes
DeKalb County
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
Fayette County
No
Forsyth County
No
Gwinnett County
No
Hall County
No
Henry County
Yes
Houston County
Yes
Lowndes County
Yes
Macon-Bibb County
No
Newton County
Yes
Whitfield County
Yes
None None None
--Other
----None --None None None --None ----None None One mill --None None
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
---
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Population Group B
Barrow County
Yes
Bulloch County
No
Camden County
No
Dougherty County
Yes
Effingham County
Yes
Floyd County
Yes
Gordon County
No
Glynn County
No
Liberty County
Yes
Rockdale County
No
Spalding County
Yes
Walton County
No
Walker County
Yes
Other ---
None None Two mills None
----Two mills --None --One mill
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Population Group C
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Does government have a constitutional
development authority?
If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?
If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?
What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?
Population Group C
Bryan County
No
Baldwin County
Yes
Coffee County
Yes
Colquitt County
Yes
Decatur County
No
Dawson County
Yes
Fannin County
Yes
Gilmer County
Yes
Hart County
Yes
Harris County
No
Haralson County
Yes
Habersham County
No
Jones County
No
Laurens County
Yes
Lee County
No
Lumpkin County
No
Murray County
Yes
Madison County
Yes
Monroe County
Yes
Oconee County
Yes
Peach County
No
Polk County
Yes
Pickens County
No
Sumter County
Yes
Stephens County
Yes
Tattnall County
Yes
Tift County
Yes
Toombs County
Yes
Thomas County
No
Wayne County
Yes
Ware County
Yes
White County
Yes
Other None Other Other None Other None None None
--None None
--None None
--None One mill None None
--None
--None None Other None One mill
--None None None
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Population Group D
Appling County
No
Berrien County
No
Banks County
Yes
Ben Hill County
Yes
Burke County
No
None ---
None None
---
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Does government have a constitutional
development authority?
If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?
If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?
What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?
Population Group D
Brooks County
Yes
Brantley County
Yes
Chattooga County
No
Cook County
No
Crisp County
Yes
Dodge County
Yes
Elbert County
Yes
Emanuel County
Yes
Franklin County
Yes
Grady County
No
Greene County
Yes
Jefferson County
No
Long County
No
Lamar County
No
Morgan County
No
Meriwether County
Yes
McDuffie County
Yes
Mitchell County
Yes
Oglethorpe County
No
Pierce County
Yes
Pike County
No
Putnam County
Yes
Rabun County
No
Telfair County
Yes
Union County
No
Worth County
No
Washington County
Yes
Other None
----Other None None One mill Other --None Other ------None None None None None None Other --None ----Other
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Population Group E
Bacon County
Yes
Bleckley County
Yes
Charlton County
No
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
No
Crawford County
Yes
Candler County
Yes
Dooly County
Yes
Early County
Yes
Evans County
Yes
Heard County
Yes
Other None
----None None None None None None
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Does government have a constitutional
development authority?
If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?
If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?
What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?
Population Group E
Jasper County
No
Lanier County
Yes
McIntosh County
Yes
Macon County
No
Pulaski County
Yes
--Other One mill
--None
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
No
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Population Group F
Atkinson County
No
Baker County
No
Clay County
No
Calhoun County
No
Clinch County
Yes
Echols County CG
---
Glascock County
Yes
Hancock County
Yes
Irwin County
Yes
Johnson County
Yes
Jenkins County
Yes
Lincoln County
Yes
Marion County
Yes
Miller County
No
Montgomery County
Yes
Randolph County
No
Seminole County
Yes
Schley County
No
Turner County
Yes
Terrell County
No
Taylor County
Yes
Talbot County
No
Taliaferro County
No
Webster County Unifie
Yes
Wheeler County
Yes
Wilkes County
No
Wilkinson County
No
--------Other --None None One mill None None One mill None --Other --None None Other --None ----None Other -----
No
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
No
---
---
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
No
---
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
No
---
No
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
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CHAPTER 7 Public Safety
This chapter covers provisions of a government's public safety functions, encompassing both fire and police services.
Specific items covered in this chapter:
Law Enforcement Existence of police department Issuance of handguns Use of law enforcement vehicles Assigned patrol shift hours Number of police vehicles in use for specific operations Number of certified officers with arrest powers normally employed Jail operations
Fire Services Fire classification rating The Insurance Services Office (ISO) issues a fire protection scale on a range of 1 to 10, with
"one" being the highest response and "ten" being the lowest response. Number of fire stations Use of volunteers for firefighting Fire departments can include volunteer fire fighters in their force, or consist of all
volunteers. Number of fire fighters on duty per shift
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety - Summary of Data
Group A B C D E F
Total
Number reporting
22 13 32 32 15 27 141
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department
Number of counties
operating police department
#
%
Number with county government providing handguns
to officers
#
%
Number assigning patrol shifts by number of hours
8 hours
#
%
9 hours
#
%
10 hours
#
%
7
31.8%
7
100.0%
1
14.3%
1
14.3%
3
42.9%
4
30.8%
3
75.0%
1
25.0%
0
0.0%
1
25.0%
1
3.1%
1
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
8.5%
11
100.0%
2
16.7%
1
8.3%
4
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12 hours
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%
2
28.6%
2
50.0%
1
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
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5
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other
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
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0
0.0%
Number with "One Car, One
Driver rule"
#
%
5
71.4%
3
75.0%
1
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
75.0%
If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
9
4
1
0
0
0
9
Section 7.a - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...
Does the county operate a police department?
Method of providing handguns
For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?
Population Group A
Augusta/Richmond CG
No
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
Bartow County
No
Columbia County
No
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Carroll County
No
Chatham County
Yes
Cherokee County
No
Clayton County
Yes
Coweta County
No
DeKalb County
Yes
Douglas County
No
Fayette County
No
Forsyth County
No
Gwinnett County
Yes
Hall County
No
Henry County
Yes
Houston County
No
Lowndes County
No
Macon-Bibb County
No
Newton County
No
Whitfield County
No
--Govt. provides
----Govt. provides --Govt. provides --Govt. provides --Govt. provides ------Govt. provides --Govt. provides -----------
--10 Hours
----9 Hours --12 Hours --8 Hours --10 Hours ------12 Hours --10 Hours -----------
Population Group B
Barrow County
No
Bulloch County
No
Camden County
No
Dougherty County
Yes
Effingham County
No
Floyd County
Yes
Gordon County
No
Glynn County
Yes
Liberty County
No
Rockdale County
No
------Govt. provides --Govt. provides --Govt. provides -----
------12 Hours --10 Hours --12 Hours -----
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Spalding County Walton County Walker County
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...
Does the county operate a police department?
Method of providing handguns
For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?
No
---
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No
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Yes
Officer provides
8 Hours
Population Group C
Bryan County
No
Baldwin County
No
Coffee County
No
Colquitt County
No
Decatur County
No
Dawson County
No
Fannin County
No
Gilmer County
No
Hart County
No
Harris County
No
Haralson County
No
Habersham County
No
Jones County
No
Laurens County
No
Lee County
No
Lumpkin County
No
Murray County
No
Madison County
No
Monroe County
No
Oconee County
No
Peach County
No
Polk County
Yes
Pickens County
No
Sumter County
No
Stephens County
No
Tattnall County
No
Tift County
No
Toombs County
No
Thomas County
No
Wayne County
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Ware County White County
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...
Does the county operate a police department?
Method of providing handguns
For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?
No
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Population Group D
Appling County
No
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Berrien County
No
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Banks County
No
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Ben Hill County
No
---
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Burke County
No
---
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Brooks County
No
---
---
Brantley County
No
---
---
Chattooga County
No
---
---
Cook County
No
---
---
Crisp County
No
---
---
Dodge County
No
---
---
Elbert County
No
---
---
Emanuel County
No
---
---
Franklin County
No
---
---
Grady County
No
---
---
Greene County
No
---
---
Jefferson County
No
---
---
Long County
No
---
---
Lamar County
No
---
---
Morgan County
No
---
---
Meriwether County
No
---
---
McDuffie County
No
---
---
Mitchell County
No
---
---
Oglethorpe County
No
---
---
Pierce County
No
---
---
Pike County
No
---
---
Putnam County
No
---
---
Rabun County
No
---
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Telfair County
No
---
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Union County
No
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Worth County
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction Washington County
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...
Does the county operate a police department?
Method of providing handguns
For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?
No
---
---
Population Group E
Bacon County
No
---
---
Bleckley County
No
---
---
Charlton County
No
---
---
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
No
---
---
Crawford County
No
---
---
Candler County
No
---
---
Dooly County
No
---
---
Early County
No
---
---
Evans County
No
---
---
Heard County
No
---
---
Jasper County
No
---
---
Lanier County
No
---
---
McIntosh County
No
---
---
Macon County
No
---
---
Pulaski County
No
---
---
Population Group F
Atkinson County
No
---
---
Baker County
No
---
---
Clay County
No
---
---
Calhoun County
No
---
---
Clinch County
No
---
---
Echols County CG
No
---
---
Glascock County
No
---
---
Hancock County
No
---
---
Irwin County
No
---
---
Johnson County
No
---
---
Jenkins County
No
---
---
Lincoln County
No
---
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Marion County
No
---
---
Miller County
No
---
---
Montgomery County
No
---
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Randolph County
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Seminole County Schley County Turner County Terrell County Taylor County Talbot County Taliaferro County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...
Does the county operate a police department?
Method of providing handguns
For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?
No
---
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No
---
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No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
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No
---
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
-----------------------
If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety - Summary of Data
Number Group reporting
A
22
B
13
C
32
D
32
E
15
F
27
Total
141
Questions refer to the operating of a county sheriff's department
Number of departments providing handguns to sworn law enforcement personnel
#
%
8 hours
#
%
------------ Number having following shifts in hours: ------------
9 hours
#
%
10 hours
#
%
12 hours
#
%
21
95.5%
2
9.1%
1
4.5%
0
0.0%
18 81.8%
12
92.3%
3
23.1%
0
0.0%
1
7.7%
9
69.2%
30
93.8%
1
3.1%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
30 93.8%
31
96.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
32 100.0%
12
80.0%
0
0.0%
1
6.7%
0
0.0%
14 93.3%
21
77.8%
2
7.4%
0
0.0%
2
7.4%
23 85.2%
127
90.1%
8
5.7%
3
2.1%
3
2.1% 126 89.4%
other
#
%
1
4.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.7%
Number of governments with "One Car, One Driver
Rule"
#
%
16
72.7%
12
92.3%
30
93.8%
28
87.5%
14
93.3%
26
96.3%
126
89.4%
If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
16
4
4
6
2
1
16
SEE Footnote*
* For Reported Number of Law Enforcement Vehicles or Officers, see govm't pages 7.b-1 - 7.b-5
Section 7.b - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...
Jurisdiction
Method of providing handguns to sworn
deputies to sworn personnel?
For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are
they primarily assigned?
Does sheriff's department have
"One car, One driver rule"?
If not, what is the typical
number of drivers per
vehicle?
Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only
Population Group A Augusta/Richmond C Athens-Clarke CG Bartow County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
Other Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours
Other 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
---
519
7
No
2
21
Yes
---
154
3
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
1
65
5
No
1
130
10
Yes
---
163
4
No
3
50
4
Yes
---
140
4
Yes
---
135
10
No
3
100
12
No
2
146
2
Yes
---
141
1
Yes
---
353
7
Yes
1
184
Yes
---
263
3
Yes
1
124
22
No
2
95
2
Yes
---
108
16
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
120
19
Yes
---
130
---
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Glynn County Liberty County Rockdale County
Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 10 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
---
107
2
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
85
14
No
2
40
1
Yes
---
95
---
Yes
2
31
Yes
---
60
---
Yes
---
2
2
Yes
---
5
---
Yes
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Page 7.b - 1
Normal Number of Certified
Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time On Part time
Basis
Basis
442
90
170
10
---
---
322
41
123
---
248
353
5
129
8
180
---
207
229
---
148
---
304
---
600
40
285
1
159
131
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132
11
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155
5
131
1
112
2
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69
14
101
8
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75
4
8
5
33
64
5
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...
Jurisdiction
Method of providing handguns to sworn
deputies to sworn personnel?
For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are
they primarily assigned?
Does sheriff's department have
"One car, One driver rule"?
If not, what is the typical
number of drivers per
vehicle?
Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only
Spalding County Walton County Walker County
Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
---
64
2
Yes
---
158
6
Yes
---
79
4
Population Group C Bryan County Baldwin County Coffee County Colquitt County Decatur County Dawson County Fannin County Gilmer County Hart County Harris County Haralson County Habersham County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Murray County Madison County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Polk County Pickens County Sumter County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Thomas County Wayne County
Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
Other Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
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50
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
---
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Yes
---
36
5
No
1
48
2
Yes
---
35
1
Yes
---
67
---
Yes
---
41
---
Yes
---
55
---
No
2
11
6
Yes
---
48
3
Yes
---
64
5
Yes
---
72
1
Yes
---
200
---
Yes
---
46
1
Yes
---
45
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
55
1
Yes
---
66
1
Yes
---
---
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Yes
1
Yes
---
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Yes
---
61
---
Yes
---
35
9
Yes
---
29
5
Yes
---
70
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
50
5
Yes
---
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Page 7.b - 2
Normal Number of Certified
Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time On Part time
Basis
Basis
112
---
150
---
68
5
43
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
25
10
63
---
5
1
60
2
32
2
---
---
36
---
59
---
41
1
70
7
---
---
53
5
---
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70
6
59
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28
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36
1
24
4
65
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...
Jurisdiction
Method of providing handguns to sworn
deputies to sworn personnel?
For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are
they primarily assigned?
Does sheriff's department have
"One car, One driver rule"?
If not, what is the typical
number of drivers per
vehicle?
Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only
Ware County White County
Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
---
30
10
Yes
---
56
1
Population Group D Appling County Berrien County Banks County Ben Hill County Burke County Brooks County Brantley County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Long County Lamar County Morgan County Meriwether County McDuffie County Mitchell County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Worth County
Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
Other Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
---
30
---
Yes
---
23
1
Yes
---
60
7
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
65
---
Yes
---
25
---
Yes
---
21
---
Yes
---
37
1
Yes
---
10
---
Yes
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Yes
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No
1
---
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Yes
---
37
3
No
2
17
---
Yes
---
40
---
Yes
---
24
---
Yes
---
31
---
Yes
---
15
---
Yes
---
35
4
Yes
---
43
---
Yes
---
26
---
Yes
---
38
---
Yes
---
26
---
Yes
---
20
4
Yes
---
---
---
No
1
40
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
2
20
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
34
3
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Normal Number of Certified
Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time On Part time
Basis
Basis
---
---
45
---
30
2
23
2
48
1
---
---
65
---
25
---
20
---
26
13
24
---
---
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36
3
19
8
35
---
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25
4
30
4
31
8
33
1
21
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25
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19
2
---
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38
3
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12
5
46
8
28
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2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...
Jurisdiction
Method of providing handguns to sworn
deputies to sworn personnel?
For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are
they primarily assigned?
Does sheriff's department have
"One car, One driver rule"?
If not, what is the typical
number of drivers per
vehicle?
Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only
Washington County
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
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Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Charlton County Cusseta-Chattahooch Crawford County Candler County Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County McIntosh County Macon County Pulaski County
Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
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Yes
---
13
---
Yes
---
19
---
Yes
---
7
---
Yes
---
18
---
Yes
---
18
---
Yes
---
38
3
Yes
---
19
---
Yes
---
6
---
No
2
16
---
Yes
---
40
2
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
20
5
Yes
---
8
---
Yes
---
28
---
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Clay County Calhoun County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Johnson County Jenkins County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County
Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides
Other Officer provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 10 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 10 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
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6
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Yes
---
9
---
Yes
---
6
---
Yes
---
6
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
7
---
Yes
---
5
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
16
---
Yes
---
11
---
Yes
---
12
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
3
---
No
1
---
---
Normal Number of Certified
Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time On Part time
Basis
Basis
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
7
---
17
---
15
---
33
2
19
1
8
3
16
2
29
5
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46
2
9
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23
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7
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4
2
6
---
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8
---
---
---
---
---
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14
5
9
---
11
1
---
---
---
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...
Jurisdiction
Method of providing handguns to sworn
deputies to sworn personnel?
For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are
they primarily assigned?
Does sheriff's department have
"One car, One driver rule"?
If not, what is the typical
number of drivers per
vehicle?
Randolph County Seminole County Schley County Turner County Terrell County Taylor County Talbot County Taliaferro County Webster County Unif Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only
16
---
16
---
5
---
---
---
12
---
---
14
---
13
---
1
---
---
---
---
---
20
3
Normal Number of Certified
Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time On Part time
Basis
Basis
15
2
16
2
5
2
---
---
10
---
---
---
12
2
13
---
4
---
---
---
---
---
16
10
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety - Summary of Data
SEE Footnote*
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
Number of governments operating
a jail facility
#
%
Number of these governments owning
the facility they operate
#
%
22
22
100.0%
22
100.0%
13
13
100.0%
13
100.0%
32
32
100.0%
32
100.0%
32
31
96.9%
31
96.9%
15
14
93.3%
14
93.3%
27
20
74.1%
20
74.1%
141
132
93.6%
132
93.6%
Number of governments adding the 10% fee to court
fines (1)
#
%
22
100.0%
12
92.3%
32
100.0%
31
96.9%
13
86.7%
26
96.3%
136
96.5%
Number with ISO rating
of 4 or better
#
%
21
95.5%
11
84.6%
14
43.8%
6
18.8%
2
13.3%
2
7.4%
56
39.7%
Number of fire stations that the government supports:
minimum maximum
Number of governments using volunteers for fire
fighting duties
#
%
Number of these departments as allvolunteers departments
#
%
Number of departments with fire
fighting personnel working on scheduled
shifts
Number of fire fighting personnel on duty on any shift:
#
% minimum maximum
0
30
5
22.7%
0
0.0%
19
86.4%
2
211
5
19
7
53.8%
2
28.6%
12
92.3%
3
51
0
19
31
96.9%
10
32.3%
22
68.8%
1
20
5
18
31
96.9%
14
45.2%
15
46.9%
0
36
2
12
15
100.0%
9
60.0%
5
33.3%
2
48
1
14
26
96.3%
24
92.3%
3
11.1%
0
50
0
30
115
81.6%
59
51.3%
76
53.9%
0
211
* For Reported Number of Law Enforcement Vehicles or Officers, see govm't pages 7.b-1 - 7.b-5;
Section 7.c - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
See Footnote*
Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only
Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time On Part time
Basis
Basis
Does the government operate a jail?
What entity owns this jail?
Government add the 10% fee onto court
fines? (1)
What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)?
Number of fire stations supported by the govt.?
Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting duties?
Is the fire department all-volunteer?
Population Group A
Augusta/Richmond CG ---
---
Athens-Clarke CG
---
---
Bartow County
---
---
Columbia County
---
---
Columbus/Muscogee C ---
---
Carroll County
---
---
Chatham County
---
---
Cherokee County
---
---
Clayton County
---
---
Coweta County
---
---
DeKalb County
---
---
Douglas County
---
---
Fayette County
---
---
Forsyth County
---
---
Gwinnett County
---
---
Hall County
---
---
Henry County
---
---
Houston County
---
---
Lowndes County
---
---
Macon-Bibb County
---
---
Newton County
---
---
Whitfield County
---
---
Population Group B
Barrow County
---
---
Bulloch County
---
---
Camden County
---
---
Dougherty County
---
---
Effingham County
---
---
Floyd County
---
---
Gordon County
---
---
Glynn County
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
1
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
1
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
1
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
1
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
1
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
No
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
19
No
No
9
No
No
14
No
No
17
Yes
No
14
No
No
18
Yes
No
0
No
---
24
Yes
No
14
No
No
15
No
No
26
No
No
10
No
No
9
No
No
13
No
No
30
No
---
16
No
No
16
No
No
9
Yes
No
18
Yes
No
21
No
---
7
No
No
12
No
No
6
No
No
14
Yes
Yes
7
No
No
5
No
No
14
Yes
No
10
No
No
11
Yes
No
8
Yes
No
Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No --Yes Yes
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
100 51 36 54 108 34 --86 113 64 141 40 43 60 211 111 91 2 --125 22 24
27 --31 51 3 40 14 40
*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
See Footnote*
Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only
Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time On Part time
Basis
Basis
Does the government operate a jail?
What entity owns this jail?
Government add the 10% fee onto court
fines? (1)
What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)?
Number of fire stations supported by the govt.?
Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting duties?
Is the fire department all-volunteer?
Population Group B
Liberty County
---
---
Rockdale County
---
---
Spalding County
---
---
Walton County
---
---
Walker County
---
---
Population Group C
Bryan County
---
---
Baldwin County
---
---
Coffee County
---
---
Colquitt County
---
---
Decatur County
---
---
Dawson County
---
---
Fannin County
---
---
Gilmer County
---
---
Hart County
---
---
Harris County
---
---
Haralson County
---
---
Habersham County
---
---
Jones County
---
---
Laurens County
---
---
Lee County
---
---
Lumpkin County
---
---
Murray County
---
---
Madison County
---
---
Monroe County
---
---
Oconee County
---
---
Peach County
---
---
Polk County
---
---
Pickens County
---
---
Sumter County
---
---
Stephens County
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
6
Yes
Yes
9
No
No
7
No
No
12
Yes
No
19
Yes
No
10
Yes
No
8
Yes
No
19
Yes
No
0
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
No
7
Yes
No
14
Yes
Yes
16
Yes
No
10
Yes
No
10
Yes
Yes
11
No
No
9
Yes
No
11
Yes
No
18
Yes
No
5
Yes
No
9
Yes
No
8
Yes
No
11
Yes
Yes
14
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
No
0
Yes
No
10
Yes
Yes
Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
9 37 25 21 14
4 10 3 --4 14 --9 3 --16 14 1 6 20 14 9 --9 --6 --15 5 ---
*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
See Footnote*
Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only
Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time On Part time
Basis
Basis
Does the government operate a jail?
What entity owns this jail?
Government add the 10% fee onto court
fines? (1)
What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)?
Number of fire stations supported by the govt.?
Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting duties?
Is the fire department all-volunteer?
Population Group C
Tattnall County
---
---
Tift County
---
---
Toombs County
---
---
Thomas County
---
---
Wayne County
---
---
Ware County
---
---
White County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
19
Yes
Yes
11
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
15
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
11
Yes
No
8
Yes
No
Population Group D
Appling County
---
---
Berrien County
---
---
Banks County
---
---
Ben Hill County
---
---
Burke County
---
---
Brooks County
---
---
Brantley County
---
---
Chattooga County
---
---
Cook County
---
---
Crisp County
---
---
Dodge County
---
---
Elbert County
---
---
Emanuel County
---
---
Franklin County
---
---
Grady County
---
---
Greene County
---
---
Jefferson County
---
---
Long County
---
---
Lamar County
---
---
Morgan County
---
---
Meriwether County
---
---
McDuffie County
---
---
Mitchell County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
8
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
No
---
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
9
Yes
Yes
11
Yes
Yes
11
Yes
No
6
Yes
Yes
12
No
No
10
Yes
No
5
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
12
Yes
Yes
13
Yes
No
12
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
No
10
Yes
No
8
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
No
7
Yes
No
16
Yes
No
14
Yes
No
6
Yes
No
18
Yes
No
Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
--7 --12 --4 6
----13 --36 4 ------5 ----2 --0 6 --2 2 4 8 4 1
*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
See Footnote*
Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only
Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time On Part time
Basis
Basis
Does the government operate a jail?
What entity owns this jail?
Government add the 10% fee onto court
fines? (1)
What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)?
Number of fire stations supported by the govt.?
Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting duties?
Is the fire department all-volunteer?
Population Group D
Oglethorpe County
---
---
Pierce County
---
---
Pike County
---
---
Putnam County
---
---
Rabun County
---
---
Telfair County
---
---
Union County
---
---
Worth County
---
---
Washington County
---
---
Population Group E
Bacon County
---
---
Bleckley County
---
---
Charlton County
---
---
Cusseta-Chattahoochee ---
---
Crawford County
---
---
Candler County
---
---
Dooly County
---
---
Early County
---
---
Evans County
---
---
Heard County
---
---
Jasper County
---
---
Lanier County
---
---
McIntosh County
---
---
Macon County
---
---
Pulaski County
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
No
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
No
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
No
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
No
---
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
14
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
9
Yes
No
12
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
13
Yes
No
14
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
Yes
9
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
12
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
No
9
Yes
No
7
Yes
No
8
Yes
Yes
11
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
No
Population Group F
Atkinson County
---
---
Baker County
---
---
Clay County
---
---
Calhoun County
---
---
Clinch County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
No
---
Yes
7
No
---
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
8
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Yes No No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes
No No No No No
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
------5 2 --4 9 ---
3 --------2 --48 --15 4 ------2
-----------
*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
See Footnote*
Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only
Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time On Part time
Basis
Basis
Does the government operate a jail?
What entity owns this jail?
Government add the 10% fee onto court
fines? (1)
What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)?
Number of fire stations supported by the govt.?
Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting duties?
Is the fire department all-volunteer?
Population Group F
Echols County CG
---
---
Glascock County
---
---
Hancock County
---
---
Irwin County
---
---
Johnson County
---
---
Jenkins County
---
---
Lincoln County
---
---
Marion County
---
---
Miller County
---
---
Montgomery County
---
---
Randolph County
---
---
Seminole County
---
---
Schley County
---
---
Turner County
---
---
Terrell County
---
---
Taylor County
---
---
Talbot County
---
---
Taliaferro County
---
---
Webster County Unifie ---
---
Wheeler County
---
---
Wilkes County
---
---
Wilkinson County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
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---
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---
---
---
---
---
No
---
Yes
6
No
Other govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
No
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
No
---
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
No
---
Yes
9
No
---
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
3
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
No
6
Yes
No
3
Yes
No
6
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
2
No
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
14
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
Yes
Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
----50 ----------------0 2 1 1 ---------------
*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.
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CHAPTER 8 Form of Government
This chapter briefly summarizes how governments elect or appoint their commissioners/mayors and board/council members.
Electing/appointing the chief elected official Popular vote Vote of council (municipality) Vote of commission (county)
Excluding the chief elected official: The methods of electing members of the board/council The number of seats on the board/council
Department of Community Affairs
Section 8. Form of Government
Number Group reporting
A
22
B
13
C
32
D
32
E
15
F
27
Total
141
Number electing/appointing the chief executive/commission chair by the following methods:
popular vote
#
%
vote of commission
#
%
no CEO/chair
#
%
19
86.4%
3
13.6%
0
8
61.5%
5
38.5%
0
17
53.1%
14
43.8%
1
18
56.3%
13
40.6%
1
7
46.7%
8
53.3%
0
11
40.7%
16
59.3%
0
80
56.7%
59
41.8%
2
0.0% 0.0% 3.1% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%
Number electing members of the commission by the following methods:
by district
at-large
some by district and some
by at-large
not applicable
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
18
81.8%
1
4.5%
2
8
61.5%
3
23.1%
1
22
68.8%
8
25.0%
1
26
81.3%
4
12.5%
0
12
80.0%
1
6.7%
0
23
85.2%
3
11.1%
1
109
77.3%
20
14.2%
5
9.1% 7.7% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 3.7% 3.5%
1
4.5%
1
7.7%
1
3.1%
2
6.3%
2
13.3%
0
0.0%
7
5.0%
Excluding the CEO or chair, what are the minimum and maximum number of seats
on the board? (1)
minimum
maximum
4
10
2
6
2
7
4
5
4
6
2
5
2
10
(1) - May show a '0' for those counties having a sole commissioner.
Section 8 - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee CG Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County
How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are
members of the board elected?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners?
Popular vote
By district
10
Popular vote
By district
10
Popular vote
not applicable
---
Popular vote
By district
6
Popular vote
By district
8
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
District/at-large
10
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
7
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
District/at-large
4
Vote of commission
By district
5
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
5
Popular vote
At-large
4
Popular vote
By district
5
Popular vote
By district
9
Popular vote
By district
5
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission
By district By district By district By district By district At-large District/at-large At-large By district At-large By district
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group B Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County
How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are
members of the board elected?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners?
Popular vote
not applicable
---
Popular vote
By district
6
Vote of commission Popular vote
Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote
Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote
Vote of commission Popular vote
Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote
No CEO Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission
By district By district By district By district At-large By district At-large At-large At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district By district not applicable At-large District/at-large By district At-large At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district By district
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group C White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are
members of the board elected?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners?
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission
No CEO Popular vote Popular vote
By district At-large By district By district At-large By district By district not applicable By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district not applicable By district By district
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County
How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are
members of the board elected?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners?
Popular vote
By district
5
Popular vote
not applicable
---
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
At-large
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
5
Popular vote
By district
6
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
not applicable
---
Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission
By district At-large By district By district By district At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district District/at-large By district By district By district By district By district
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group F Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are
members of the board elected?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners?
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
At-large
2
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
5
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
2
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
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CHAPTER 9 E-Government
This chapter gives a brief overview of those governments that use the Internet to conduct government business, specifically:
Whether the government maintains an official website Types of services offered on the government website Whether government maintains a general email address
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9. E-Government
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
Number of governments maintaining an official web site:
#
%
Number of government's providing the following online services on the official web site:
general information
#
%
tax payments
#
%
utility bill payments
#
%
voter registration
#
%
car tags and renewals
#
%
22
22
100.0%
22
100.0%
21
95.5%
11
50.0%
15
68.2%
18
81.8%
13
13
100.0%
13
100.0%
12
92.3%
7
53.8%
8
61.5%
11
84.6%
32
32
100.0%
32
100.0%
24
75.0%
10
31.3%
12
37.5%
18
56.3%
32
31
96.9%
31
100.0%
23
74.2%
2
6.5%
13
41.9%
14
45.2%
15
13
86.7%
14
107.7%
4
30.8%
2
15.4%
0
0.0%
3
23.1%
27
22
81.5%
21
95.5%
3
13.6%
1
4.5%
1
4.5%
3
13.6%
141
133
94.3% 133
100.0% 87
65.4%
87
65.4% 49
36.8%
67
50.4%
payment of court fines
#
%
19
86.4%
9
69.2%
17
53.1%
12
38.7%
1
7.7%
1
4.5%
59
44.4%
other
#
%
14
63.6%
11
84.6%
12
37.5%
10
32.3%
5
38.5%
5
22.7%
57
42.9%
Number of governments maintaining general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public
#
%
17
77.3%
7
53.8%
18
56.3%
20
62.5%
7
46.7%
16
59.3%
85
60.3%
Section 9 - Summary
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG
Bartow County
Carroll County Chatham County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
Yes
www.accgov.com
Yes
www.augustaga.gov
Yes
www.bartowga.org
Yes
www.carrollcountyga.com
Yes
www.chathamcountyga.gov
What online services does the county's website offer?
General
Utility bill
information Tax payments payments
Voter
Car tags and
registration
renewals
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cherokee County Clayton County Columbia County
Yes
www.cherokeega.com
Yes
www.claytoncountyga.gov
Yes
www.columbiacountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Columbus/Muscogee CG
Yes
www.columbusga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Coweta County
Yes
www.coweta.ga.us
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
DeKalb County
Yes
www.dekalbcountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Fayette County
Yes
www.fayettecountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Forsyth County
Yes
www.forsythco.com
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Gwinnett County
Yes
www.gwinnettcounty.com
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hall County
Yes
www.http://www.hallcounty.org/
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Henry County
Yes
www.co.henry.ga.us
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Houston County Lowndes County
Yes
www.houstoncountyga.org
Yes
www.lowndescounty.com
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Macon-Bibb County Newton County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County
Yes
www.maconbibb.us
Yes
www.co.newton.ga.us
Yes
www.whitfieldcountyga.com
Yes
www.barrowga.org
Yes
www.bullochcounty.net
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes Yes Yes --Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes ------Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
-----
--Yes ---
Yes ---
Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
Yes
info@accgov.com
Yes
www.augustaga.gov
"311 Service Request"
Yes
COMMISSIONERPUBLIC@BART
OWGA.ORG
Yes
info@carrollcountyga.com
Yes
chathamcountyga.gov - click on the
"contact us" link at bottom of home
screen
No
No
Yes commissioners@columbiacountyga.g ov
Yes
webmaster@columbusga.org
Yes
cowetainfo@coweta.ga.us
Yes
311@dekalbcountyga.gov
Yes
webmaster@co.douglas.ga.us
Yes
administration@fayettecountyga.gov
Yes
forsythpr@forsythco.com
Yes
info@gwinnettcounty.com
No
Yes http://www.co.henry.ga.us/CountyMa nager/ContactUs.shtml
(Web link to general e-mail address)
No
Yes
www.lowndescounty.com
then click on hyper link that says "contact us"; there is a form to fill in and the inquirer may hit a "submit"
button.
Yes
contact@maconbibb.us
No
Yes
webmaster@whitfieldcountyga.com
No
Yes
info@bullochcounty.net
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group B Camden County Dougherty County
Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County
Spalding County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County
Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County
Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County
Madison County Monroe County Murray County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
Yes
www.camdencountyga.gov
Yes
www.dougherty.ga.us
Yes
www.effinghamcounty.org
Yes
www.romefloyd.org
Yes
www.glynncounty.org
Yes
www.gordoncounty.org
Yes
www.libertycountyga.com
Yes
www.rockdalecountyga.gov
Yes
www.SpaldingCounty.com
Yes
www.walkercountyga.gov
Yes
www.waltoncountyga.gov
Yes
www.baldwincountyga.com
Yes
www.bryancountyga.org
Yes
www.coffeecountygov.com
Yes
www.ccboc.com
Yes
www.dawsoncounty.org
Yes
www.decaturcountyga.gov
Yes
www.fannincountyga.com
Yes
www.gilmercounty-ga.gov
Yes
www.habershamga.com
Yes
www.haralsoncountyga.gov
Yes
www.harriscountyga.gov
Yes
www.hartcountyga.gov
Yes
www.jonescountyga.org
Yes
www.laurenscoga.org
Yes
www.lee.ga.us
Yes
www.lumpkincounty.gov
Yes
www.madisoncountyga.us
Yes
www.monroecoga.org
Yes
www.murraycountyga.org
What online services does the county's website offer?
General
Utility bill
information Tax payments payments
Voter
Car tags and
registration
renewals
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
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Other
Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
www.dougherty.ga.us and can call 311
Yes
Yes effinghamclerk@effinghamcounty.org
Yes
No
Yes
Yes customerservice@glynncounty-ga.gov
Yes
No
Yes
No
---
Yes customersatisfaction@rockdalecounty
ga.gov
Yes
Yes
Info@SpaldingCounty.com
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
ltalbird@co.walton.ga.us
Yes
No
General contact / concerns made
through link from website.
---
No
---
No
Yes
No
---
Yes
publicrelations@dawsoncounty.org
Yes
Yes
michelle@decaturcountyga.gov
---
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
commoffice@habershamga.com
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
leslie.faulk@jonescountyga.org
---
No
Yes
Yes
leecounty@lee.ga.us
Yes
Yes boardofcommissioners@lumpkincoun
ty.gov
---
Yes
webmaster@madisonco.us
---
Yes
info@monroecoga.org
Yes
Yes
mcgovt@windstream.net
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group C Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Ware County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
What online services does the county's website offer?
General
Utility bill
information Tax payments payments
Voter
Car tags and
registration
renewals
Yes
www.oconeecounty.com
Yes
www.peachcounty.net
Yes
www.pickenscountyga.gov
Yes
www.polkga.org
Yes
www.stephenscountyga.com
Yes
www.sumtercountyga.us
Yes
www.tattnall.com
Yes
www.thomascountyboc.org
Yes
www.tiftcounty.org
Yes
www.toombscountyga.gov
Yes
www.warecounty.com
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County
Yes
www.waynecountyga.us
Yes
whitecounty.net
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
WWW.BAXLEY.ORG
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.bankscountyga.org
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
WWW.BENHILLCOUNTY-GA.GOV
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County
Yes
www.berriencountygeorgia.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.https://brantleycountyga.com/
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
www.http://www.brookscountyga.us
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
www.burkecounty-ga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
www.chattoogacounty.org
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
www.cookcountyga.us
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.crispcounty.com
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
www.dodgecountyga.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.elbertga.us
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.emanuelco-ga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
www.franklincountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
www.gradycountyga.gov
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.greenecountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
www.http://www.jeffersoncountyga.gov/
Yes
Yes
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Yes
www.lamarcountyga.com
Yes
Yes
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Other
Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
Yes
Yes
contact@oconee.ga.us
Yes
Yes
webmaster@peachcounty.net
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No
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No
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Yes
www.stephenscountyga.com
Yes
Yes
Rvolley@sumtercountyga.us
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Yes
murphy@tattnall.com
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Yes
tcboc@rose.net
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No
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Yes
tccommissioners@bellsouth.net
Yes
Yes
you may contact the different
departments on the website.
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Yes
wayneinfo@waynecountyga.us
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No
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Yes
manager@applingco.com
Yes
No
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Yes
DONNA.PRATHER@BENHILLCO
UNTY-GA.GOV
Yes
No
Yes
No
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No
Yes
Yes
county@burkecounty-ga.gov
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Yes
chattcom@windstream.net
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Yes
cookgov@windstream.net
Yes
Yes
info@crispcounty.com
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Yes
dodgeboc1@gmail.com
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
lgsingletary@emanuelco-ga.gov
Yes
Yes
comments@franklincountyga.gov
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No
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Yes
info@greenecountyga.gov
---
Yes
bwells@jeffersoncountyga.gov
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Yes commissionersoffice@lamarcountyga.
com
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group D Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
Population Group F Atkinson County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
Yes
wwwlongcountyboc.com
Yes
www.thomson-mcduffie.com
Yes
www.http://meriwethercountyga.gov
Yes
www.mitchellcountygov.net
Yes
www.morgancountyga.gov
Yes
www.oglethorpecountyga.gov
Yes
www.piercecountyga.gov
Yes
www.pikecoga.com
Yes
www.putnamcountyga.us
Yes
www.rabuncounty.ga.gov
No
www.
Yes
www.unioncountyga.gov
Yes
www.washingtoncountyga.gov
Yes
www.worthcountyboc.com
No
www.
Yes
www.bleckley.org
Yes
www.metter-candler.com
Yes
www.charltoncountyga.us
Yes
www.crawfordcountyga.org
Yes
www.ugoccc.com
Yes
www.doolycountyga.com
No
www.
Yes
www.evanscounty.org
Yes
www.heardcountyga.com
Yes
www.jaspercountyga.org
Yes
www.laniercountyboc.com
Yes
www.maconcountyga.gov
Yes
www.mcintoshcountyga.com
Yes
www.pulaskico.com
Yes
www.http://www.atkinsoncounty.org
What online services does the county's website offer?
General
Utility bill
information Tax payments payments
Voter
Car tags and
registration
renewals
Yes
Yes
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Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
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No
Yes
Yes
dcrawley@thomson-mcduffie.net
---
No
---
Yes
mitchellcountyga.net
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No
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Yes
BOC@oglethorpecountyga.gov
Yes
No
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Yes
info@pikecoga.com
---
Yes
putnamboc@putnamcountyga.us
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No
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Yes
telfairco@gmail.com
---
Yes
commissioner@uniongov.com
---
Yes
boc@washingtoncountyga.gov
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No
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Yes
andy@baconcounty.org
---
Yes
info@bleckley.org
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
admin@ugoccc.com
Yes
No
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No
Yes
Yes
boc.office@evanscounty.org
Yes
No
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No
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Yes
boardofcomm@laniercountyboc.com
Yes
Yes
info@maconcountyga.gov
---
No
Yes
Yes
pulaskico.com
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Yes
atkinsoncounty.org
n.lott@atkinson-ga.org
m.peterson@atkinson-ga.org
2020 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group F Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County
Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Turner County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
No
www.
Yes
www.CALHOUNCOGA.COM
Yes
www.claycountyga.net
Yes
www.clinchcountyga.gov
Yes
www.echolscountygeorgia.com
Yes
www.glascockcountyga.com
Yes
www.hancockcountyga.gov
No
www.
No
www.
Yes
www.johnsonco.org
Yes
www.http://www.lincolncountyga.com
Yes
www.marioncountyga.org
Yes
www.millerga.org
Yes
www.montgomerycountyga.gov
Yes
www.randolphcountyga.com
Yes
www.schleycountyga.us
Yes
www.seminolecountyga.com
Yes
www.talbotcountyga.org
No
www.
Yes
www.taylorcountyga.us
Yes
www.terrellcountygeorgia.com
Yes
www.turnercountygeorgia.com
What online services does the county's website offer?
General
Utility bill
information Tax payments payments
Voter
Car tags and
registration
renewals
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Webster County Unified
Yes
webstercounty.ga.org
Yes
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Wheeler County
No
www.
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Wilkes County
Yes
wilkescountyga.org (work in progress)
Yes
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Wilkinson County
Yes
www.wilkinsoncounty.net
Yes
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Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
Yes
boardofcomm@bakercountyga.com
No
No
Yes
clinchcounty@clinchcountyga.gov
Yes
ecboc@yahoo.com
No
No
No
No
Yes
commissioners@johnsonco.org
No
Yes
marionga@windstream.net
Yes
deborahpearce@millerga.org
fwhittaker@millerga.org
No
Yes
randolphgaclerk@gmail.com
Yes
schleyclerk@windstream.net
Yes
admin@seminolecountyga.com
No
No
Yes
taylor@pstel.net
Yes
sandratcbc@windstream.net
Yes
latricewilson2003@gmail.com
(Clerk)
jsaxon@turnercountygeorgia.com
(Manager)
Yes
websterco@windstream.net
No
Yes
wilkescoboc@yahoo.com
Yes
bdofcomm@wilkinsoncounty.net
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