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 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. 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. 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Page 1 - 5 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% 13 100.0% 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 71.9% 8 53.3% 14 51.9% 101 71.6% Building permits # % 20 90.9% 10 76.9% 31 96.9% 29 90.6% 12 80.0% 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 Own govt. 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Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Other govt. Authority Other govt. Other govt. Available NP Available Own govt. Available Available Other govt. NP Available Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Page 2.a - 4 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided 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. Page 2.a - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided County 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 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. 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. Private Authority Own govt. NP Own govt. Private Other govt. Own govt. Available Private Authority NP Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority NP Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Authority Available Other govt. Own govt. Private Other govt. Authority Other govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority NP Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Authority Available Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority 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. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority 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. --- Yes Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. No Authority Own govt. Authority No NP Own govt. NP No Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Authority Authority Own govt. No Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Yes Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. --- No Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Yes Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. No Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. --- No Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Authority Own govt. Own govt. Yes Own govt. Own govt. --- 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 Own govt. NP Available Available Own govt. NP Available Available Page 2.b - 1 Authority NP Available Available Authority Own govt. Authority Yes NP Own govt. NP Yes Available Own govt. Available Yes Available Own govt. Available Yes 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided County Method of providing services Law enforcement Planning Public hospital 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 Private Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes 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 NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP No Available Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. No Private Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Yes Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority 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. --- 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. --- --- 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. --- --- 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. --- --- 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 Page 2.b - 2 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided County Method of providing services Law enforcement Planning Public hospital 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 Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- 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. --- 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 Page 2.b - 3 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 2.b - 4 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 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 2.b - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 2.b - 6 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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. 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Page 3.a - 1 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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. 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Page 3.a - 2 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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. 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Page 3.a - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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. 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Yes No Yes Yes No No Page 3.b - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 4.a - 1 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 4.a - 2 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 4.a - 3 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 4.a - 4 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 4.a - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 1 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 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 --- --- Page 4.b - 2 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 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 3 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 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Page 4.b - 4 Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- 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 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 --- --- 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 --------- 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 --- --- --- Unsafe building abatement ----Yes Yes ----Yes ------------Yes Yes ------- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Page 4.b - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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% C 32 16 50.0% 15 46.9% 28 87.5% 31 96.9% 7 21.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 15.6% 14 43.8% 0 0.0% D 32 14 43.8% 19 59.4% 25 78.1% 29 90.6% 9 28.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 14 43.8% 10 31.3% 0 0.0% E 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 0.0% 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% Section 4.c - Summary 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 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 B Barrow County --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Bulloch County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Camden County --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Dougherty County Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Effingham County --- 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 Yes Page 4.c - 1 Environ. Protection Ordinance Water Conservation Ordinance Storm Water Management Ordinance Architectual Design Guidelines None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- 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 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 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Page 4.c - 2 Environ. Protection Ordinance Water Conservation Ordinance Storm Water Management Ordinance Architectual Design Guidelines None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted --- --- 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 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 --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Page 4.c - 3 Environ. Protection Ordinance Water Conservation Ordinance Storm Water Management Ordinance Architectual Design Guidelines None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted --- --- --- 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 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 --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Population Group E Bacon County --- --- Yes --- --- Bleckley County --- --- --- --- --- Candler County --- --- Yes Yes --- Charlton County --- --- Yes Yes --- Crawford County --- --- Yes Yes --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- Yes Yes Yes --- Dooly County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Early County --- --- Yes --- --- Evans County --- --- Yes Yes --- Heard County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Jasper County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Lanier County --- --- --- Yes --- Macon County --- Yes Yes Yes --- McIntosh County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pulaski County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Population Group F Atkinson County Yes --- Baker County --- --- Calhoun County --- --- Clay County Yes --- Clinch County --- --- Echols County CG --- --- Glascock County --- --- Hancock County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Page 4.c - 4 Environ. Protection Ordinance Water Conservation Ordinance Storm Water Management Ordinance Architectual Design Guidelines None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Environ. Protection Ordinance Water Conservation Ordinance Storm Water Management Ordinance Architectual Design Guidelines None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.c - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 1 14.3% 3 42.9% 3 13.6% 20 90.9% 4 30.8% 5 125.0% 5 125.0% 5 125.0% 1 25.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 2 15.4% 12 92.3% 5 15.6% 4 80.0% 4 80.0% 4 80.0% 1 20.0% 1 20.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 5 15.6% 26 81.3% 2 6.3% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 3 9.4% 18 56.3% 1 6.7% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.7% 9 60.0% 2 7.4% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 2 100.0% 1 3.7% 13 48.1% 21 14.9% 19 90.5% 20 95.2% 20 95.2% 6 28.6% 4 19.0% 2 9.5% 9 42.9% 15 10.6% 98 69.5% 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 No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group B Barrow County No --- --- --- --- --- Bulloch County No --- --- --- --- --- Camden County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Dougherty County No --- --- --- --- --- Effingham County No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Floyd County No --- --- --- --- --- Glynn County No --- --- --- --- --- Gordon County No --- --- --- --- --- Liberty County No --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control --------------------------------Yes ----------- ------------------- 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? --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Page 4.d - 1 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Storm water; flood control --------- ------------------------------------------------------- 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? --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- No No --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- No No --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes Page 4.d - 2 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Storm water; flood control ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- 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? --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Yes --- Yes Page 4.d - 3 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- 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 No --- --- --- --- --- Evans County No --- --- --- --- --- Heard County No --- --- --- --- --- Jasper County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Lanier County No --- --- --- --- --- Macon County No --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh County No --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski County No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Atkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- Baker County No --- --- --- --- --- Calhoun County No --- --- --- --- --- Clay County No --- --- --- --- --- Clinch County No --- --- --- --- --- Echols County CG No --- --- --- --- --- Glascock County No --- --- --- --- --- Hancock County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Irwin County No --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.d - 4 Storm water; flood control ------------- ------------------------------- --------------Yes --- 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? --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- Yes Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No Yes --- No --- No No 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 --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ------------------------------------- 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? --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Page 4.d - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- 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 --- 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 Page 5.a - 1 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 --- 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 Page 5.a - 2 Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No No --- Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Other Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Other No Yes Five years No Yes Five years No No --- No Yes Other No Yes Two years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes 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 Page 5.a - 3 No Five years No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Three years Yes No --- No No --- Yes No --- No No --- Yes Yes Five years No No --- No No --- Yes No --- Yes No --- Yes No --- 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 --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Three years Yes No --- Yes No --- Yes No --- 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 No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Two years No Yes Five years No No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Other No No --- No Finance director Yes Budget committee No Clerk No Mgr/admin No Page 5.a - 4 No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Two years Yes No --- No Yes Five years No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No Page 5.a - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes 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 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 1 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices 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 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Page 5.b - 2 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: 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 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 3 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 4 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Other funds --------Yes ------------------- Page 5.b - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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% Page 5.c - Summary 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County 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 --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- Fayette County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Forsyth County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Gwinnett County Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Hall County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Henry County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Houston County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Lowndes County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Macon-Bibb County Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Newton County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Whitfield County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Population Group B Barrow County Yes --- --- --- Bulloch County Yes --- --- --- Camden County Yes --- --- --- Dougherty County Yes --- --- --- Effingham County Yes --- --- --- Floyd County Yes Yes --- --- Glynn County Yes --- Yes --- Gordon County No --- --- --- Liberty County No --- --- --- Rockdale County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 1 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- 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 Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County 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 B Spalding County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Walker County No --- --- --- --- --- Walton County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Population Group C Baldwin County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Bryan County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Coffee County No --- --- --- --- --- Colquitt County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Dawson County No --- --- --- --- --- Decatur County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Fannin County No --- --- --- --- --- Gilmer County No --- --- --- --- --- Habersham County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Haralson County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Harris County No --- --- --- --- --- Hart County No --- --- --- --- --- Jones County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Laurens County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Lee County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Lumpkin County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Madison County No --- --- --- --- --- Monroe County No --- --- --- --- --- Murray County No --- --- --- --- --- Oconee County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Peach County No --- --- --- --- --- Pickens County No --- --- --- --- --- Polk County No --- --- --- --- --- Stephens County No --- --- --- --- --- Sumter County No --- --- --- --- --- Tattnall County No --- --- --- --- --- Thomas County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Tift County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Toombs County No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 2 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- 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 Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County 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 C Ware County No --- --- --- --- --- Wayne County No --- --- --- --- --- White County No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group D Appling County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Banks County No --- --- --- --- --- Ben Hill County No --- --- --- --- --- Berrien County No --- --- --- --- --- Brantley County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Brooks County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Burke County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Chattooga County No --- --- --- --- --- Cook County No --- --- --- --- --- Crisp County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Dodge County No --- --- --- --- --- Elbert County No --- --- --- --- --- Emanuel County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Franklin County No --- --- --- --- --- Grady County No --- --- --- --- --- Greene County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Jefferson County No --- --- --- --- --- Lamar County No --- --- --- --- --- Long County No --- --- --- --- --- McDuffie County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Meriwether County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Mitchell County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Morgan County No --- --- --- --- --- Oglethorpe County No --- --- --- --- --- Pierce County No --- --- --- --- --- Pike County No --- --- --- --- --- Putnam County No --- --- --- --- --- Rabun County No --- --- --- --- --- Telfair County No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 3 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County 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 D Union County No --- --- --- --- --- Washington County No --- --- --- --- --- Worth County No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Bacon County No --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Candler County No --- --- --- --- --- Charlton County No --- --- --- --- --- Crawford County No --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee No --- --- --- --- --- Dooly County No --- --- --- --- --- Early County No --- --- --- --- --- Evans County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Heard County No --- --- --- --- --- Jasper County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Lanier County No --- --- --- --- --- Macon County Yes --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh County No --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski County No --- --- --- --- --- 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 Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Johnson County No --- --- --- --- --- Lincoln County No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 4 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County 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 F Marion County No --- --- --- --- --- Miller County No --- --- --- --- --- Montgomery County No --- --- --- --- --- Randolph County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Schley County No --- --- --- --- --- Seminole County No --- --- --- --- --- Talbot County No --- --- --- --- --- Taliaferro County No --- --- --- --- --- Taylor County No --- --- --- --- --- Terrell County No --- --- --- --- --- Turner County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Webster County Unifie No --- --- --- --- --- Wheeler County No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes County No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number receiving revenues from local option sales tax # % 22 18 81.8% 13 11 84.6% 32 30 93.8% 32 29 90.6% 15 15 100.0% 27 27 100.0% 141 130 92.2% How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibilities # % intergovernmental responsibilities # % use of revenues as a subsidy # % any coordinated agreement of service delivery and financing # % 3 16.7% 15 83.3% 1 4 36.4% 8 72.7% 0 12 40.0% 29 96.7% 0 15 51.7% 21 72.4% 2 5 33.3% 13 86.7% 1 5 18.5% 23 85.2% 0 130 100.0% 109 83.8% 4 5.6% 0.0% 0.0% 6.9% 6.7% 0.0% 3.1% 2 11.1% 1 9.1% 4 13.3% 4 13.8% 3 20.0% 2 7.4% 16 12.3% point of sale # % 1 5.6% 0 0.0% 2 6.7% 2 6.9% 1 6.7% 1 3.7% 7 5.4% population # % 3 16.7% 2 18.2% 4 13.3% 6 20.7% 3 20.0% 4 14.8% 22 16.9% other method # % 1 5.6% 1 9.1% 1 3.3% 2 6.9% 1 6.7% 3 11.1% 9 6.9% Section 5.d - Summary 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: 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 Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Liberty County Rockdale County Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 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 population other --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 1 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices 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 Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 population other Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Page 5.d - 2 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 population other Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 3 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- 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 ----Yes ----Yes ------------------Yes Yes --- ------------Yes --------Yes other ------- ----------Yes ------------------- ----------Yes ------------- Page 5.d - 4 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 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 --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- population ----------Yes ------Yes ----------- other ----------------------Yes --Yes --- Page 5.d - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 # % 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 E 15 15 100.0% 0 F 27 27 100.0% 0 Total 141 140 99.3% 0 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 # % jail, correction or detention facility # % landfill or solid waste facility # % 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 Yes --- Yes Yes --- 2020 Yes Yes Yes Yes --- 2020 Yes --- --- Yes --- 2016 --- --- --- Yes --- 1999 --- --- --- Yes --- 2015 --- Yes --- Yes --- 2014 --- --- Yes Yes --- 2019 Yes --- --- Yes --- 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- 2019 --- --- --- --- --- 2019 --- --- --- Yes --- 2016 --- --- --- --- --- 2017 --- --- --- --- --- 2019 --- --- --- --- --- 2017 --- --- Yes Yes --- 2019 --- --- --- --- --- 2020 Yes --- Yes Yes --- 2016 Yes --- --- Yes --- 2020 Yes --- --- Yes --- 2018 Yes --- Yes Yes --- 2017 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- cultural, recreational or historic facility Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes --- 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 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2019 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes 2019 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2017 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2017 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2017 Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes 2018 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2017 --- --- --- --- --- --- 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2019 --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2016 --- --- --- --- Yes Yes hospital jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Page 5.e - 1 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2017 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2018 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2018 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2019 Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes 2015 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2017 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2019 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2015 Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2018 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2019 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2019 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2020 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2020 --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes 2015 --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2020 Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2020 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2018 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2017 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2018 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2014 Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes hospital jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Page 5.e - 2 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2018 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2018 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2017 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2017 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2018 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2019 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2017 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2018 Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes 2013 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2017 --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2018 Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2017 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2019 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2019 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2016 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2018 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2017 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2020 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2016 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2018 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2017 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2020 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2016 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2016 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2019 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2015 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2016 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes hospital jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Page 5.e - 3 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- 2019 --- --- 2020 --- --- 2015 --- --- 2015 --- --- 2018 --- --- 2013 --- --- 2018 Yes --- 2017 Yes --- 2018 --- --- 2018 --- --- 2017 --- --- 2016 --- --- 2016 --- --- 2017 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- 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 --- --- --- Yes --- --- 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- --- 2018 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- --- 2016 --- --- --- --- --- --- 2019 --- --- --- --- --- --- 2015 --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- --- 2018 --- --- --- --- --- --- 2019 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2020 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2017 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2015 --- --- --- --- --- --- 2019 --- --- --- Yes --- --- 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2018 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes hospital Yes --------------Yes ------------- --------------------------------- jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Page 5.e - 4 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 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 Page 5.e - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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.) library 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 library 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 --- --- Yes 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 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 (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 1 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Spalding County Walton County Walker County What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library 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 (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 2 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Wayne County Ware County White County What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library 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 (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 3 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Union County Worth County Washington County What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library 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. Page 5.f - 4 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 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. Page 5.f - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.a - 1 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.a - 2 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.a - 3 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.a - 4 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Page 6.a - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Page 6.b - 1 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 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 Page 6.b - 2 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 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 Page 6.b - 3 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 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 Page 6.b - 4 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 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 Page 6.b - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 6.c - 1 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 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 Page 6.c - 2 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 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 --- Page 6.c - 3 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 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 Page 6.c - 4 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 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 --- Page 6.c - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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% Page 6.d - Summary 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.d - 1 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.d - 2 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.d - 3 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.d - 4 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 33.3% 12 hours # % 2 28.6% 2 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 41.7% other # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 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 ----- Page 7.a - 1 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? --No ----Yes --Yes --No --Yes ------Yes --Yes ----------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? --1 ----1 --1 --3 --1 ------1 --1 ----------- --- --- --- --- --- --- No 1 --- --- Yes 1 --- --- Yes 1 --- --- --- --- 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- No --- --- 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 ------------------------------------------Govt. provides ----------------- ------------------------------------------12 Hours ----------------- Page 7.a - 2 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ----Yes If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- No --- --- Population Group D Appling County No --- --- Berrien County No --- --- Banks County No --- --- Ben Hill County No --- --- Burke County No --- --- 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 --- --- Telfair County No --- --- Union County No --- --- Worth County No --- --- Page 7.a - 3 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? --- --- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- Marion County No --- --- Miller County No --- --- Montgomery County No --- --- Randolph County No --- --- Page 7.a - 4 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? --- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ----------------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----------------------- Page 7.a - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- 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 --- 132 11 --- --- 155 5 131 1 112 2 --- --- 69 14 101 8 --- --- 75 4 8 5 33 64 5 --- --- 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 --- 50 --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- Yes 1 Yes --- --- --- Yes --- 61 --- Yes --- 35 9 Yes --- 29 5 Yes --- 70 --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- 50 5 Yes --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- 70 6 59 --- --- --- 28 --- --- --- --- 36 1 24 4 65 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- No 1 --- --- 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 Page 7.b - 3 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 36 3 19 8 35 --- --- --- 25 4 30 4 31 8 33 1 21 --- 25 --- 19 2 --- --- --- --- 38 3 --- --- 12 5 46 8 28 --- 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 --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- 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 --- 6 --- 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 --- --- 46 2 9 --- 23 --- --- --- 7 --- 4 2 6 --- --- --- 8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 14 5 9 --- 11 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 7.b - 4 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? 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 Page 7.b - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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. Page 7.c - 1 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 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. Page 7.c - 2 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 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. Page 7.c - 3 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 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. Page 7.c - 4 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 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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. Page 7.c - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 1 6 6 4 6 5 4 6 4 6 2 4 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 2 4 5 4 6 4 5 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 --4 4 2 5 4 4 5 7 6 4 4 4 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 --4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 --4 4 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 4 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 9 - 1 2020 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 9 - 2 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 --- --- --- Yes www.lamarcountyga.com Yes Yes --- Yes --- Page 9 - 3 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 --- No --- No --- Yes www.stephenscountyga.com Yes Yes Rvolley@sumtercountyga.us --- Yes murphy@tattnall.com --- Yes tcboc@rose.net --- No --- Yes tccommissioners@bellsouth.net Yes Yes you may contact the different departments on the website. --- Yes wayneinfo@waynecountyga.us --- No --- Yes manager@applingco.com Yes No --- Yes DONNA.PRATHER@BENHILLCO UNTY-GA.GOV Yes No Yes No --- No Yes Yes county@burkecounty-ga.gov --- Yes chattcom@windstream.net --- Yes cookgov@windstream.net Yes Yes info@crispcounty.com --- Yes dodgeboc1@gmail.com Yes No Yes Yes lgsingletary@emanuelco-ga.gov Yes Yes comments@franklincountyga.gov --- No --- Yes info@greenecountyga.gov --- Yes bwells@jeffersoncountyga.gov --- 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 --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Page 9 - 4 Other Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address --- No Yes Yes dcrawley@thomson-mcduffie.net --- No --- Yes mitchellcountyga.net --- No --- Yes BOC@oglethorpecountyga.gov Yes No --- Yes info@pikecoga.com --- Yes putnamboc@putnamcountyga.us --- No --- Yes telfairco@gmail.com --- Yes commissioner@uniongov.com --- Yes boc@washingtoncountyga.gov --- No --- Yes andy@baconcounty.org --- Yes info@bleckley.org --- No --- No --- No --- Yes admin@ugoccc.com Yes No --- No Yes Yes boc.office@evanscounty.org Yes No --- No --- Yes boardofcomm@laniercountyboc.com Yes Yes info@maconcountyga.gov --- No Yes Yes pulaskico.com --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Webster County Unified Yes webstercounty.ga.org Yes --- Wheeler County No www. --- --- Wilkes County Yes wilkescountyga.org (work in progress) Yes --- Wilkinson County Yes www.wilkinsoncounty.net Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Other ----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 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 Page 9 - 5 2020 County Government Information Catalog