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County Government Information Catalog
2021 Government Management Indicators Survey
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
2021 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
October 2021
COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2021
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: 2021
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 86 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
2020 Population Population group
18,325
D
127,795
A
8,393
F
202,079
A
11,036
E
2,971
F
45,099
C
19,352
D
85,588
B
109,426
A
16,614
D
19,408
D
12,955
E
19,202
D
15,357
D
40,755
C
80,839
B
22,648
D
25,426
C
6,231
F
55,388
B
10,985
E
121,633
A
67,996
B
13,430
E
289,463
A
24,843
D
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
* - Consolidated county/city government.
County
2020 Population Population group
28 Cherokee
265,274
A
29 Clay
2,866
F
30 Clayton
292,646
A
31 Clinch
6,582
F
32 Cobb
762,944
A
33 Coffee
43,218
C
34 Colquitt
45,542
C
35 Columbia
160,377
A
36 Columbus/Muscogee *
196,442
A
37 Cook
17,291
D
38 Coweta
150,849
A
39 Crawford
12,231
E
40 Crisp
22,034
D
41 Cusseta-Chattahoochee *
10,551
E
42 Dade
16,057
D
43 Dawson
27,113
C
44 Decatur
26,457
C
45 DeKalb
762,009
A
46 Dodge
20,452
D
47 Dooly
13,174
E
48 Dougherty
86,477
B
49 Douglas
147,988
A
50 Early
10,037
E
51 Echols *
4,002
F
52 Effingham
65,765
B
53 Elbert
19,335
D
54 Emanuel
22,507
D
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
I - 1
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
2020 Population Population group
10,638
E
26,521
C
115,821
A
98,604
B
250,847
A
23,504
D
1,077,402
A
2,271
F
31,978
C
2,984
F
85,568
B
58,780
B
24,491
D
18,837
D
942,627
A
46,047
C
206,591
A
8,494
F
30,383
C
36,080
C
26,406
C
11,973
E
239,139
A
160,110
A
9,387
F
76,199
B
14,483
E
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 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
2020 Population Population group
15,213
D
15,267
D
8,746
F
9,667
F
28,787
C
19,261
D
10,737
E
47,512
C
30,234
C
63,004
B
8,031
F
20,171
D
118,268
A
34,186
C
12,712
E
152,737
A
30,457
C
8,516
F
21,162
D
14,387
E
21,164
D
5,622
F
21,602
D
28,042
C
9,012
F
19,636
D
40,032
C
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
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
2020 Population Population group
113,295
A
41,124
C
15,383
D
173,359
A
27,950
C
33,127
C
19,522
D
19,121
D
42,840
C
11,191
E
22,520
D
17,273
D
6,682
F
90,939
B
5,196
F
14,012
E
8,060
F
67,414
B
26,107
C
6,689
F
29,282
C
6,143
F
1,562
F
25,365
C
8,074
F
15,781
D
8,523
F
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 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
2020 Population Population group
44,372
C
40,719
C
26,973
C
12,247
E
6,822
F
70,214
B
7,882
F
8,103
F
25,358
C
26,527
C
70,116
B
96,875
B
35,826
C
5,232
F
20,150
D
30,023
C
2,595
F
7,751
F
31,094
C
103,837
A
8,502
F
9,694
F
8,812
F
19,972
D
Responded to survey
No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
I - 3
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. RC 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
#
%
23
23
100.0%
18
78.3%
20
87.0%
13
13
100.0%
8
61.5%
8
61.5%
27
27
100.0%
11
40.7%
15
55.6%
30
29
96.7%
17
56.7%
17
56.7%
14
14
100.0%
7
50.0%
7
50.0%
29
28
96.6%
19
65.5%
11
37.9%
136
134
98.5%
80
58.8%
78
57.4%
Geographic information
systems
#
%
19
82.6%
8
61.5%
15
55.6%
6
20.0%
2
14.3%
3
10.3%
53
39.0%
Issusing occupation tax
certificates
#
%
22
95.7%
10
76.9%
19
70.4%
19
63.3%
9
64.3%
14
48.3%
93
68.4%
Law enforcement
records
#
%
22
95.7%
13
100.0%
27
100.0%
29
96.7%
14
100.0%
28
96.6%
133
97.8%
Maintaining court records
#
%
23
100.0%
12
92.3%
25
92.6%
28
93.3%
12
85.7%
26
89.7%
126
92.6%
Number performing management functions in-house
Group A B C D E F
Total
Number reporting
23 13 27 30 14 29 136
Payroll preparation
#
%
21
91.3%
12
92.3%
25
92.6%
26
86.7%
12
85.7%
26
89.7%
122
89.7%
Tax assessment
#
%
21
91.3%
12
92.3%
25
92.6%
23
76.7%
13
92.9%
22
75.9%
116
85.3%
Tax billing
#
%
17
73.9%
8
61.5%
13
48.1%
14
46.7%
7
50.0%
15
51.7%
74
54.4%
Tax digest
#
%
22
95.7%
12
92.3%
24
88.9%
25
83.3%
10
71.4%
22
75.9%
115
84.6%
Utility bill preparation
#
%
6
26.1%
0
0.0%
7
25.9%
5
16.7%
5
35.7%
13
44.8%
36
26.5%
Voter registration
#
%
23
100.0%
13
100.0%
27
100.0%
30
100.0%
13
92.9%
29
100.0%
135
99.3%
Elections (how held)
#
%
22
95.7%
12
92.3%
23
85.2%
27
90.0%
13
92.9%
25
86.2%
122
89.7%
Section 1 - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding 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.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. 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. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Law enforcement
records
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Maintaining court records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb.
Own govt. Other govt.
Comb. RDC Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Comb. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Payroll preparation
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb.
Tax assessment
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Tax billing
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Comb.
Tax digest
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb.
Utility bill preparation
Voter
Elect-ions
registration
Own govt. Private Private NP Private NP NP
Own govt. Private NP NP
Other govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
NP Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. NP
Private Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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.
Comb. NP
Private NP
Private Other govt.
NP NP Private Comb.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Page 1 - 1
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
How does the government manage the following functions?
County
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Population Group B Spalding County Troup County Walker County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Geographic information
system
Issuing occupation tax cerificates
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Law enforcement
records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Maintaining court records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Payroll preparation
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Comb. Private Comb. Comb.
NP Own govt.
NP NP Comb. Private Own govt. Comb. Comb. Own govt. Comb. NP Own govt. Private Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Other govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Comb. Comb. Comb. RDC Own govt.
NP Comb. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. RDC Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. RDC Own govt. Own govt. Comb.
NP Private Own govt. Comb. Private Own govt. Private Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Population Group D Appling County
Own govt.
Comb.
Own govt.
Comb.
NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Tax assessment
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2021 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 D Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
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Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County
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Tax billing
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2021 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 E Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
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Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County
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2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
How does the government manage the following functions?
County
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Population Group F Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
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records
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Payroll preparation
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2021 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
23
B
13
C
27
D
30
E
14
F
29
Total 136
Animal control
#
%
23
100.0%
13
100.0%
23
85.2%
19
63.3%
5
35.7%
3
10.3%
86
63.2%
Building inspection
#
%
20
87.0%
9
69.2%
22
81.5%
19
63.3%
7
50.0%
14
48.3%
91
66.9%
Building permits
#
%
21
91.3%
11
84.6%
26
96.3%
25
83.3%
11
78.6%
24
82.8%
118
86.8%
Construction and code
enforcement
#
%
22
95.7%
11
84.6%
25
92.6%
24
80.0%
11
78.6%
19
65.5%
112
82.4%
Emergency medical services
#
%
10
43.5%
5
38.5%
17
63.0%
16
53.3%
8
57.1%
16
55.2%
72
52.9%
Emergency 911 service
#
%
22
95.7%
13
100.0%
26
96.3%
27
90.0%
7
50.0%
14
48.3%
109
80.1%
Fire protection
#
%
22
95.7%
11
84.6%
24
88.9%
25
83.3%
12
85.7%
21
72.4%
115
84.6%
Health screening services
#
%
3
13.0%
1
7.7%
5
18.5%
6
20.0%
3
21.4%
3
10.3%
21
15.4%
Jail
#
%
23 100.0%
13 100.0%
26
96.3%
29
96.7%
10
71.4%
21
72.4%
122 89.7%
Section 2.a - Summary
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided
Method of providing services
County
Animal control
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
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Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County
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Health
Emergency
Fire
screening
911
protection
services
Jail
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2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided
County
Method of providing services
Animal control
Building inspection
Building permits
Construction and code
enforcement
Emergency medical services
Population Group B Spalding County Troup County Walker County
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Available Available
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Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
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Population Group D
Appling County
NP
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Available
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Own govt. Own govt.
Health screening services
Available Private Private
Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Available
NP Available Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Available
Private Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Authority Available
Private
Jail
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
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Population Group D Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Animal control
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private NP
Own govt. Other govt.
Building inspection
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
Private NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. NP
Building permits
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private NP
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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
Construction and code
enforcement
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt.
Emergency medical services
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Authority Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County
NP Other govt. Other govt.
NP
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt.
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt.
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Health
Emergency
Fire
screening
911
protection
services
Jail
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. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
Private Available
NP NP Available Own govt. Available NP Authority Authority Available Available Private Own govt. Authority NP Own govt. Own govt. Authority Private Available Available Authority Available Private Own govt. Own govt. Available Available
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Available
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
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Animal control
Population Group E Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Own govt. Own govt. Available
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Other govt. Own govt.
Building inspection
Own govt. NP
Own govt. NP NP
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Building permits
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Construction and code
enforcement
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Emergency medical services
Private Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
Private Own govt.
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County
Private NP NP NP
Private Private
NP NP Authority Other govt. NP NP Available NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Available Own govt. Authority Private
Own govt. NP NP NP
Own govt. Private Private
Available Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP NP Own govt.
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
Own govt. NP NP
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Available Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Own govt. Private Authority Private Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt.
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Emergency 911
Fire protection
NP Own govt. Authority Own govt.
Private Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Other govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Available
Private Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Health
screening
services
Jail
Own govt. Authority Available Available Available Other govt.
Private Available Own govt. Authority
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available Other govt. Authority Other govt.
Private Available
NP Available Own govt. Available Available
NP Available Available Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Available
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Method of providing services
County
Animal control
Population Group F Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
NP Other govt.
NP NP Private NP
Building inspection
Own govt. NP NP NP
Own govt. NP
Building permits
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
Construction and code
enforcement
Own govt. Available
NP NP Own govt. Own govt.
Emergency medical services
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private
Emergency 911
Fire protection
Health screening services
Own govt. Authority Authority Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Other govt.
Private Authority
NP Available Other govt. Available
Jail
Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Section 2.b: Services Provided - Summary of Data
Group A B C D E F
Total
Number providing services directly
Number reporting
Law
enforcement
#
%
Planning #%
23
23 100.0% 21 91.3%
13
13 100.0% 11 84.6%
27
27 100.0% 24 88.9%
30
30 100.0% 23 76.7%
14
14 100.0% 12 85.7%
29
29 100.0% 17 58.6%
136
136 100.0% 108 79.4%
Public hospital #% 1 4.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.4% 2 1.5%
Public transit
Senior
citizen program
#
%#
%
10 43.5% 16 69.6%
4 30.8% 8 61.5%
8 29.6% 10 37.0%
10 33.3% 19 63.3%
1 7.1% 4 28.6%
10 34.5% 17 58.6%
43 31.6% 74 54.4%
Wastewater collection
#
%
9 39.1%
1 7.7%
3 11.1%
4 13.3%
1 7.1%
3 10.3%
21 15.4%
Wastewater treatment
#%
Water distribution
#%
6 26.1% 11 47.8%
Water supply #%
9 39.1%
Water treatment
#%
9 39.1%
Storm Water
#%
Telecommunications
#%
Number providing services on a regional basis
#
%
21 91.3% 3 13.0% 16 69.6%
1 7.7% 4 30.8% 3 23.1% 2 15.4% 13 100.0% 3 23.1% 7
53.8%
3 11.1% 9 33.3% 7 25.9% 6 22.2% 20 74.1% 2 7.4% 12 44.4%
4 13.3% 5 16.7% 4 13.3% 3 10.0% 23 76.7% 1 3.3% 13 43.3%
0 0.0% 2 14.3% 2 14.3% 2 14.3% 11 78.6% 0 0.0%
6
42.9%
3 10.3% 8 27.6% 7 24.1% 5 17.2% 24 82.8% 2 6.9% 17 58.6%
17 12.5% 39 28.7% 32 23.5% 27 19.9% 112 82.4% 11 8.1% 71 19.9%
Section 2.b - Summary
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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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding 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. 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. Own govt.
Available Available Available Authority Available Available Available Available Own govt.
Private Available Available Available Available Authority Authority Available Authority Authority Available Available Available Available
Public transit
Senior citizen Wastewater
program
collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Private
Authority Own govt. Available
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
NP Own govt.
Private Other govt. Own govt. Available
Private Authority
NP Own govt. 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. Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority
NP Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Available
Own govt. Private
Other govt. Authority Other govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority
NP Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority
NP Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority
NP Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available
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
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
Authority Own govt.
Authority
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 Authority
Authority
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
Available Own govt.
Own govt.
Yes
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available
NP NP Available
Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Own govt. NP
Available
Own govt. NP
Available
Own govt. NP
Available
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Authority NP
Available
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Available Own govt.
Available
Yes
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Planning
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Population Group B Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker 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. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Authority Authority Available
NP Authority Available Available Available Available
Public transit
Senior citizen Wastewater
program
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. Other govt. Other govt. Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
No
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
Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
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. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
Own govt. Other govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
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
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
Monroe County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Authority
NP
Private
Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
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Law enforcement
Planning
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Population Group C Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall 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.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Available
NP Available Authority Available Authority Available Authority Authority
NP
Public transit
Senior citizen Wastewater
program
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
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
Private
Private
NP
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority Authority
Authority
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
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
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
Burke County
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority
Own govt.
Private
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
Butts County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Authority
Available
Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority Own govt.
Authority
Yes
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.
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Dodge County
Own govt.
Authority
Authority
Authority
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Elbert County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
Franklin County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
---
No
Grady County
Own govt. Own govt.
Private
Private
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Greene County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Private
Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
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Method of providing services
Law enforcement
Planning
Public hospital
Population Group D Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington 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.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt.
Authority Authority
NP NP Available Authority Private Authority NP NP NP Available NP Available Authority
Public transit
Senior citizen Wastewater
program
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
Own govt.
NP
NP
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
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
Authority
Authority
Authority Authority
Authority
Yes
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
Population Group E
Bacon County
Own govt. Other govt. Authority
Private
Private
NP
NP
Bleckley County
Own govt. Own govt.
Private
Other govt. Other govt.
NP
NP
Candler County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Authority
Available
Private
NP
NP
Charlton County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
Crawford County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Cusseta-Chattahooche Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Other govt. Own govt.
NP
Dooly County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Private
Available
NP
NP
Early County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Authority
Private
NP
NP
NP
Evans County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Authority
NP
Authority
NP
NP
Jasper County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
Lanier County
Own govt. Own govt.
Private
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
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NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
---
No
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Available
Available
Available Own govt.
Available
No
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
2021 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 Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
NP Available
Private
Public transit
Senior citizen Wastewater
program
collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
Private
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
Private
Private
NP
NP
NP
NP
Private
Other govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
Water treatment
Storm Water
Telecommunications
Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
NP
NP
NP
No
NP
Own govt.
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
Georgetown-Quitman Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Authority
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
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
Private
Private
Private
Own govt.
Private
Yes
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
Schley County
Own govt. Other govt.
NP
NP
Other govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
Seminole County
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Other govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Talbot County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
No
Taliaferro County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
Taylor County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
---
---
Yes
Terrell County
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Available
Available
NP
NP
Available
Available
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Treutlen County
Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
Turner County
Own govt.
Authority
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided
County
Method of providing services
Law enforcement
Planning
Public hospital
Population Group F Twiggs County Webster County Unifi Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP NP NP NP Authority NP
Public transit
Senior citizen Wastewater
program
collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
Private NP
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP
Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP NP NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP 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
Own govt. Own govt.
---
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
No
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2021 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
23
B
13
C
27
D
30
E
14
F
29
Total
136
Airport
#
%
Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails
#
%
5
21.7% 20
87.0%
2
15.4% 11
84.6%
7
25.9% 17
63.0%
5
16.7% 10
33.3%
3
21.4% 5
35.7%
6
20.7% 6
20.7%
28
20.6% 69
50.7%
Cemeteries
#
%
3
13.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
0
0.0%
2
14.3%
1
3.4%
7
5.1%
Civic center
#
%
5
21.7%
3
23.1%
4
14.8%
6
20.0%
1
7.1%
0
0.0%
19
14.0%
Correctional institute
#
%
Golf courses
#
%
12
52.2% 4
17.4%
6
46.2% 1
7.7%
7
25.9% 3
11.1%
2
6.7%
2
6.7%
2
14.3% 0
0.0%
2
6.9%
0
0.0%
31
22.8% 10
7.4%
Health clinic
#
%
2
8.7%
1
7.7%
2
7.4%
6
20.0%
1
7.1%
7
24.1%
19
14.0%
Libraries
#
%
Community center
#
%
Neighborhood playgrounds/
equipment
#
%
10
43.5% 18
4
30.8% 10
8
29.6% 10
9
30.0%
8
4
28.6%
3
9
31.0% 10
44
32.4% 59
78.3% 19
76.9% 11
37.0% 17
26.7% 15
21.4%
6
34.5% 11
43.4% 79
82.6% 84.6% 63.0% 50.0% 42.9% 37.9% 58.1%
Section 3.a - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Available Authority Available Own govt. Not avail. Authority Authority Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Authority
Private Available Authority Available
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. Own govt.
Cemeteries
Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County
Authority Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Agreement Not avail. Authority
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Authority Authority Agreement Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Private Available Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Available
Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.
Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available
Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment
Available Private
Available Available Own govt. Available Not avail.
Private Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available
Private Authority Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available
Available Available Available Available Authority Available Authority Authority Authority Authority Available Agreement Available Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Available Available Available Available
Available Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Authority Own govt. Agreement
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Available Authority Available Own govt.
Private Available Agreement Agreement Available Available Available
Agreement Authority
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Agreement
Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group B Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County
Airport
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Cemeteries
Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available
Private Not avail. Available Authority Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Available Authority Own govt. Agreement Available Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Available Not avail. Authority
Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.
Available Available Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Not avail. Own govt.
Not avail. Available
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail.
Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail.
Not avail. Available Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment
Own govt. Available
Private Available
Agreement Authority
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available
Own govt. Available Agreement Authority Authority Available Available Available Authority Authority Authority Available Available Agreement Available Available Agreement Available Own govt.
Private Available Available Authority Available Available Available Available
Agreement Own govt. Agreement Agreement Authority Available Agreement Agreement Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Authority Agreement Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Available Available Authority Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Available Not avail.
Own govt. Available Authority
Own govt. Agreement Agreement
Own govt. Not avail. Agreement
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group D Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Airport
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Cemeteries
Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Authority Available Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Authority Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Available Authority
Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Agreement Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available
Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Authority Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County
Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.
Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail.
Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Agreement Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available
Own govt. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Available Available Authority Authority Agreement Available Authority Available Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Available Available Agreement Available Authority Own govt. Available Available Authority
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Agreement Authority Agreement Available Authority
Private Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Authority
Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail.
Available Authority Authority Available Own govt. Authority Available
Agreement Authority Agreement Available Own govt. Authority Own govt.
Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group E Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Airport
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Cemeteries
Own govt. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Authority Agreement Authority
Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Agreement
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox County
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail.
Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail.
Civic center
Correctional institute
Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available
Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Own govt.
Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available
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Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment
Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available
Not avail. Authority Available Agreement Available Available Authority
Agreement Authority Available Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Authority Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Agreement Authority Authority Own govt. Available Available Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail.
Authority Available Available Available Authority Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Available Agreement Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Available Own govt. Agreement Available Available
Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Agreement Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Authority Agreement Agreement Own govt. Agreement
Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group F Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Airport
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Cemeteries
Own govt. Not avail.
Authority Own govt.
Available Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Not avail. Not avail.
Available Not avail.
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment
Available Not avail.
Agreement Authority
Authority Authority
Available Not avail.
Authority Own govt.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data
Number providing facility directly
Group
Number reporting
Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis)
#
%
Outdoor fields (baseball, football)
#
%
A
23
22
95.7%
22
95.7%
B
13
10
76.9%
10
76.9%
C
27
16
59.3%
22
81.5%
D
30
19
63.3%
22
73.3%
E
14
7
50.0%
10
71.4%
F
29
Total
136
13
44.8%
16
55.2%
87
64.0%
102
75.0%
Parks
#
%
21
91.3%
11
84.6%
22
81.5%
20
66.7%
9
64.3%
12
41.4%
95
69.9%
Recreation center/gym
#
%
21
91.3%
9
69.2%
21
77.8%
20
66.7%
9
64.3%
9
31.0%
89
65.4%
Senior citizens' center
#
%
16
69.6%
10
76.9%
15
55.6%
24
80.0%
8
57.1%
20
69.0%
93
68.4%
Stadium
#
%
3
13.0%
1
7.7%
0
0.0%
1
3.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
5
3.7%
Swimming pools
#
%
10
43.5%
5
38.5%
9
33.3%
6
20.0%
1
7.1%
0
0.0%
31
22.8%
Number operating facilities on a regional basis
#
%
10
43.5%
6
46.2%
12
44.4%
12
40.0%
4
28.6%
11
37.9%
55
40.4%
Summary 3.b - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County
Outdoor courts Outdoor fields
Parks
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Recreation center/gym
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Senior citizens center
Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Stadium
Available Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Authority Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Private Available Not avail. Agreement Available Own govt. Available Available Not avail.
Available Available Authority Available Agreement Available Available Agreement Not avail. Available Available
Swimming pools
Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Available Not avail. Agreement Authority Own govt. Available Available Not avail.
Available Own govt. Authority Available Agreement Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Yes
Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group B Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County
Outdoor courts Outdoor fields
Parks
Recreation center/gym
Senior citizens center
Stadium
Swimming pools
Own govt. Available
Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Available
Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Available Agreement
Private Available Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Agreement Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail.
Not avail. Available Agreement Authority Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Available Available
Own govt. Not avail. Agreement
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
No No
No No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Yes No No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group D Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County
Outdoor courts Outdoor fields
Parks
Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Recreation center/gym
Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Senior citizens center
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Stadium
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Authority Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Agreement Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Authority Not avail.
Swimming pools
Not avail. Not avail.
Private Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes
Yes No Yes Yes No No No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group E Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox County
Outdoor courts Outdoor fields
Parks
Agreement Authority Authority Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt.
Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Authority Own govt.
Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available
Recreation center/gym
Agreement Authority Authority Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Authority Own govt.
Senior citizens center
Not avail. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement
Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement
Stadium
Not avail. Not avail. Authority Agreement Not avail. Available Available
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Swimming pools
Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
No Yes No No No No No
Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group F Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Outdoor courts Outdoor fields
Parks
Recreation center/gym
Senior citizens center
Stadium
Swimming pools
Authority Agreement
Authority Own govt.
Authority Own govt.
Authority Not avail.
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail.
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
No No
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CHAPTER 4 Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures
Governments use planning and zoning mainly to control growth in an area, protect the character of neighborhoods, and ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Presence of a planning commission Zoning ordinance Including official responsible for the zoning ordinance Comprehensive Plan Review and amendments to comprehensive plan Variance and special exceptions When government policymakers grant a property owner a use for their property
other than that for which it is zoned. Use of codes and ordinances Local governments pass regulatory codes for the purposes of managing growth,
protecting the environment, and promoting public safety and welfare. Use of impact fees Impact fees are intended as a mechanism for growth to pay for itself. Local governments charge
developers these fees, and the funds are earmarked for specific purposes based on the assessment method.
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Number Group reporting
A
23
B
13
C
27
D
30
E
14
F
29
Total
136
Number with planning
commission
#
%
22
95.7%
13
100.0%
22
81.5%
22
73.3%
9
64.3%
15
51.7%
103
75.7%
Number with zoning
ordinance
#
%
23
100.0%
13
100.0%
21
77.8%
22
73.3%
8
57.1%
17
58.6%
104
76.5%
Number with zoning administrator
having primary responsibility for
administering zoning ordinance
#
%
Number with zoning board having final
decision on variances in zoning
process
#
%
6
26.1%
8
34.8%
2
15.4%
3
23.1%
5
18.5%
2
7.4%
10
33.3%
1
3.3%
3
21.4%
1
7.1%
8
27.6%
2
6.9%
34
25.0%
17
12.5%
Number with planning director
maintaining comprehensive
plan
#
%
13
56.5%
6
46.2%
7
25.9%
5
16.7%
0
0.0%
1
3.4%
32
23.5%
Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process
#
%
22
95.7%
13
100.0%
17
63.0%
21
70.0%
6
42.9%
16
55.2%
95
69.9%
Number amending comprehensive plan
for changes in zoning
#
%
9
39.1%
3
23.1%
3
11.1%
5
16.7%
1
7.1%
7
24.1%
28
20.6%
Section 4.a - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson 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
Board zoning appeal
Other
No
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
Other
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Other
Plan 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
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
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Board zoning appeal
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
RC
Yes
Always Always Always
--Always
No Always
No No Some cases No Some cases No No No No Always Some cases Always Always Always No Some cases
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Other
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Plan commission
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
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
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Always No No No No
Some cases Some cases Some cases
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group B Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne 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
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Some cases Always Always
Some cases Some cases
Yes
No
---
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Other
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
No
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
RC
Yes
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RC
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
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
No
No
Yes
Other
Other
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
RC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
No
No
No
---
---
RC
No
--Always Some cases Always Some cases
----No No Some cases Some cases --Some cases Some cases No Some cases Some cases Some cases No ------Some cases -------
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group C White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington 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
C.D. Director
Other
C.D. Director
Yes
Always
No
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Bldg. Insp.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Other
RC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
No
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
RC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
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
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Other
No
No
No
---
---
RC
No
No
No
---
---
RC
No
No
No
---
---
RC
No
--Some cases Some cases Some cases
No No Some cases --Some cases Some cases --Always Some cases --Always --Some cases No Some cases Some cases Some cases No Always Always Some cases Always ---------
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group D
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph 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
No
---
---
RC
No
No
No
---
---
RC
No
No
No
---
---
RC
No
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Plan commission
RC
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
No
No
Other
Other
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RC
Yes
No
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
No
No
---
Plan commission
RC
No
No
No
---
---
RC
No
No
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
Zoning Adm
Yes
No
No
---
---
RC
No
No
No
---
---
RC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RC
No
No
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RC
Yes
----------Some cases No ----No Always No --No
------Some cases Some cases ----No Always ----Always Some cases --Always
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group F Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox 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?
No
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Other
RC
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
No
No
---
---
RC
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
No
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RC
No
No
---
---
Other
Yes
No
---
---
RC
No
No
---
---
RC
Yes
Yes
Other
Plan commission
RC
No
No
Mgr/Adm
---
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Always
Yes
Some cases
Yes
No
Yes
Some cases
Yes
Always
Yes
No
No
---
Yes
Always
Yes
Always
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
Some cases
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Number of governments adopting the following codes:
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
Building Code
#
%
Residential Code
#
%
Electrical Code
#
%
Fire Code
#
%
Mechanical Code
#
%
Gas Code
#
%
23
23 100.0% 23 100.0% 23 100.0% 23 100.0% 23 100.0% 21 91.3%
13
13 100.0% 12 92.3% 13 100.0% 13 100.0% 13 100.0% 10 76.9%
27
23 85.2% 22 81.5% 24 88.9% 21 77.8% 21 77.8% 18 66.7%
30
24 80.0% 23 76.7% 24 80.0% 23 76.7% 25 83.3% 18 60.0%
14
10 71.4% 9 64.3% 11 78.6% 9 64.3% 8 57.1% 6 42.9%
29
20 69.0% 13 44.8% 17 58.6% 12 41.4% 13 44.8% 11 37.9%
136
113 83.1% 102 75.0% 112 82.4% 101 74.3% 103 75.7% 84 61.8%
Plumbing Code
#
%
Energy Code
#
%
Property Maint. Code
#
%
Existing Bldg Code
#
%
Residential Green Code
#
%
Number not adopting any
of the named codes
#
%
23 100.0%
22 95.7% 15 65.2% 14 60.9% 5 21.7%
0
0.0%
13 100.0%
13 100.0% 8 61.5%
6 46.2% 3 23.1%
0
0.0%
24 88.9%
19 70.4% 10 37.0% 15 55.6% 5 18.5%
3
11.1%
25 83.3%
16 53.3% 11 36.7% 10 33.3% 5 16.7%
3
10.0%
9 64.3%
5 35.7% 5 35.7%
5 35.7% 0 0.0%
3 21.4%
16 55.2%
9 31.0% 9 31.0%
8 27.6% 3 10.3%
9 31.0%
110 80.9% 84 61.8% 58 42.6% 58 42.6% 21 15.4% 18 13.2%
Section 4.b - Summary
2021 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
Cobb County
Yes
Columbia County
Yes
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Coweta 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
Paulding 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
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 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
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 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
Catoosa County
Yes
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
Jackson County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Government has not adopted
(specified) any of the preceeding codes
---
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Yes
---
Yes
---
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---
Yes
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
Population Group B Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne 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
Other
Government has not adopted
(specified) any of the preceeding codes
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
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Yes
---
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---
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---
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---
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---
---
Yes
---
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---
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Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
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Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
Population Group C White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington 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
---
---
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Yes
---
Yes
---
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---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
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---
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Other
Government has not adopted
(specified) any of the preceeding codes
---
---
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Yes
---
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Yes
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Yes
---
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Yes
---
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Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
New construction
code
Population Group E
Bacon County
---
Bleckley County
Yes
Candler County
---
Charlton County
Yes
Crawford County
Yes
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
---
Dooly County
Yes
Early County
Yes
Evans County
---
Jasper County
Yes
Lanier County
Yes
Macon County
Yes
Pulaski County
Yes
Screven 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
Fire prevention
code
--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
Unsafe building abatement
--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
---
Georgetown-Quitman
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Hancock County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Irwin County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jenkins County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Johnson County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Lincoln County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Marion County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Montgomery County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Randolph County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Schley County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Seminole County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Other
Government has not adopted
(specified) any of the preceeding codes
---
Yes
---
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Yes
---
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
Population Group F Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
New construction
code
Yes --Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes ----Yes ---
Existing building code Electrical code
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Fire prevention
code
----------Yes Yes -----------
Flood damage
prevention
code
Housing code Plumbing code
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Unsafe building abatement
----------Yes Yes Yes ---------
Other
Government has not adopted
(specified) any of the preceeding codes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
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---
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Number of governments adopting the following ordinances
Group
Number reporting
A
23
B
13
C
27
D
30
E
14
F
29
Total
136
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#
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60.9%
9
69.2%
14
51.9%
15
50.0%
3
21.4%
7
24.1%
62 45.6%
Landscape ordinance
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%
Sign control ordinance
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%
Subdivision regulations
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%
Tree ordinances
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%
20
87.0%
23 100.0% 23 100.0% 21
91.3%
13 100.0% 13 100.0% 13 100.0% 11
84.6%
14
51.9%
24
88.9%
27 100.0%
7
25.9%
19
63.3%
22
73.3%
26
86.7%
9
30.0%
5
35.7%
11
78.6%
11
78.6%
1
7.1%
7
24.1%
17
58.6%
19
65.5%
7
24.1%
78 57.4%
110 80.9%
119 87.5%
56
41.2%
Environ. Protection Ordinance
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Water Conservation
Ordinance
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Storm Water Management
Ordinance
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Architectual Design
Guidelines
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0
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0
0.0% 0 0.0% 6 20.7% 5 17.2% 2
6.9%
0
0.0%
0 0.0% 47 34.6% 61 44.9% 3
2.2%
Section 4.c - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding 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
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Camden County
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Catoosa County
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Floyd County
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Glynn County
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Gordon County
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Jackson County
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2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group B Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
Yes
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Architectual Design
Guidelines
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2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group C White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
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Ordinance
Storm Water Management
Ordinance
Architectual Design
Guidelines
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2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County Population Group D
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
Population Group E
Bacon County
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Bleckley County
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Candler County
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Yes
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Charlton County
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Crawford County
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Cusseta-Chattahoochee
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Dooly County
Yes
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Early County
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Evans County
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Jasper County
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Lanier County
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Macon County
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Pulaski County
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Screven County
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Population Group F
Atkinson County
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Baker County
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Calhoun County
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Clay County
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Clinch County
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Hancock County
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Irwin County
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Jenkins County
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Johnson County
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Lincoln County
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Marion County
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Montgomery County
Yes
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Yes
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Randolph County
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Water Conservation
Ordinance
Storm Water Management
Ordinance
Architectual Design
Guidelines
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2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group F Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
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Yes
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Ordinance
Storm Water Management
Ordinance
Architectual Design
Guidelines
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Number Group reporting
A
23
B
13
C
27
D
30
E
14
F
29
Total
136
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
#
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Wastewater collection, treatment and distribution
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%
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 30.4% 5 71.4% 5 71.4% 6 85.7% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 1 14.3% 3 42.9%
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Section 4.d - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Are developers required to pay impact fees
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
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Barrow County
No
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Bulloch County
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Camden County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Catoosa County
No
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Floyd County
No
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Glynn County
No
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Gordon County
No
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Jackson County
No
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group B Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne 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
Storm water; flood control
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Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group C White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington 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
Storm water; flood control
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fees in the near future?
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improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Are developers required to pay impact fees
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
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Atkinson County
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group F Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox 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
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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CHAPTER 5 Financial Management Practices
This chapter covers aspects of a local government's finances including financial administration, budgeting, and use of revenue options.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Preparation and approval of annual operating budget For governments with an annual operating budget, either
the financeofficer, elected or appointed executive, city/county clerk, or a combination is responsible for preparing the budget. Presence of a full-time finance director Type of finance software used Existence of capital budget This budget is prepared by some governments to account for the acquisition of equipment andconstruction of facilities over a period of time, separate from the annual operating budget. Financial policies For some governments there are written policies to govern investment activities and interfund transfers. Types of special tax districts Special tax districts allow cities to collect a tax for services directly benefiting the district such assanitation, drainage and storm water, sewerage, street lighting, street construction, police and fire. Distribution of local option sales tax (LOST) State law allows a county and cities within the county jointly to levy a 1 percentsale and use tax. There are several ways of distributing the tax proceeds among cities within a county. Collection and use of special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) State law also allows adoption of a special local option sales tax for any of the specified purposes in statute. Assessment and collection of occupation tax, regulatory fees and user fees Governments may levy taxes on occupations according to state law. The allowable assessment methods include a fixed fee, or an assessment based on number of employees, gross receipts, and profitability ratios.
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
23 13 27 30 14 29 136
Number with finance director as
the designated budget officer for the government
#
%
12
52.2%
4
30.8%
7
25.9%
7
23.3%
1
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3
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34
25.0%
Number with finance director having responsibility for preparing annual operating budget
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8
34.8%
6
46.2%
11
40.7%
9
30.0%
1
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6
20.7%
41
30.1%
Number with position of full-time
finance director
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%
22
95.7%
13
100.0%
20
74.1%
17
56.7%
6
42.9%
7
24.1%
85
62.5%
Number with capital budget for the acquisition of major fixed assets
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20
87.0%
11
84.6%
17
63.0%
11
36.7%
6
42.9%
7
24.1%
72
52.9%
Number with capital budget plan of two years or less
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1
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0
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0
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1
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2
1.5%
Number with written investment policy to govern investment activities
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%
21
91.3%
9
69.2%
13
48.1%
12
40.0%
2
14.3%
3
10.3%
60
44.1%
Section 5.a - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding 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
Finance director Mgr/admin CEO
Finance director Finance director
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Budget director
CEO Finance director Finance director Finance director Finance director Finance director
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County
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
CEO
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance 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
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Yes
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Five years
Yes
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Five years
No
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Yes
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Five years
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Yes
Other
Yes
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Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Other
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
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Yes
Five years
No
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Yes
Five years
Yes
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Five years
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Five years
Yes
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Five years
No
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Five years
Yes
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group B Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director
Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director
Mgr/admin Finance director
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin
CEO 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?
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
No
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Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Four years
Yes
No
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No
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
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
CEO
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
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Five years
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Five years
No
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Five years
Yes
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Other
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Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
No
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Two years
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Five years
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Three years
No
No
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No
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Yes
Five years
Yes
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: 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 Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
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
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin 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
Finance director
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
No
---
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
CEO
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Budget committee
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Page 5.a - 3
No
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
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Five years
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Five years
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Five years
No
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Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
No
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Three years
Yes
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No
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Yes
No
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No
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No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Yes
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Telfair County Union County Washington County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Budget committee CEO
Mgr/admin
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
CEO CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Clerk Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Clerk Mgr/admin
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County
CEO Budget committee
Clerk Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Clerk Mgr/admin Finance director
CEO 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?
Budget committee
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
No
---
Yes
No
---
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
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
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
CEO
No
Finance director
Yes
No
---
No
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
No
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No
No
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No
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Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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No
No
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No
Finance director
Yes
Budget committee
No
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
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Five years
Yes
No
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No
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No
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No
Yes
Two years
Yes
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group F Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Clerk Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO CEO Mgr/admin 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?
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
CEO
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
CEO
No
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
No
Clerk
No
Finance director
Yes
No
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No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
No
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No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
No
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No
No
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No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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Yes
No
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No
No
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No
No
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No
Yes
Other
No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
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Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
23 13 27 30 14 29 136
Number with written interfund transfer policy
#
%
20
87.0%
4
30.8%
8
29.6%
7
23.3%
1
7.1%
5
17.2%
45
33.1%
Number applying transfer policy to following types of interfund transfers:
water and sewer fund
#
%
solid waste fund
#
%
electric utility fund
#
%
gas utility fund
#
%
13
65.0%
16
80.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
25.0%
2
50.0%
1
25.0%
1
25.0%
3
37.5%
8
100.0%
0
0.0%
1
12.5%
3
42.9%
4
57.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
40.0%
3
60.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
22
48.9% 34
75.6%
1
2.2%
2
4.4%
capital project fund
#
%
18
90.0%
4
100.0%
8
100.0%
5
71.4%
1
100.0%
3
60.0%
39
4.4%
special revenue fund
#
%
17
85.0%
4
100.0%
8
100.0%
6
85.7%
1
100.0%
5
100.0%
41
91.1%
other
#
%
6
30.0%
4
100.0%
2
25.0%
2
28.6%
0
0.0%
1
20.0%
15
33.3%
Section 5.b - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield 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
Yes
Yes
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Other funds
Yes ------Yes Yes Yes ----------Yes ----Yes ---------------
Population Group B
Barrow County
No
Bulloch County
Yes
Camden County
Yes
Catoosa County
Yes
Floyd County
No
Glynn County
No
Gordon County
No
Jackson County
No
Liberty County
Yes
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Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D
Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?
If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?
Water and sewer fund
Solid waste fund
Electric utility fund
Gas utility fund
Capital
Special
project fund revenue fund
Other funds
No
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Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County
Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?
If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?
Water and sewer fund
Solid waste fund
Electric utility fund
Gas utility fund
Capital
Special
project fund revenue fund
Other funds
No
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Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group E Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?
If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?
Water and sewer fund
Solid waste fund
Electric utility fund
Gas utility fund
Capital
Special
project fund revenue fund
No
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Other funds
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Population Group F
Atkinson County
No
Baker County
No
Calhoun County
No
Clay County
Yes
Clinch County
No
Echols County CG
No
Georgetown-Quitman
No
Hancock County
No
Irwin County
No
Jenkins County
No
Johnson County
Yes
Lincoln County
No
Marion County
No
Montgomery County
No
Randolph County
No
Schley County
Yes
Seminole County
Yes
Talbot County
No
Taliaferro County
No
Taylor County
No
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Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group F Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox 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
Yes
---
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Other funds
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
23 13 27 30 14 29 136
Number with special tax districts
#
%
21
91.3%
9
69.2%
11
40.7%
8
26.7%
5
35.7%
5
17.2%
59
43.4%
If special tax districts are available, how are these taxes used?
business improvement
districts
#
%
community improvement
districts
#
%
downtown improvement
#
%
3
14.3%
4
19.0%
1
11.1%
1
11.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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4
6.8%
5
8.5%
3
14.3%
1
11.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
6.8%
drainage and sewage
#
%
1
4.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
1.7%
fire
#
%
16
76.2%
7
77.8%
5
45.5%
7
87.5%
4
80.0%
3
60.0%
42
71.2%
police
#
%
3
14.3%
1
11.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
20.0%
5
8.5%
If special tax districts are available, how are the taxes used?
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
23 13 27 30 14 29 136
sanitation
#
%
0
0.0%
3
33.3%
4
36.4%
2
25.0%
3
60.0%
3
60.0%
15
25.4%
sewerage
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
9.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
1.7%
street lighting
#
%
12
57.1%
6
66.7%
3
27.3%
1
12.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
22
37.3%
tax increment financing
#
%
4
19.0%
2
22.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
10.2%
other
#
%
6
28.6%
3
33.3%
8
72.7%
2
25.0%
2
40.0%
2
40.0%
23
39.0%
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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
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Yes
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Augusta/Richmond CG
Yes
---
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Yes
Bartow County
No
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Carroll County
Yes
---
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Yes
Chatham County
Yes
---
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Yes
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Cherokee County
Yes
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Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
Cobb County
Yes
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Yes
---
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Yes
Columbia County
Yes
---
---
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Yes
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
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Coweta County
Yes
---
Yes
---
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Yes
Douglas County
No
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Fayette County
Yes
---
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Yes
Forsyth County
Yes
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Yes
Gwinnett County
Yes
---
Yes
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Yes
Hall County
Yes
---
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Yes
Henry County
Yes
---
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Yes
Houston County
Yes
---
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Yes
Lowndes County
Yes
---
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Macon-Bibb County
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
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Newton County
Yes
---
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Yes
Paulding County
Yes
---
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Yes
Whitfield County
Yes
---
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Yes
Population Group B
Barrow County
Yes
---
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Bulloch County
Yes
---
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Camden County
Yes
---
---
---
Catoosa County
No
---
---
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Floyd County
Yes
Yes
---
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Glynn County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Gordon County
No
---
---
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Jackson County
Yes
---
---
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Liberty County
No
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2021 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
Rockdale County
Yes
---
Spalding County
Yes
---
Troup County
Yes
---
Walker County
No
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Population Group C
Baldwin County
Yes
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Bryan County
Yes
---
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Yes
Coffee County
No
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Colquitt County
Yes
---
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Yes
Dawson County
No
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Decatur County
Yes
---
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Yes
Fannin County
No
---
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Gilmer County
No
---
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Habersham County
Yes
---
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Haralson County
Yes
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Stephens County
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Appling County
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Banks County
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Ben Hill County
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Berrien County
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Burke County
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Chattooga County
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Cook County
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Dodge County
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Elbert County
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Franklin County
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Greene County
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Jeff Davis County
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Jefferson County
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Lamar County
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Long County
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Meriwether County
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Mitchell County
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Morgan County
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Pierce County
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Pike County
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Rabun County
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Telfair County
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Union County
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Washington County
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Bacon County
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Population Group E
Candler County
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Charlton County
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Crawford County
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Cusseta-Chattahoochee
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Dooly County
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Early County
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Evans County
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Jasper County
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Lanier County
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Macon County
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Pulaski County
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Screven County
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Atkinson County
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Baker County
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Calhoun County
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Clay County
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Clinch County
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Echols County CG
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Georgetown-Quitman
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Hancock County
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Irwin County
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Jenkins County
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Johnson County
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Lincoln County
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Marion County
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Montgomery County
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Randolph County
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Schley County
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Seminole County
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Talbot County
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Population Group F
Terrell County
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Treutlen County
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Turner County
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Twiggs County
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Webster County Unifie
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Wheeler County
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Wilcox County
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Wilkes County
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
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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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County
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Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices
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Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County
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Population Group E Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group F Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox 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
How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined?
service delivery responsibility
intergovt. agreements
use of revenues as a subsidy
coordinated agreement
point of sale
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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
23
23 100.0%
0
B
13
13 100.0%
0
C
27
27 100.0%
0
D
30
30 100.0%
0
E
14
14 100.0%
0
F
29
29 100.0%
0
Total
136
136 100.0%
0
8 34.8% 3 23.1% 5 18.5% 11 36.7% 3 21.4% 0 0.0% 30 22.1%
2 8.7% 2 15.4% 3 11.1% 2 6.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 6.6%
6 26.1% 3 23.1% 2 7.4% 2 6.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 13 9.6%
0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
0 0.0% 21 91.3%
3 23.1% 12 92.3%
1 3.7% 21 77.8%
2 6.7% 25 83.3%
0 0.0%
8 57.1%
0 0.0% 13 44.8%
6 4.4% 100 73.5%
hospital
#
%
jail, correction or detention facility
#
%
landfill or solid waste facility
#
%
0 0.0% 1 7.7% 3 11.1% 8 26.7% 2 14.3% 1 3.4% 15 11.0%
10 43.5% 6 46.2% 7 25.9% 15 50.0% 5 35.7% 11 37.9% 54 39.7%
5 21.7% 5 38.5% 6 22.2% 8 26.7% 3 21.4% 7 24.1% 34 25.0%
Section 5.e - Summary
2021 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
Carroll County
Yes
Coweta County
Yes
Cobb County
Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Cherokee County
Yes
Chatham County
Yes
Columbia County
Yes
Columbus/Muscogee CG
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
Fayette County
Yes
Forsyth County
Yes
Gwinnett County
Yes
Henry County
Yes
Houston County
Yes
Hall County
Yes
Lowndes County
Yes
Macon-Bibb County
Yes
Newton County
Yes
Paulding County
Yes
Whitfield County
Yes
2016
Yes
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Yes
Yes
---
2020
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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2020
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2021
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2019
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2016
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2020
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Yes
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2019
Yes
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Yes
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2020
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Yes
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2016
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Yes
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1999
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Yes
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2020
Yes
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Yes
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2018
Yes
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Yes
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2019
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2020
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2018
Yes
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Yes
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2017
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2017
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2020
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Yes
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cultural, recreational or historic
facility
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Population Group B
Bulloch County
Yes
Barrow County
Yes
Camden County
Yes
Catoosa County
Yes
Floyd County
Yes
Glynn County
Yes
Gordon County
Yes
Jackson County
Yes
Liberty County
Yes
Rockdale County
Yes
2019
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
2018
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2019
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2019
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Yes
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2017
Yes
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2017
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2017
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2016
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2017
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Yes
Yes
hospital
jail, correctional, or detention
facility
landfill or solid waste
facility
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group B Spalding County Troup County Walker County
Population Group C Bryan County Baldwin County Colquitt County Coffee County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Harris County Haralson County Hart County Habersham County Jones County Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tift County Toombs County Tattnall County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling 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
2016
---
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Yes
Yes
Yes
2019
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Yes
Yes
2014
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2017
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2018
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2019
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2018
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Yes
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Yes
2014
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Yes
Yes
2020
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Yes
Yes
2017
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2013
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Yes
Yes
2019
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2021
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2018
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Yes
Yes
2020
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Yes
2015
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2019
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2018
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Yes
2020
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Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
2021
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
2015
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2020
Yes
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Yes
2020
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Yes
Yes
2019
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Yes
Yes
2018
Yes
---
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2013
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2020
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Yes
2014
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2018
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Yes
2020
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2018
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Yes
hospital
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Yes
jail, correctional, or detention
facility
landfill or solid waste
facility
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Banks County Burke County Brantley County Butts County Cook County Chattooga County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Greene County Grady County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Long County Lamar County Meriwether County Morgan County Mitchell County McDuffie County Oglethorpe County Pike County Pierce County Rabun County Telfair County Union 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
2018
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
2017
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
2017
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Yes
Yes
2018
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2019
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Yes
2019
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2017
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2020
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Yes
2018
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2019
Yes
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2017
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
2017
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2019
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2019
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Yes
2016
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2018
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2018
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2017
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Yes
2020
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Yes
2019
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2018
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2021
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Yes
Yes
2017
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Yes
Yes
2016
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Yes
2020
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2019
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Yes
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Yes
2019
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Yes
Yes
2021
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Yes
Yes
2020
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Population Group E
Bleckley County
Yes
Bacon County
Yes
Cusseta-Chattahoochee C
Yes
Candler County
Yes
2019
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2018
Yes
---
2020
---
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2018
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
hospital
jail, correctional, or detention
facility
landfill or solid waste
facility
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group E Crawford County Charlton County Dooly County Evans County Early County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven 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
2015
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
2020
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2019
---
---
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Yes
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Yes
2017
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2018
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
2018
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Yes
Yes
2017
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Yes
2016
---
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2017
---
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Yes
---
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Yes
2019
---
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Population Group F
Atkinson County
Yes
Baker County
Yes
Calhoun County
Yes
Clinch County
Yes
Clay County
Yes
Echols County CG
Yes
Georgetown-Quitman CG
Yes
Hancock County
Yes
Irwin County
Yes
Johnson County
Yes
Jenkins County
Yes
Lincoln County
Yes
Montgomery County
Yes
Marion County
Yes
Randolph County
Yes
Schley County
Yes
Seminole County
Yes
Twiggs County
Yes
Turner County
Yes
Treutlen County
Yes
Terrell County
Yes
Taylor County
Yes
Taliaferro County
Yes
2017
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Yes
---
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2020
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2007
---
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Yes
---
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2016
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---
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2018
---
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Yes
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Yes
2019
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2019
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2014
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2018
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2019
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Yes
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Yes
2020
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Yes
---
Yes
2017
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
2021
---
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Yes
---
Yes
2021
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2018
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
2019
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Yes
---
Yes
2021
---
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Yes
---
Yes
2014
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---
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2018
---
---
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Yes
---
Yes
2019
---
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Yes
---
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2017
---
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2017
---
---
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Yes
---
Yes
2017
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
hospital
jail, correctional, or detention
facility
landfill or solid waste
facility
---
Yes
---
---
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Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Does the government receive revenues from
a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law?
Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed?
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
airport facilities and equipment
business improvement
district
civic center or coliseum
courthouse or admin. building
community improvement
district
Population Group F
Talbot County
Yes
Wilcox County
Yes
Wilkes County
Yes
Wilkinson County
Yes
Webster County Unified
Yes
Wheeler County
Yes
2021
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---
---
---
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2018
---
---
---
Yes
---
2017
---
---
---
Yes
---
2019
---
---
---
Yes
---
2020
---
---
---
Yes
---
2017
---
---
---
Yes
---
cultural, recreational or historic
facility
Yes Yes --Yes -----
hospital
----Yes -------
jail, correctional, or detention
facility
landfill or solid waste
facility
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: (Cont.)
Number reporting
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
#
%
23
17 73.9% 1
4.3%
23 100.0% 23 100.0% 0
0.0%
12 52.2%
13
7 53.8% 1
7.7%
13 100.0% 13 100.0% 2
15.4%
7
53.8%
27
11 40.7% 3
11.1%
27 100.0% 25 92.6%
0
0.0%
15 55.6%
30
3
10.0% 3
10.0%
30 100.0% 25 83.3%
0
0.0%
10 33.3%
14
4 28.6% 1
7.1%
14 100.0% 11 78.6% 0
0.0%
1
7.1%
29
6 20.7% 2
6.9%
28 96.6% 21 72.4% 0
0.0%
4 13.8%
136
48 35.3% 11
8.1%
135 99.3% 118 86.8%
2
1.5%
49 36.0%
other purposes
#
%
13 56.5% 7 53.8% 19 70.4% 12 40.0% 6 42.9% 14 48.3% 71 52.2%
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
Number receiving revenues from occupation tax
authorized by state law
#
%
23
21
91.3%
13
10
76.9%
27
19
70.4%
30
19
63.3%
14
8
57.1%
29
12
41.4%
136
89
65.4%
Number using following methods to assess occupation tax:
flat fee
number of employees
gross receipts
#
%
#
%
#
%
5
23.8%
11
52.4%
13
61.9%
3
30.0%
8
80.0%
0
0.0%
12
63.2%
12
63.2%
4
21.1%
4
21.1%
14
73.7%
3
15.8%
5
62.5%
4
50.0%
0
0.0%
5
41.7%
9
75.0%
0
0.0%
34
38.2%
58
65.2%
20
22.5%
profitability ratios
#
%
Number amending occupation tax in
either 2003 or 2004?
#
%
6
28.6%
1
4.8%
1
10.0%
1
10.0%
1
5.3%
1
5.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
12.5%
0
0.0%
3
25.0%
8
9.0%
7
7.9%
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
87.0%
12
92.3%
20
74.1%
22
73.3%
9
64.3%
11
37.9%
94
69.1%
Section 5.f - Summary
2021 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 Carroll County Coweta County Cobb County Clayton County Cherokee County Chatham County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Henry County Houston County Hall County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
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Yes Yes 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
---
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Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
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
Bulloch County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Barrow County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Camden County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Catoosa County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Floyd County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Glynn County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Gordon County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Jackson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Liberty County
Yes
Yes
Yes
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
2019
Yes
No
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2016
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2012
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
2015
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2020
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2020
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2017
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2016
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
1995
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2018
No
No
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
1995
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2003
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2010
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
2020
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
2019
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
1996
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2007
No
No
No
---
---
---
---
0
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2020
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
2014
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1978
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1995
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
2012
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2006
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2012
No
No
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2015
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
2004
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1993
No
Yes
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Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
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retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)
roads, streets and bridges
public safety facilities and
capital equipment
tax increment financing
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
water or sewer
Yes -------
Population Group C
Bryan County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Baldwin County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Colquitt County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Coffee County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Dawson County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Decatur County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Fannin County
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Gilmer County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Harris County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Haralson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Hart County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Habersham County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Jones County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Lee County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Lumpkin County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Monroe County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Oconee County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Peach County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Pickens County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Polk County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Stephens County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Tift County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Toombs County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Tattnall County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Ware County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Wayne County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
White 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
---
Yes
---
---
2016
Yes
Yes
---
1994
No
Yes
---
1987
Yes
Yes
---
2019
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1996
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
2016
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
2018
No
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
2005
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
2009
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2005
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
2006
No
No
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2015
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
2013
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
1998
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2018
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
1994
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
2015
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2011
No
No
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
2019
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
No
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2006
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2006
No
No
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2003
No
Yes
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Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Appling County Berrien County Ben Hill County Banks County Burke County Brantley County Butts County Cook County Chattooga County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Greene County Grady County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Long County Lamar County Meriwether County Morgan County Mitchell County McDuffie County Oglethorpe County Pike County Pierce County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
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retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)
roads, streets and bridges
public safety facilities and
capital equipment
tax increment financing
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
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Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
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Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
---
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Yes
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Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
---
---
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Yes
Yes
---
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---
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
water or sewer
------Yes Yes --Yes --Yes Yes ----Yes ------------Yes ----Yes Yes ----Yes -------
Population Group E
Bleckley County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Bacon 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?
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
1995
No
Yes
---
2010
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2009
Yes
Yes
---
2012
Yes
Yes
---
2000
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2006
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2001
No
No
---
1995
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2018
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
1995
No
Yes
---
2019
No
No
---
1995
No
Yes
---
2007
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
2006
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2010
No
No
---
2014
No
No
---
0
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
2013
No
Yes
---
1999
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
No
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
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Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
County
Population Group E Cusseta-Chattahoochee Candler County Crawford County Charlton County Dooly County Evans County Early County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
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--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
---
water or sewer
Yes -----------------------
Population Group F
Atkinson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Baker County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Calhoun County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Clinch County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Clay County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Echols County CG
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Georgetown-Quitman
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Hancock County
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Irwin County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Johnson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Jenkins County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Lincoln County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Montgomery County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Marion County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Randolph County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Schley County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Seminole County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Twiggs County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Turner County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Treutlen 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
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2004
No
No
---
2018
No
Yes
---
2011
No
Yes
---
2011
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
1999
No
No
---
2017
No
Yes
---
2007
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
1994
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
---
2010
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2006
No
No
---
2019
No
No
---
2019
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2012
Yes
Yes
---
2003
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2007
No
Yes
---
2004
No
No
---
0
No
No
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CHAPTER 6 Economic Development Activities
This chapter covers the administration and conduct of economic development activities sponsored by a government to attract new business and retain business.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Initiatives for economic development activities Presence of a full-time economic developer Some governments employ a full-time staff person dedicated to
economic development activities. Financial incentives used to attract and retain business Incentives may include land, grants or loans, and tax
incentives, among others. Presence of a constitutional development authority, and percent of ad valorem taxes dedicated thereto.
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
County
Population Group F Terrell County Taylor County Taliaferro County Talbot County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County
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retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)
roads, streets and bridges
public safety facilities and
capital equipment
tax increment financing
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
water or sewer
--------------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
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
---
1997
Yes
No
---
2005
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2011
No
No
---
2004
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
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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
#
%
23
13
56.5%
2
8.7%
20
87.0%
10
43.5%
13
6
46.2%
0
0.0%
11
84.6%
7
53.8%
27
14
51.9%
1
3.7%
25
92.6%
13
48.1%
30
17
56.7%
1
3.3%
27
90.0%
20
66.7%
14
7
50.0%
0
0.0%
13
92.9%
5
35.7%
29
13
44.8%
0
0.0%
26
89.7%
11
37.9%
136
70
51.5%
4
2.9%
122
89.7%
66
48.5%
local government
#
%
14
60.9%
6
46.2%
10
37.0%
15
50.0%
5
35.7%
13
44.8%
63
46.3%
no economic development
activities
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.4%
1
0.7%
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
23 13 27 30 14 29 136
Number of governments with full-time economic
developer
#
%
14
60.9%
6
46.2%
12
44.4%
15
50.0%
5
35.7%
6
20.7%
58
42.6%
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
4.3%
1
4.3%
1
4.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
7.7%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
1
3.7%
2
6.7%
1
3.3%
4
13.3%
2
6.7%
1
7.1%
0
0.0%
1
7.1%
1
7.1%
2
6.9%
1
3.4%
3
10.3%
0
0.0%
6
4.4%
3
2.2%
11
8.1%
5
3.7%
QuickStart
#
%
2
8.7%
2
15.4%
4
14.8%
7
23.3%
1
7.1%
2
6.9%
18
13.2%
subsidies
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
0
0.0%
1
7.1%
0
0.0%
2
1.5%
Section 6.a - Summary
2021 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
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
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke CG
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Augusta/Richmond CG
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Bartow County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never
Carroll County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Chatham County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Cherokee County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Clayton County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Most of time Sometimes
Always
Always
Sometimes Sometimes
Cobb County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Columbia County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Coweta County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Douglas County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Fayette County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Forsyth County
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Gwinnett County
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Never
Most of time
Never
Most of time
Never
Hall County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Henry County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Most of time
Never
Houston County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Lowndes County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always
Sometimes
Macon-Bibb County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time
Newton County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Paulding County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Whitfield County
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Population Group B
Barrow County
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Most of time
Never
Bulloch County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Camden County
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Catoosa County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Floyd County
---
---
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
Jackson County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Liberty County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D
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
---
No
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Never
Never
Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
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
Never
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
Never
---
---
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
---
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
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Always
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never
Sometimes
Never
---
---
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
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley 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
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
Always
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
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
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Always
Always
Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
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
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
---
---
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
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 Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Page 6.a - 3
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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
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
Population Group E
Candler County
Yes
---
Yes
---
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
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
Pulaski County
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Screven County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Population Group F
Atkinson County
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
No
Never
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
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Georgetown-Quitman
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
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
Montgomery County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Randolph County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Schley County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes
Seminole County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never
Never
Sometimes
Talbot County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Never
Never
Most of time Most of time
Never
Never
Taliaferro County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Taylor County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
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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
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
Population Group F
Terrell County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Always
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Treutlen County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Turner County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Twiggs County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Always
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Webster County Unifie
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Wheeler County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Wilcox County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Never
Wilkes County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Wilkinson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data
Number Group reporting
A
23
B
13
C
27
D
30
E
14
F
29
Total
136
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%
1
4.3%
3
13.0%
5
21.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
23.1%
3
23.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
2
7.4%
4
14.8%
0
0.0%
2
6.7%
1
3.3%
2
6.7%
7
23.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
28.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.4%
0
0.0%
2
1.5%
3
2.2%
10
7.4%
24
17.6%
waiver of
regulations
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments
#
%
1
4.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.7%
other
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
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
#
%
23
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
4.3%
2
8.7%
13
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
15.4%
27
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
1
3.7%
4
14.8%
30
0
0.0%
1
3.3%
4
13.3%
3
10.0%
6
20.0%
14
0
0.0%
1
7.1%
1
7.1%
1
7.1%
1
7.1%
29
1
3.4%
0
0.0%
2
6.9%
2
6.9%
4
13.8%
136
1
0.7%
2
1.5%
8
5.9%
8
5.9%
19
14.0%
Section 6.b - Summary
2021 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 A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time Sometimes
Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Never
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes 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
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Always Most of time Sometimes Never Never
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Always
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time Sometimes
Always
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time
Always
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
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 Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White 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
Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes ---
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Never Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time
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2021 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 Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Always
--Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Always Most of time
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Always Always
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County
Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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 Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Always Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Never Sometimes Always Most of time Never Always Most of time
Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
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2021 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 E Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Sometimes Never
Most of time Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Most of time Always Sometimes Never
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never ---
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Never Most of time
Never Never Never Never Never
--Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never
--Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Most of time
Never Never Never Sometimes Never
--Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time
Never Never Never Sometimes Never
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never
Never Never Never Never Never
--Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
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 Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Most of time
Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never Never Never --Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Always Never Sometimes
Always Never Never Never Always
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Never Never Never Most of time
Page 6.b - 4
2021 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 Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
Never Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Always Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes 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 Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
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2021 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
#
%
23
0
0.0%
1
4.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
8.7%
5
21.7%
0
0.0%
13
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
15.4%
3
23.1%
0
0.0%
27
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
3
11.1%
5
18.5%
1
3.7%
30
2
6.7%
1
3.3%
1
3.3%
0
0.0%
2
6.7%
8
26.7%
0
0.0%
14
1
7.1%
1
7.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
14.3%
0
0.0%
29
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
136
3
2.2%
3
2.2%
2
1.5%
1
0.7%
9
6.6%
23 16.9%
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%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Number Group reporting
A
23
B
13
C
27
D
30
E
14
F
29
Total
136
Number of counties collecting the additional mill of ad valorem tax for economic development
#
%
3
13.0%
2
15.4%
3
11.1%
4
13.3%
1
7.1%
6
20.7%
19
14.0%
Number collecting the additional mill for the following purpose:
county development authority
#
%
Multi-jurisdictional development authority
#
%
Other
#
%
2
66.7%
3
150.0%
5
166.7%
5
125.0%
2
200.0%
7
116.7%
24 126.3%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
16.7%
2
10.5%
1
33.3%
1
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
10.5%
Section 6.c - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee C Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always Always Most of time Sometimes Never Never
Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
----Sometimes ------Sometimes ------------Never ----Never -------------
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Always
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time Sometimes
Always
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never
Never 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 0.000
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
Multi-juris DA
No
Both
No
---
No
---
No
---
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
No
County DA
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
Both
No
---
No
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
subsidies
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
other
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County
Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time
Never Never
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time
Never Sometimes
Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes
Never Most of time
Always Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Always Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Most of time Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
----------------Never --Never Never ----------Sometimes 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
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
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
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
County DA
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
County DA
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2021 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 D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Always Never Never Never Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Always Always
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes 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
------------------Sometimes ------------------------------------Never ---
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County
Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
--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 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
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
Yes
County DA
No
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
0.000 0.000
No
---
No
County DA
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
subsidies
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
Population Group E Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Always Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County
Never Never Never Never Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never Never Never ---
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never
--Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never
--Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never Never Never --Never
Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Most of time
Never Never Never Never Never
--Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never
Never Never Never Never Never
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never Never Never --Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes
other
-------------------------
----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 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
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
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
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
---
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
County DA
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
County DA
No
---
Yes
Multi-juris DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
subsidies
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
Population Group F Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Always Never Never Never Never Never
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
other
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
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Developement Activities - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
23 13 27 30 14 29 136
Number with constitutional development
authority
#
%
13 56.5%
8
61.5%
18 66.7%
16 53.3%
11 78.6%
14 48.3%
80 58.8%
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% 1 12.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.3%
one mill
#
%
1 7.7% 1 12.5% 1 5.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 14.3% 5 6.3%
other amount
#
%
1 7.7% 0 0.0% 5 27.8% 3 18.8% 3 27.3% 4 28.6% 16 20.0%
none
#
%
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
#
%
#
%
14 107.7% 7 87.5% 16 88.9% 17 106.3% 8 72.7% 11 78.6% 73 91.3%
21
91.3%
12
92.3%
24
88.9%
29
96.7%
14
100.0%
22
75.9%
122
67.6%
21
100.0%
10
83.3%
20
83.3%
25
86.2%
10
71.4%
6
27.3%
92
75.4%
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Does government have a constitutional
development authority?
If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?
If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?
What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?
Population Group A
Augusta/Richmond CG
No
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
Bartow County
Yes
Carroll County
No
Coweta County
Yes
Cobb County
Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Cherokee County
Yes
Chatham County
No
Columbia County
No
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
Fayette County
No
Forsyth County
No
Gwinnett County
No
Henry County
Yes
Houston County
Yes
Hall County
No
Lowndes County
Yes
Macon-Bibb County
No
Newton County
Yes
Paulding County
Yes
Whitfield County
No
None None None
--None None None None
----Other None --None --None None --One mill --None 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
No
---
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
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Population Group B
Bulloch County
No
Barrow County
Yes
Camden County
No
Catoosa County
Yes
Floyd County
Yes
Glynn County
No
Gordon County
No
Jackson County
Yes
Liberty County
Yes
Rockdale County
No
Spalding County
Yes
Troup County
Yes
Walker County
Yes
--None None None None
----None Two mills --None None One mill
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
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Does government have a constitutional
development authority?
If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?
If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?
What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?
Population Group C
Bryan County
No
Baldwin County
Yes
Colquitt County
Yes
Coffee County
Yes
Dawson County
Yes
Decatur County
No
Fannin County
Yes
Gilmer County
Yes
Harris County
No
Haralson County
Yes
Hart County
Yes
Habersham County
No
Jones County
No
Lee County
No
Lumpkin County
No
Monroe County
Yes
Oconee County
Yes
Peach County
No
Pickens County
No
Polk County
Yes
Stephens County
Yes
Tift County
Yes
Toombs County
Yes
Tattnall County
Yes
Ware County
Yes
Wayne County
Yes
White County
Yes
Other None Other Other Other None None None
--None None None
--None
--None None
----None None None One mill Other None None None
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
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
Yes
Less than $10,000
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
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Population Group D
Appling County
No
Berrien County
No
Ben Hill County
Yes
Banks County
Yes
Burke County
No
Brantley County
Yes
Butts County
Yes
Cook County
No
Chattooga County
No
Crisp County
Yes
None ---
None None
--None None
----Other
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
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
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Does government have a constitutional
development authority?
If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?
If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?
What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?
Population Group D
Dodge County
Yes
Elbert County
Yes
Franklin County
Yes
Greene County
Yes
Grady County
No
Jefferson County
No
Jeff Davis County
Yes
Long County
No
Lamar County
No
Meriwether County
Yes
Morgan County
No
Mitchell County
Yes
McDuffie County
Yes
Oglethorpe County
No
Pike County
No
Pierce County
Yes
Rabun County
No
Telfair County
Yes
Union County
No
Washington County
Yes
None None None None
--Other None
----None --None None None None None --None --Other
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Greater than $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
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Population Group E
Bleckley County
Yes
Bacon County
Yes
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
No
Candler County
Yes
Crawford County
Yes
Charlton County
Yes
Dooly County
Yes
Evans County
Yes
Early County
Yes
Jasper County
No
Lanier County
Yes
Macon County
No
Pulaski County
Yes
Screven County
Yes
None Other
--None None None None None None
--Other
--None Other
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
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Population Group F
Atkinson County
No
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Does government have a constitutional
development authority?
If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?
If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?
What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?
Population Group F
Baker County
No
Calhoun County
No
Clinch County
Yes
Clay County
No
Echols County CG
---
Georgetown-Quitman
No
Hancock County
Yes
Irwin County
Yes
Johnson County
Yes
Jenkins County
Yes
Lincoln County
Yes
Montgomery County
Yes
Marion County
Yes
Randolph County
No
Schley County
No
Seminole County
Yes
Twiggs County
No
Turner County
Yes
Treutlen County
No
Terrell County
No
Taylor County
Yes
Taliaferro County
No
Talbot County
No
Wilcox County
Yes
Wilkes County
No
Wilkinson County
No
Webster County Unifie
Yes
Wheeler County
Yes
----Other ------None One mill None None One mill Other None --None Other None None None --None ----None ----None Other
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
No
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
---
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
No
---
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
No
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
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CHAPTER 7 Public Safety
This chapter covers provisions of a government's public safety functions, encompassing both fire and police services.
Specific items covered in this chapter:
Law Enforcement Existence of police department Issuance of handguns Use of law enforcement vehicles Assigned patrol shift hours Number of police vehicles in use for specific operations Number of certified officers with arrest powers normally employed Jail operations
Fire Services Fire classification rating The Insurance Services Office (ISO) issues a fire protection scale on a range of 1 to 10, with
"one" being the highest response and "ten" being the lowest response. Number of fire stations Use of volunteers for firefighting Fire departments can include volunteer fire fighters in their force, or consist of all
volunteers. Number of fire fighters on duty per shift
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety - Summary of Data
Group A B C D E F
Total
Number reporting
23 13 27 30 14 29 136
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
#
%
8
34.8%
3
23.1%
1
3.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
8.8%
8
100.0%
1
2
66.7%
1
1
100.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
11
100.0%
2
12.5% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 16.7%
1
12.5%
3
37.5%
0
0.0%
2
66.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
8.3%
5
41.7%
12 hours
#
%
3
37.5%
0
0.0%
1
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
33.3%
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"
#
%
6
75.0%
3
100.0%
1
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
10
83.3%
If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
8
3
1
0
0
0
8
Section 7.a - Summary
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...
Jurisdiction
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
Carroll County
No
Coweta County
No
Cobb County
Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Cherokee County
No
Chatham County
Yes
Columbia County
No
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Douglas County
No
Fayette County
No
Forsyth County
No
Gwinnett County
Yes
Henry County
Yes
Houston County
No
Hall County
No
Lowndes County
No
Macon-Bibb County
No
Newton County
No
Paulding County
No
Whitfield County
Yes
--Govt. provides
------Govt. provides Govt. provides --Govt. provides --Govt. provides ------Govt. provides Govt. provides ------------Govt. provides
--10 Hours
------10 Hours 8 Hours --12 Hours --9 Hours ------12 Hours 10 Hours ------------12 Hours
Population Group B
Bulloch County
No
Barrow County
No
Camden County
No
Catoosa County
No
Floyd County
Yes
Glynn County
Yes
Gordon County
No
Jackson County
No
Liberty County
No
--------Govt. provides Govt. provides -------
--------10 Hours 10 Hours -------
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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
--No ------Yes No --Yes --Yes ------Yes Yes ------------Yes
If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
--1 ------1 2 --1 --1 ------1 1 ---------------
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---
---
---
---
---
---
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Yes
1
Yes
1
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Rockdale County Spalding County Troup 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
---
---
No
---
---
Yes
Officer provides
8 Hours
Population Group C
Bryan County
No
Baldwin County
No
Colquitt County
No
Coffee County
No
Dawson County
No
Decatur County
No
Fannin County
No
Gilmer County
No
Harris County
No
Haralson County
No
Hart County
No
Habersham County
No
Jones County
No
Lee County
No
Lumpkin County
No
Monroe County
No
Oconee County
No
Peach County
No
Pickens County
No
Polk County
Yes
Stephens County
No
Tift County
No
Toombs County
No
Tattnall County
No
Ware County
No
Wayne County
No
White County
No
--------------------------------------Govt. provides ---------------
--------------------------------------12 Hours ---------------
Population Group D
Appling County
No
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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
------Yes
If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
------1
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---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
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Yes
1
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Berrien County Ben Hill County Banks County Burke County Brantley County Butts County Cook County Chattooga County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Greene County Grady County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Long County Lamar County Meriwether County Morgan County Mitchell County McDuffie County Oglethorpe County Pike County Pierce County Rabun County Telfair County Union County 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
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
Population Group E
Bleckley County
No
---
---
Bacon County
No
---
---
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
No
---
---
Candler County
No
---
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rule"?
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If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
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2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Crawford County Charlton County Dooly County Evans County Early County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven 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
---
---
Population Group F
Atkinson County
No
---
---
Baker County
No
---
---
Calhoun County
No
---
---
Clinch County
No
---
---
Clay County
No
---
---
Echols County CG
No
---
---
Georgetown-Quitman
No
---
---
Hancock County
No
---
---
Irwin County
No
---
---
Johnson County
No
---
---
Jenkins County
No
---
---
Lincoln County
No
---
---
Montgomery County
No
---
---
Marion County
No
---
---
Randolph County
No
---
---
Schley County
No
---
---
Seminole County
No
---
---
Twiggs County
No
---
---
Turner County
No
---
---
Treutlen County
No
---
---
Terrell County
No
---
---
Taylor County
No
---
---
Taliaferro County
No
---
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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
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If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
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2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Talbot County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Webster County Unifie Wheeler County
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...
Does the county operate a police department?
Method of providing handguns
For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?
No
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No
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No
---
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No
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No
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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
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If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety - Summary of Data
Questions refer to the operating of a county sheriff's department
Number Group reporting
Number of departments providing handguns to sworn law enforcement personnel
#
%
8 hours
#
%
------------ Number having following shifts in hours: ------------
9 hours
#
%
10 hours
#
%
12 hours
#
%
A
23
22
95.7%
2
8.7%
1
4.3%
0
0.0%
20 87.0%
B
13
12
92.3%
3
23.1%
0
0.0%
1
7.7%
9
69.2%
C
27
25
92.6%
1
3.7%
1
3.7%
0
0.0%
25 92.6%
D
30
28
93.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
30 100.0%
E
14
12
85.7%
0
0.0%
1
7.1%
0
0.0%
13 92.9%
F
29
22
75.9%
2
6.9%
0
0.0%
1
3.4%
26 89.7%
Total
136
121
89.0%
8
5.9%
3
2.2%
2
1.5% 123 90.4%
other
#
%
Number of governments with "One Car, One Driver
Rule"
#
%
If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
0
0.0%
18
78.3%
15
0
0.0%
13
100.0%
1
0
0.0%
25
92.6%
4
0
0.0%
27
90.0%
5
0
0.0%
14
100.0%
0
0
0.0%
28
96.6%
1
0
0.0%
125
91.9%
15
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
2021 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 Carroll County Coweta County Cobb County Clayton County Cherokee County Chatham County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Henry County Houston County Hall County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding 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 Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
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516
7
No
2
21
Yes
---
148
4
Yes
---
130
10
Yes
---
175
14
No
2
172
2
Yes
1
160
5
No
3
50
4
Yes
---
163
4
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
1
95
9
No
2
146
2
Yes
---
141
1
Yes
---
353
7
Yes
1
200
Yes
1
124
22
No
2
95
2
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
108
16
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
120
19
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
100
Population Group B Bulloch County Barrow County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County
Officer 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 10 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
117
2
Yes
---
85
14
Yes
---
70
---
Yes
1
31
Yes
---
2
2
Yes
---
60
---
Yes
---
70
10
Yes
---
5
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Page 7.b - 1
Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time Basis
On Part time Basis
437
90
170
13
120
---
180
---
483
16
120
6
353
5
248
---
---
337
42
229
---
148
---
304
---
633
37
148
131
---
---
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132
11
---
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155
5
---
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125
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116
2
69
14
70
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88
45
8
5
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2021 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
Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County
Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
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---
---
Yes
---
60
18
Yes
---
73
3
Yes
---
79
4
Population Group C Bryan County Baldwin County Colquitt County Coffee County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Harris County Haralson County Hart County Habersham County Jones County Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tift County Toombs County Tattnall County Ware County Wayne County White County
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
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 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 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
Yes
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50
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
1
48
2
Yes
---
36
5
Yes
---
35
1
Yes
---
67
---
Yes
---
55
---
No
2
16
6
Yes
---
41
---
Yes
---
44
2
Yes
---
64
5
Yes
---
200
---
Yes
---
46
1
Yes
---
55
1
Yes
---
66
1
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
30
2
Yes
1
Yes
---
35
9
Yes
---
70
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
29
2
Yes
---
30
10
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
51
1
Population Group D
Page 7.b - 2
Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time Basis
On Part time Basis
---
---
107
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74
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68
5
43
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---
---
---
---
---
72
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25
10
5
1
60
2
---
---
36
---
32
2
---
2
41
1
---
---
53
5
70
6
62
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75
2
28
36
1
65
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2021 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
Appling County Berrien County Ben Hill County Banks County Burke County Brantley County Butts County Cook County Chattooga County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Greene County Grady County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Long County Lamar County Meriwether County Morgan County Mitchell County McDuffie County Oglethorpe County Pike County Pierce County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington 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 Officer 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
Yes
---
28
---
Yes
---
23
1
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
60
7
Yes
---
60
---
Yes
---
21
---
Yes
---
50
2
Yes
---
10
---
Yes
---
38
1
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
37
3
Yes
---
40
---
No
2
17
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
20
---
No
1
31
2
Yes
---
15
---
Yes
---
43
---
Yes
---
35
4
Yes
---
38
---
Yes
---
26
---
Yes
---
26
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
20
4
Yes
---
---
---
No
2
20
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
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Population Group E Bleckley County Bacon County Cusseta-Chattahooch
Govt. provides Officer provides Officer provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
---
13
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
7
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Page 7.b - 3
Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time Basis
On Part time Basis
28
3
23
2
---
---
48
1
90
---
20
---
47
4
24
---
28
11
---
---
---
---
---
---
36
3
35
---
20
8
---
---
16
2
28
---
30
4
33
1
31
8
25
---
21
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19
2
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6
49
7
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2021 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
Candler County Crawford County Charlton County Dooly County Evans County Early County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Govt. provides Govt. provides 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
Yes
---
18
---
Yes
---
18
---
Yes
---
19
---
Yes
---
38
3
Yes
---
6
---
Yes
---
19
Yes
---
40
2
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
8
---
Yes
---
28
---
Yes
---
8
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Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clinch County Clay County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman Hancock County Irwin County Johnson County Jenkins County Lincoln County Montgomery County Marion County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Twiggs County Turner County Treutlen County Terrell County Taylor County
Govt. provides Govt. provides
Other Officer provides Officer provides Officer 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 Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 10 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
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8
---
Yes
---
9
---
Yes
---
6
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
6
---
Yes
---
7
---
Yes
---
7
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
16
---
Yes
---
11
---
Yes
---
14
---
No
1
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
16
---
Yes
---
5
Yes
---
16
---
Yes
---
24
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
12
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
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Page 7.b - 4
Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time Basis
On Part time Basis
15
---
17
---
---
---
33
2
8
3
19
1
29
5
---
---
9
---
23
---
6
---
12
---
7
---
6
---
---
---
4
2
8
---
6
1
---
---
---
---
9
4
10
11
1
---
---
---
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15
2
5
2
16
2
24
---
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8
5
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2021 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
Taliaferro County Talbot County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Webster County Unif Wheeler County
Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours
Yes
---
20
---
Yes
---
16
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
20
3
Yes
---
1
---
Yes
---
---
---
Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?
On Full time Basis
On Part time Basis
9
---
13
1
---
---
---
---
16
10
4
---
---
---
Page 7.b - 5
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety - Summary of Data
SEE Footnote*
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number of
governments operating
Number
a jail facility
reporting
#
%
Number of these governments owning
the facility they operate
#
%
23
23
100.0%
23
100.0%
13
13
100.0%
13
100.0%
27
27
100.0%
27
100.0%
30
29
96.7%
29
96.7%
14
12
85.7%
12
85.7%
29
22
75.9%
22
75.9%
136
126
92.6%
126
92.6%
Number of governments adding the 10% fee to court
fines (1)
#
%
22
95.7%
13
100.0%
26
96.3%
29
96.7%
12
85.7%
27
93.1%
129
94.9%
Number with ISO rating
of 4 or better
#
%
22
95.7%
12
92.3%
13
48.1%
10
33.3%
3
21.4%
4
13.8%
64
47.1%
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
4
17.4%
0
0.0%
20
87.0%
2
211
6
19
8
61.5%
1
12.5%
11
84.6%
9
40
0
19
26
96.3%
9
34.6%
18
66.7%
1
21
5
18
28
93.3%
13
46.4%
15
50.0%
1
30
2
13
14
100.0%
8
57.1%
5
35.7%
2
8
1
14
28
96.6%
25
89.3%
4
13.8%
0
50
0
30
108
79.4%
56
51.9%
73
53.7%
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
2021 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. Law For Special Enforcement 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 ---
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Athens-Clarke CG
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Bartow County
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Carroll County
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Coweta County
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---
Cobb County
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---
Clayton County
---
---
Cherokee County
---
---
Chatham County
---
---
Columbia County
---
---
Columbus/Muscogee C ---
---
Douglas County
---
---
Fayette County
---
---
Forsyth County
---
---
Gwinnett County
---
---
Henry County
---
---
Houston County
---
---
Hall County
---
---
Lowndes County
---
---
Macon-Bibb County
---
---
Newton County
---
---
Paulding County
---
---
Whitfield County
---
---
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Yes
Own govt.
Yes
1
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
1
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
1
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
1
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
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
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
No
3
19
No
No
9
No
No
14
No
No
19
No
No
15
No
No
29
No
No
14
No
No
29
Yes
No
0
No
---
17
Yes
No
14
No
No
10
No
No
9
No
No
13
No
No
30
No
---
16
No
No
9
Yes
No
16
No
No
18
Yes
No
21
No
---
7
No
No
13
No
No
12
No
No
Population Group B
Bulloch County
---
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Barrow County
---
---
Camden County
---
---
Catoosa County
---
---
Floyd County
---
---
Glynn County
---
---
Gordon County
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
14
Yes
Yes
6
No
No
7
No
No
9
Yes
No
10
No
No
8
Yes
No
11
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?
78 51 37 36 62 170 89 86 --54 108 40 43 60 211 104 2 111 --125 22 50 24
--27 31 23 40 40 14
*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
See Footnote*
Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement 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
Jackson County
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Liberty County
---
---
Rockdale County
---
---
Spalding County
---
---
Troup County
---
---
Walker County
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
9
Yes
No
7
Yes
No
9
No
No
7
No
No
12
Yes
No
19
Yes
No
Population Group C
Bryan County
---
---
Baldwin County
---
---
Colquitt County
---
---
Coffee County
---
---
Dawson County
---
---
Decatur County
---
---
Fannin County
---
---
Gilmer County
---
---
Harris County
---
---
Haralson County
---
---
Hart County
---
---
Habersham County
---
---
Jones County
---
---
Lee County
---
---
Lumpkin County
---
---
Monroe County
---
---
Oconee County
---
---
Peach County
---
---
Pickens County
---
---
Polk County
---
---
Stephens County
---
---
Tift County
---
---
Toombs County
---
---
Tattnall County
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
2
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
No
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
10
Yes
No
8
Yes
No
0
Yes
Yes
19
Yes
No
8
Yes
No
11
Yes
No
14
Yes
Yes
16
Yes
No
10
Yes
Yes
11
No
No
10
Yes
No
9
Yes
No
11
Yes
No
5
Yes
No
9
Yes
No
14
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
No
9
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
Yes
11
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
19
Yes
Yes
Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
--9 37 25 16 14
6 10 --3 18 4 --9 --16 3 21 1 20 14 9 --6 14 ----7 -----
*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
See Footnote*
Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement 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
Ware County
---
---
Wayne County
---
---
White County
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
11
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
No
Population Group D
Appling County
---
---
Berrien County
---
---
Ben Hill County
---
---
Banks County
---
---
Burke County
---
---
Brantley County
---
---
Butts County
---
---
Cook County
---
---
Chattooga County
---
---
Crisp County
---
---
Dodge County
---
---
Elbert County
---
---
Franklin County
---
---
Greene County
---
---
Grady County
---
---
Jefferson County
---
---
Jeff Davis County
---
---
Long County
---
---
Lamar County
---
---
Meriwether County
---
---
Morgan County
---
---
Mitchell County
---
---
McDuffie County
---
---
Oglethorpe County
---
---
Pike County
---
---
Pierce County
---
---
Rabun County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
8
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
No
---
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
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
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
9
Yes
Yes
11
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
12
Yes
No
12
No
No
13
Yes
Yes
6
No
No
7
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
No
6
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
12
Yes
No
12
Yes
Yes
13
Yes
No
10
Yes
No
8
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
No
6
Yes
No
7
Yes
No
14
Yes
No
16
Yes
No
18
Yes
No
6
Yes
No
14
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
Yes
12
Yes
No
Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
Yes No Yes
No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
4 --6
------14 30 --16 ----5 --2 --10 ----2 2 2 8 4 1 4 ------2
*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
See Footnote*
Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement 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
Telfair County
---
---
Union County
---
---
Washington County
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
No
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
7
Yes
Yes
13
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
Population Group E
Bleckley County
---
---
Bacon County
---
---
Cusseta-Chattahoochee ---
---
Candler County
---
---
Crawford County
---
---
Charlton County
---
---
Dooly County
---
---
Evans County
---
---
Early County
---
---
Jasper County
---
---
Lanier County
---
---
Macon County
---
---
Pulaski County
---
---
Screven County
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
No
---
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
No
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
No
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
No
---
Yes
6
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
7
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
No
2
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
No
12
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
No
8
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
No
13
Yes
No
Population Group F
Atkinson County
---
---
Baker County
---
---
Calhoun County
---
---
Clinch County
---
---
Clay County
---
---
Echols County CG
---
---
Georgetown-Quitman
---
---
Hancock County
---
---
Irwin County
---
---
Johnson County
---
---
Jenkins County
---
---
Lincoln County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
No
---
Yes
7
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
No
---
Yes
---
No
---
Yes
6
No
Other govt.
No
7
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
No
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
8
Yes
No
2
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
No Yes No
No Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes
Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
--4 ---
--3 --2 ----------4 ----2 8
1 ------------50 ---------
*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
See Footnote*
Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement 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
Montgomery County
---
---
Marion County
---
---
Randolph County
---
---
Schley County
---
---
Seminole County
---
---
Twiggs County
---
---
Turner County
---
---
Treutlen County
---
---
Terrell County
---
---
Taylor County
---
---
Taliaferro County
---
---
Talbot County
---
---
Wilcox County
---
---
Wilkes County
---
---
Wilkinson County
---
---
Webster County Unifie ---
---
Wheeler County
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
No
---
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
No
---
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
No
---
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
6
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
No
6
Yes
No
6
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
No
6
Yes
Yes
2
No
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
14
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
------0 --4 1 --1 -----------------
*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.
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CHAPTER 8 Form of Government
This chapter briefly summarizes how governments elect or appoint their commissioners/mayors and board/council members.
Electing/appointing the chief elected official Popular vote Vote of council (municipality) Vote of commission (county)
Excluding the chief elected official: The methods of electing members of the board/council The number of seats on the board/council
Department of Community Affairs
Section 8. Form of Government
Number electing/appointing the chief executive/commission chair by the following methods:
Number Group reporting
popular vote
#
%
vote of commission
#
%
no CEO/chair
#
%
A
23
20
87.0%
3
13.0%
0
0.0%
B
13
8
61.5%
5
38.5%
0
0.0%
C
27
16
59.3%
11
40.7%
0
0.0%
D
30
16
53.3%
13
43.3%
1
3.3%
E
14
6
42.9%
8
57.1%
0
0.0%
F
29
11
37.9%
18
62.1%
0
0.0%
Total
136
77
56.6%
58
42.6%
1
0.7%
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
78.3%
1
4.3%
3
13.0%
1
4.3%
9
69.2%
3
23.1%
1
7.7%
0
0.0%
18
66.7%
8
29.6%
1
3.7%
0
0.0%
24
80.0%
4
13.3%
0
0.0%
2
6.7%
11
78.6%
1
7.1%
0
0.0%
2
14.3%
24
82.8%
4
13.8%
1
3.4%
0
0.0%
104
76.5%
21
15.4%
6
4.4%
5
3.7%
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
6
4
5
4
6
2
5
2
10
(1) - May show a '0' for those counties having a sole commissioner.
Section 8 - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee CG Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale 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
District/at-large
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
By district
4
Popular vote
District/at-large
10
Vote of commission
By district
4
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
By district
4
Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote
By district By district By district By district At-large District/at-large At-large By district By district At-large
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group B Spalding County Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall County Tift County Toombs County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks 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
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
5
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
6
Popular vote
At-large
4
Vote of commission
By district
5
Popular vote
At-large
2
Popular vote
At-large
2
Vote of commission
At-large
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
At-large
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
At-large
4
Vote of commission
District/at-large
4
Popular vote
By district
2
Vote of commission
At-large
5
Vote of commission
At-large
4
Popular vote
By district
5
Popular vote
By district
6
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote Popular vote
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group D Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford 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
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
At-large
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
not applicable
---
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
5
Popular vote
At-large
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
5
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
At-large
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
No CEO
not applicable
---
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission
By district not applicable
By district By district By district
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group E Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman CG Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs 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
At-large
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
5
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
not applicable
---
Vote of commission
By district
6
Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote
By district At-large By district By district By district At-large At-large By district By district By district By district By district District/at-large By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district By district By district By district By district
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group F Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox 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?
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
2
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
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CHAPTER 9 E-Government
This chapter gives a brief overview of those governments that use the Internet to conduct government business, specifically:
Whether the government maintains an official website Types of services offered on the government website Whether government maintains a general email address
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9. E-Government
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
Number of governments maintaining an official web site:
#
%
Number of government's providing the following online services on the official web site:
general information
#
%
tax payments
#
%
utility bill payments
#
%
voter registration
#
%
car tags and renewals
#
%
23
23
100.0%
23
100.0%
23
100.0%
12
52.2%
15
65.2%
20
87.0%
13
13
100.0%
13
100.0%
13
100.0%
5
38.5%
7
53.8%
10
76.9%
27
27
100.0%
27
100.0%
21
77.8%
11
40.7%
12
44.4%
13
48.1%
30
29
96.7%
29
100.0% 19
65.5%
2
6.9%
10
34.5%
14
48.3%
14
13
92.9%
13
100.0%
4
30.8%
1
7.7%
1
7.7%
0
0.0%
29
25
86.2%
25
100.0%
3
12.0%
1
4.0%
2
8.0%
1
4.0%
136
130 95.6% 130
100.0% 83
63.8%
83
63.8% 47
36.2%
58
44.6%
payment of court fines
#
%
18
78.3%
12
92.3%
15
55.6%
13
44.8%
1
7.7%
3
12.0%
62
47.7%
other
#
%
15
65.2%
10
76.9%
10
37.0%
9
31.0%
5
38.5%
5
20.0%
54
41.5%
Number of governments maintaining general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public
#
%
18
78.3%
7
53.8%
16
59.3%
18
60.0%
7
50.0%
17
58.6%
83
61.0%
Section 9 - Summary
2021 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 Cobb County Columbia County
Yes
www.cherokeega.com
Yes
www.claytoncountyga.gov
Yes
www.cobbcounty.org
Yes
www.columbiacountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
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
Douglas County
Yes
www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Fayette County
Yes
www.fayettecountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Forsyth County
Yes
www.forsythco.com
Yes
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
---
Yes
Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Yes
www.maconbibb.us
Yes
www.co.newton.ga.us
Yes
www.paulding.gov
Yes
www.whitfieldcountyga.com
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@BARTO WGA.ORG
Yes
info@carrollcountyga.com
Yes
chathamcountyga.gov - click on the
"contact us" link at bottom of home
screen
No
No
Yes
information@cobbcounty.org
Yes commissioners@columbiacountyga.go v
Yes
webmaster@columbusga.org
Yes
cowetainfo@coweta.ga.us
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
commissioners@paulding.gov
Yes
On the website there is an email
address listed for each individual
department and department head, but
not a general email address.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County
Liberty County Rockdale County
Spalding County Troup County Walker 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 Lee County Lumpkin County
Monroe County Oconee County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
Yes
www.barrowga.org
Yes
www.bullochcounty.net
Yes
www.camdencountyga.gov
Yes
www.catoosa.com
Yes
www.romefloyd.org
Yes
www.glynncounty.org
Yes
www.gordoncounty.org
Yes
www.jacksoncountygov.com
Yes
www.libertycountyga.com
Yes
www.rockdalecountyga.gov
Yes
www.SpaldingCounty.com
Yes
www.troupcountyga.org
Yes
www.walkercountyga.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.lee.ga.us
Yes
www.lumpkincounty.gov
Yes
www.monroecoga.org
Yes
www.oconeecounty.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
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Other
Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
Yes
No
---
Yes
info@bullochcounty.net
Yes
No
---
Yes
commissioners@catoosa.com
Yes
No
Yes
Yes customerservice@glynncounty-ga.gov
Yes
No
Yes
Yes citizen_feedback@jacksoncountygov.
com
Yes
No
---
Yes customersatisfaction@rockdalecounty
ga.gov
Yes
Yes
Info@SpaldingCounty.com
Yes
Yes
commission@troupcontyga.gov
Yes
No
Yes
No
General contact / concerns made
through link from website.
---
Yes
help@bryan-county.org
---
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
Yes
Yes
leecounty@lee.ga.us
Yes
Yes boardofcommissioners@lumpkincount
y.gov
---
Yes
info@monroecoga.org
Yes
Yes
contact@oconee.ga.us
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group C Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Tattnall 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.peachcounty.net
Yes
www.pickenscountyga.gov
Yes
www.polkga.org
Yes
www.stephenscountyga.gov
Yes
www.tattnallcountyga.com
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
---
---
---
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 Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dodge County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County
Yes
www.berriencountygeorgia.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.https://brantleycountyga.com/
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
www.burkecounty-ga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
www.buttscountyga.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.chattoogacounty.org
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
www.cookcountyga.us
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.crispcounty.com
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
www.dodgecountyga.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.elbertga.us
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.Jeff Davis County.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.http://www.jeffersoncountyga.gov/
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
www.lamarcountyga.com
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County
Yes
wwwlongcountyboc.com
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
www.thomson-mcduffie.com
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
www.http://meriwethercountyga.gov
Yes
---
---
---
---
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Other
Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
Yes
Yes
webmaster@peachcounty.net
---
Yes
reception@pickenscountyga.gov
---
No
---
Yes
www.stephenscountyga.gov
---
Yes
tattnallcountyga.com contact us link
---
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
Yes
Yes
county@burkecounty-ga.gov
---
No
---
Yes
chattcom@windstream.net
---
Yes
cookgov@windstream.net
Yes
Yes
info@crispcounty.com
---
Yes kim.parkerson@dodgecounty-ga.com
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
comments@franklincountyga.gov
---
No
---
Yes
info@greenecountyga.gov
---
No
---
Yes
bwells@jeffersoncountyga.gov
---
Yes commissionersoffice@lamarcountyga.
com
---
No
Yes
Yes
dcrawley@thomson-mcduffie.net
---
No
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group D Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County Pulaski County Screven County
Population Group F Atkinson 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.mitchellcountygov.net
Yes
www.morgancountyga.gov
Yes
www.oglethorpecountyga.gov
Yes
www.piercecountyga.gov
Yes
www.pikecoga.com
Yes
www.rabuncounty.ga.gov
No
www.
Yes
www.unioncountyga.gov
Yes
www.washingtoncountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.bleckley.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.metter-candler.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.charltoncountyga.us
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
www.crawfordcountyga.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.ugoccc.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.doolycountyga.com
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
www.earlycountyga.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.evanscounty.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.jaspercountyga.org
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
www.laniercountyboc.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.maconcountyga.gov
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.pulaskico.com
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
WWW.SCREVENCOUNTYBOC.COM
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.http://www.atkinsoncounty.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Baker County
Yes
www.bakercountyga.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Calhoun County
Yes
www.CALHOUNCOGA.COM
Yes
---
---
---
---
Clay County
Yes
www.claycountyga.net
Yes
---
---
---
---
Clinch County
Yes
www.clinchcountyga.gov
Yes
---
---
---
---
Echols County CG
Yes
www.echolscountygeorgia.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Georgetown-Quitman CG
Yes
www.gqc-ga.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
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Other
Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
---
Yes
mitchellcountyga.net
---
No
---
Yes
BOC@oglethorpecountyga.gov
Yes
No
---
Yes
info@pikecoga.com
---
No
---
Yes
telfairco@gmail.com
---
Yes
commissioner@uniongov.com
---
Yes
boc@washingtoncountyga.gov
---
Yes
andy@baconcounty.org
---
Yes
info@bleckley.org
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
admin@ugoccc.com
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
boc.office@evanscounty.org
---
No
---
Yes
boardofcomm@laniercountyboc.com
Yes
Yes
info@maconcountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
pulaskico.com
---
---
RECEPT@PLANTERS.NET
---
Yes
atkinsoncounty.org
n.lott@atkinson-ga.org
m.peterson@atkinson-ga.org
---
Yes
boardofcomm@bakercountyga.com
---
No
Yes
No
---
Yes
clinchcounty@clinchcountyga.gov
---
Yes
ecboc@yahoo.com
---
Yes
quitmanco@gqc-ga.org
2021 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group F Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
Yes
www.hancockcountyga.gov
Yes
www.irwincountyga.com
No
www.
Yes
www.johnsonco.org
Yes
www.https://www.lincolncountyga.com
Yes
www.marioncountyga.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
No
www.
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
---
---
---
---
Twiggs County
Yes
www.twiggscounty.us
Yes
---
Webster County Unified
Yes
webstercounty.ga.org
Yes
---
Wheeler County
No
www.
---
---
Wilcox County
Yes
www.wilcoxcountygeorgia.com
Yes
---
Wilkes County
Yes
wilkescountyga.org (work in progress)
Yes
---
Wilkinson County
Yes
www.wilkinsoncounty.net
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Other
------------------Yes ----Yes -------
--Yes ----Yes ---
Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
No
No
No
Yes
commissioners@johnsonco.org
No
Yes
marionga@windstream.net
No
Yes
randolphgaclerk@gmail.com
Yes
schleyclerk@windstream.net
Yes
admin@seminolecountyga.com
No
No
Yes
taylor@pstel.net
Yes
sandratcbc@windstream.net
No
Yes latricewilson2003@gmail.com (Clerk) jsaxon@turnercountygeorgia.com (Manager)
No
Yes
websterco@windstream.net
No
Yes pjonesball@wilcoxcountygeorgia.com
Yes
wilkescoboc@yahoo.com
Yes
bdofcomm@wilkinsoncounty.net
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