2022 County government information catalog.

County Government Information Catalog
2022 Government Management Indicators Survey
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

2022 Government Management Indicators Survey
County Government Information Catalog
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNTY AFFAIRS Office of Research and Surveys 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
September 2022

COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2022
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: 2022

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 92 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

2021 Population Population group

18,488

D

128,711

A

8,391

F

205,673

A

11,079

E

2,819

F

43,781

C

18,562

D

86,658

B

110,843

A

17,158

D

18,147

D

12,607

E

18,101

D

16,270

D

46,938

C

82,442

B

24,310

D

25,781

C

5,509

F

55,664

B

11,037

E

121,968

A

68,397

B

12,766

E

296,329

A

24,932

D

Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

* - Consolidated county/city government.

County

2021 Population Population group

28 Cherokee

274,615

A

29 Clay

2,882

F

30 Clayton

297,100

A

31 Clinch

6,725

F

32 Cobb

766,802

A

33 Coffee

43,386

C

34 Colquitt

45,812

C

35 Columbia

159,639

A

36 Columbus/Muscogee *

205,617

A

37 Cook

17,225

D

38 Coweta

149,956

A

39 Crawford

12,153

E

40 Crisp

19,879

D

41 Cusseta-Chattahoochee *

9,048

F

42 Dade

16,326

D

43 Dawson

28,497

C

44 Decatur

29,038

C

45 DeKalb

757,718

A

46 Dodge

19,759

D

47 Dooly

10,885

E

48 Dougherty

84,844

B

49 Douglas

145,814

A

50 Early

10,619

E

51 Echols *

3,699

F

52 Effingham

66,741

B

53 Elbert

19,579

D

54 Emanuel

22,716

D

Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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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

2021 Population Population group

10,672

E

25,817

C

120,574

A

98,771

B

260,206

A

23,785

D

1,065,334

A

2,243

F

32,026

C

2,919

F

84,739

B

58,237

B

25,918

C

19,536

D

964,546

A

46,774

C

207,369

A

8,630

F

30,572

C

35,626

C

26,409

C

11,565

E

245,235

A

166,829

A

9,618

F

80,286

B

15,278

D

Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No 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

2021 Population Population group

14,872

E

15,524

D

8,639

F

9,160

F

28,400

C

19,080

D

9,907

F

49,547

C

33,411

C

65,711

B

7,749

F

17,152

D

119,276

A

34,278

C

12,004

E

156,762

A

30,885

C

7,440

F

21,633

D

11,123

E

20,793

D

5,919

F

21,521

D

28,712

C

8,653

F

20,635

D

39,951

C

Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

2022 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

2021 Population Population group

115,355

A

43,023

C

15,140

D

173,780

A

28,417

C

34,024

C

19,976

D

19,477

D

43,496

C

9,917

F

22,585

D

17,119

D

6,287

F

94,082

B

4,478

F

14,105

E

9,197

F

67,909

B

26,865

C

5,341

F

29,283

C

5,742

F

1,558

F

23,052

D

7,799

F

12,414

E

8,964

F

Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

* - Consolidated county/city government.

County
136 Thomas 137 Tift 138 Toombs 139 Towns 140 Treutlen 141 Troup 142 Turner 143 Twiggs 144 Union 145 Upson 146 Walker 147 Walton 148 Ware 149 Warren 150 Washington 151 Wayne 152 Webster Unified * 153 Wheeler 154 White 155 Whitfield 156 Wilcox 157 Wilkes 158 Wilkinson 159 Worth

2021 Population Population group

45,842

C

41,212

C

26,911

C

12,875

E

6,306

F

69,720

B

8,966

F

7,856

F

25,521

C

27,720

C

68,510

B

99,853

B

36,033

C

5,240

F

19,785

D

30,380

C

2,367

F

7,471

F

28,442

C

102,848

A

8,739

F

9,513

F

8,831

F

20,554

D

Responded to survey
Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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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

#

%

22

22

100.0%

17

77.3%

20

90.9%

15

15

100.0%

9

60.0%

8

53.3%

31

31

100.0%

13

41.9%

17

54.8%

34

33

97.1%

20

58.8%

17

50.0%

14

14

100.0%

7

50.0%

7

50.0%

30

29

96.7%

20

66.7%

11

36.7%

146

144

98.6%

86

58.9%

80

54.8%

Geographic information
systems

#

%

19

86.4%

9

60.0%

17

54.8%

8

23.5%

2

14.3%

1

3.3%

56

38.4%

Issusing occupation tax
certificates

#

%

21

95.5%

12

80.0%

20

64.5%

23

67.6%

9

64.3%

14

46.7%

99

67.8%

Law enforcement
records

#

%

20

90.9%

15

100.0%

31

100.0%

32

94.1%

14

100.0%

29

96.7%

141

96.6%

Maintaining court records

#

%

21

95.5%

14

93.3%

29

93.5%

31

91.2%

12

85.7%

27

90.0%

134

91.8%

Number performing management functions in-house

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting
22 15 31 34 14 30 146

Payroll preparation

#

%

20

90.9%

14

93.3%

29

93.5%

29

85.3%

13

92.9%

27

90.0%

132

90.4%

Tax assessment

#

%

20

90.9%

14

93.3%

28

90.3%

26

76.5%

12

85.7%

24

80.0%

124

84.9%

Tax billing

#

%

17

77.3%

10

66.7%

12

38.7%

18

52.9%

7

50.0%

17

56.7%

81

55.5%

Tax digest

#

%

21

95.5%

14

93.3%

26

83.9%

28

82.4%

10

71.4%

24

80.0%

123

84.2%

Utility bill preparation

#

%

5

22.7%

2

13.3%

8

25.8%

5

14.7%

6

42.9%

11

36.7%

37

25.3%

Voter registration

#

%

22

100.0%

15

100.0%

31

100.0%

34

100.0%

13

92.9%

30

100.0%

145

99.3%

Elections (how held)

#

%

21

95.5%

14

93.3%

29

93.5%

31

91.2%

13

92.9%

26

86.7%

134

91.8%

Section 1 - Summary

2022 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

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 Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County

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. Comb. 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. Private 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. 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt.

Issuing occupation tax cerificates
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Other 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. Other 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 Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb.

Own govt. Other govt.
Comb. RDC Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Comb. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Payroll preparation
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Other 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.

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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Private Own govt. 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. 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.
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.
Private Own govt.
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. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Comb. NP
Private NP NP
Own govt. Private NP NP Private Comb.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

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2022 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 Walton County

Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
RDC

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Law enforcement
records
Own govt. 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 Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Private Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Private Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Other 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.
RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. RDC Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
Comb. RDC Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. RDC Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Comb.
NP Private Other govt. Own govt. Comb. RDC RDC Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Maintaining court records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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.

Payroll preparation
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. Own govt. Own govt.

Tax assessment
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.

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Tax billing
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Private Comb.
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
Private Own govt.
Private Private Private Private Own govt. Private Private Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Own govt. Private Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Private Private Private Own govt.

Tax digest

Utility bill preparation

Voter

Elect-ions

registration

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Other govt. NP NP
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.
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.
Private Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.

Private Own govt.
Comb. Private Other govt. Other govt.
NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP Other govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. NP Comb. Own govt. Other govt.

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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

How does the government manage the following functions?

County

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Population Group C Wayne County White County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

NP Own govt.

Geographic information
system
Private Own govt.

Issuing occupation tax cerificates
Own govt. Own govt.

Law enforcement
records
Own govt. Own govt.

Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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 Putnam County Telfair County

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Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt.

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RDC Own govt. Own govt.
RDC RDC Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Comb. Own govt. Other govt. RDC Own govt. RDC Own govt. Own govt. RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. RDC Own govt.

Comb. Own govt.
RDC Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Private Private
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Maintaining court records
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Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Payroll preparation
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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.
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Private

Tax assessment
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Tax billing
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Own govt. Private
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Private Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Private Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Private

Tax digest

Utility bill preparation

Voter

Elect-ions

registration

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

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NP Private
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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

How does the government manage the following functions?

County

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Population Group D Union County Washington County Worth County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb.

RDC RDC Comb.

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Law enforcement
records

Own govt. Private Comb.

Own govt. NP
Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Maintaining court records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Payroll preparation
Own govt. Comb.
Own govt.

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 McIntosh County Pulaski County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt.

NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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NP Own govt.
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NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County

Own govt. NP

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Own govt. Comb.

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Own govt. RDC

Private

NP

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Comb. Own govt. Own govt.

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Private Own govt. Own govt.

Utility bill preparation

Voter

Elect-ions

registration

NP

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Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

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2022 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

Population Group F Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County

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RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Comb. RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. RDC Own govt. Comb. RDC

Comb. RDC Comb. RDC NP RDC Private RDC RDC NP Comb. RDC RDC RDC Comb. NP

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Law enforcement
records

NP NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt.

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Comb. 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. Other govt. Own govt.
Comb. 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.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Tax assessment
Own govt. Own govt.
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Comb. Own govt.

Tax billing
Own govt. Own govt.
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Tax digest
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Comb. Own govt.
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Comb. Own govt.
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Utility bill preparation

Voter

Elect-ions

registration

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2022 County Government Information Catalog

CHAPTER 2 Services Provided

This chapter covers the delivery of local government services and the types of services provided.

Ways of providing a service include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Other government agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available service available but not through local government F. NP service not available

Types of services provided include: Animal Control Building Inspection Building Permits Construction and Code Enforcement Emergency Medical Services Emergency 911 Fire Protection Health Screening Services Jail Law Enforcement Planning Public Hospital Public Transit Senior Citizen Program Wastewater Collection Wastewater Treatment

Water Distribution Water Supply Water Treatment Storm Water Telecommunications

Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Services Provided - Summary of Data

Number providing services directly

Number Group reporting

A

22

B

15

C

31

D

34

E

14

F

30

Total 146

Animal control

#

%

22

100.0%

15

100.0%

27

87.1%

20

58.8%

5

35.7%

3

10.0%

92

63.0%

Building inspection

#

%

20

90.9%

10

66.7%

26

83.9%

22

64.7%

7

50.0%

14

46.7%

99

67.8%

Building permits

#

%

21

95.5%

12

80.0%

29

93.5%

28

82.4%

11

78.6%

23

76.7%

124

84.9%

Construction and code
enforcement

#

%

22

100.0%

12

80.0%

29

93.5%

29

85.3%

11

78.6%

19

63.3%

122

83.6%

Emergency medical services

#

%

10

45.5%

8

53.3%

19

61.3%

18

52.9%

8

57.1%

18

60.0%

81

55.5%

Emergency 911 service

#

%

21

95.5%

14

93.3%

29

93.5%

31

91.2%

7

50.0%

16

53.3%

118

80.8%

Fire protection

#

%

21

95.5%

12

80.0%

26

83.9%

28

82.4%

12

85.7%

23

76.7%

122

83.6%

Health screening services

#

%

3

13.6%

1

6.7%

6

19.4%

6

17.6%

3

21.4%

3

10.0%

22

15.1%

Jail

#

%

22 100.0%

15 100.0%

30

96.8%

32

94.1%

10

71.4%

21

70.0%

130 89.0%

Section 2.a - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

Method of providing services

County

Animal control

Building inspection

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 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.

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Building permits
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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.

Construction and code
enforcement
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Emergency medical services
Available Available
Private Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Available Available Available

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County

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Private

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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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.

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Available Available
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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County
Population Group B Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Construction and code
enforcement
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Emergency medical services
Available Available
Private 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 Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Private Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private 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.

Available Private Private
Available

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.

Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Available
NP Available Own govt. Available Available Own govt.
NP Private Available Available Available Private Own govt. Available Other govt. Available Available Other govt. Available Private Available 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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

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Method of providing services

County
Population Group C Wayne County White County

Animal control

Building inspection

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Building permits
Own govt. Own govt.

Construction and code
enforcement
Own govt. Own govt.

Emergency medical services
Own govt. Private

Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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 Putnam County Telfair County

NP Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP

NP Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Private
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP 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. Own govt.
NP

NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP

NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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. Own govt.
NP

Available Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Authority Private Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Authority Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt.

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Emergency 911
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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

Fire protection
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Private 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.

Health

screening

services

Jail

Authority Available

Own govt. Own govt.

Private Private Available
NP NP NP Available Own govt. Available NP Authority Available NP Available Own govt. Available Private Own govt. Authority NP Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Available Available Authority Available Private Available Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available 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
Population Group D Union County Washington County Worth County

Animal control

Building inspection

Own govt. Other govt.
Private

Own govt. NP
Own govt.

Building permits
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Construction and code
enforcement
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Emergency medical services
Available Authority Own govt.

Population Group E

Bacon County

NP

Bleckley County

Other govt.

Candler County

Other govt.

Charlton County

NP

Crawford County

Own govt.

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Own govt.

Dooly County

Available

Early County

NP

Evans County

Own govt.

Jasper County

Own govt.

Lanier County

NP

Macon County

NP

McIntosh County

Own govt.

Pulaski County

Other govt.

NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.

NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.

NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.

Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Private

Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County

Private NP NP NP
Private Private
NP NP Authority Other govt. NP Available NP NP

Own govt. NP NP NP
Own govt. Private NP
Available Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP

Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. NP NP
Own govt. Own govt.
Private NP
Available Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Private
Own govt. Private
Authority Private
Other govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private

Emergency 911

Fire protection

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt.
Private Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Private Other govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Other 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. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Available Other govt. Other govt.

Health

screening

services

Jail

Available Available Available

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

NP Own govt.
NP Available Own govt. Authority Available Available Available Other govt.
Private Available Authority Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available Available Available Other govt. Authority Other govt. Other govt. Available
NP Available Own govt. Available Other govt.
NP

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private

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Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

Method of providing services

County

Animal control

Building inspection

Population Group F Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County

NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Available Own govt. Authority Private NP NP Other govt. NP NP Private NP

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP

Building permits
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.

Construction and code
enforcement
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
NP NP Own govt. NP

Emergency medical services
Private Own govt.
Private Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private

Emergency 911

Fire protection

Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.

Health screening services
Available Available Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Available
Private Available Authority
NP Available Other govt. Available

Jail
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Services Provided - Summary of Data

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number providing services directly

Number reporting

Law

enforcement

#

%

Planning #%

22

22 100.0% 21 95.5%

15

15 100.0% 12 80.0%

31

31 100.0% 27 87.1%

34

34 100.0% 25 73.5%

14

14 100.0% 11 78.6%

30

30 100.0% 16 53.3%

146

146 100.0% 112 76.7%

Public hospital #% 2 9.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.3% 3 2.1%

Public transit

Senior

citizen program

#

%#

%

10 45.5% 15 68.2%

4 26.7% 9 60.0%

9 29.0% 14 45.2%

11 32.4% 20 58.8%

1 7.1% 4 28.6%

12 40.0% 19 63.3%

47 32.2% 81 55.5%

Wastewater collection

#

%

9 40.9%

1 6.7%

3 9.7%

4 11.8%

2 14.3%

2 6.7%

21 14.4%

Wastewater treatment
#%

Water distribution
#%

6 27.3% 11 50.0%

Water supply #%
9 40.9%

Water treatment
#%
10 45.5%

Storm Water
#%

Telecommunications
#%

Number providing services on a regional basis

#

%

21 95.5% 3 13.6% 15 68.2%

1 6.7% 6 40.0% 3 20.0% 2 13.3% 14 93.3% 2 13.3% 10 66.7%

3 9.7% 8 25.8% 6 19.4% 5 16.1% 23 74.2% 2 6.5% 12 38.7%

4 11.8% 5 14.7% 4 11.8% 3 8.8% 25 73.5% 2 5.9% 17 50.0%

1 7.1% 3 21.4% 3 21.4% 3 21.4% 11 78.6% 0 0.0%

7

50.0%

2 6.7% 7 23.3% 6 20.0% 4 13.3% 25 83.3% 2 6.7% 17 56.7%

17 11.6% 40 27.4% 31 21.2% 27 18.5% 119 81.5% 11 7.5% 78 18.5%

Section 2.b - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided

County

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG

Own govt. Own govt.

Augusta/Richmond CG Own govt. Own govt.

Bartow County

Own govt. Own govt.

Carroll County

Own govt. Own govt.

Chatham County

Own govt. Other govt.

Cherokee County

Own govt. Own govt.

Clayton County

Own govt. Own govt.

Cobb County

Own govt. Own govt.

Columbia County

Own govt. Own govt.

Columbus/Muscogee CG Own govt. Own govt.

Coweta County

Own govt. Own govt.

Douglas County

Own govt. Own govt.

Fayette County

Own govt. Own govt.

Forsyth County

Own govt. Own govt.

Gwinnett County

Own govt. Own govt.

Hall County

Own govt. Own govt.

Henry County

Own govt. Own govt.

Houston County

Own govt. Own govt.

Lowndes County

Own govt. Own govt.

Newton County

Own govt. Own govt.

Paulding County

Own govt. Own govt.

Whitfield County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available Available Available Authority Available Available Available Available Own govt.
Private Available Available Own govt. Available Authority Authority Available Authority Authority 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Available Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available Available Available Available

NP NP Available Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt.

Own govt. NP
Available Other govt.

Own govt. NP
Available Other govt.

Own govt. NP
Available Authority

Authority NP
Available Authority

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Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Available Own govt.

Available

Yes

Authority Own govt.

Authority

No

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Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided

County
Population Group B Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other 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.

Authority Authority Authority Available
NP Authority Available 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?

Available

Available Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Own govt.

Available

Yes

Authority

Own govt.

Private

Private

Own govt. Other govt.

Private

Private

Private

Yes

Available

Private

Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

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.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Other govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Authority

Available Available

Available

Own govt.

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt.

Private

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Other govt. Own govt.

Private

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Authority

Authority Other govt. Available Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Available

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

No

Own govt. Other govt. Authority

Available

Available Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Private

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Authority Other govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Own govt.

Available

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Authority

Authority

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Available

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Authority Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

Yes

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Other govt. Available

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available

Authority Other govt. Available Own govt.

Available

No

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Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Population Group C Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Upson 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.

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.

NP Authority
Private NP
Available Available Available Authority
Private Available Available Other govt. Authority 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. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

No

NP

Private

Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Authority

Own govt.

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

No

NP

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

Yes

Private

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Private

Other govt.

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

Other govt.

NP

NP

Available

Available

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Own govt.

Available

No

Own govt.

Available Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

No

Private

Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

No

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 Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County

Own govt. Authority

Available

NP

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Private

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Private

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Authority

Available

Private

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt.

Private

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Own govt.

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Available

Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Private

NP

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Available Own govt.

Available

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided

County

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Population Group D Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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 Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Other 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.

NP

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.

NP

Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority Available Authority Available Authority Available
Private Available Authority Authority
NP NP Available Authority Private Authority NP NP NP Authority NP Available Authority 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?

Private

Available

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt. Other govt.

Private

Other govt. Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Own govt.

Available

No

Available

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.

---

No

Private

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Private

Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Own govt.

Available

No

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

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

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

Available

Private

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Other govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Authority

Authority

Authority Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

Available

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Authority

Authority

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

NP

Available

Available Own govt.

Available

No

Available

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Private

NP

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

Yes

Population Group E

Bacon County

Own govt. Other govt. Authority

Private

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Bleckley County

Own govt. Own govt.

Private

Other govt. Other govt.

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 E Candler County

Own govt. Own govt.

Charlton County

Own govt. Own govt.

Crawford County

Own govt. Own govt.

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Own govt. Own govt.

Dooly County

Own govt. Own govt.

Early County

Own govt. Own govt.

Evans County

Own govt. Own govt.

Jasper County

Own govt. Own govt.

Lanier County

Own govt. Own govt.

Macon County

Own govt. Own govt.

McIntosh County

Own govt. Other govt.

Pulaski County

Own govt. Other govt.

Authority NP NP NP NP
Authority Authority Available
Private NP
Available Available

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Available NP
Own govt. Authority
Private Private
NP NP NP Private Available Private

Available Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Available
NP Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available Other govt.
Private

NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP

NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP

NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP Available NP NP Own govt. NP

NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP Available NP NP Own govt. NP

Water treatment

Storm Water

Telecommunications

Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

---

No

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Available Own govt.

Available

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

NP

NP

NP

No

Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Private

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Available

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Private

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt. Other govt. Authority

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Available

Available

Available Own govt.

Available

Yes

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Available

NP

Available

Available Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Authority

Authority

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Private

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.

No

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Available

NP

Available

Available

Available

Available Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Private

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 Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County

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.

NP

Own govt. Authority

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.

NP

Authority NP
Available NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP
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?

Authority

Available

NP

NP

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

NP

Other govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

Available

NP

NP

NP

Available

Available

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Private

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Private

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

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CHAPTER 3 Public Facilities Provided
This chapter covers the types of facilities that a local government may provide to citizens, and methods of managing them.
Ways of providing public facilities include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Agreement agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available facility available but not through local government F. Not available facility not available
Types of public facilities provided include: Airport Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Golf courses Health clinic Libraries Multi-purpose center/Community center Neighborhood playgrounds/Playground equipment Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball, etc) Outdoor fields (baseball, football, soccer, etc.) Parks Recreation center and/or gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools

Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data

Number providing facility directly

Number Group reporting

A

22

B

15

C

31

D

34

E

14

F

30

Total

146

Airport

#

%

Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails

#

%

5

22.7% 19

86.4%

2

13.3% 12

80.0%

8

25.8% 19

61.3%

5

14.7% 13

38.2%

3

21.4% 5

35.7%

5

16.7% 5

16.7%

28

19.2% 73

50.0%

Cemeteries

#

%

2

9.1%

1

6.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

7.1%

1

3.3%

5

3.4%

Civic center

#

%

5

22.7%

3

20.0%

5

16.1%

5

14.7%

1

7.1%

0

0.0%

19

13.0%

Correctional institute

#

%

Golf courses

#

%

12

54.5% 3

13.6%

8

53.3% 1

6.7%

8

25.8% 2

6.5%

2

5.9%

3

8.8%

1

7.1%

0

0.0%

3

10.0% 1

3.3%

34

23.3% 10

6.8%

Health clinic

#

%

2

9.1%

1

6.7%

2

6.5%

6

17.6%

1

7.1%

7

23.3%

19

13.0%

Libraries

#

%

Community center

#

%

Neighborhood playgrounds/
equipment

#

%

10

45.5% 18

4

26.7% 12

8

25.8% 10

8

23.5%

9

4

28.6%

3

10

33.3% 11

44

30.1% 63

81.8% 18

80.0% 12

32.3% 18

26.5% 17

21.4%

5

36.7% 12

43.2% 82

81.8% 80.0% 58.1% 50.0% 35.7% 40.0% 56.2%

Section 3.a - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided

County

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

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 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 Available Authority 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. Agreement Authority 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 Available Available Available

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County

Authority Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Authority Authority Agreement Not avail. Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available

Civic center

Correctional institute

Authority Authority Agreement Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Private Available Not avail. Agreement 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. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.

Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Available Available

Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. 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 Available Available Available

Private Available Available Available Authority Available Authority Authority Authority Authority Available Agreement Available Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Available Available Available

Private 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 Own govt. Agreement

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available

Available Authority Available Own govt. Available
Private Private Agreement Agreement Available Available Available

Agreement Authority
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Authority Agreement Agreement Own govt. Agreement

Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement 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 Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Own govt. Available Available

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available Available Own govt.

Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

Not avail. Available Own govt.

Private Not avail. Available Authority Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Available Agreement Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.

Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Private Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt.

Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available

Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. 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. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail.

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

Own govt. Available Available

Private Available Authority

Agreement Authority Authority

Own govt. Own govt. 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 Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Agreement Available Available Available Available Available

Own govt. Available Agreement Authority Authority Available Available Available Authority Available Authority Available Own govt. Agreement Available Authority Available Authority Agreement Available Agreement
Private Available Available Available Available Authority Available Available Available Available

Agreement Own govt. Agreement Agreement Authority Available Agreement Agreement Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Authority Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Authority Agreement Own govt.

Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. 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. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group C
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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 Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Available Not avail. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Available Own govt. Authority Available Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Authority Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Available Authority Agreement

Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Agreement Authority 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. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt.

Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Authority Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available

Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Authority 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. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available
Private Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail.

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available 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.

Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Authority Own govt. Available Available Authority Agreement Authority Agreement Own govt. Available Authority Available Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Available Available Agreement Available Authority Available Available Available Authority Available

Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Agreement Agreement Authority Agreement Agreement Available Authority
Private Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement
Private Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Authority Authority

Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Available Available Own govt. Authority Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority 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. Own govt.

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided

County Population Group D

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Population Group E

Bacon County

Own govt.

Bleckley County

Agreement

Candler County

Authority

Charlton County

Own govt.

Crawford County

Available

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Not avail.

Dooly County

Not avail.

Early County

Own govt.

Evans County

Authority

Jasper County

Not avail.

Lanier County

Not avail.

Macon County

Authority

McIntosh County

Available

Pulaski County

Agreement

Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available

Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available

Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Authority Not avail.

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.

Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail.

Civic center

Correctional institute

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.

Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available

Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available

Available Authority Authority Available Own govt. Authority Available Not avail. Authority Available Agreement Available Authority Available

Agreement Authority Agreement Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt.

Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt.

Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Authority Authority Own govt. Available Authority Available

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Not avail.

Authority Available Available Available Authority Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Available Agreement Available Available

Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Agreement Available 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. Available Not avail. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt.

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided

County

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Population Group F Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County

Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Authority Own govt.

Cemeteries
Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available

Civic center

Correctional institute

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. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail.

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail.

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Available Own govt. Available Agreement Available Available Agreement Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Authority Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Authority Authority

Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail.

Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. 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

22

20

90.9%

20

90.9%

B

15

12

80.0%

11

73.3%

C

31

18

58.1%

24

77.4%

D

34

22

64.7%

23

67.6%

E

14

6

42.9%

9

64.3%

F

30

Total

146

12

40.0%

16

53.3%

90

61.6%

103

70.5%

Parks

#

%

20

90.9%

13

86.7%

23

74.2%

23

67.6%

9

64.3%

12

40.0%

100

68.5%

Recreation center/gym

#

%

20

90.9%

10

66.7%

22

71.0%

19

55.9%

8

57.1%

7

23.3%

86

58.9%

Senior citizens' center

#

%

15

68.2%

12

80.0%

17

54.8%

24

70.6%

9

64.3%

21

70.0%

98

67.1%

Stadium

#

%

2

9.1%

3

20.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

5

3.4%

Swimming pools

#

%

9

40.9%

5

33.3%

11

35.5%

6

17.6%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

31

21.2%

Number operating facilities on a regional basis

#

%

9

40.9%

7

46.7%

15

48.4%

13

38.2%

4

28.6%

9

30.0%

57

39.0%

Summary 3.b - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided

County

Outdoor courts Outdoor fields

Parks

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 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Recreation center/gym
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement 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. Available
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement 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 Available Available Not avail.
Available Available Authority Available Available Own govt. Agreement 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 Available Available Not avail.
Available Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Available Agreement 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 No No Yes
Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 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 Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County

Outdoor courts Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Senior citizens center

Stadium

Swimming pools

Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

No

Available Available

Own govt. Available Own govt.

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Agreement Agreement 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. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Available Own govt. Authority Available Not avail. Available Own govt.
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 Not avail. Available Available Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Agreement 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. Not avail. Available Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.

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No No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No No No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group C
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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 Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

Outdoor courts Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Senior citizens center

Stadium

Swimming pools

Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. 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. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority 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.

Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Authority 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. Agreement

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail.

Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Authority Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Agreement

Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Available
Private Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. 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.

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Yes No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No
2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided

County Population Group D

Outdoor courts Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Senior citizens center

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 McIntosh County Pulaski County

Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Agreement Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Authority Available Available

Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available

Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Authority Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.

Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County

Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Not avail. Agreement Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.

Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Agreement Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt.

Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt.

Stadium
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail.

Swimming pools
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No
Yes No No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group F Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County

Outdoor courts Outdoor fields

Parks

Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Authority Authority Agreement Own govt.

Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Authority Own govt.

Recreation center/gym
Not avail. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Authority Own govt. Authority Not avail.

Senior citizens center
Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt.

Stadium
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail.

Swimming pools
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 No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No

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CHAPTER 4 Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures
Governments use planning and zoning mainly to control growth in an area, protect the character of neighborhoods, and ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Presence of a planning commission Zoning ordinance Including official responsible for the zoning ordinance Comprehensive Plan Review and amendments to comprehensive plan Variance and special exceptions When government policymakers grant a property owner a use for their property
other than that for which it is zoned. Use of codes and ordinances Local governments pass regulatory codes for the purposes of managing growth,
protecting the environment, and promoting public safety and welfare. Use of impact fees Impact fees are intended as a mechanism for growth to pay for itself. Local governments charge
developers these fees, and the funds are earmarked for specific purposes based on the assessment method.

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data

Number Group reporting

A

22

B

15

C

31

D

34

E

14

F

30

Total

146

Number with planning
commission

#

%

21

95.5%

15

100.0%

25

80.6%

24

70.6%

9

64.3%

14

46.7%

108

74.0%

Number with zoning
ordinance

#

%

22

100.0%

15

100.0%

25

80.6%

24

70.6%

8

57.1%

17

56.7%

111

76.0%

Number with zoning administrator
having primary responsibility for
administering zoning ordinance

#

%

Number with zoning board having final
decision on variances in zoning
process

#

%

6

27.3%

7

31.8%

2

13.3%

3

20.0%

9

29.0%

3

9.7%

10

29.4%

1

2.9%

3

21.4%

1

7.1%

8

26.7%

2

6.7%

38

26.0%

17

11.6%

Number with planning director
maintaining comprehensive
plan

#

%

12

54.5%

7

46.7%

7

22.6%

5

14.7%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

32

21.9%

Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process

#

%

21

95.5%

15

100.0%

21

67.7%

24

70.6%

6

42.9%

16

53.3%

103

70.5%

Number amending comprehensive plan
for changes in zoning

#

%

8

36.4%

3

20.0%

4

12.9%

6

17.6%

1

7.1%

7

23.3%

29

19.9%

Section 4.a - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

Population Group A

Athens-Clarke CG

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Augusta/Richmond CG

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Bartow County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

C.D. Director

Yes

Carroll County

Yes

Yes

Other

Board zoning appeal

Other

No

Chatham County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Cherokee County

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Board zoning appeal

C.D. Director

Yes

Clayton County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Other

Zoning Adm

Yes

Cobb County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Columbia County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Columbus/Muscogee CG

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Coweta County

No

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Douglas County

Yes

Yes

Other

Plan commission

Other

Yes

Fayette County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Forsyth County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Other

Yes

Gwinnett County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Hall County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Henry County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Houston County

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Board zoning appeal

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Lowndes County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Newton County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Paulding County

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Board zoning appeal

C.D. Director

Yes

Whitfield County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

Always Always Always
--Always
No Always
No No Some cases No Some cases No No No No Always Some cases Always Always No Some cases

Population Group B

Barrow County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Bulloch County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

Other

Yes

Camden County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

RDC

Yes

Catoosa County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Plan commission

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Dougherty County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Effingham County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Floyd County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Gordon County

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Plan commission

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Jackson County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Always No No No
Some cases No No
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 Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County

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

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Some cases Always Always
Some cases 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

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

No

Yes

Other

Other

RDC

No

--Always Some cases Always Some cases
----No No Some cases Some cases ----Some cases No Some cases Some cases 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 Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell 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

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Other

C.D. Director

Yes

Always Some cases
No ----Always

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Bldg. Insp.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

--Some cases Some cases Some cases
No Always
No Some cases
--Some cases Some cases
----Always --Some cases --Always --Some cases No Some cases Some cases Some cases No

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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

Population Group D

Morgan County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Oglethorpe County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Pierce County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Pike County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Putnam County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Telfair County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Union County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Washington County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Worth County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Always Always Some cases Always Some cases
------No

Population Group E

Bacon County

Yes

No

Bleckley County

No

No

Candler County

No

No

Charlton County

No

No

Crawford County

Yes

Yes

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG

Yes

Yes

Dooly County

Yes

Yes

Early County

Yes

No

Evans County

No

No

Jasper County

Yes

Yes

Lanier County

Yes

Yes

Macon County

Yes

Yes

McIntosh County

Yes

Yes

Pulaski County

No

Yes

--------Zoning Adm Mgr/Adm Zoning Adm --Other Plan Director Zoning Adm Bldg. Insp. Bldg. Insp. Bldg. Insp.

--------Council/chair Council/chair Plan commission --Other Board zoning appeal Council/chair Council/chair Plan commission Council/chair

RDC RDC RDC Mgr/Adm RDC RDC RDC Mgr/Adm RDC Mgr/Adm RDC RDC Mgr/Adm RDC

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

Some cases

Yes

No

No

---

No

---

Yes

No

Yes

Always

Yes

No

Yes

Some cases

No

---

Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

------Other Bldg. Insp. ---

Plan commission -----
Council/chair Council/chair
---

RDC RDC RDC RDC RDC RDC

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

Some cases

Yes

Some cases

No

---

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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

Population Group F

Glascock County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Hancock County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Other

Yes

Irwin County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Zoning Adm

Yes

Jenkins County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Johnson County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Lincoln County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Miller County

No

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

No

Montgomery County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Randolph County

No

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Schley County

No

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Seminole County

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Talbot County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Taliaferro County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Taylor County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Terrell County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Treutlen County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Turner County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Twiggs County

No

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Warren County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Webster County Unified

No

No

---

---

Other

No

Wheeler County

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Wilcox County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Wilkes County

Yes

Yes

Other

Plan commission

RDC

Yes

Wilkinson County

No

No

Mgr/Adm

---

RDC

No

--No Always ----Always No --Always Always Some cases No Some cases Always Some cases --Always Always No ------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

#

%

22

22 100.0% 22 100.0% 22 100.0% 22 100.0% 22 100.0% 20 90.9%

15

15 100.0% 14 93.3% 15 100.0% 15 100.0% 15 100.0% 12 80.0%

31

29 93.5% 26 83.9% 29 93.5% 25 80.6% 26 83.9% 21 67.7%

34

28 82.4% 27 79.4% 29 85.3% 25 73.5% 27 79.4% 20 58.8%

14

11 78.6% 10 71.4% 11 78.6% 9 64.3% 10 71.4% 8 57.1%

30

19 63.3% 14 46.7% 16 53.3% 12 40.0% 13 43.3% 10 33.3%

146

124 84.9% 113 77.4% 122 83.6% 108 74.0% 113 77.4% 91 62.3%

Plumbing Code

#

%

Energy Code

#

%

Property Maint. Code

#

%

Existing Bldg Code

#

%

Residential Green Code

#

%

Number not adopting any
of the named codes

#

%

22 100.0%

22 100.0% 15 68.2% 14 63.6% 5 22.7%

0

0.0%

15 100.0%

14 93.3% 10 66.7%

8 53.3% 4 26.7%

0

0.0%

29 93.5%

23 74.2% 13 41.9% 18 58.1% 5 16.1%

2

6.5%

29 85.3%

19 55.9% 14 41.2% 12 35.3% 6 17.6%

3

8.8%

10 71.4%

7 50.0% 6 42.9%

5 35.7% 0 0.0%

3 21.4%

15 50.0%

9 30.0% 7 23.3%

8 26.7% 3 10.0% 10 33.3%

120 82.2% 94 64.4% 65 44.5% 65 44.5% 23 15.8% 18 12.3%

Section 4.b - Summary

2022 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 CG

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

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

Fire prevention
code
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Flood damage

prevention

code

Housing code Plumbing code

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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

Dougherty County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Effingham County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Floyd County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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 Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County

New construction
code

Existing building code Electrical code

Fire prevention
code

Flood damage

prevention

code

Housing code Plumbing code

Unsafe building abatement

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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---

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---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

County
Population Group C Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell 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

---

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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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

County
Population Group D Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

New construction
code

Existing building code Electrical code

Fire prevention
code

Flood damage

prevention

code

Housing code Plumbing code

Unsafe building abatement

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Population Group E

Bacon County

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Bleckley County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Candler County

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Charlton County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Crawford County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Dooly County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Early County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Evans County

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Jasper County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lanier County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Macon County

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

McIntosh County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pulaski County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Population Group F

Atkinson County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Baker County

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Calhoun County

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Clay County

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Clinch County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Echols County CG

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Glascock County

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

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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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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

County

New construction
code

Population Group F

Hancock County

Yes

Irwin County

Yes

Jenkins County

Yes

Johnson County

---

Lincoln County

Yes

Miller County

Yes

Montgomery County

---

Randolph County

Yes

Schley County

Yes

Seminole County

Yes

Talbot County

Yes

Taliaferro County

---

Taylor County

Yes

Terrell County

Yes

Treutlen County

---

Turner County

Yes

Twiggs County

Yes

Warren County

---

Webster County Unified

Yes

Wheeler County

---

Wilcox County

---

Wilkes County

Yes

Wilkinson County

---

Existing building code Electrical code

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Fire prevention
code
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

---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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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

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Yes

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Unsafe building abatement
Yes Yes ----Yes Yes --Yes --------------Yes Yes --Yes ---------

Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

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Yes

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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.c: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data

Number of governments adopting the following ordinances

Group

Number reporting

A

22

B

15

C

31

D

34

E

14

F

30

Total

146

Historic preservation
ordinance

#

%

14

63.6%

10

66.7%

15

48.4%

14

41.2%

3

21.4%

8

26.7%

64 43.8%

Landscape ordinance

#

%

Sign control ordinance

#

%

Subdivision regulations

#

%

Tree ordinances

#

%

19

86.4%

22 100.0% 22 100.0% 20

15 100.0% 14

93.3%

15 100.0% 12

13

41.9%

28

90.3%

31 100.0%

8

18

52.9%

25

73.5%

31

91.2%

9

6

42.9%

11

78.6%

11

78.6%

2

6

20.0%

16

53.3%

19

63.3%

8

77 52.7%

116 79.5%

129 88.4%

59

90.9% 80.0% 25.8% 26.5% 14.3% 26.7% 40.4%

Environ. Protection Ordinance

#

%

Water Conservation
Ordinance

#

%

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

#

%

Architectual Design
Guidelines

#

%

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

#

%

0

0.0% 0 0.0% 15 68.2% 20 90.9% 0

0.0%

0

0.0% 0 0.0% 7 46.7% 10 66.7% 0

0.0%

0

0.0% 0 0.0% 4 12.9% 12 38.7% 0

0.0%

0

0.0% 0 0.0% 15 44.1% 12 35.3% 1

2.9%

0

0.0% 0 0.0% 3 21.4% 4 28.6% 0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0 0.0% 6 20.0% 4 13.3% 3

10.0%

0

0.0%

0 0.0% 50 34.2% 62 42.5% 4

2.7%

Section 4.c - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Population Group A

Athens-Clarke CG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Augusta/Richmond CG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bartow County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Carroll County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Chatham County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cherokee County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Clayton County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cobb County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Columbia County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Columbus/Muscogee CG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Coweta County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Douglas County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fayette County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Forsyth County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Gwinnett County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hall County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Henry County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Houston County

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lowndes County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Newton County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Paulding County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Whitfield County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Population Group B

Barrow County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bulloch County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Camden County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Catoosa County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dougherty County

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Effingham County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Floyd County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Gordon County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jackson County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Page 4.c - 1

Environ. Protection Ordinance

Water Conservation
Ordinance

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

Architectual Design
Guidelines

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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2022 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 Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

---

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Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

---

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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---

Yes

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Page 4.c - 2

Environ. Protection Ordinance

Water Conservation
Ordinance

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

Architectual Design
Guidelines

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group C Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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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

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Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

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---

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Page 4.c - 3

Environ. Protection Ordinance

Water Conservation
Ordinance

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

Architectual Design
Guidelines

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

---

---

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---

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---

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group D Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

---

Population Group E

Bacon County

---

---

Yes

---

---

Bleckley County

---

---

---

---

---

Candler County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Charlton County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Crawford County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Dooly County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Early County

---

---

Yes

---

---

Evans County

---

---

---

Yes

---

Jasper County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Lanier County

---

---

---

Yes

---

Macon County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

McIntosh County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pulaski County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG

Yes

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Page 4.c - 4

Environ. Protection Ordinance

Water Conservation
Ordinance

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

Architectual Design
Guidelines

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

---

---

Yes

Yes

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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Population Group F

Glascock County

---

---

---

---

---

Hancock County

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Irwin County

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jenkins County

---

---

---

Yes

---

Johnson County

---

---

---

Yes

---

Lincoln County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Miller County

---

---

---

---

---

Montgomery County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Randolph County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Schley County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Seminole County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Talbot County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Taliaferro County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Taylor County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Terrell County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Treutlen County

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Turner County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Twiggs County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Warren County

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Webster County Unified

Yes

---

---

---

---

Wheeler County

---

---

---

---

---

Wilcox County

---

---

---

---

---

Wilkes County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Wilkinson County

---

---

---

Yes

---

Environ. Protection Ordinance

Water Conservation
Ordinance

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

Architectual Design
Guidelines

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data

Number Group reporting

A

22

B

15

C

31

D

34

E

14

F

30

Total

146

Number applying impact fees to the following services:

Number requiring developers to pay impact fees

#

%

Libraries and related facilities

#

%

Public safety, including police,
fire, and EMS

#

%

Parks, open space, recreation
areas

#

%

Water supply production, treatment and distribution

#

%

Wastewater collection, treatment and distribution

#

%

Storm-water; flood control; bank and shore protection and enhancement

#

%

Roads, streets and bridges

#

%

Number taking action to implement
impact fees in near future

#

%

Number with capital
improvement program for five years or longer

#

%

7 31.8% 5 71.4% 5 71.4% 6 85.7% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 1 14.3% 3 42.9%

2

9.1%

20 90.9%

4 26.7% 5 125.0% 5 125.0% 5 125.0% 1 25.0% 1 25.0% 0

0.0%

1 25.0%

4 26.7% 13 86.7%

5 16.1% 3 60.0% 3 60.0% 3 60.0% 1 20.0% 1 20.0% 0

0.0%

2 40.0%

5 16.1% 25 80.6%

3

8.8%

3 100.0% 3 100.0% 3 100.0% 0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3 100.0% 4 11.8% 21 61.8%

1

7.1%

1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1 100.0% 3 21.4%

8 57.1%

1

3.3%

1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1

3.3%

14 46.7%

21 14.4% 18 85.7% 18 85.7% 19 90.5%

5 23.8%

4

19.0%

2

9.5%

11 52.4% 19 13.0% 101 69.2%

Section 4.d - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

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

Population Group A

Athens-Clarke CG

No

---

---

---

---

---

Augusta/Richmond CG

No

---

---

---

---

---

Bartow County

No

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Carroll County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Chatham County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Cherokee County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Clayton County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Cobb County

No

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Columbia County

No

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---

Columbus/Muscogee CG

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Coweta County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Douglas County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Fayette County

Yes

---

---

---

---

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Forsyth County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Gwinnett County

No

---

---

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---

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Hall County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Henry County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Houston County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Lowndes County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Newton County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Paulding County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Whitfield County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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No

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No

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No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

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No

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No

---

---

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---

---

Storm water; flood control
--------------------------------Yes -----------
-------------------

Roads, streets, and bridges

Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?

Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?

---

No

Yes

---

No

Yes

---

No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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No

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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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 Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County

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

No

---

---

---

---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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No

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No

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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?

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

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Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

No

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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Yes

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No

Yes

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No

No

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Yes

Yes

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group C Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell 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

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

No

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No

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No

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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?

---

---

Yes

---

No

Yes

---

No

Yes

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

No

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

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No

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No

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Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group D Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

Are developers required to pay impact fees

If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

---

---

---

---

---

Population Group E

Bacon County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Bleckley County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Candler County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Charlton County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Crawford County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG

No

---

---

---

---

---

Dooly County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Early County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Evans County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Jasper County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Lanier County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Macon County

No

---

---

---

---

---

McIntosh County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Pulaski County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Population Group F

Atkinson County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Baker County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Calhoun County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Clay County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Clinch County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Echols County CG

No

---

---

---

---

---

Glascock County

No

---

---

---

---

---

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Storm water; flood control
-------------------
-----------------------------
---------------

Roads, streets, and bridges

Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?

Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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No

No

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

No

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

No

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No

No

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No

No

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

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

Population Group F

Hancock County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Irwin County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Jenkins County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Johnson County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Lincoln County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Miller County

No

---

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Montgomery County

No

---

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---

---

---

Randolph County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Schley County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Seminole County

No

---

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---

---

---

Talbot County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Taliaferro County

No

---

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---

---

Taylor County

No

---

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---

---

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Terrell County

No

---

---

---

---

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Treutlen County

No

---

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---

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Turner County

No

---

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Twiggs County

No

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Warren County

No

---

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---

---

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Webster County Unified

No

---

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---

---

Wheeler County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Wilcox County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Wilkes County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Wilkinson County

No

---

---

---

---

---

Storm water; flood control
Yes ---------------------------------------------

Roads, streets, and bridges

Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?

Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?

Yes

---

No

---

No

No

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

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Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

Page 4.d - 5

2022 County Government Information Catalog

CHAPTER 5 Financial Management Practices
This chapter covers aspects of a local government's finances including financial administration, budgeting, and use of revenue options.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Preparation and approval of annual operating budget For governments with an annual operating budget, either
the financeofficer, elected or appointed executive, city/county clerk, or a combination is responsible for preparing the budget. Presence of a full-time finance director Type of finance software used Existence of capital budget This budget is prepared by some governments to account for the acquisition of equipment andconstruction of facilities over a period of time, separate from the annual operating budget. Financial policies For some governments there are written policies to govern investment activities and interfund transfers. Types of special tax districts Special tax districts allow cities to collect a tax for services directly benefiting the district such assanitation, drainage and storm water, sewerage, street lighting, street construction, police and fire. Distribution of local option sales tax (LOST) State law allows a county and cities within the county jointly to levy a 1 percentsale and use tax. There are several ways of distributing the tax proceeds among cities within a county. Collection and use of special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) State law also allows adoption of a special local option sales tax for any of the specified purposes in statute. Assessment and collection of occupation tax, regulatory fees and user fees Governments may levy taxes on occupations according to state law. The allowable assessment methods include a fixed fee, or an assessment based on number of employees, gross receipts, and profitability ratios.

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
22 15 31 34 14 30 146

Number with finance director as
the designated budget officer for the government

#

%

10

45.5%

5

33.3%

8

25.8%

6

17.6%

1

7.1%

4

13.3%

34

23.3%

Number with finance director having responsibility for preparing annual operating budget

#

%

7

31.8%

5

33.3%

13

41.9%

9

26.5%

0

0.0%

7

23.3%

41

28.1%

Number with position of full-time
finance director

#

%

21

95.5%

15

100.0%

25

80.6%

19

55.9%

6

42.9%

8

26.7%

94

64.4%

Number with capital budget for the acquisition of major fixed assets

#

%

19

86.4%

14

93.3%

19

61.3%

16

47.1%

8

57.1%

9

30.0%

85

58.2%

Number with capital budget plan of two years or less

#

%

0

0.0%

1

6.7%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

3

2.1%

Number with written investment policy to govern investment activities

#

%

20

90.9%

11

73.3%

14

45.2%

14

41.2%

4

28.6%

3

10.0%

66

45.2%

Section 5.a - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices

County

By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?

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 Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County

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
Mgr/admin Finance director

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County

Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin

What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget?

Does government have full-time
finance director?

Does government have comprehensive
capital budget for major fixed
assets?

What is the time frame of the capital
budget plan?

Does government have written
investment plan to govern investment
activities?

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Other

No

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

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Budget 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

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Other

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Page 5.a - 1

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Other

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

2022 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 Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens 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 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 Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin
CEO 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

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

CEO

Yes

Budget committee

Yes

Yes

Two years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Four years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Staff committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Staff committee

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

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

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Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Other

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Other

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Other

No

Yes

Two years

Yes

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

Yes

Three years

No

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County

By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Finance director
CEO Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin 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?

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Other

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

CEO

No

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Budget committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

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No

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Three years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group D McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Mgr/admin Finance director
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Budget committee
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin

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 McIntosh County Pulaski County

CEO CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Clerk Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Clerk

Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County

CEO Budget committee

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

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Budget committee

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Yes

Three years

Yes

No

---

Yes

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Three years

Yes

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Budget committee

No

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

Budget committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

CEO

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Other

No

No

---

No

Finance director

Yes

No

---

No

Budget committee

No

No

---

No

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices

County

By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?

Population Group F Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County

Clerk Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Clerk Clerk Finance director CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Budget committee Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Clerk Mgr/admin Finance director CEO 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?

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Budget committee

No

Finance director

Yes

CEO

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

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

Finance director

Yes

Other

No

CEO

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

Finance director

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Two years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Other

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
22 15 31 34 14 30 146

Number with written interfund transfer policy

#

%

19

86.4%

6

40.0%

10

32.3%

9

26.5%

4

28.6%

5

16.7%

53

36.3%

Number applying transfer policy to following types of interfund transfers:

water and sewer fund

#

%

solid waste fund

#

%

electric utility fund

#

%

gas utility fund

#

%

13

68.4%

15

78.9%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

50.0%

4

66.7%

1

16.7%

1

16.7%

3

30.0%

9

90.0%

0

0.0%

1

10.0%

2

22.2%

4

44.4%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

50.0%

2

50.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

40.0%

3

60.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

25

47.2% 37

69.8%

1

1.9%

2

3.8%

capital project fund

#

%

17

89.5%

6

100.0%

8

80.0%

8

88.9%

2

50.0%

3

60.0%

44

3.8%

special revenue fund

#

%

17

89.5%

6

100.0%

9

90.0%

8

88.9%

3

75.0%

5

100.0%

48

90.6%

other

#

%

6

31.6%

5

83.3%

2

20.0%

2

22.2%

1

25.0%

1

20.0%

17

32.1%

Section 5.b - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices

County

Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?

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 CG

Yes

Coweta County

No

Douglas County

Yes

Fayette County

Yes

Forsyth County

No

Gwinnett County

No

Hall County

Yes

Henry County

Yes

Houston County

Yes

Lowndes County

Yes

Newton County

Yes

Paulding County

Yes

Whitfield County

Yes

If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?

Water and sewer fund

Solid waste fund

Electric utility fund

Gas utility fund

Capital

Special

project fund revenue fund

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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---

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---

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Yes

---

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Yes

---

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Yes

---

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Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

---

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Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Other funds
Yes ------Yes Yes Yes ----------Yes ----Yes -------------

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

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No

---

---

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No

---

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---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County

Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?

If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?

Water and sewer fund

Solid waste fund

Electric utility fund

Gas utility fund

Capital

Special

project fund revenue fund

Other funds

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

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---

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No

---

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No

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Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

---

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No

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No

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No

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Yes

---

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

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No

---

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No

---

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Yes

---

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---

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Yes

---

No

---

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No

---

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Yes

---

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---

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Yes

---

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---

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No

---

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No

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Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

No

---

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No

---

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---

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Yes

---

No

---

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Yes

---

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

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No

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Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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

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

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

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---

---

No

---

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---

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No

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No

---

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No

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No

---

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---

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

No

---

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Yes

---

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

No

---

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Yes

---

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---

Yes

No

---

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---

---

---

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No

---

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Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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No

---

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No

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Yes

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No

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No

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No

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No

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Yes

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No

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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No

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No

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No

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group D Pike County Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?

If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?

Water and sewer fund

Solid waste fund

Electric utility fund

Gas utility fund

Capital

Special

project fund revenue fund

Other funds

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

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---

---

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---

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No

---

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No

---

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No

---

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No

---

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---

---

---

---

Population Group E

Bacon County

No

Bleckley County

No

Candler County

No

Charlton County

Yes

Crawford County

No

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG

Yes

Dooly County

No

Early County

Yes

Evans County

No

Jasper County

No

Lanier County

No

Macon County

No

McIntosh County

Yes

Pulaski County

No

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Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

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No

---

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

---

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices

County

Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?

Population Group F

Lincoln County

No

Miller County

No

Montgomery County

No

Randolph County

No

Schley County

Yes

Seminole County

Yes

Talbot County

No

Taliaferro County

No

Taylor County

No

Terrell County

Yes

Treutlen County

No

Turner County

No

Twiggs County

No

Warren County

No

Webster County Unified

No

Wheeler County

No

Wilcox County

No

Wilkes County

No

Wilkinson County

No

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

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Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
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Number with special tax districts

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sanitation

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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

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Athens-Clarke CG

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Chatham County

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Cherokee County

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Clayton County

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Cobb County

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Columbia County

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Coweta County

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Douglas County

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Fayette County

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Forsyth County

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Gwinnett County

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Hall County

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Henry County

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Houston County

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Lowndes County

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Newton County

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Paulding County

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Whitfield County

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Barrow County

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Bulloch County

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Camden County

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Catoosa County

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Dougherty County

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Effingham County

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Floyd County

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Gordon County

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2022 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

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Baldwin County

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Bryan County

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Coffee County

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Colquitt County

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Dawson County

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Decatur County

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Haralson County

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Harris County

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Laurens County

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Lee County

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Lumpkin County

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Madison County

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Monroe County

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Murray County

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Peach County

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Pickens County

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Polk County

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Thomas County

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Tift County

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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices

County

If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used?

Government

business

community

have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and

tax districts?

district

districts improvement sewage

fire

Population Group C

Upson County

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Ware County

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Wayne County

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White County

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Appling County

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No

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Ben Hill County

No

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Berrien County

No

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Brantley County

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Brooks County

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Burke County

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Cook County

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Crisp County

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Dade County

No

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Dodge County

No

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Elbert County

No

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Emanuel County

Yes

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Franklin County

No

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Grady County

No

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Greene County

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Jeff Davis County

No

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Jefferson County

No

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Lamar County

No

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Long County

No

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McDuffie County

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Meriwether County

Yes

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Mitchell County

Yes

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Morgan County

No

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No

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Pierce County

No

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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices

County

If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used?

Government

business

community

have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and

tax districts?

district

districts improvement sewage

fire

Population Group D

Pike County

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Putnam County

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Telfair County

No

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Union County

No

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Washington County

No

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Worth County

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Bacon County

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Bleckley County

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Candler County

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Charlton County

No

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Crawford County

No

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Dooly County

No

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Early County

No

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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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McIntosh County

No

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Atkinson County

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Baker County

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Calhoun County

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No

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Hancock County

No

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2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices

County

If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used?

Government

business

community

have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and

tax districts?

district

districts improvement sewage

fire

Population Group F

Johnson County

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Miller County

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Treutlen County

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Twiggs County

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Wilcox County

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group
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Section 5.d - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County

Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?

Population Group A

Athens-Clarke CG

Yes

Augusta/Richmond CG

Yes

Bartow County

Yes

Carroll County

Yes

Chatham County

Yes

Cherokee County

No

Clayton County

Yes

Cobb County

No

Columbia County

Yes

Columbus/Muscogee CG

Yes

Coweta County

Yes

Douglas County

Yes

Fayette County

Yes

Forsyth County

Yes

Gwinnett County

No

Hall County

Yes

Henry County

Yes

Houston County

No

Lowndes County

Yes

Newton County

Yes

Paulding County

Yes

Whitfield County

Yes

Population Group B

Barrow County

Yes

Bulloch County

No

Camden County

Yes

Catoosa County

Yes

Dougherty County

Yes

Effingham County

Yes

Floyd County

Yes

Gordon County

Yes

Jackson County

Yes

Liberty County

Yes

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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County

Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?

How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined?

service delivery responsibility

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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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

Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County

Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?

Population Group D

Pike County

Yes

Putnam County

Yes

Telfair County

Yes

Union County

Yes

Washington County

Yes

Worth County

Yes

Population Group E

Bacon County

Yes

Bleckley County

Yes

Candler County

Yes

Charlton County

Yes

Crawford County

Yes

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG

Yes

Dooly County

Yes

Early County

Yes

Evans County

Yes

Jasper County

Yes

Lanier County

Yes

Macon County

Yes

McIntosh County

Yes

Pulaski County

Yes

Population Group F

Atkinson County

Yes

Baker County

Yes

Calhoun County

Yes

Clay County

Yes

Clinch County

Yes

Echols County CG

Yes

Glascock County

Yes

Hancock County

Yes

Irwin County

Yes

Jenkins County

Yes

How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined?

service delivery responsibility

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group F Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined?

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Number of governments
receiving revenues from special purpose local option
sales tax

#

%

Number adopting special purpose local option sales tax in 2003 or 2004?

Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses:

airport facilities and equipment
#%

business improvement
district

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civic center or coliseum

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courthouse or administrative
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community improvement
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cultural, recreational or historic facility
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A

22

22 100.0%

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31

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Total

146

146 100.0%

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7 31.8% 3 20.0% 7 22.6% 12 35.3% 3 21.4% 0 0.0% 32 21.9%

2 9.1% 3 20.0% 3 9.7% 3 8.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11 7.5%

5 22.7% 4 26.7% 2 6.5% 2 5.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 13 8.9%

0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

0 0.0% 20 90.9%

3 20.0% 15 100.0%

1 3.2% 24 77.4%

2 5.9% 30 88.2%

0 0.0%

9 64.3%

1 3.3% 15 50.0%

7 4.8% 113 77.4%

hospital

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0 0.0% 1 6.7% 4 12.9% 10 29.4% 2 14.3% 1 3.3% 18 12.3%

12 54.5% 8 53.3% 9 29.0% 17 50.0% 6 42.9% 12 40.0% 64 43.8%

5 22.7% 6 40.0% 6 19.4% 10 29.4% 3 21.4% 8 26.7% 38 26.0%

Section 5.e - Summary

2022 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

Columbia County

Yes

Cobb County

Yes

Clayton County

Yes

Cherokee County

Yes

Chatham County

Yes

Coweta County

Yes

Columbus/Muscogee CG

Yes

Douglas County

Yes

Forsyth County

Yes

Fayette County

Yes

Gwinnett County

Yes

Hall County

Yes

Houston County

Yes

Henry County

Yes

Lowndes County

Yes

Newton County

Yes

Paulding County

Yes

Whitfield County

Yes

2022

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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2022

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Yes

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1999

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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

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Yes

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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

Population Group B

Barrow County

Yes

Bulloch County

Yes

Catoosa County

Yes

Camden County

Yes

Dougherty County

Yes

Effingham County

Yes

Floyd County

Yes

Gordon County

Yes

Jackson County

Yes

Liberty County

Yes

Rockdale County

Yes

2018

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Yes

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Yes

2019

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

2019

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

2019

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Yes

2017

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

2021

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Yes

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Yes

2017

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

2018

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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

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County
Population Group B Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Bryan County Baldwin County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Haralson County Habersham County Hart County Harris County Lee County Laurens County Lumpkin County Madison County Murray County Monroe County Oconee County Polk County Peach County Pickens County Stephens County Sumter County Tift County Tattnall County Thomas County Upson County White 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

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Yes

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Yes

2017

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

2013

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Yes

Yes

2021

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Yes

2021

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

2020

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Yes

Yes

2022

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

2020

Yes

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Yes

2019

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Yes

Yes

2014

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

2018

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

2020

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2019

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

2020

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Yes

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Yes

hospital

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Wayne County Ware County
Population Group D Appling County Berrien County Ben Hill County Banks County Brooks County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Cook County Chattooga County Crisp County Dodge County Dade County Emanuel County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Long County Lamar County Morgan County Mitchell County Meriwether County McDuffie County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Putnam County Pike County Telfair 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

2014

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2018

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2018

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2017

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

2022

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2019

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2018

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2019

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2017

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2020

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2018

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2019

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2018

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2017

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2017

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2019

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2019

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2022

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2018

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2018

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2017

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2019

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2018

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2020

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2021

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2017

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2020

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2016

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2016

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2019

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

hospital

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

landfill or solid waste
facility

Yes

---

---

---

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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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group D Union County Worth County Washington County

Does the government receive revenues from
a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law?

Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed?

What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?

airport facilities and equipment

business improvement
district

civic center or coliseum

courthouse or admin. building

community improvement
district

cultural, recreational or historic
facility

Yes

2021

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2021

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2020

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Population Group E

Bleckley County

Yes

Bacon County

Yes

Charlton County

Yes

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG

Yes

Crawford County

Yes

Candler County

Yes

Dooly County

Yes

Evans County

Yes

Early County

Yes

Jasper County

Yes

Lanier County

Yes

Macon County

Yes

McIntosh County

Yes

Pulaski County

Yes

2022

---

---

2018

Yes

---

2020

---

---

2020

---

---

2015

---

---

2018

---

---

2019

---

---

2017

Yes

---

2018

Yes

---

2018

---

---

2017

---

---

2016

---

---

2022

---

---

2017

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

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

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

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Population Group F

Atkinson County

Yes

Baker County

Yes

Clinch County

Yes

Clay County

Yes

Calhoun County

Yes

Echols County CG

Yes

Glascock County

Yes

Hancock County

Yes

Irwin County

Yes

Jenkins County

Yes

Johnson County

Yes

Lincoln County

Yes

Miller County

Yes

Montgomery County

Yes

2017

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

2020

---

---

---

---

---

---

2016

---

---

---

---

---

---

2018

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2007

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

2019

---

---

---

---

---

---

2021

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2014

---

---

---

---

---

---

2018

---

---

---

---

---

---

2020

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2019

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2017

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2019

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

2021

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

hospital
----Yes
--Yes ----------Yes -------------
-----------------------------

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

landfill or solid waste
facility

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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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

Randolph County

Yes

Seminole County

Yes

Schley County

Yes

Taylor County

Yes

Turner County

Yes

Treutlen County

Yes

Terrell County

Yes

Twiggs County

Yes

Talbot County

Yes

Taliaferro County

Yes

Webster County Unified

Yes

Wilkes County

Yes

Wilcox County

Yes

Wheeler County

Yes

Warren County

Yes

Wilkinson County

Yes

2018

---

---

---

Yes

---

2021

---

---

---

Yes

---

2019

---

---

---

Yes

---

2017

---

---

---

Yes

---

2018

---

---

---

Yes

---

2019

---

---

---

Yes

---

2017

---

---

---

---

---

2019

---

---

---

---

---

2021

---

---

---

---

---

2017

---

---

---

Yes

---

2020

---

---

---

Yes

---

2017

---

---

---

Yes

---

2018

---

---

---

Yes

---

2017

---

---

---

Yes

---

2017

---

---

---

---

---

2019

---

---

---

Yes

---

cultural, recreational or historic
facility
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ------Yes ------Yes --Yes Yes

hospital
----------------------Yes ---------

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

landfill or solid waste
facility

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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

#

%

22

16 72.7% 0

0.0%

22 100.0% 22 100.0% 0

0.0%

12 54.5%

15

8 53.3% 1

6.7%

15 100.0% 15 100.0% 2

13.3% 10 66.7%

31

13 41.9% 4

12.9%

31 100.0% 29 93.5%

0

0.0%

17 54.8%

34

4 11.8% 3

8.8%

34 100.0% 29 85.3% 0

0.0%

10 29.4%

14

4 28.6% 0

0.0%

14 100.0% 11 78.6% 0

0.0%

2 14.3%

30

6 20.0% 2

6.7%

29 96.7% 23 76.7% 0

0.0%

4 13.3%

146

51 34.9% 10

6.8%

145 99.3% 129 88.4%

2

1.4%

55 37.7%

other purposes

#

%

14 63.6% 9 60.0% 22 71.0% 13 38.2% 7 50.0% 16 53.3% 81 55.5%

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting

Number receiving revenues from occupation tax
authorized by state law

#

%

22

20

90.9%

15

12

80.0%

31

20

64.5%

34

24

70.6%

14

8

57.1%

30

12

40.0%

146

96

65.8%

Number using following methods to assess occupation tax:

flat fee

number of employees

gross receipts

#

%

#

%

#

%

4

20.0%

11

55.0%

11

55.0%

3

25.0%

10

83.3%

0

0.0%

13

65.0%

13

65.0%

5

25.0%

9

37.5%

17

70.8%

3

12.5%

5

62.5%

4

50.0%

0

0.0%

5

41.7%

9

75.0%

0

0.0%

39

40.6%

64

66.7%

19

19.8%

profitability ratios

#

%

Number amending occupation tax in
either 2003 or 2004?

#

%

6

30.0%

1

5.0%

1

8.3%

2

16.7%

1

5.0%

1

5.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

12.5%

0

0.0%

3

25.0%

8

8.3%

8

8.3%

Number of governments
with regulatory fees

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Number of governments with
user fees

#

%

20

90.9%

14

93.3%

25

80.6%

26

76.5%

8

57.1%

10

33.3%

103

70.5%

Section 5.f - Summary

2022 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 Columbia County Cobb County Clayton County Cherokee County Chatham County Coweta County Columbus/Muscogee CG Douglas County Forsyth County Fayette County Gwinnett County Hall County Houston County Henry County Lowndes County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County

library
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

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

water or sewer
--Yes Yes Yes Yes ------Yes --Yes --Yes ----Yes Yes Yes Yes ----Yes

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Catoosa County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Does the government
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

---

---

2018

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

2015

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2018

No

No

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2022

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2017

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2016

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

2020

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2021

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

1995

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2003

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

2008

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2010

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

2019

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2011

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

1996

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2020

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1978

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

2012

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2012

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2006

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

2004

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1993

No

Yes

(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County

What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?

library

retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

water or sewer
Yes ------Yes

Population Group C

Bryan County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Baldwin County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Coffee County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Colquitt County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Dawson County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Decatur County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Fannin County

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Gilmer County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Haralson County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Habersham County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Hart County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Harris County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Lee County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Laurens County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Lumpkin County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Madison County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Murray County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Monroe County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Oconee County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Polk County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Peach County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Pickens County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Stephens County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Sumter County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Tift County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Tattnall County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Thomas County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Does the government
collect occupation
tax?

If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?

flat fee

number of employees

gross receipts

profitability ratios

Year in which occupation tax was last amended?

Does government
have regulatory
fees?

Does government have user
fees?

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2016

Yes

Yes

---

1994

No

Yes

---

1987

Yes

Yes

---

2019

No

Yes

---

2003

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

1996

No

Yes

---

2016

No

Yes

---

2005

No

Yes

---

2018

No

No

---

2019

No

Yes

---

0

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

2006

No

No

---

2015

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2005

No

Yes

---

1998

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2018

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

1994

Yes

Yes

---

2011

No

No

---

2015

No

Yes

---

0

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

2019

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2005

Yes

Yes

(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Upson County White County Wayne County Ware County

What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?

library

retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

water or sewer
Yes --Yes ---

Population Group D

Appling County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Berrien County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Ben Hill County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Banks County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Brooks County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Brantley County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Burke County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Butts County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Cook County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Chattooga County

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Crisp County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Dodge County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Dade County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Emanuel County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Elbert County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Franklin County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Grady County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Greene County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Jefferson County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Jeff Davis County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Long County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Lamar County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Morgan County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Mitchell County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Meriwether County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

McDuffie County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Oglethorpe County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Pierce County

---

---

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

---

---

2016

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2003

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2006

No

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2006

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

1995

No

Yes

---

2010

No

Yes

---

1999

No

Yes

---

2009

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2012

Yes

Yes

---

2000

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2006

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

2015

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2001

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

1995

Yes

Yes

---

2018

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

1995

No

Yes

---

2019

No

No

---

2007

Yes

Yes

---

2021

No

No

---

1995

No

Yes

---

2006

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2014

No

No

(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group D Putnam County Pike County Telfair County Union County Worth County Washington County

What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?

library

retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

water or sewer
-------------

Population Group E

Bleckley County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Bacon County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Charlton County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Crawford County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Candler County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Dooly County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Evans County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Early County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Jasper County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Lanier County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Macon County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

McIntosh County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Pulaski County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Population Group F

Atkinson County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Baker County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Clinch County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Clay County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Calhoun County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Echols County CG

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Glascock County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Hancock County

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Irwin County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Jenkins 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

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2013

No

Yes

---

2010

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

2013

No

Yes

---

2018

Yes

Yes

---

1999

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

2011

No

Yes

---

2004

No

No

---

2011

No

Yes

---

2018

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

1999

No

No

---

2017

No

No

---

2007

No

Yes

---

2011

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

2010

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

2006

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

2019

No

No

---

2022

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

2012

Yes

Yes

(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?

County
Population Group F Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Seminole County Schley County Taylor County Turner County Treutlen County Terrell County Twiggs County Talbot County Taliaferro County Webster County Unified Wilkes County Wilcox County Wheeler County Warren County Wilkinson County

library

retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1)

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

water or sewer
--Yes ------------------------Yes ------Yes ---

Does the government
collect occupation
tax?

If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?

flat fee

number of employees

gross receipts

profitability ratios

Year in which occupation tax was last amended?

Does government
have regulatory
fees?

Does government have user
fees?

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

---

2003

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

2005

No

No

---

2004

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

1997

Yes

No

---

2007

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

2004

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

2011

No

No

(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.

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CHAPTER 6 Economic Development Activities
This chapter covers the administration and conduct of economic development activities sponsored by a government to attract new business and retain business.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Initiatives for economic development activities Presence of a full-time economic developer Some governments employ a full-time staff person dedicated to
economic development activities. Financial incentives used to attract and retain business Incentives may include land, grants or loans, and tax
incentives, among others. Presence of a constitutional development authority, and percent of ad valorem taxes dedicated thereto.

Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number of entities taking initiative for economic development activities by type:

Number reporting

local chamber

#

%

multijurisdictional
chamber

#

%

development authority

#

%

joint development authority

#

%

22

12

54.5%

2

9.1%

17

77.3%

11

50.0%

15

7

46.7%

0

0.0%

12

80.0%

10

66.7%

31

17

54.8%

0

0.0%

27

87.1%

17

54.8%

34

17

50.0%

1

2.9%

31

91.2%

22

64.7%

14

7

50.0%

0

0.0%

13

92.9%

6

42.9%

30

13

43.3%

0

0.0%

27

90.0%

9

30.0%

146

73

50.0%

3

2.1%

127

87.0%

75

51.4%

local government

#

%

13

59.1%

6

40.0%

14

45.2%

17

50.0%

6

42.9%

13

43.3%

69

47.3%

no economic development
activities

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

1

0.7%

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
22 15 31 34 14 30 146

Number of governments with full-time economic
developer

#

%

13

59.1%

7

46.7%

14

45.2%

18

52.9%

5

35.7%

5

16.7%

62

42.5%

Number of governments using the following incentives in attracting new industry all of the time:

land (at little or no cost)

#

%

local or regional low-interest or deferred payment
loans

#

%

state grants and loans

#

%

federal grants and loans

#

%

0

0.0%

1

4.5%

1

4.5%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

6.7%

0

0.0%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

2

6.5%

2

6.5%

4

11.8%

3

8.8%

7

20.6%

5

14.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

7.1%

1

7.1%

2

6.7%

1

3.3%

3

10.0%

0

0.0%

7

4.8%

5

3.4%

15

10.3%

9

6.2%

QuickStart

#

%

2

9.1%

3

20.0%

8

25.8%

10

29.4%

1

7.1%

4

13.3%

28

19.2%

subsidies

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.2%

4

11.8%

1

7.1%

0

0.0%

6

4.1%

Section 6.a - Summary

2022 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

Never

Never

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 CG

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

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

Dougherty County

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Effingham County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Always

Never

Floyd County

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

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 Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County

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

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

---

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

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

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group C Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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

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

Most of time

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Most of time

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Always

Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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

Yes

---

Yes

Always

Most of time

Always

Always

Always

Always

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Always

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

---

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

Yes

---

Yes

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes 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 D

Pike County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Putnam County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Telfair County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Union County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Always

Most of time Most of time

Always

Never

Washington County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Always

Never

Worth County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Population Group E

Bacon County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Bleckley County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Candler County

Yes

---

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 CG

---

---

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

McIntosh County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Pulaski County

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Sometimes

Always

Most of time

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Always

Sometimes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Most of time

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Never

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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

Lincoln County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Always

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Miller County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

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

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

Warren County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time

Always

Sometimes

Webster County Unified

---

---

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

---

---

No

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

22

B

15

C

31

D

34

E

14

F

30

Total

146

Number of governments using the following incentives to attract new industry all of the time: (Cont.)

tax incentives

#

%

utilities at little or no cost

#

%

commitment of additional local
government services

#

%

industrial development
bonds

#

%

expedited permitting

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

13.6%

5

22.7%

0

0.0%

1

6.7%

0

0.0%

2

13.3%

2

13.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.2%

2

6.5%

5

16.1%

0

0.0%

1

2.9%

1

2.9%

3

8.8%

9

26.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

21.4%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

2

1.4%

2

1.4%

10

6.8%

25

17.1%

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

4.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

2.9%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

1.4%

other

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.7%

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time:

Number reporting

land (at little or no cost)

#

%

local or regional low-interest or
deferred

#

%

state grants and loans

#

%

federal grants and loans

#

%

QuickStart

#

%

22

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

9.1%

15

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

13.3%

31

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

6.5%

2

6.5%

6

19.4%

34

1

2.9%

3

8.8%

6

17.6%

5

14.7%

9

26.5%

14

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

7.1%

1

7.1%

1

7.1%

30

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

3

10.0%

146

2

1.4%

3

2.1%

10

6.8%

9

6.2%

23

15.8%

Section 6.b - Summary

2022 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 CG Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County

Sometimes Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Never

Sometimes 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 Sometimes Always Never

Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes 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
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes 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 Sometimes
Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes 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 Sometimes Never Never

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County

Most of time Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Always
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always

Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never

Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always

Page 6.b - 1

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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 Walton County

Sometimes Never Most of timeMost of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Never Never Never Never Never

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?

low-interest land (at little or deferred
or no cost) payment loans

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never

Never Never Never Never Never

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County

Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Most of time Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Most of time Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes

Most of time Never

Most of time Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Most of time Never

Most of time Never

Always Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never 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
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Always Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes

Page 6.b - 2

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

Population Group C Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Sometimes 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

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Never Most of time Sometimes
Never

Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Always Sometimes
Always Most of time

Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Never

Sometimes Never

Always Never

Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Most of time ---

Sometimes Sometimes

Always Sometimes

Most of time Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Always

Always Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Most of time Never

Most of timeMost of time

Most of time Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Most of time Never

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never

Never Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes

Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Never Always Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Never Most of time

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

Population Group D Pike County Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

Always Never

Most of time Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Never

Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Most of time
Never Always Always Most of time

Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

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 McIntosh County Pulaski County

Most of time Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Never

Never

Most of time Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Always Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes
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 Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Never

Never

Most of time Never

Never

Never

---

---

Most of time Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes

Never Never Never Sometimes Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes

Never Never Never Sometimes Never
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Never Never Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
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 Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes

Always Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Always Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Always Never Never Always Most of time Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never

Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Most of time
Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never Never Never ---
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes
--Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Most of time
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always Never Never Never Always
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

Population Group F Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County

Sometimes Never

Always Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Always Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Most of timeMost of time

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Never

Never

Always Never

Most of timeMost of time

Never

Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never

Most of time Never

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Always Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes 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 Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time: (Cont.)

Number reporting

subsidies

#

%

tax incentives

#

%

utilities at little or no cost

#

%

commitment of additional local
government services

#

%

industrial development
bonds

#

%

expedited permitting

#

%

waiver or regulations

#

%

22

0

0.0%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

13.6%

5

22.7%

0

0.0%

15

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

6.7%

0

0.0%

1

6.7%

2

13.3%

0

0.0%

31

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

6.5%

3

9.7%

6

19.4%

1

3.2%

34

3

8.8%

3

8.8%

1

2.9%

0

0.0%

3

8.8%

10 29.4%

0

0.0%

14

1

7.1%

1

7.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

7.1%

0

0.0%

30

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

146

4

2.7%

5

3.4%

3

2.1%

2

1.4%

10

6.8%

24 16.4%

1

0.7%

waiver or reduction of required fees of
assessments

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

other

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.7%

Number Group reporting

A

22

B

15

C

31

D

34

E

14

F

30

Total

146

Number of counties collecting the additional mill of ad valorem tax for economic development

#

%

3

13.6%

2

13.3%

2

6.5%

7

20.6%

1

7.1%

6

20.0%

21

14.4%

Number collecting the additional mill for the following purpose:

county development authority

#

%

Multi-jurisdictional development authority

#

%

Other

#

%

2

66.7%

3

150.0%

4

200.0%

8

114.3%

2

200.0%

7

116.7%

26 123.8%

1

33.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

16.7%

2

9.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Section 6.c - Summary

2022 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 CG Coweta County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County

Never Sometimes

Never Most of time

Never Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Always

Never Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes 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 Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always Always 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 Sometimes Sometimes Never

Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

----Sometimes ------Sometimes ------------Never ----Never -----------

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County

Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Never Never Never Always Sometimes Never Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Always
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always

Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never

Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

--Never
-----------------

Reported Millage
Rate

Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?

For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?

0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

Multi-juris DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

0.000 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

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities

County

How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?

subsidies

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

other

Population Group B Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County

Never Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never

Never Most of time
Never Never Never

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time Most of time

Never Sometimes
Never Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

--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 Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Most of time

Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Most of time

Most of time Most of time

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Most of time

Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Most of time

Never Most of time

Most of time Sometimes

Never

Never

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes
Never Most of time
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

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 Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Most of time Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never

----------------Never --Never Never ------Never ------Sometimes Never ------Never Always ---

Reported Millage
Rate

Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?

For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?

0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

County DA

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 C Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County

Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes

Never Never Never Never

Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never

Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

--Never
-----

Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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

Always

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Always

Never Sometimes

Always Always

Sometimes Most of time

Never

Never

Never Sometimes

Never

Never

Never Sometimes

Most of time Always

Never Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Never

Never

Never

Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Most of time

Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never

--------------------Sometimes -----------------------------------

Reported Millage
Rate

Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?

For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?

0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

County DA

0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

Yes

County DA

No

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities

County

How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?

subsidies

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

Population Group D Pike County Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

Always Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never

Never

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Most of time
Never Always Always Most of time

Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes

other
------Never -----

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 McIntosh County Pulaski County

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never

Never

Always Always

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes

Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never

--Sometimes
------Never -----------------

Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County

Never Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Never

---

---

Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Never

Never

Never Never Never Never Never
--Never Sometimes Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never Never Never --Never
Sometimes Never Never

Never Never Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never

Never Never Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Never Never Never Never ---
Sometimes Sometimes
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

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

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

No

---

No

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

---

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

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 F Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County

Never

Never

Never Sometimes

Never

Never

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never Sometimes

Never

Never

Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Always Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never

Most of time Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never

Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes 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 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

County DA

No

---

Yes

Multi-juris DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

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
22 15 31 34 14 30 146

Number with constitutional development
authority

#

%

13 59.1% 10 66.7% 22 71.0% 21 61.8% 12 85.7% 14 46.7% 92 63.0%

three mills

#

%

0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

Number and percentage dedicating by amount

two mills

#

%

0 0.0% 2 20.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 2.2%

one mill

#

%

1 7.7% 1 10.0% 1 4.5% 1 4.8% 1 8.3% 2 14.3% 7 7.6%

other amount

#

%

1 7.7% 0 0.0% 5 22.7% 6 28.6% 2 16.7% 4 28.6% 18 19.6%

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% 8 80.0% 20 90.9% 18 85.7% 9 75.0% 11 78.6% 80 87.0%

21

95.5%

13

86.7%

29

93.5%

30

88.2%

13

92.9%

23

76.7%

129

65.8%

21

100.0%

11

84.6%

22

75.9%

26

86.7%

10

76.9%

6

26.1%

96

74.4%

Page 6.d - Summary

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities

County

Does government have a constitutional
development authority?

If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?

If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?

What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?

Population Group A

Augusta/Richmond CG

No

Athens-Clarke CG

Yes

Bartow County

Yes

Carroll County

No

Columbia County

No

Cobb County

Yes

Clayton County

Yes

Cherokee County

Yes

Chatham County

No

Coweta County

Yes

Columbus/Muscogee CG

Yes

Douglas County

Yes

Forsyth County

No

Fayette County

No

Gwinnett County

No

Hall County

No

Houston County

Yes

Henry County

Yes

Lowndes County

Yes

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

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Population Group B

Barrow County

Yes

None

Bulloch County

No

---

Catoosa County

Yes

None

Camden County

No

None

Dougherty County

Yes

None

Effingham County

Yes

Two mills

Floyd County

Yes

None

Gordon County

No

---

Jackson County

Yes

None

Liberty County

Yes

Two mills

Rockdale County

No

---

Spalding County

Yes

None

Troup County

Yes

None

Walker County

Yes

One mill

Walton County

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

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group B
Population Group C Bryan County Baldwin County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Haralson County Habersham County Hart County Harris County Lee County Laurens County Lumpkin County Madison County Murray County Monroe County Oconee County Polk County Peach County Pickens County Stephens County Sumter County Tift County Tattnall County Thomas County Upson County White County Wayne County Ware County
Population Group D Appling County Berrien County Ben Hill County Banks 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?

No

Other

Yes

None

Yes

Other

Yes

Other

Yes

Other

No

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

None

Yes

None

No

---

No

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

One mill

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

Other

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

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

Less than $10,000

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

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities

County

Does government have a constitutional
development authority?

If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?

If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?

What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?

Population Group D

Brooks County

Yes

Brantley County

Yes

Burke County

No

Butts County

Yes

Cook County

No

Chattooga County

No

Crisp County

Yes

Dodge County

Yes

Dade County

Yes

Emanuel County

Yes

Elbert County

Yes

Franklin County

Yes

Grady County

No

Greene County

Yes

Jefferson County

No

Jeff Davis County

Yes

Long County

No

Lamar County

No

Morgan County

No

Mitchell County

Yes

Meriwether County

Yes

McDuffie County

Yes

Oglethorpe County

No

Pierce County

Yes

Putnam County

Yes

Pike County

No

Telfair County

Yes

Union County

No

Worth County

Yes

Washington County

Yes

Other None
--None
----Other None None One mill None None --None Other None ------None None None None None Other None None --Other Other

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

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

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

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

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

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

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Population Group E

Bleckley County

Yes

Bacon County

Yes

Charlton County

Yes

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG

Yes

Crawford County

Yes

Candler County

Yes

Dooly County

Yes

None Other None None None None None

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities

County

Does government have a constitutional
development authority?

If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?

If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?

What is the range of the government's level of
financial support?

Population Group E

Evans County

Yes

None

Early County

Yes

None

Jasper County

No

---

Lanier County

Yes

Other

Macon County

No

---

McIntosh County

Yes

One mill

Pulaski County

Yes

None

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

No

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Population Group F

Atkinson County

No

Baker County

No

Clinch County

Yes

Clay County

No

Calhoun County

No

Echols County CG

---

Glascock County

Yes

Hancock County

Yes

Irwin County

Yes

Jenkins County

Yes

Johnson County

Yes

Lincoln County

Yes

Miller County

No

Montgomery County

Yes

Randolph County

No

Seminole County

Yes

Schley County

No

Taylor County

Yes

Turner County

Yes

Treutlen County

No

Terrell County

No

Twiggs County

No

Talbot County

No

Taliaferro County

No

Webster County Unified

Yes

Wilkes County

No

Wilcox County

Yes

Wheeler County

Yes

Warren County

No

Wilkinson County

No

----Other ------None None One mill None None One mill --Other --Other None None None None --None ----None --None Other -----

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

---

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

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

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

No

---

No

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities

County Population Group F

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?

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CHAPTER 7 Public Safety
This chapter covers provisions of a government's public safety functions, encompassing both fire and police services.
Specific items covered in this chapter:
Law Enforcement Existence of police department Issuance of handguns Use of law enforcement vehicles Assigned patrol shift hours Number of police vehicles in use for specific operations Number of certified officers with arrest powers normally employed Jail operations
Fire Services Fire classification rating The Insurance Services Office (ISO) issues a fire protection scale on a range of 1 to 10, with
"one" being the highest response and "ten" being the lowest response. Number of fire stations Use of volunteers for firefighting Fire departments can include volunteer fire fighters in their force, or consist of all
volunteers. Number of fire fighters on duty per shift

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety - Summary of Data

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting
22 15 31 34 14 30 146

Questions refer to the operation of a county police department

Number of counties operating police department

#

%

Number with county government providing handguns
to officers

#

%

Number assigning patrol shifts by number of hours

8 hours

#

%

9 hours

#

%

10 hours

#

%

7

31.8%

3

20.0%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

11

7.5%

7

100.0%

1

3

100.0%

1

1

100.0%

0

0

0.0%

0

0

0.0%

0

0

0.0%

0

11

100.0%

2

14.3% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 18.2%

1

14.3%

3

42.9%

0

0.0%

1

33.3%

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

9.1%

4

36.4%

12 hours

#

%

2

28.6%

1

33.3%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

4

36.4%

other

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Number with "One Car, One
Driver rule"

#

%

5

71.4%

2

66.7%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

8

72.7%

If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
8
3
1
0
0
0
8

Section 7.a - Summary

2022 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

Columbia County

No

Cobb County

Yes

Clayton County

Yes

Cherokee County

No

Chatham County

Yes

Coweta County

No

Columbus/Muscogee CG

Yes

Douglas County

No

Forsyth County

No

Fayette County

No

Gwinnett County

Yes

Hall County

No

Houston County

No

Henry County

Yes

Lowndes County

No

Newton County

No

Paulding County

No

Whitfield County

No

--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 ---------

Population Group B

Barrow County

No

Bulloch County

No

Catoosa County

No

Camden County

No

Dougherty County

Yes

Effingham County

No

Floyd County

Yes

Gordon County

No

Jackson County

No

Liberty County

No

--------Govt. provides --Govt. provides -------

--------12 Hours --10 Hours -------

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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
--No ------Yes No --Yes --Yes ------Yes ----Yes ---------

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
--1 ------1 2 --1 --1 ------1 ----1 ---------

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

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 Walton 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

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

Population Group C

Bryan County

No

Baldwin County

No

Coffee County

No

Colquitt County

No

Dawson County

No

Decatur County

No

Fannin County

No

Gilmer County

No

Haralson County

No

Habersham County

No

Hart County

No

Harris County

No

Lee County

No

Laurens County

No

Lumpkin County

No

Madison County

No

Murray County

No

Monroe County

No

Oconee County

No

Polk County

Yes

Peach County

No

Pickens County

No

Stephens County

No

Sumter County

No

Tift County

No

Tattnall County

No

Thomas County

No

Upson County

No

--------------------------------------Govt. provides -----------------

--------------------------------------12 Hours -----------------

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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 ---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

1

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
White County Wayne County Ware 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

---

---

Population Group D

Appling County

No

---

---

Berrien County

No

---

---

Ben Hill County

No

---

---

Banks County

No

---

---

Brooks County

No

---

---

Brantley County

No

---

---

Burke County

No

---

---

Butts County

No

---

---

Cook County

No

---

---

Chattooga County

No

---

---

Crisp County

No

---

---

Dodge County

No

---

---

Dade County

No

---

---

Emanuel County

No

---

---

Elbert County

No

---

---

Franklin County

No

---

---

Grady County

No

---

---

Greene County

No

---

---

Jefferson County

No

---

---

Jeff Davis County

No

---

---

Long County

No

---

---

Lamar County

No

---

---

Morgan County

No

---

---

Mitchell County

No

---

---

Meriwether County

No

---

---

McDuffie County

No

---

---

Oglethorpe County

No

---

---

Pierce County

No

---

---

Putnam County

No

---

---

Pike 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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---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Telfair County Union County Worth 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

---

---

Population Group E

Bleckley County

No

---

---

Bacon County

No

---

---

Charlton County

No

---

---

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG

No

---

---

Crawford County

No

---

---

Candler County

No

---

---

Dooly County

No

---

---

Evans County

No

---

---

Early County

No

---

---

Jasper County

No

---

---

Lanier County

No

---

---

Macon County

No

---

---

McIntosh County

No

---

---

Pulaski County

No

---

---

Population Group F

Atkinson County

No

---

---

Baker County

No

---

---

Clinch County

No

---

---

Clay County

No

---

---

Calhoun County

No

---

---

Echols County CG

No

---

---

Glascock County

No

---

---

Hancock County

No

---

---

Irwin County

No

---

---

Jenkins County

No

---

---

Johnson County

No

---

---

Lincoln County

No

---

---

Miller County

No

---

---

Montgomery County

No

---

---

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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
---------

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
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---

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---

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---

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---

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2022 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?

Randolph County

No

---

---

Seminole County

No

---

---

Schley County

No

---

---

Taylor County

No

---

---

Turner County

No

---

---

Treutlen County

No

---

---

Terrell County

No

---

---

Twiggs County

No

---

---

Talbot County

No

---

---

Taliaferro County

No

---

---

Webster County Unified

No

---

---

Wilkes County

No

---

---

Wilcox County

No

---

---

Wheeler County

No

---

---

Warren County

No

---

---

Wilkinson County

No

---

---

Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
---------------------------------

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
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Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.b: Public Safety - Summary of Data

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

22

21

95.5%

2

9.1%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

19 86.4%

B

15

14

93.3%

2

13.3%

0

0.0%

1

6.7%

12 80.0%

C

31

29

93.5%

0

0.0%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

30 96.8%

D

34

32

94.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

34 100.0%

E

14

13

92.9%

0

0.0%

1

7.1%

0

0.0%

13 92.9%

F

30

23

76.7%

2

6.7%

0

0.0%

2

6.7%

26 86.7%

Total

146

132

90.4%

6

4.1%

3

2.1%

3

2.1% 134 91.8%

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

81.8%

12

0

0.0%

14

93.3%

3

0

0.0%

29

93.5%

4

0

0.0%

29

85.3%

7

0

0.0%

14

100.0%

0

0

0.0%

29

96.7%

1

0

0.0%

133

91.1%

12

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

2022 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 CG Athens-Clarke CG Bartow County Carroll County Columbia County Cobb County Clayton County Cherokee County Chatham County Coweta County Columbus/Muscogee CG Douglas County Forsyth County Fayette County Gwinnett County Hall County Houston County Henry County Lowndes 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 Govt. provides
Other 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 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

516

7

No

2

21

Yes

---

121

4

Yes

---

130

10

Yes

---

---

---

No

2

184

17

Yes

1

160

5

Yes

---

50

4

Yes

---

163

4

Yes

---

170

17

Yes

1

127

9

No

2

146

2

Yes

---

353

7

Yes

---

141

1

Yes

1

265

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

95

2

Yes

1

124

22

Yes

---

108

16

Yes

---

120

19

Yes

---

---

---

No

2

152

---

Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Catoosa County Camden County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County

Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 10 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

117

2

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

70

---

Yes

---

85

14

No

2

40

1

Yes

---

130

---

Yes

1

31

Yes

---

60

---

Yes

---

70

10

Yes

---

5

---

Page 7.b - 1

Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time Basis

On Part time Basis

437

---

90

---

---

120

---

---

---

470

19

139

7

353

5

253

168

---

325

42

229

---

304

---

148

---

643

37

---

---

131

---

142

132

11

155

5

---

---

127

---

116

2

---

---

70

---

69

14

101

8

163

67

81

8

43

7

---

---

72

---

2022 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 Walton County

Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

75

3

Yes

---

73

3

Yes

---

79

4

Yes

---

158

6

Population Group C Bryan County Baldwin County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Haralson County Habersham County Hart County Harris County Lee County Laurens County Lumpkin County Madison County Murray County Monroe County Oconee County Polk County Peach County Pickens County Stephens County Sumter County Tift County Tattnall County Thomas County Upson County

Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides 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

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

50

---

Yes

---

56

1

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

1

48

2

Yes

---

36

5

Yes

---

35

1

Yes

---

67

---

No

2

16

6

Yes

---

53

2

Yes

---

41

---

Yes

---

55

---

Yes

---

100

1

Yes

---

82

---

Yes

---

46

1

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

56

Yes

---

55

1

Yes

---

66

1

Yes

1

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

30

2

Yes

---

40

Yes

---

61

---

Yes

---

70

---

Yes

---

29

Yes

---

50

5

Yes

---

35

---

Page 7.b - 2

Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time Basis

On Part time Basis

---

---

107

---

74

---

68

5

150

---

45

---

47

---

---

---

---

---

72

---

25

10

5

1

60

2

33

---

61

8

32

2

---

---

---

---

70

5

53

5

---

---

---

---

70

6

62

---

28

---

---

75

2

35

1

---

---

65

---

25

1

---

---

33

2

2022 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

White County Wayne County Ware County

Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

51

1

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

30

10

Population Group D Appling County Berrien County Ben Hill County Banks County Brooks County Brantley County Burke County Butts County Cook County Chattooga County Crisp County Dodge County Dade County Emanuel County Elbert County Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Long County Lamar County Morgan County Mitchell County Meriwether County McDuffie County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Putnam County Pike County

Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer 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 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

---

23

---

Yes

---

23

1

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

60

7

Yes

---

25

---

Yes

---

21

---

Yes

---

85

1

Yes

---

50

2

Yes

---

10

---

Yes

---

38

1

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

28

No

1

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

37

3

No

2

17

---

Yes

---

40

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

20

---

No

1

31

2

Yes

---

15

---

Yes

---

35

4

Yes

---

38

---

Yes

---

43

---

Yes

---

26

---

Yes

---

26

---

Yes

---

20

4

No

1

40

---

Yes

---

---

---

Page 7.b - 3

Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time Basis

On Part time Basis

48

---

---

---

---

---

23

3

23

2

---

---

48

1

25

---

20

---

70

---

47

4

24

---

28

11

---

---

---

---

28

---

---

---

---

36

3

22

8

35

---

---

---

16

2

28

---

30

4

31

8

25

---

30

1

21

---

19

2

---

---

38

3

---

---

2022 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

Telfair County Union County Worth County Washington County

Other Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

No

2

14

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

34

3

Yes

---

---

---

Population Group E Bleckley County Bacon County Charlton County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Crawford County Candler County Dooly County Evans County Early County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County

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

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

13

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

19

---

Yes

---

7

---

Yes

---

18

---

Yes

---

18

---

Yes

---

38

3

Yes

---

11

---

Yes

---

19

Yes

---

40

2

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

8

---

Yes

---

20

5

Yes

---

28

---

Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Clinch County Clay County Calhoun County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County

Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Officer provides
Other Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 10 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 10 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

8

---

Yes

---

9

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

6

---

Yes

---

6

---

Yes

---

8

---

Yes

---

5

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

15

Yes

---

16

---

Yes

---

17

---

Yes

---

3

---

Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time Basis

On Part time Basis

12

6

47

8

28

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

7

---

17

---

15

---

33

2

14

2

19

1

33

8

---

---

9

---

46

2

23

---

12

1

7

1

---

---

4

2

6

---

8

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

11

9

4

15

3

---

---

Page 7.b - 4

2022 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

Montgomery County Randolph County Seminole County Schley County Taylor County Turner County Treutlen County Terrell County Twiggs County Talbot County Taliaferro County Webster County Unified Wilkes County Wilcox County Wheeler County Warren County Wilkinson County

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 Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

No

1

---

---

Yes

---

16

---

Yes

---

16

---

Yes

---

5

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

12

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

24

---

Yes

---

20

---

Yes

---

20

---

Yes

---

1

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

9

---

Yes

---

20

3

Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time Basis

On Part time Basis

---

---

15

2

16

2

5

3

---

---

---

---

8

5

---

---

24

---

14

1

10

---

4

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

6

2

16

10

Page 7.b - 5

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.c: Public Safety - Summary of Data

SEE Footnote*

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number of

governments operating

Number

a jail facility

reporting

#

%

Number of these governments owning
the facility they operate

#

%

22

22

100.0%

22

100.0%

15

15

100.0%

15

100.0%

31

31

100.0%

31

100.0%

34

33

97.1%

33

97.1%

14

12

85.7%

11

78.6%

30

22

73.3%

22

73.3%

146

135

92.5%

134

91.8%

Number of governments adding the 10% fee to court
fines (1)

#

%

22

100.0%

14

93.3%

30

96.8%

33

97.1%

11

78.6%

29

96.7%

139

95.2%

Number with ISO rating
of 4 or better

#

%

21

95.5%

14

93.3%

14

45.2%

11

32.4%

2

14.3%

4

13.3%

66

45.2%

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

18.2%

0

0.0%

21

95.5%

2

221

5

19

9

60.0%

1

11.1%

13

86.7%

3

51

0

19

30

96.8%

9

30.0%

22

71.0%

0

21

5

18

33

97.1%

13

39.4%

18

52.9%

1

30

2

12

14

100.0%

9

64.3%

5

35.7%

2

4

1

14

29

96.7%

26

89.7%

4

13.3%

1

50

0

30

119

81.5%

58

48.7%

83

56.8%

0

221

* For Reported Number of Law Enforcement Vehicles or Officers, see govm't pages 7.b-1 - 7.b-5;

Section 7.c - Summary

2022 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

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

1

Athens-Clarke CG

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

1

Bartow County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Carroll County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Columbia County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

1

Cobb County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

1

Clayton County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

1

Cherokee County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

Chatham County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Coweta County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Columbus/Muscogee CG

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

1

Douglas County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Forsyth County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Fayette County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Gwinnett County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

Hall County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

Houston County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Henry County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

Lowndes County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Newton County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Paulding County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Whitfield County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Population Group B

Barrow County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Bulloch County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Catoosa County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Camden County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Dougherty County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

No

2

Effingham County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Floyd County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

Gordon County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

19

No

No

9

No

No

14

No

No

19

No

No

17

Yes

No

29

No

No

14

No

No

27

Yes

No

0

No

---

15

No

No

14

No

No

10

No

No

13

No

No

9

No

No

30

No

---

16

No

No

8

Yes

No

16

No

No

18

Yes

No

7

No

No

13

No

No

12

No

No

6

No

No

14

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

No

7

No

No

5

No

No

14

Yes

No

10

No

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 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
78 57 37 36 54 192 89 105 --62 108 40 60 43 221 111 2 88 14 22 50 31
27 --23 31 51 3 45 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.

Page 7.c - 1

2022 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 B

Jackson County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Liberty County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Rockdale County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Spalding County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Troup County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Walker County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Walton County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

9

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

9

No

No

7

No

No

13

Yes

No

19

Yes

No

12

Yes

No

Population Group C

Bryan County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Baldwin County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Coffee County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Colquitt County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Dawson County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Decatur County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Fannin County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Gilmer County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Haralson County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Habersham County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Hart County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Harris County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Lee County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

Laurens County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Lumpkin County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Madison County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Murray County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Monroe County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Oconee County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Polk County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Peach County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Pickens County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

No

4

Stephens County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

10

Yes

No

8

Yes

No

19

Yes

No

0

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

No

11

Yes

No

14

Yes

No

16

Yes

No

11

No

No

9

Yes

No

10

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

No

18

Yes

No

9

Yes

No

11

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

No

13

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

No

9

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
--9 36 25 17 14 21
6 10 3 --18 4 10 9 16 21 3 --20 5 14 --10 20 --0 6 17 ---

*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

Sumter County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Tift County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Tattnall County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Thomas County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Upson County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

White County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Wayne County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Ware County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

0

Yes

No

11

Yes

No

19

Yes

Yes

15

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

11

Yes

No

Population Group D

Appling County

---

---

---

---

Berrien County

---

---

---

---

Ben Hill County

---

---

---

---

Banks County

---

---

---

---

Brooks County

---

---

---

---

Brantley County

---

---

---

---

Burke County

---

---

---

---

Butts County

---

---

---

---

Cook County

---

---

---

---

Chattooga County

---

---

---

---

Crisp County

---

---

---

---

Dodge County

---

---

---

---

Dade County

---

---

---

---

Emanuel County

---

---

---

---

Elbert County

---

---

---

---

Franklin County

---

---

---

---

Grady County

---

---

---

---

Greene County

---

---

---

---

Jefferson County

---

---

---

---

Jeff Davis County

---

---

---

---

Long County

---

---

---

---

Lamar County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

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

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

No

---

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

9

Yes

Yes

11

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

12

Yes

No

10

Yes

No

13

Yes

Yes

12

No

No

6

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

10

Yes

No

6

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

13

Yes

No

12

Yes

No

12

Yes

Yes

10

Yes

No

13

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

5

Yes

No

6

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
5 7 --12 --6 --4
------14 3 --30 16 ----5 ----2 2 ----10 --2 2 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

Morgan County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Mitchell County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Meriwether County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

McDuffie County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Oglethorpe County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Pierce County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Putnam County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Pike County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Telfair County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Union County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

No

4

Worth County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Washington County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

16

Yes

No

18

Yes

No

17

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

14

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

13

Yes

No

14

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

Population Group E

Bleckley County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Bacon County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Charlton County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG ---

---

---

---

No

---

No

4

Crawford County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

No

6

Candler County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Dooly County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Evans County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Other govt.

Yes

5

Early County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Jasper County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Lanier County

---

---

---

---

No

---

Yes

6

Macon County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

McIntosh County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Pulaski County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

7

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

No

5

Yes

Yes

2

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

Yes

2

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

No

12

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

11

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

No

Population Group F

Atkinson County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Baker County

---

---

---

---

No

---

Yes

7

Clinch County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

8

Yes

No

2

Yes

Yes

4

Yes

Yes

Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes
Yes No No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
4 1 10 4 ----6 2 --4 9 ---
--3 --2 --2 ------4 ------2
1 -----

*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction

See Footnote*

Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. 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

Clay County

---

---

---

---

Calhoun County

---

---

---

---

Echols County CG

---

---

---

---

Glascock County

---

---

---

---

Hancock County

---

---

---

---

Irwin County

---

---

---

---

Jenkins County

---

---

---

---

Johnson County

---

---

---

---

Lincoln County

---

---

---

---

Miller County

---

---

---

---

Montgomery County

---

---

---

---

Randolph County

---

---

---

---

Seminole County

---

---

---

---

Schley County

---

---

---

---

Taylor County

---

---

---

---

Turner County

---

---

---

---

Treutlen County

---

---

---

---

Terrell County

---

---

---

---

Twiggs County

---

---

---

---

Talbot County

---

---

---

---

Taliaferro County

---

---

---

---

Webster County Unified

---

---

---

---

Wilkes County

---

---

---

---

Wilcox County

---

---

---

---

Wheeler County

---

---

---

---

Warren County

---

---

---

---

Wilkinson County

---

---

---

---

No

---

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

No

---

Yes

6

No

Other govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

No

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

No

---

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

No

---

Yes

9

No

---

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

No

---

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

4

Yes

Yes

2

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

10

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

No

5

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

2

No

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

14

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

10

Yes

Yes

Do fire fighting personnel
work scheduled
shifts?
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
--------50 --------------------1 --1 4 -----------------

*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

22

19

86.4%

3

13.6%

0

0.0%

B

15

11

73.3%

4

26.7%

0

0.0%

C

31

16

51.6%

14

45.2%

1

3.2%

D

34

19

55.9%

14

41.2%

1

2.9%

E

14

6

42.9%

8

57.1%

0

0.0%

F

30

13

43.3%

17

56.7%

0

0.0%

Total

146

84

57.5%

60

41.1%

2

1.4%

Number electing members of the commission by the following methods:

by district

at-large

some by district and some
by at-large

not applicable

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

17

77.3%

1

4.5%

3

13.6%

1

4.5%

12

80.0%

3

20.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

21

67.7%

8

25.8%

1

3.2%

1

3.2%

29

85.3%

3

8.8%

0

0.0%

2

5.9%

11

78.6%

1

7.1%

0

0.0%

2

14.3%

26

86.7%

4

13.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

116

79.5%

20

13.7%

4

2.7%

6

4.1%

Excluding the CEO or chair, what are the minimum and maximum number of seats
on the board? (1)

minimum

maximum

4

10

2

6

2

7

4

5

4

5

2

5

2

10

(1) - May show a '0' for those counties having a sole commissioner.

Section 8 - Summary

2022 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 Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd 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

5

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote
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By district By district By district By district By district By 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 Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware 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

Popular vote

By district

6

Vote of commission Popular vote
Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote
Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote
Vote of commission Popular vote
Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote
No CEO Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote

By district By district By district By district At-large By district At-large At-large At-large By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district By district not applicable At-large District/at-large By district At-large At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group C Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel 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 Putnam County Telfair 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 Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission

By district At-large By district By district At-large By district By district By district not applicable By district By district At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group D Union County Washington County Worth County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Jasper County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Pulaski County
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph 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?

No CEO

not applicable

---

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

5

Popular vote

not applicable

---

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

At-large

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

5

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

not applicable

---

Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
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By district At-large By district By district By district At-large At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group F Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County 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

5

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

At-large

2

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

5

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

2

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

#

%

22

22

100.0%

22

100.0%

22

100.0%

12

54.5%

15

68.2%

19

86.4%

15

15

100.0%

15

100.0%

15

100.0%

7

46.7%

9

60.0%

14

93.3%

31

31

100.0%

31

100.0%

25

80.6%

11

35.5%

15

48.4%

18

58.1%

34

33

97.1%

33

100.0% 23

69.7%

2

6.1%

15

45.5%

18

54.5%

14

13

92.9%

13

100.0%

6

46.2%

2

15.4%

1

7.7%

3

23.1%

30

26

86.7%

26

100.0%

4

15.4%

0

0.0%

2

7.7%

3

11.5%

146

140 95.9% 140

100.0% 95

67.9%

95

67.9% 57

40.7%

75

53.6%

payment of court fines

#

%

20

90.9%

10

66.7%

19

61.3%

16

48.5%

2

15.4%

3

11.5%

70

50.0%

other

#

%

15

68.2%

12

80.0%

13

41.9%

10

30.3%

6

46.2%

6

23.1%

62

44.3%

Number of governments maintaining general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public

#

%

18

81.8%

9

60.0%

18

58.1%

23

67.6%

6

42.9%

17

56.7%

91

62.3%

Section 9 - Summary

2022 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.bartowcountyga.gov

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

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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

---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Columbus/Muscogee CG

Yes

www.columbusga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Coweta County

Yes

www.coweta.ga.us

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Douglas County

Yes

www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com

Yes

Yes

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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

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Henry County

Yes

www.co.henry.ga.us

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Houston County Lowndes County

Yes

www.houstoncountyga.org

Yes

www.lowndescounty.com

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County

Yes

www.co.newton.ga.us

Yes

www.paulding.gov

Yes

www.whitfieldcountyga.com

Yes

www.barrowga.org

Yes

www.bullochcounty.net

Yes

www.camdencountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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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

Yes

info@accgov.com

Yes

Yes

311@augustaga.gov

Yes

Yes commissionerpublic@bartowcountyga

.gov

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Yes

info@carrollcountyga.com

Yes

Yes

chathamcountyga.gov - click on the

"contact " fill in blanks or call

number listed at bottom

Yes

No

Yes

No

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Yes

information@cobbcounty.org

Yes

Yes commissioners@columbiacountyga.go

v

Yes

Yes

webmaster@columbusga.org

---

Yes

cowetainfo@coweta.ga.us

---

Yes

webmaster@co.douglas.ga.us

Yes

Yes

administration@fayettecountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

forsythpr@forsythco.com

Yes

Yes

info@gwinnettcounty.com

Yes

No

Yes

Yes http://www.co.henry.ga.us/CountyMa

nager/ContactUs.shtml

(Web link to general e-mail address)

---

Yes

chairman@houstoncountyga.org

---

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

No

Yes

Yes

commissioners@paulding.gov

---

Yes

webmaster@whitfieldcountyga.com

Yes

No

---

Yes

Yes

No

info@bullochcounty.net

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government

County
Population Group B Catoosa County Dougherty County
Effingham County Floyd County

Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?

Yes/No

Web address

Yes

www.catoosa.com

Yes

www.dougherty.ga.us

Yes

www.effinghamcounty.org

Yes

www.floydcountyga.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

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Gordon County Jackson County
Liberty County Rockdale County
Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County
Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Dawson County Decatur County
Fannin County Gilmer County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County

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.waltoncountyga.gov

Yes

www.baldwincountyga.com

Yes

www.bryancountyga.org

Yes

www.coffeecountygov.com

Yes

www.ccboc.com

Yes

www.dawsoncounty.org

Yes

www.decaturcountyga.gov

Yes

www.fannincountyga.com

Yes

www.gilmercounty-ga.gov

Yes

www.habershamga.com

Yes

www.haralsoncountyga.gov

Yes

www.harriscountyga.gov

Yes

www.hartcountyga.gov

Yes

www.laurenscoga.org

Yes

www.lee.ga.us

Yes

www.lumpkincounty.gov

Yes

Yes

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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

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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

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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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

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Yes

commissioners@catoosa.com

Yes

Yes

www.dougherty.ga.us and can call 311

Yes

Yes effinghamclerk@effinghamcounty.org

Yes

No

An email address isn''t provided, but

there is a contact us form that can be

completed on the website and is

answered within 24 hours.

Yes

No

Yes

Yes citizen_feedback@jacksoncountygov.

com

Yes

No

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Yes customersatisfaction@rockdalecounty

ga.gov

Yes

Yes

Info@SpaldingCounty.com

Yes

Yes

commission@troupcontyga.gov

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

ltalbird@co.walton.ga.us

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

---

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes boardofcommissioners@lumpkincount

y.gov

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government

County
Population Group C Madison County Monroe County Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Upson County Ware County
Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County
Ben Hill County
Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County

Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?

Yes/No

Web address

Yes

www.madisoncountyga.us

Yes

www.monroecoga.org

Yes

www.murraycountyga.org

Yes

www.oconeecounty.com

Yes

www.peachcounty.net

Yes

www.pickenscountyga.gov

Yes

www.polkga.org

Yes

www.stephenscountyga.gov

Yes

www.sumtercountyga.us

Yes

www.tattnallcountyga.com

Yes

www.thomascountyboc.org

Yes

www.tiftcounty.org

Yes

www.upsoncountyga.org

Yes

www.warecounty.com

Yes

www.waynecountyga.us

Yes

whitecountyga.gov

Yes

WWW.BAXLEY.ORG

Yes

www.bankscountyga.org

Yes

WWW.BENHILLCOUNTY-GA.GOV

Yes

www.berriencountygeorgia.com

Yes

www.https://brantleycountyga.com/

Yes

www.http://www.brookscountyga.gov

Yes

www.burkecounty-ga.gov

Yes

www.buttscountyga.com

Yes

www.chattoogacounty.org

Yes

www.cookcountyga.us

Yes

www.crispcounty.com

Yes

www.http://www.dadecounty-ga.gov

Yes

www.dodgecountyga.com

Yes

www.elbertga.us

Yes

www.emanuelco-ga.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

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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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

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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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

webmaster@madisonco.us

---

Yes

info@monroecoga.org

Yes

Yes

mcgovt@windstream.net

Yes

Yes

contact@oconee.ga.us

Yes

Yes

webmaster@peachcounty.net

---

Yes

reception@pickenscountyga.gov

---

No

---

Yes

www.stephenscountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

Rvolley@sumtercountyga.us

---

Yes

tattnallcountyga.com contact us link

---

Yes

tcboc@rose.net

---

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

you may contact the different

departments on the website.

---

Yes

wayneinfo@waynecountyga.us

---

Yes

info@whitecounty.net

---

Yes

manager@applingco.com

Yes

Yes

Visit bankscountyga.org and follow

the "Contact Us" link

---

Yes

DONNA.PRATHER@BENHILLCO

UNTY-GA.GOV

Yes

No

Yes

No

---

No

lovebrooksco@brookscountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

county@burkecounty-ga.gov

---

No

---

Yes

chattcom@windstream.net

---

Yes

cookgov@windstream.net

Yes

Yes

info@crispcounty.com

---

Yes

info@dadecounty-ga.gov

---

Yes kim.parkerson@dodgecounty-ga.com

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

lgsingletary@emanuelco-ga.gov

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 9: E-Government

County
Population Group D Franklin County Grady County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar 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.franklincountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

www.gradycountyga.gov

Yes

---

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---

Yes

www.greenecountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

www.Jeff Davis County.org

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

www.http://www.jeffersoncountyga.gov/

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

www.lamarcountyga.com

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Long County McDuffie County

Yes

wwwlongcoutyga.gov

Yes

www.thomson-mcduffie.gov

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Oglethorpe County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County

Yes

www.http://meriwethercountyga.gov

Yes

---

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Yes

www.mitchellcountygov.net

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

www.morgancountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

www.oglethorpecountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

www.https://piercecountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

www.pikecoga.com

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

www.putnamcountyga.us

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

No

www.

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Yes

www.unioncountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

www.washingtoncountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

www.worthcountyboc.com

Yes

Yes

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Population Group E

Bacon County

No

Bleckley County

Yes

Candler County

Yes

Charlton County

Yes

Crawford County

Yes

Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG

Yes

Dooly County

Yes

Early County

Yes

Evans County

Yes

Jasper County

Yes

Lanier County

Yes

Macon County

Yes

McIntosh County

Yes

www. www.bleckley.org www.metter-candler.com www.charltoncountyga.us www.crawfordcountyga.org www.ugoccc.com www.doolycountyga.com www.earlycountyga.org www.evanscounty.org www.jaspercountyga.org www.laniercountyboc.com www.maconcountyga.gov www.mcintoshcountyga.com

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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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

comments@franklincountyga.gov

---

Yes

gcboc@gradyco.org

---

Yes

info@greenecountyga.gov

---

No

---

Yes

bwells@jeffersoncountyga.gov

---

Yes commissionersoffice@lamarcountyga.

com

---

No

Yes

Yes

david.crawley@thomsonmcduffie.gov

---

No

---

Yes

mitchellcountyga.net

---

No

---

Yes

BOC@oglethorpecountyga.gov

Yes

No

---

Yes

info@pikecoga.com

---

Yes

putnamboc@putnamcountyga.us

---

Yes

telfairco@gmail.com

---

Yes

commissioner@uniongov.com

---

Yes

boc@washingtoncountyga.gov

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

bleckley.org

---

No

Yes

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

---

No

2022 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government

County Population Group E Pulaski County
Population Group F Atkinson County

Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?

Yes/No

Web address

Yes

www.https://hawkinsville-pulaski.org/

Yes

www.http://www.atkinsoncounty.org

What online services does the county's website offer?

General

Utility bill

information Tax payments payments

Voter

Car tags and

registration

renewals

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Glascock County Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Miller County
Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County

Yes

www.bakercountyga.com

Yes

Yes

www.CALHOUNCOGA.COM

Yes

Yes

www.claycountyga.net

Yes

Yes

www.clinchcountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

www.echolscountyga.com

Yes

Yes

www.glascockcountyga.com

Yes

Yes

www.hancockcountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

www.irwincountyga.com

Yes

No

www.

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Yes

www.johnsonco.org

Yes

Yes

www.https://www.lincolncountyga.com

Yes

Yes

www.millercountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

www.montgomerycountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

www.randolphcountyga.com

Yes

Yes

www.schleycountyga.us

Yes

Yes

www.seminolecountyga.com

Yes

Yes

www.talbotcountyga.org

Yes

No

www.

---

Yes

www.taylorcountyga.us

Yes

Yes

www.terrellcountygeorgia.com

Yes

No

www.

---

Yes

www.turnercountygeorgia.com

Yes

Yes

www.twiggscounty.us

Yes

Yes

www.warrencountyga.com

Yes

Yes

webstercounty.ga.org

Yes

No

www.

---

Yes

www.wilcoxcountygeorgia.com

Yes

Yes wilkescountyga.org (still a work in progress)

Yes

Yes

www.wilkinsoncounty.net

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

pulaskico.com

---

Yes

atkinsoncounty.org

n.lott@atkinson-ga.org

mjohnson@atkinson-ga.org

---

Yes

boardofcomm@bakercountyga.com

---

No

Yes

No

---

Yes

clinchcounty@clinchcountyga.gov

---

Yes

ecboc@yahoo.com

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

commissioners@johnsonco.org

---

No

Yes

Yes

countymanager@millercountyga.gov

fwhittaker@millerga.org

---

No

---

Yes

randolphgaclerk@gmail.com

---

Yes

schleyclerk@windstream.net

Yes

Yes

admin@seminolecountyga.com

---

No

---

No

Yes

Yes

taylor@pstel.net

---

Yes

sandratcbc@windstream.net

---

No

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Yes latricewilson2003@gmail.com (Clerk

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No

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Yes

info@warrencountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

websterco@windstream.net

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No

---

Yes mpomirko@wilcoxcountygeorgia.com

Yes

Yes

wilkescoboc@yahoo.com

---

Yes

bdofcomm@wilkinsoncounty.net

2022 County Government Information Catalog