County government information catalog [Nov. 2004]

2004 COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG
Government Management Indicators Survey
Georgia Department of Community Affairs

Government Management Indicators Survey
2004 COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
November 2004 If you are disabled and would like to receive this publication in an alternative format, please contact the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs at (404) 679-4950.

2004 COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2004 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-5 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-6 Chapter 5: Financial Management Practices.....................................Section 5.a-Summary to Page 5.f-6 Chapter 6: Economic Development Activities..................................Section 6.a-Summary to Page 6.d-6 Chapter 7: Public Safety.............................................................Section 7.a-Summary to Page 7.c-6 Chapter 8: Form of Government....................................................Section 8 Summary to Page 8-6
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 results in this report.

2004 COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG

What Information is Included in the Catalog? The 2004 County 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

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.
Cautions: 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 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 every county in Georgia with a response rate of 98.1 percent (156 counties of the 159 counties).
How Do I Use the Catalog? 1. Determine the population group of the county for which you want information and whether the county 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 city 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 Bibb 14 Bleckley 15 Brantley 16 Brooks 17 Bryan 18 Bulloch 19 Burke 20 Butts 21 Calhoun 22 Camden 23 Candler 24 Carroll 25 Catoosa 26 Charlton 27 Chatham

2003 Population Population group

17,797

D

103,691

A

7,891

F

198,149

A

10,135

E

4,307

F

44,953

C

15,483

D

53,479

B

84,730

B

17,235

D

16,484

D

154,287

A

11,842

E

15,279

D

16,242

D

26,340

C

58,360

B

22,949

D

22,099

D

6,122

F

45,470

C

10,023

E

98,525

B

58,085

B

10,707

E

235,270

A

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
28 Chattooga 29 Cherokee 30 Clay 31 Clayton 32 Clinch 33 Cobb 34 Coffee 35 Colquitt 36 Columbia 37 Columbus/Muscogee * 38 Cook 39 Coweta 40 Crawford 41 Crisp 42 Cusseta/Chattahoochee * 43 Dade 44 Dawson 45 Decatur 46 DeKalb 47 Dodge 48 Dooly 49 Dougherty 50 Douglas 51 Early 52 Echols 53 Effingham 54 Elbert

2003 Population Population group

26,422

C

166,639

A

3,358

F

259,736

A

6,967

F

651,027

A

38,994

C

43,203

C

97,505

B

185,702

A

15,951

D

101,395

A

12,553

E

21,994

D

19,333

D

15,910

D

18,575

D

28,212

C

674,334

A

19,374

D

11,552

E

95,684

B

102,015

A

12,224

E

3,999

F

42,715

C

20,636

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

I - 1

2004 County Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Index to County Governments
County
55 Emanuel 56 Evans 57 Fannin 58 Fayette 59 Floyd 60 Forsyth 61 Franklin 62 Fulton 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

2003 Population Population group

21,885

D

11,365

E

21,234

D

98,914

B

93,368

B

123,811

A

21,164

D

818,322

A

25,973

C

2,636

F

70,131

B

47,777

C

24,185

D

15,263

D

673,345

A

38,446

C

156,101

A

9,977

F

27,460

C

25,891

C

23,432

D

11,152

E

150,003

A

120,434

A

10,060

E

46,998

C

12,547

E

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
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 Madison 98 Marion 99 McDuffie 100 McIntosh 101 Meriwether 102 Miller 103 Mitchell 104 Monroe 105 Montgomery 106 Morgan 107 Murray 108 Newton
I - 2

2003 Population Population group

12,888

E

17,001

D

8,765

F

9,421

F

25,472

C

16,234

D

7,361

F

46,108

C

28,410

C

58,925

B

8,536

F

10,780

E

94,579

B

23,185

D

14,025

E

27,075

C

7,170

F

21,445

D

10,885

E

22,786

D

6,328

F

23,832

D

23,244

D

8,691

F

16,775

D

39,446

C

76,144

B

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 No

2004 County Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Index to County Governments
County
109 Oconee 110 Oglethorpe 111 Paulding 112 Peach 113 Pickens 114 Pierce 115 Pike 116 Polk 117 Pulaski 118 Putnam 119 Quitman 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

2003 Population Population group

28,087

C

13,379

E

100,071

A

24,320

D

26,905

C

16,327

D

14,979

E

39,800

C

9,724

F

19,575

D

2,480

F

15,757

D

7,465

F

74,941

B

3,935

F

15,407

D

9,270

F

60,483

B

25,264

C

5,001

F

33,217

C

6,562

F

1,957

F

22,385

D

8,901

F

11,523

E

10,854

E

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 No 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 153 Wheeler 154 White 155 Whitfield 156 Wilcox 157 Wilkes 158 Wilkinson 159 Worth
I - 3

2003 Population Population group

43,667

C

39,523

C

26,469

C

9,901

F

6,952

F

60,218

B

9,570

F

10,466

E

19,119

D

27,978

C

62,584

B

69,381

B

35,503

C

6,129

F

20,780

D

27,509

C

2,295

F

6,593

F

22,815

D

87,833

B

8,764

F

10,653

E

10,267

E

21,849

D

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

2004 County Management Indicators Report

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: 1. Own-government provided directly by the government 2. Other government contracted with other local government(s) 3. RDC contracted with regional development commission 4. Private contracted with a private provider 5. Combination combination of one or more of the above functions 6. 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
2004 Government Management Indicators Survey

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

#

%

18

18

100.0%

17

94.4%

17

94.4%

18

18

100.0%

11

61.1%

12

66.7%

30

30

100.0%

12

40.0%

14

46.7%

39

38

97.4%

23

59.0%

16

41.0%

21

21

100.0%

13

61.9%

5

23.8%

30

30

100.0%

16

53.3%

8

26.7%

156

155

99.4%

92

59.0%

72

46.2%

Geographic information
systems

#

%

16

88.9%

9

50.0%

11

36.7%

11

28.2%

4

19.0%

4

13.3%

55

35.3%

Issusing occupation tax
certificates

#

%

16

88.9%

12

66.7%

14

46.7%

23

59.0%

11

52.4%

7

23.3%

83

53.2%

Law enforcement
records

#

%

18

100.0%

17

94.4%

29

96.7%

39

100.0%

20

95.2%

30

100.0%

153

98.1%

Maintaining court records

#

%

18

100.0%

16

88.9%

29

96.7%

39

100.0%

21

100.0%

29

96.7%

152

97.4%

Number performing management functions in-house

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
18 18 30 39 21 30 156

Payroll preparation

#

%

Tax assessment

#

%

17

94.4%

18

100.0%

17

94.4%

18

100.0%

28

93.3%

30

100.0%

36

92.3%

34

87.2%

19

90.5%

19

90.5%

29

96.7%

24

80.0%

146

93.6%

143

91.7%

Tax billing

#

%

16

88.9%

13

72.2%

16

53.3%

21

53.8%

11

52.4%

17

56.7%

94

60.3%

Tax digest

#

%

18

100.0%

16

88.9%

25

83.3%

33

84.6%

16

76.2%

22

73.3%

130

83.3%

Utility bill preparation

#

%

12

66.7%

7

38.9%

13

43.3%

10

25.6%

4

19.0%

11

36.7%

57

36.5%

Voter registration

#

%

16

88.9%

18

100.0%

29

96.7%

39

100.0%

20

95.2%

28

93.3%

150

96.2%

Section 1 - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

How does the government manage the following functions?

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Law enforcement
records

Maintaining court records

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

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

Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Carroll Catoosa Columbia Dougherty Fayette Floyd Glynn Liberty Lowndes Rockdale Spalding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

County
Population Group B Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

How does the government manage the following functions?

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Law enforcement
records

Maintaining court records

Payroll preparation

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

Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private

Own govt. Own govt.
RDC RDC

Own govt. Private Comb. RDC

Own govt. NP
Own govt. NP

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

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

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

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

Tax billing
Comb. Private Own govt. Own govt.

Tax digest
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt.

Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

NP Other govt.
NP NP

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

Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

County
Population Group C Ware Wayne

How does the government manage the following functions?

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Law enforcement
records

Maintaining court records

Payroll preparation

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. NP

Own govt. NP

Own govt. NP

Own govt. NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Tax assessment
Own govt. Own govt.

Tax billing
Own govt. Own govt.

Tax digest
Own govt. Own govt.

Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

Other govt. NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar Lumpkin McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

County
Population Group D Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

How does the government manage the following functions?

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Law enforcement
records

Maintaining court records

Payroll preparation

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Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

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Population Group F

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

County
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

How does the government manage the following functions?

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Law enforcement
records

Maintaining court records

Payroll preparation

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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: 1. Own-government provided directly by the government's own employees 2. Authority provided through a local government authority 3. Other government contracted with other local government(s) 4. Contract contracted with private provider 5. Private service available but not through local government 6. 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
2004 Government Management Indicators Survey

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

C

o

n

Number providing services directly

Number Group reporting

A

18

B

18

C

30

D

39

E

21

F

30

Total

156

Animal control

#

%

17

94.4%

18

100.0%

20

66.7%

18

46.2%

1

4.8%

3

10.0%

77

49.4%

Building inspection

#

%

17

94.4%

14

77.8%

23

76.7%

26

66.7%

12

57.1%

13

43.3%

105

67.3%

Building permits

#

%

17

94.4%

15

83.3%

27

90.0%

33

84.6%

16

76.2%

19

63.3%

127

81.4%

Construction and code
enforcement

#

%

17

94.4%

15

83.3%

27

90.0%

31

79.5%

16

76.2%

14

46.7%

120

76.9%

Emergency medical services

#

%

9

50.0%

7

38.9%

20

66.7%

22

56.4%

12

57.1%

18

60.0%

88

56.4%

Emergency 911 service

#

%

17

94.4%

17

94.4%

28

93.3%

35

89.7%

13

61.9%

11

36.7%

121

77.6%

Fire protection

#

%

16

88.9%

13

72.2%

22

73.3%

25

64.1%

15

71.4%

21

70.0%

112

71.8%

Health screening services

#

%

6

33.3%

2

11.1%

5

16.7%

6

15.4%

4

19.0%

11

36.7%

34

21.8%

Jail

#

%

18 100.0%

18 100.0%

30 100.0%

38

97.4%

18

85.7%

21

70.0%

143 91.7%

Section 2.a - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Carroll Catoosa Columbia Dougherty Fayette Floyd Glynn Liberty Lowndes Rockdale Spalding

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

Population Group B Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

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Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

Population Group C Ware Wayne

Authority Other govt.

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Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Cusseta/Chattahoochee Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar Lumpkin McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach

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

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

Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private
--Private Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt.

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

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

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

Population Group D Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

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

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

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

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

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

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

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

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

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

NP Own govt.
NP 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. Own govt. NP

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

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

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

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

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

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

Population Group F

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Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

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

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

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

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

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

Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

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

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

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

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

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

C o n
Number providing services directly

Number Group reporting

A

18

B

18

C

30

D

39

E

21

F

30

Total 156

Law

enforcement

#

%

18 100.0%

18 100.0%

30 100.0%

38 97.4%

21 100.0%

30 100.0%

155 99.4%

Planning

#

%

17 94.4%

13 72.2%

23 76.7%

29 74.4%

15 71.4%

11 36.7%

108 69.2%

Public hospital

#

%

2

11.1%

0

0.0%

2

6.7%

2

5.1%

0

0.0%

2

6.7%

8

5.1%

Public transit

#

%

Senior citizen program

#

%

8 44.4% 13 72.2%

4 22.2%

7

38.9%

8 26.7% 12 40.0%

16 41.0% 18 46.2%

7 33.3% 11 52.4%

15 50.0% 20 66.7%

58 37.2% 81 51.9%

Wastewater collection

#

%

11 61.1%

6

33.3%

3

10.0%

2

5.1%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

23 14.7%

Wastewater treatment

#

%

8

44.4%

6

33.3%

2

6.7%

2

5.1%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

19 12.2%

Water distribution

#

%

9

50.0%

7

38.9%

9

30.0%

6

15.4%

3

14.3%

6

20.0%

40 25.6%

Water supply

#

%

6

33.3%

8

44.4%

6

20.0%

3

7.7%

2

9.5%

6

20.0%

31 19.9%

Water treatment

#

%

Number providing services on a regional basis

#

%

6

33.3% 11 61.1%

6

33.3%

8

44.4%

4

13.3% 11 36.7%

4

10.3% 13 33.3%

2

9.5%

3

14.3%

4

13.3%

8

26.7%

26 16.7% 54 16.7%

Section 2.b - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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

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

Public hospital
Available Available Authority Available
NP Available Available Authority Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Available

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

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

Available Other govt. Other 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. Available Own govt.

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

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

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

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

Water treatment

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

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

No

Authority

Yes

Authority

No

Authority

Yes

Authority

Yes

Other govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Authority

No

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt.

No

Authority

No

Private

No

Other govt.

No

Population Group B

Barrow

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Authority

Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Bartow

Own govt.

Own govt.

Available

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Other govt.

No

Bulloch

Own govt.

Private

Available

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Carroll

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Other govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

Catoosa

Own govt.

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

Columbia

Own govt.

Own govt.

Available

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Dougherty

Own govt.

Available

Available

Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Fayette

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Floyd

Own govt. Other govt.

Authority

Available

Authority Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Glynn

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Available Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Liberty

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Lowndes

Own govt. Other govt.

Authority

Private

Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Rockdale

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Spalding

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

Own govt. Available

Available

Authority Other govt. Other govt.

No

Troup

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Authority

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

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Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided

County
Population Group B Walker Walton Whitfield
Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Water treatment

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

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Private

Available Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Authority

Available Available

Available

Authority

Other govt.

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

Other govt.

Available

Private

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Yes

Own govt. Other govt.

Available

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

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Private

NP

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

Available

Available

Available

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

Authority

Authority

Other govt.

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Available

Available Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Authority Other govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Private

Own govt.

Own govt. Authority

Other govt.

Authority

Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt.

Own govt.

Other govt.

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Available

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority Other govt. Other govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Private

Private

Private

Private

Private

Private

Private

No

Own govt.

NP

Available

Available

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Private

Private

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Private

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Other govt. Other govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Other govt.

Available

Available Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

NP

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Other govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available

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

No

Own govt.

Own govt.

Authority

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Private

NP

Private

NP

NP

Authority

Authority

Authority

No

Own govt.

NP

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

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

County

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Cusseta/Chattahoochee Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar Lumpkin McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall

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

Public hospital
Authority Available Available Available
NP Private Authority Available Available Available
--NP NP Authority Own govt. Authority Available NP Authority Authority Authority Authority NP Available Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority NP Authority Authority Authority Available

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

NP Own govt.
NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Available Private Private --Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Available Private NP Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Private NP Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt.

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

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

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

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

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

Water treatment

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

NP

No

Own govt.

Yes

NP

No

NP

Yes

NP

No

NP

No

Available

No

Authority

Yes

NP

No

Available

Yes

---

---

Authority

No

Available

No

NP

Yes

NP

No

NP

No

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

NP

Yes

NP

No

Other govt.

No

Other govt.

No

Other govt.

Yes

Other govt.

No

Other govt.

No

NP

No

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt.

Yes

NP

No

Available

No

NP

No

Authority

No

Available

No

NP

No

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

County
Population Group D Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Water treatment

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

Own govt.

NP

Available

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Other govt.

Authority

NP

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

Private

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Other govt. Other govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Available Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

Authority

NP

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Authority

NP

Available

Authority

Authority

Available

Yes

Own govt.

NP

Authority

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Private

Private

Private

Yes

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Authority

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

NP

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

Authority

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Other govt.

Authority

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Available

Available

Available

Yes

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group F Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Water treatment

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

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Available

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Private

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

NP

Private

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Private

Available

Own govt.

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Other govt.

No

Own govt.

NP

Other govt.

NP

Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Private

Available

Own govt.

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Other govt.

NP

NP

Private

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

Authority

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Authority Other govt. Other govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

No

Own govt.

Authority

NP

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Authority

Available

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

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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: 1. Own-government provided directly by the government 2. Authority provided through a local government authority 3. Other government contracted with other local government(s) 4. Contract contracted with private provider 5. Private facility available but not through local government 6. NP 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
2004 Government Management Indicators Survey

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

Number providing facility directly

Number Group reporting

A

18

B

18

C

30

D

39

E

21

F

30

Total

156

Airport

#

%

Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails

#

%

4

22.2% 13

72.2%

3

16.7% 12

66.7%

7

23.3% 8

26.7%

5

12.8% 10

25.6%

3

14.3% 1

4.8%

4

13.3% 4

13.3%

26

16.7% 48

30.8%

Cemeteries

#

%

3

16.7%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

1

2.6%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

6

3.8%

Civic center

#

%

2

11.1%

3

16.7%

5

16.7%

5

12.8%

0

0.0%

3

10.0%

18

11.5%

Correctional institute

#

%

12

66.7%

8

44.4%

10

33.3%

4

10.3%

1

4.8%

2

6.7%

37

23.7%

Golf courses

#

%

3

16.7%

0

0.0%

3

10.0%

3

7.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

9

5.8%

Health clinic

#

%

5

27.8%

2

11.1%

3

10.0%

3

7.7%

5

23.8%

10

33.3%

28

17.9%

Libraries

#

%

13

72.2%

6

33.3%

9

30.0%

11

28.2%

6

28.6%

15

50.0%

60

38.5%

Community center

#

%

11

61.1%

6

33.3%

5

16.7%

8

20.5%

4

19.0%

8

26.7%

42

26.9%

Neighborhood playgrounds/
equipment

#

%

13

72.2%

10

55.6%

13

43.3%

12

30.8%

5

23.8%

7

23.3%

60

38.5%

Section 3.a - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

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

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

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

Civic center

Correctional institute

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

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

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Cmmunity center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment

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

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

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

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

Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Carroll Catoosa Columbia Dougherty Fayette Floyd Glynn Liberty Lowndes Rockdale Spalding Troup

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

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

Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb.

Not avail. Comb.
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail.
Comb. Not avail.

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

Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Agreement Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb.

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

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

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

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

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

County
Population Group B Walker Walton Whitfield
Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Cmmunity center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment

Agreement Comb. Comb.

Agreement Own govt. Own govt.

Comb. Comb. Comb.

Own govt. Not avail. Authority

Comb. Own govt. Own govt.

Comb. Comb. Comb.

Agreement Authority Own govt.

Agreement Authority Agreement

Comb. Comb. Agreement

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

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

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

Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Agreement Comb. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Agreement Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.
Comb. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.
Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

County

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Cusseta/Chattahoochee Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar Lumpkin McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall

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

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

Comb. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Agreement Agreement

Civic center

Correctional institute

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

Golf courses
Comb. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Own govt. Comb. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Own govt. Comb. Comb. Comb.

Health clinic

Libraries

Cmmunity center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment

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

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

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

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

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

County
Population Group D Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Cmmunity center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment

Comb. Authority
Comb. Comb.

Own govt. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail.

Comb. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail.

Own govt. Not avail.
Comb. Own govt.

Comb. Comb. Not avail. Not avail.

Own govt. Comb. Comb.
Not avail.

Comb. Comb. Agreement Agreement

Comb. Comb. Own govt. Agreement

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

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

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

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

Not avail. Comb. Comb.
Not avail. Comb. Comb.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail.
Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Comb.

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail.
Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Private Not avail. Comb. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Comb. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

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

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

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

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

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail.

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

Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb.
Not avail. Comb.

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail.

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail. Not avail.

Authority Agreement
Comb. Comb. Authority Agreement

Authority Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Agreement Agreement

Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail. Agreement Own govt.

Own govt. Comb.
Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail.

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

County
Population Group F Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Cmmunity center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment

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

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

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

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

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

Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Comb.

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

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

Not avail. Own govt.
Comb. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

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

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

C o n

Number providing facility directly

Number Group reporting

Outdoor courts

(basketball, tennis)

#

%

Outdoor fields

(baseball, football)

#

%

Parks

#

%

Recreation

center/gym

#

%

Senior

citizens' center

#

%

Stadium

#

%

Swimming pools

#

%

Number operating

facilities on a

regional basis

#

%

A

18

16

88.9%

17

94.4%

14

77.8%

14

77.8%

15

83.3%

5

27.8%

9

50.0%

6

33.3%

B

18

11

61.1%

14

77.8%

13

72.2%

10

55.6%

10

55.6%

1

5.6%

4

22.2%

5

27.8%

C

30

14

46.7%

19

63.3%

15

50.0%

14

46.7%

17

56.7%

0

0.0%

9

30.0%

6

20.0%

D

39

22

56.4%

26

66.7%

18

46.2%

18

46.2%

27

69.2%

1

2.6%

11

28.2%

10

25.6%

E

21

7

33.3%

13

61.9%

7

33.3%

8

38.1%

13

61.9%

0

0.0%

1

4.8%

2

9.5%

F

30

9

30.0%

14

46.7%

12

40.0%

14

46.7%

21

70.0%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

3

10.0%

Total

156

79

50.6%

103

66.0%

79

50.6%

78

50.0%

103

66.0%

8

5.1%

35

22.4%

32

20.5%

Summary 3.b - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding
Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Carroll Catoosa Columbia Dougherty Fayette Floyd Glynn Liberty Lowndes Rockdale Spalding Troup

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.

Comb.

Own govt.

Yes

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

No

Agreement Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Agreement

Yes

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

Yes

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt. Not avail.

Comb.

Yes

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

Comb.

Agreement

No

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

No

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

No

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

Comb.

Agreement

Yes

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

No

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

No

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

Comb.

Agreement

No

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

Comb.

Own govt.

No

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

Comb.

Own govt.

Yes

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

Comb.

Comb.

No

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

Not avail.

No

Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement

No

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

No

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

Comb.

Comb.

Yes

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

Comb.

Comb.

No

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

Comb.

Own govt.

Yes

Comb.

Own govt. Own govt.

Comb.

Comb.

Comb.

Comb.

No

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

Comb.

Yes

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

Comb.

Comb.

No

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement

Comb.

Agreement

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Comb.

Comb.

Not avail.

Comb.

No

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Own govt.

Authority

No

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

Comb.

Comb.

Own govt.

Yes

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

No

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement

Comb.

No

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

Comb.

Own govt.

No

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

Comb.

Comb.

Yes

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

No

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group B Walker Walton Whitfield
Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

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?

Comb.

Own govt. Agreement

Comb.

Own govt.

Comb.

Comb.

No

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

Not avail.

No

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

Comb.

No

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

Private

Not avail. Own govt.

No

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

Comb.

No

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Comb.

Authority

Authority

Yes

Comb.

Comb.

Comb.

Comb.

Own govt.

Comb.

Comb.

No

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt.

Comb.

Agreement

No

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement

Comb.

Agreement

No

Not avail.

Not avail. Agreement

Comb.

Private

Not avail. Not avail.

No

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

No

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

No

Comb.

Own govt.

Comb.

Agreement Own govt.

Comb.

Comb.

No

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

No

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

Yes

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Private

Agreement Not avail.

Not avail.

No

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

Yes

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

Not avail.

No

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt. Not avail.

Not avail.

No

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

Comb.

Authority

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Comb.

Own govt.

Comb.

Comb.

No

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Not avail.

Comb.

Yes

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

Comb.

Yes

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

No

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Not avail. Not avail.

Yes

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

No

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Not avail.

Authority

No

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement

Comb.

Agreement

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Comb.

Own govt.

Comb.

Comb.

Own govt.

No

Comb.

Comb.

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Not avail.

No

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

Comb.

Own govt.

No

Comb.

Own govt.

Comb.

Own govt.

Private

Comb.

Own govt.

No

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

Comb.

Comb.

Own govt.

No

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Cusseta/Chattahoochee Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar Lumpkin McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall

Outdoor courts

Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Senior citizens center

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

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

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

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

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

Stadium
Not avail. Comb.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Comb. Not avail. Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Comb. Comb. Not avail.

Swimming pools
Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.
Comb. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Comb. Not avail.
Comb. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Comb. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
Private

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

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group D Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols

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. Not avail.

Comb.

Not avail. Own govt.

No

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

Comb.

Not avail. Own govt.

No

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

Private

Own govt.

No

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

No

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Not avail. Not avail.

Yes

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

Not avail.

No

Agreement Own govt.

Comb.

Comb.

Agreement Not avail.

Not avail.

No

Comb.

Own govt.

Comb.

Own govt. Agreement Not avail.

Not avail.

No

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Agreement

No

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Not avail.

Not avail.

No

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

Not avail.

No

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Comb.

Own govt. Own govt.

Comb.

Not avail.

No

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

Comb.

Own govt.

No

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

No

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

Comb.

Not avail. Not avail.

No

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

Not avail.

No

Not avail.

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

Not avail.

No

Authority

Authority

Not avail. Not avail.

Authority

Comb.

Comb.

No

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

Comb.

Not avail. Not avail.

No

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

No

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Not avail.

No

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

No

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

No

Comb.

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

Yes

Not avail.

Comb.

Not avail.

Comb.

Comb.

Not avail. Not avail.

No

Not avail. Not avail.

Comb.

Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.

Not avail.

No

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

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

Not avail.

Yes

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group F Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

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?

Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.

Comb.

Own govt.

Not avail.

Not avail.

No

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Comb.

Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.

Not avail.

No

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

No

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

No

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

No

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

No

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

Comb.

Not avail.

No

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Not avail. Not avail.

No

Comb.

Own govt. Own govt.

Comb.

Own govt.

Comb.

Not avail.

No

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

No

Not avail. Agreement Agreement Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail.

No

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.

Not avail.

No

Comb.

Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Comb.

Not avail.

No

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

No

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

Not avail.

No

Not avail. Not avail.

Comb.

Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

Comb.

No

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

Not avail.

No

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

No

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

No

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

No

Not avail.

Comb.

Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

Not avail.

Not avail.

No

Not avail.

Comb.

Comb.

Agreement Own govt.

Not avail.

Not avail.

Yes

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

Comb.

Not avail. Not avail.

No

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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.

2004 Government Management Indicators Survey

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

Number with

zoning administrator Number with zoning

C o n

Number

Number with planning
commission

Number with zoning
ordinance

having primary responsibility for
administering zoning ordinance

board having final decision on
variances in zoning process

Group reporting

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

A

18

B

18

C

30

D

39

E

21

F

30

Total

156

17

94.4%

18

100.0%

5

18

100.0%

18

100.0%

9

24

80.0%

21

70.0%

7

29

74.4%

23

59.0%

9

15

71.4%

11

52.4%

6

14

46.7%

11

36.7%

7

117

75.0%

102

65.4%

43

27.8%

8

50.0%

5

23.3%

3

23.1%

4

28.6%

2

23.3%

0

27.6%

22

44.4% 27.8% 10.0% 10.3% 9.5% 0.0% 14.1%

Number with planning director
maintaining comprehensive
plan

#

%

13

72.2%

8

44.4%

6

20.0%

6

15.4%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

33

21.2%

Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process

#

%

17

94.4%

17

94.4%

19

63.3%

16

41.0%

6

28.6%

10

33.3%

85

54.5%

Number amending comprehensive plan
for changes in zoning

#

%

6

33.3%

4

22.2%

4

13.3%

2

5.1%

1

4.8%

2

6.7%

19

12.2%

Section 4.a - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Augusta/Richmond

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Bibb

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Chatham

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Cherokee

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Clayton

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Zoning Adm

Yes

Cobb

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Columbus/Muscogee

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Coweta

No

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

DeKalb

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Plan commission

C.D. Director

Yes

Douglas

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Forsyth

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Fulton

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

---

Yes

Gwinnett

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Hall

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Henry

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Houston

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Plan commission

RDC

No

Paulding

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. Director

Yes

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

Population Group B

Barrow

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Bartow

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Bulloch

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Carroll

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

---

Yes

Catoosa

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Columbia

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Dougherty

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Fayette

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Floyd

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Glynn

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Board zoning appeal

C.D. Director

No

Liberty

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Lowndes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

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

Page 4.a - 1

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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 B

Rockdale

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Spalding

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. Director

Yes

Troup

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Walker

Yes

Yes

Other

Plan commission

RDC

Yes

Walton

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Whitfield

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

Always Some cases
Always No
Some cases Some cases

Population Group C

Baldwin

Yes

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Bryan

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Camden

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Board zoning appeal

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Chattooga

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Coffee

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

---

Yes

Colquitt

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

RDC

Yes

Decatur

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Effingham

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Gilmer

Yes

No

---

---

Plan Director

No

Gordon

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Plan commission

RDC

No

Habersham

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Haralson

Yes

Yes

Other

Council/chair

---

No

Harris

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Jackson

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Jones

Yes

Yes

Other

Other

RDC

Yes

Laurens

No

No

---

---

Other

---

Lee

Yes

Yes

Other

Council/chair

---

Yes

Madison

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Murray

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Oconee

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Pickens

Yes

No

---

---

Plan Director

No

Polk

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Stephens

No

No

---

---

Other

No

Sumter

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Mgr/Adm

Yes

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

Page 4.a - 2

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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 C

Thomas

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Bldg. Insp.

Yes

Tift

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Toombs

No

No

---

---

---

No

Upson

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Ware

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Wayne

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Some cases Some cases
--Some cases
Always ---

Population Group D

Appling

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Banks

Yes

Yes

Other

Council/chair

---

No

Ben Hill

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

No

Berrien

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Brantley

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Brooks

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Plan commission

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Burke

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

---

Butts

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Cook

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Crisp

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Dade

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Dawson

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Dodge

No

No

---

---

RDC

---

Elbert

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Emanuel

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Fannin

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Franklin

Yes

No

---

---

Other

---

Grady

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Greene

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Hart

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Jefferson

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Lamar

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Board zoning appeal

Bldg. Insp.

No

Lumpkin

Yes

No

---

---

Plan Director

No

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

Page 4.a - 3

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

McDuffie

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Meriwether

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Plan commission

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Mitchell

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Monroe

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Morgan

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Peach

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

RDC

No

Pierce

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. Director

No

Putnam

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Rabun

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

---

No

Screven

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Other

RDC

No

Tattnall

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Union

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Washington

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

White

Yes

No

---

---

C.D. Director

No

Worth

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

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

Population Group E

Bacon

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Bleckley

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Candler

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Charlton

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

---

Crawford

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Dooly

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Early

Yes

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Evans

No

No

---

---

RDC

---

Heard

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Irwin

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Zoning Adm

No

Jasper

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

Jeff Davis

No

No

---

---

Other

No

Long

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Macon

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

No

McIntosh

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Plan commission

RDC

No

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

Page 4.a - 4

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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 E Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

---

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

Other

Yes

Yes

Other

Plan commission

RDC

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

---

---

No

---

Yes

No

---

---

Yes

Some cases

No

---

Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

---

---

RDC

Yes

Yes

RDC

Council/chair

RDC

No

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

---

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

---

---

Other

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

---

---

Other

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

Some cases

Yes

Some cases

No

---

---

---

Yes

No

No

---

---

---

No

---

Yes

No

Yes

Always

No

---

---

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

Some cases

No

---

Yes

No

Yes

Some cases

Yes

Always

Page 4.a - 5

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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 Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

No

No

---

---

RDC

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

---

---

Other

No

No

Yes

Some cases

No

---

No

---

No

No

---

---

Page 4.a - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
18 18 30 39 21 30 156

Number of governments adopting the following codes:

New construction
code

#

%

Existing building code

#

%

Electrical code

#

%

17 94.4% 15 83.3% 18 100.0% 17 94.4% 14 77.8% 17 94.4% 25 83.3% 20 66.7% 26 86.7% 24 61.5% 20 51.3% 28 71.8% 13 61.9% 11 52.4% 12 57.1% 12 40.0% 10 33.3% 11 36.7% 108 69.2% 90 57.7% 112 71.8%

Fire prevention

#

%

Flood damage prevention

#

%

18 100.0% 17 16 88.9% 15 24 80.0% 24 25 64.1% 23 8 38.1% 9 5 16.7% 7 96 61.5% 95

94.4% 83.3% 80.0% 59.0% 42.9% 23.3% 60.9%

Housing code

#

%

14 77.8% 13 72.2% 19 63.3% 18 46.2% 9 42.9% 8 26.7% 81 51.9%

Plumbing code

#

%

18 100.0% 15 83.3% 25 83.3% 25 64.1% 12 57.1% 11 36.7% 106 67.9%

Unsafe building abatement

#

%

14 77.8% 16 88.9% 15 50.0% 18 46.2% 4 19.0% 8 26.7% 75 48.1%

Other

#

%

2 11.1%

1

5.6%

1

3.3%

2

5.1%

2

9.5%

1

3.3%

9

5.8%

Number not adopting any
of the named codes

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

6.7%

5 12.8%

6 28.6%

12 40.0%

25 16.0%

Section 4.b - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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

Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Population Group B

Barrow

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Bartow

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Bulloch

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Carroll

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Catoosa

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Columbia

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Dougherty

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Fayette

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Floyd

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Glynn

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Liberty

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Lowndes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Page 4.b - 1

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

County
Population Group B Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

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

Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Population Group C

Baldwin

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Bryan

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Camden

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Chattooga

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Coffee

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Colquitt

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Decatur

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Effingham

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Gilmer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Gordon

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Habersham

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Haralson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Harris

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Jackson

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Jones

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Laurens

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Lee

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Madison

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Murray

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Oconee

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Pickens

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Polk

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Stephens

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Sumter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Page 4.b - 2

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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 Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

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

---

---

---

---

---

---

Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

Population Group D

Appling

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Banks

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Ben Hill

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Berrien

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Brantley

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Brooks

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Burke

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Butts

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Cook

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Crisp

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

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Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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---

Yes

---

Dade

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Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Dawson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

---

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---

Dodge

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Elbert

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Yes

---

Yes

---

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Emanuel

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Yes

Fannin

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

---

---

Franklin

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---

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---

---

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Grady

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

---

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Greene

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

---

---

Hart

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---

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---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Jefferson

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Lamar

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Lumpkin

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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 McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

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

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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

Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

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Population Group E

Bacon

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Yes

Bleckley

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Candler

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Yes

Charlton

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

---

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Crawford

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

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---

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Dooly

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Early

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Yes

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Evans

Yes

Yes

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Heard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Irwin

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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---

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Jasper

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Jeff Davis

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---

---

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---

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Yes

Long

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Yes

Yes

Macon

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

McIntosh

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

County
Population Group E Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

New construction
code

Existing building code Electrical code

Fire prevention
code

Flood damage

prevention

code

Housing code Plumbing code

Unsafe building abatement

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Population Group F

Atkinson

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Baker

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Calhoun

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Clay

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Clinch

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Echols

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Glascock

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Hancock

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Jenkins

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Johnson

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Lanier

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Lincoln

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Marion

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Miller

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Montgomery

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Pulaski

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Quitman

---

Yes

---

---

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---

---

---

---

---

Randolph

---

---

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---

---

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---

Yes

---

---

Schley

---

---

---

---

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---

---

---

---

Yes

Seminole

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Stewart

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Talbot

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Taliaferro

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Taylor

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group F Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

New construction
code

Existing building code Electrical code

Fire prevention
code

Flood damage

prevention

code

Housing code Plumbing code

Unsafe building abatement

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Page 4.b - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.c: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number of governments adopting the following ordinances

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
18 18 30 39 21 30 156

Historic preservation ordinance

#

%

7

38.9%

7

38.9%

3

10.0%

1

2.6%

5

23.8%

3

10.0%

26 16.7%

Landscape ordinance

#

%

11

61.1%

6

33.3%

4

13.3%

2

5.1%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

24 15.4%

Sign control ordinance

#

%

18 100.0%

15

83.3%

20

66.7%

27

69.2%

9

42.9%

5

16.7%

94 60.3%

Subdivision regulations

#

%

17

94.4%

18 100.0%

26

86.7%

32

82.1%

15

71.4%

15

50.0%

123 78.8%

Tree ordinances

#

%

11

61.1%

9

50.0%

2

6.7%

1

2.6%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

24

15.4%

Zoning code

#

%

18 100.0%

18 100.0%

21

70.0%

23

59.0%

11

52.4%

11

36.7%

102 65.4%

Infill development
incentives

#

%

3

16.7%

1

5.6%

0

0.0%

1

2.6%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

6

3.8%

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

10.0%

5

12.8%

2

9.5%

11

36.7%

21

13.5%

Section 4.c - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Zoning code

Infill development
incentives

Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances

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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Population Group B

Barrow

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Bartow

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Bulloch

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Carroll

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Catoosa

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Columbia

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Dougherty

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Fayette

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Floyd

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Glynn

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Liberty

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Lowndes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group B Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield
Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Zoning code

Infill development
incentives

Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

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Page 4.c - 2

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group C Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Zoning code

Infill development
incentives

Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Population Group D

Appling

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Banks

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Ben Hill

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Berrien

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Brantley

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Brooks

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Burke

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Butts

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Cook

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Crisp

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Dade

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Dawson

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Dodge

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Elbert

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Emanuel

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Fannin

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Franklin

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Grady

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Greene

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

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Hart

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Jefferson

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Lamar

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Lumpkin

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

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Page 4.c - 3

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group D McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Zoning code

Infill development
incentives

Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Page 4.c - 4

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group E Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Zoning code

Infill development
incentives

Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

---

Yes

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Page 4.c - 5

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group F Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Zoning code

Infill development
incentives

Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

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---

---

Yes

---

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---

Yes

---

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---

Yes

---

---

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---

---

Yes

Page 4.c - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

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

Number applying impact fees to the following services:

Number Group reporting

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

#

%

A

18

B

18

C

30

D

39

E

21

F

30

Total

156

7

38.9%

4

57.1%

5

71.4%

4

57.1%

3

42.9%

3

42.9%

1

14.3%

2

28.6%

1

5.6%

18 100.0%

2

11.1%

0

0.0%

1

50.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1 50.0% 0

0.0%

5 27.8% 15 83.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

5 16.7% 15 50.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

8 20.5% 19 48.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

4.8%

8 38.1%

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1 100.0% 0

0.0%

10 33.3%

10

6.4%

4

40.0% 6

60.0%

4 40.0%

3

30.0%

3

30.0%

2 20.0% 3

30.0% 20 12.8% 85 54.5%

Section 4.d - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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

Are developers required to pay impact fees

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

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

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Population Group B

Barrow

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Bartow

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Bulloch

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Carroll

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

Catoosa

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Columbia

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Dougherty

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Fayette

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Floyd

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Glynn

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Liberty

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Lowndes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Page 4.d - 1

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group B Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

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

Are developers required to pay impact fees

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

Storm water; flood control

Roads, streets, and bridges

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

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

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Population Group C

Baldwin

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Bryan

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Camden

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Chattooga

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Coffee

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Colquitt

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Decatur

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Effingham

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Gilmer

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Gordon

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Habersham

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Haralson

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Harris

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Jackson

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Jones

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Laurens

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Lee

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

Madison

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Murray

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Oconee

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Pickens

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

Polk

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Stephens

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Sumter

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Page 4.d - 2

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group C Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

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

Are developers required to pay impact fees

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

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

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Population Group D

Appling

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Banks

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Ben Hill

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Berrien

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Brantley

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Brooks

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Burke

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Butts

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Cook

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Crisp

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Dade

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Dawson

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Dodge

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Elbert

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Emanuel

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Fannin

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Franklin

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Grady

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Greene

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Hart

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Jefferson

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Lamar

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

Lumpkin

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Page 4.d - 3

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group D McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

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

Are developers required to pay impact fees

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

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

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

Population Group E

Bacon

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Bleckley

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Candler

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Charlton

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Crawford

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Dooly

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Early

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Evans

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Heard

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Irwin

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Jasper

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Jeff Davis

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Long

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Macon

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

McIntosh

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Page 4.d - 4

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group E Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

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

Are developers required to pay impact fees

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

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

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Population Group F

Atkinson

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Baker

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Calhoun

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Clay

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Clinch

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Echols

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Glascock

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Hancock

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Jenkins

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Johnson

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Lanier

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Lincoln

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Marion

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Miller

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Montgomery

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Pulaski

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Quitman

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Randolph

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Schley

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Seminole

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Stewart

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Talbot

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Taliaferro

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Taylor

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Page 4.d - 5

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group F Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

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

Are developers required to pay impact fees

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

Storm water; flood control

Roads, streets, and bridges

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

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

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Page 4.d - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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 finance
officer, 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 and
construction 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 as

sanitation, 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 percent sale 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.

2004 Government Management Indicators Survey

Department of Community Affairs

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

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
18 18 30 39 21 30 156

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

#

%

9

50.0%

8

44.4%

4

13.3%

2

5.1%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

24

15.4%

Number with finance director having responsibility for preparing annual operating budget

#

%

3

16.7%

7

38.9%

8

26.7%

5

12.8%

2

9.5%

1

3.3%

26

16.7%

Number with position of full-time
finance director

#

%

18

100.0%

17

94.4%

17

56.7%

11

28.2%

3

14.3%

2

6.7%

68

43.6%

Number with capital budget for the acquisition of major fixed assets

#

%

17

94.4%

13

72.2%

10

33.3%

12

30.8%

5

23.8%

4

13.3%

61

39.1%

Number with capital budget plan of two years or less

#

%

1

5.6%

2

11.1%

1

3.3%

2

5.1%

1

4.8%

1

3.3%

8

5.1%

Number with written investment policy to govern investement activities

#

%

15

83.3%

8

44.4%

9

30.0%

6

15.4%

1

4.8%

1

3.3%

40

25.6%

Section 5.a - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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

Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Carroll Catoosa Columbia Dougherty Fayette Floyd Glynn Liberty

Finance director Finance director
Mgr/admin CEO
Finance director Finance director
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?

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Budget director

Yes

CEO

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Staff committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Other

Yes

Other

Yes

Budget director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Two years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Other

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Page 5.a - 1

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Two years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Four years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group B Lowndes Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield
Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk

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

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

Staff committee

Yes

CEO

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Budget committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Two years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Other

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

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

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

CEO

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Budget committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Clerk

No

Finance director

No

Finance director

Yes

Clerk

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Staff committee

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

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No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Three years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Two years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group C Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

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

Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Cusseta/Chattahoochee Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Hart

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

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

No

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

Mgr/admin

No

Budget committee

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Page 5.a - 3

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Two years

No

Yes

Other

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

---

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Jefferson Lamar Lumpkin McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper

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

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

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

Staff committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Other

Finance director

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Clerk

Clerk

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Two years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

CEO CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Budget committee Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO CEO Staff committee

Clerk

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Budget committee

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Staff committee

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Page 5.a - 4

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

Two years

No

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group E Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley

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

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

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

Clerk

No

Budget committee

Finance director

Yes

Budget committee

CEO

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

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

Clerk

No

Clerk

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

Clerk

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Budget committee

No

CEO

Yes

CEO

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

No

Clerk

No

Budget committee

No

Staff committee

No

Page 5.a - 5

Yes

Three years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Two years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Four years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Three years

No

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group F Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

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

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

Mgr/admin

No

No

---

No

Clerk

Clerk

No

No

---

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

No

---

No

CEO

CEO

No

No

---

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

No

---

No

CEO

CEO

No

No

---

No

Clerk

Budget committee

No

No

---

No

CEO

Clerk

No

No

---

No

CEO

CEO

No

No

---

No

CEO

Clerk

No

No

---

No

Clerk

Clerk

No

No

---

No

Page 5.a - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

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

Number Group reporting

A

18

B

18

C

30

D

39

E

21

F

30

Total

156

Number with written interfund transfer policy

#

%

10

55.6%

5

27.8%

6

20.0%

5

12.8%

1

4.8%

4

13.3%

31

19.9%

Number applying transfer policy to following types of interfund transfers:

water and sewer fund

#

%

solid waste fund

#

%

electric utility fund

#

%

gas utility fund

#

%

8

80.0%

10 100.0%

1

10.0%

1

10.0%

3

60.0%

4

80.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

50.0%

5

83.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

20.0%

4

80.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

25.0%

2

50.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

17

54.8% 26

83.9%

1

3.2%

1

3.2%

capital project fund

#

%

10 100.0%

5

100.0%

3

50.0%

3

60.0%

1

100.0%

2

50.0%

24

3.2%

special revenue fund

#

%

10 100.0%

5

100.0%

6

100.0%

5

100.0%

0

0.0%

2

50.0%

28

90.3%

other

#

%

2

20.0%

2

40.0%

2

33.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

6

19.4%

Section 5.b - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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

Capital

Special

utility fund project fund revenue fund

Other funds

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Population Group B

Barrow

No

Bartow

No

Bulloch

No

Carroll

Yes

Catoosa

No

Columbia

No

Dougherty

No

Fayette

Yes

Floyd

Yes

Glynn

No

Liberty

No

Lowndes

Yes

Rockdale

No

---

---

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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

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Yes

Yes

---

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---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Page 5.b - 1

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group B Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield
Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs

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

Capital

Special

utility fund project fund revenue fund

Other funds

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

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---

---

---

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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

---

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Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

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---

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No

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No

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---

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---

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No

---

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No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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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Yes

---

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No

---

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Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

No

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Yes

---

No

---

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Yes

---

Yes

---

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Yes

---

No

---

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

No

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Page 5.b - 2

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group C Upson Ware Wayne

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

Capital

Special

utility fund project fund revenue fund

Other funds

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Population Group D

Appling

Yes

Banks

No

Ben Hill

No

Berrien

No

Brantley

No

Brooks

No

Burke

No

Butts

No

Cook

No

Crisp

Yes

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

No

Dade

No

Dawson

Yes

Dodge

No

Elbert

No

Emanuel

No

Fannin

No

Franklin

No

Grady

No

Greene

No

Hart

No

Jefferson

No

Lamar

No

Lumpkin

No

McDuffie

No

Meriwether

Yes

Mitchell

No

Monroe

No

Morgan

No

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Yes

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Page 5.b - 3

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group D Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

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

County
Population Group E
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group A B C D E F
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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group B Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield
Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

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

County
Population Group D Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group E Wilkes Wilkinson
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler

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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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group F Wilcox

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

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

police

sanitation

sewerage

street lighting

tax increment financing

other

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Page 5.c - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

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

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting

Number receiving revenues from local
option sales tax

#

%

18

14

77.8%

18

16

88.9%

30

27

90.0%

39

37

94.9%

21

21

100.0%

30

30

100.0%

156

145

92.9%

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

service delivery responsibilities

#

%

intergovernmental responsibilities

#

%

use of revenues as a subsidy

#

%

any coordinated agreement of
service delivery and financing

#

%

4

28.6%

10

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16

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112

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10

6.9%

Section 5.d - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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

intergovt. agreements

use of revenues as a subsidy

coordinated agreement

point of sale

Yes

Yes

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Population Group B

Barrow

Yes

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Yes

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Bartow

Yes

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Yes

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Bulloch

No

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Carroll

Yes

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Yes

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Catoosa

Yes

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Yes

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Columbia

Yes

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Yes

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Dougherty

Yes

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Yes

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Fayette

Yes

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Yes

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Floyd

Yes

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Yes

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Glynn

Yes

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Yes

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Liberty

Yes

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Yes

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Lowndes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Rockdale

No

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other
--------------Yes ------------------Yes
--------------------Yes -----

Page 5.d - 1

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group B Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

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

intergovt. agreements

use of revenues as a subsidy

coordinated agreement

point of sale

Yes

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Population Group C

Baldwin

Yes

Yes

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Bryan

Yes

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Yes

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Camden

Yes

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Yes

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Chattooga

No

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Coffee

Yes

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Yes

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Colquitt

No

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Decatur

Yes

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Yes

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Effingham

Yes

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Yes

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Gilmer

Yes

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Yes

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Gordon

Yes

Yes

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Habersham

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Haralson

Yes

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Yes

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Harris

Yes

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Yes

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Jackson

Yes

Yes

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Jones

Yes

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Yes

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Laurens

Yes

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Yes

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Lee

Yes

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Yes

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Madison

Yes

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Yes

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Murray

Yes

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Yes

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Oconee

Yes

Yes

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Pickens

Yes

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Yes

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Polk

Yes

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Yes

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Stephens

Yes

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Yes

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Sumter

Yes

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Thomas

Yes

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Yes

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Tift

Yes

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--------------Yes -------------------------------------

Page 5.d - 2

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

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

intergovt. agreements

use of revenues as a subsidy

coordinated agreement

point of sale

Yes

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Yes

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Population Group D

Appling

Yes

Banks

Yes

Ben Hill

Yes

Berrien

Yes

Brantley

Yes

Brooks

Yes

Burke

Yes

Butts

Yes

Cook

Yes

Crisp

Yes

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

Yes

Dade

Yes

Dawson

Yes

Dodge

Yes

Elbert

Yes

Emanuel

Yes

Fannin

Yes

Franklin

Yes

Grady

Yes

Greene

Yes

Hart

Yes

Jefferson

Yes

Lamar

Yes

Lumpkin

Yes

McDuffie

Yes

Meriwether

Yes

Mitchell

No

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Page 5.d - 3

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group D Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

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

intergovt. agreements

use of revenues as a subsidy

coordinated agreement

point of sale

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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Population Group E

Bacon

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

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Bleckley

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

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Candler

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Charlton

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Crawford

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Dooly

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Early

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Evans

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

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Heard

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

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Irwin

Yes

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Yes

---

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Jasper

Yes

---

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Jeff Davis

Yes

---

Yes

---

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Long

Yes

Yes

---

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Macon

Yes

---

---

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---

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McIntosh

Yes

Yes

---

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---

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Oglethorpe

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Pike

Yes

---

---

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Yes

Terrell

Yes

Yes

---

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Twiggs

Yes

---

Yes

---

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other
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--------------------Yes ----Yes -----------

Page 5.d - 4

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group E Wilkes Wilkinson

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

intergovt. agreements

use of revenues as a subsidy

coordinated agreement

point of sale

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

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Population Group F

Atkinson

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

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Baker

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Calhoun

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Clay

Yes

---

Yes

---

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Clinch

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Echols

Yes

---

---

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Glascock

Yes

---

Yes

---

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Hancock

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

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Jenkins

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

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Johnson

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Lanier

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Lincoln

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Marion

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Miller

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Montgomery

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Pulaski

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Quitman

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

Randolph

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Schley

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Seminole

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Stewart

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Talbot

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Taliaferro

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Taylor

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Treutlen

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Turner

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Warren

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Webster

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Wheeler

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

other
Yes ---
----------Yes -----------------------------------------------

Page 5.d - 5

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group F Wilcox

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

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

service delivery responsibility

intergovt. agreements

use of revenues as a subsidy

coordinated agreement

point of sale

---

Yes

---

---

---

other ---

Page 5.d - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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 2002 or 2003?

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

airport facilities and equipment

#

%

business improvement
district

#

%

civic center or coliseum

#

%

courthouse or administrative
building

#

%

community improvement
district

#

%

cultural, recreational or historic facility

#

%

A

18

16 88.9%

7

2 12.5%

2 12.5%

2 12.5% 0 0.0%

2 12.5% 13 81.3%

B

18

16 88.9%

9

3 18.8%

1 6.3%

2 12.5% 0 0.0%

1 6.3% 15 93.8%

C

30

29 96.7%

15

2 6.9%

4 13.8%

0 0.0%

0 0.0%

3 10.3% 13 44.8%

D

39

38 97.4%

13

4 10.5%

3 7.9%

1 2.6%

0 0.0%

0 0.0% 26 68.4%

E

21

20 95.2%

6

3 15.0%

1 5.0%

0 0.0%

0 0.0%

0 0.0% 11 55.0%

F

30

29 96.7%

12

0 0.0%

0 0.0%

0 0.0%

0 0.0%

0 0.0%

8 27.6%

Total

156

148 94.9%

62

14 9.5%

11 7.4%

5 3.4%

0 0.0%

6 4.1% 86 58.1%

hospital

#

%

jail, correction or detention
facility

#

%

landfill or solid waste facility

#

%

0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 10.3% 8 21.1% 6 30.0% 0 0.0% 17 11.5%

4 25.0% 7 43.8% 11 37.9% 16 42.1% 4 20.0% 9 31.0% 51 34.5%

2 12.5% 3 18.8% 8 27.6% 6 15.8% 6 30.0% 5 17.2% 30 20.3%

Section 5.e - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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

2000

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2001

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

1995

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2003

---

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---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2002

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

---

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---

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Yes

---

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Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2002

---

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Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2001

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

2002

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Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

1999

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2001

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Carroll Catoosa Columbia Dougherty Fayette Floyd Glynn Liberty Lowndes Rockdale Spalding

Yes

2001

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2002

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2004

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2001

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2000

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2002

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2004

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

1999

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

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hospital
-------------------------------------
-----------------------------

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

landfill or solid waste
facility

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

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Yes

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group B Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

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

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2001

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson

Yes

2002

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2001

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2002

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

2004

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2004

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2004

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

1999

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2003

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2002

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Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

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---

---

Yes

2002

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

2003

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

2003

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Yes

2003

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Yes

---

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Yes

2003

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Yes

---

---

Yes

2004

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Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2001

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---

---

Yes

2001

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

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---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

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

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

Yes

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group C Ware Wayne

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

2003

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

---

Population Group D

Appling

Yes

Banks

Yes

Ben Hill

Yes

Berrien

Yes

Brantley

Yes

Brooks

Yes

Burke

Yes

Butts

Yes

Cook

Yes

Crisp

Yes

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

No

Dade

Yes

Dawson

Yes

Dodge

Yes

Elbert

Yes

Emanuel

Yes

Fannin

Yes

Franklin

Yes

Grady

Yes

Greene

Yes

Hart

Yes

Jefferson

Yes

Lamar

Yes

Lumpkin

Yes

McDuffie

Yes

Meriwether

Yes

Mitchell

Yes

Monroe

Yes

Morgan

Yes

Peach

Yes

2001

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

---

2003

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2004

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

2000

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

99

---

---

---

---

---

---

2001

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2004

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

1999

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2000

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

1999

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

---

---

---

2004

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

2001

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---

---

Yes

2002

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2000

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Yes

2003

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2004

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Yes

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Yes

2003

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Yes

2001

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Yes

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2003

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Yes

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Yes

2002

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

2000

---

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---

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

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

landfill or solid waste
facility

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group D Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

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

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2002

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2004

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

1999

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

1999

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2001

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2001

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2004

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2002

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2000

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2001

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2001

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

1999

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2001

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Population Group F

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

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

landfill or solid waste
facility

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

---

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---

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Yes

Yes

---

---

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---

---

Yes

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

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

2001

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2004

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

1999

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2004

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2004

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

1999

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2002

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2004

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2000

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2002

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2002

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2000

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

1995

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2001

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

hospital
-------------------------------------------------------------

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

landfill or solid waste
facility

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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---

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---

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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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Page 5.e - 5

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

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

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting

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

library

retirement of previously
incurred G.O. debt for roads
and streets

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

water or sewer

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

18

9

56.3% 0

0.0%

14 87.5% 10 62.5% 0

0.0%

5

31.3%

18

6

37.5% 1

6.3%

13 81.3%

9

56.3%

0

0.0% 12 75.0%

30

6

20.7% 3

10.3%

27 93.1% 15 51.7%

0

0.0% 13 44.8%

39

6

15.8% 4

10.5%

34 89.5% 23 60.5%

0

0.0% 15 39.5%

21

2

10.0% 0

0.0%

18 90.0% 11 55.0% 0

0.0%

3

15.0%

30

2

6.9%

3

10.3%

24 82.8%

9

31.0%

0

0.0%

4

13.8%

156

31 20.9% 11

7.4%

130 87.8% 77 52.0%

0

0.0% 52 35.1%

other purposes

#

%

6

37.5%

7

43.8%

5

17.2%

7

18.4%

6

30.0%

4

13.8%

35 23.6%

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting

Number receiving revenues from occupation tax
authorized by state law

#

%

18

13

72.2%

18

11

61.1%

30

13

43.3%

39

15

38.5%

21

10

47.6%

30

3

10.0%

156

65

41.7%

Number using following methods to assess occupation tax:

flat fee

#

%

number of employees

#

%

gross receipts

#

%

3

23.1%

5

38.5%

9

69.2%

3

27.3%

8

72.7%

3

27.3%

6

46.2%

9

69.2%

1

7.7%

7

46.7%

11

73.3%

1

6.7%

2

20.0%

8

80.0%

0

0.0%

1

33.3%

3

100.0%

0

0.0%

22

33.8%

44

67.7%

14

21.5%

profitability ratios

#

%

Number amending occupation tax in
either 2002 or 2003?

#

%

3

23.1%

0

0

0.0%

0

2

15.4%

0

0

0.0%

0

0

0.0%

0

1

33.3%

0

6

9.2%

0

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Number of governments
with regulatory fees

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Number of governments with
user fees

#

%

15

83.3%

18

100.0%

16

53.3%

21

53.8%

10

47.6%

10

33.3%

90

57.7%

Section 5.f - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

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

water or sewer

Population Group A

Athens-Clarke

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Augusta/Richmond

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Bibb

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Chatham

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Cherokee

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Clayton

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Cobb

---

---

---

---

---

---

Columbus/Muscogee

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Coweta

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

DeKalb

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Douglas

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Forsyth

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Fulton

---

---

---

---

---

---

Gwinnett

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Hall

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Henry

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Houston

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Paulding

---

---

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

---

---

2000

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

2003

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1990

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

1995

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

1996

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

1995

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2002

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2000

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

1996

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2004

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

1994

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1993

Yes

Yes

Population Group B

Barrow

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Bartow

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2002

No

Yes

Bulloch

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Carroll

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

1994

Yes

Yes

Catoosa

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Columbia

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2003

Yes

Yes

Dougherty

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

1995

No

Yes

Fayette

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Floyd

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Glynn

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1998

No

Yes

Liberty

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2002

No

Yes

Lowndes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2000

No

Yes

Rockdale

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

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

Page 5.f - 1

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

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

water or sewer

Population Group B

Spalding

---

---

---

---

---

---

Troup

---

---

---

---

---

---

Walker

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Walton

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Whitfield

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

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

1994

No

Yes

---

1995

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

2003

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Population Group C

Baldwin

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

1995

No

Yes

Bryan

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1996

No

Yes

Camden

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Chattooga

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Coffee

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Colquitt

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Decatur

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Effingham

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

Yes

Yes

Gilmer

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Gordon

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Habersham

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2003

No

Yes

Haralson

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2002

No

No

Harris

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2002

No

Yes

Jackson

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

2004

No

No

Jones

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Laurens

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Lee

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1998

Yes

Yes

Madison

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Murray

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Oconee

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

1994

Yes

Yes

Pickens

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Polk

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Stephens

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Sumter

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

Thomas

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

Tift

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2003

No

No

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

Page 5.f - 2

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

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

water or sewer

Population Group C

Toombs

---

Upson

---

Ware

---

Wayne

---

---

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?

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2002

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

1995

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Population Group D

Appling

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Banks

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Ben Hill

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

No

No

Berrien

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Brantley

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2003

No

No

Brooks

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1999

No

No

Burke

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Butts

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Cook

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

98

Yes

Yes

Crisp

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2004

---

Yes

Dade

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Dawson

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Dodge

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Elbert

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Emanuel

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Fannin

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Franklin

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2001

No

No

Grady

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Greene

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

1998

No

No

Hart

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Jefferson

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Lamar

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

1995

No

No

Lumpkin

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

McDuffie

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Meriwether

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

1995

No

Yes

Mitchell

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

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

Page 5.f - 3

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

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

water or sewer

Population Group D

Monroe

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Morgan

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Peach

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Pierce

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Putnam

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Rabun

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Screven

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Tattnall

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Union

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Washington

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

White

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Worth

---

---

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

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

1994

No

Yes

---

1995

No

Yes

---

1996

Yes

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

1994

No

No

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

2003

No

Yes

---

1995

Yes

No

Population Group E

Bacon

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Bleckley

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Candler

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

Charlton

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Crawford

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Dooly

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Early

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Evans

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Heard

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Irwin

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Jasper

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Jeff Davis

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Long

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Macon

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

McIntosh

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Oglethorpe

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Pike

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Terrell

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Twiggs

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

Yes

---

1994

No

No

---

2000

No

No

---

1999

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

1995

Yes

Yes

---

1995

No

Yes

---

2003

No

No

---

1995

No

No

---

1994

No

No

---

1998

No

No

---

2002

No

No

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

Page 5.f - 4

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

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

water or sewer

Population Group E

Wilkes

---

Wilkinson

---

---

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?

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

1996

No

Yes

Population Group F

Atkinson

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Baker

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Calhoun

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Clay

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Clinch

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Echols

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Glascock

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Hancock

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Jenkins

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Johnson

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Lanier

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Lincoln

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1998

Yes

Yes

Marion

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Miller

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Montgomery

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Pulaski

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Quitman

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Randolph

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Schley

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Seminole

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Stewart

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Talbot

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Taliaferro

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Taylor

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1999

No

No

Treutlen

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

No

Turner

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

2003

No

No

Warren

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Webster

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Wheeler

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

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

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group F Wilcox

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

---

---

water or sewer
---

Does the government
collect occupation
tax?

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

flat fee

number of employees

gross receipts

profitability ratios

Year in which occupation tax was last amended?

Does government
have regulatory
fees?

Does government have user
fees?

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

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

Page 5.f - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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.

2004 Government Management Indicators Survey

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

#

%

multi-

jurisdictional

chamber

#

%

development authority

#

%

joint development authority

#

%

18

12

66.7%

2

11.1%

14

77.8%

4

22.2%

18

12

66.7%

0

0.0%

13

72.2%

6

33.3%

30

16

53.3%

0

0.0%

24

80.0%

7

23.3%

39

18

46.2%

2

5.1%

28

71.8%

25

64.1%

21

14

66.7%

0

0.0%

18

85.7%

10

47.6%

30

10

33.3%

3

10.0%

17

56.7%

9

30.0%

156

82

52.6%

7

4.5%

114

73.1%

61

39.1%

local government

#

%

10

55.6%

7

38.9%

12

40.0%

16

41.0%

12

57.1%

13

43.3%

70

44.9%

no economic

development

activities

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

10.0%

4

2.6%

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting
18 18 30 39 21 30 156

Number of governments with full-time economic
developer

#

%

9

50.0%

4

22.2%

8

26.7%

19

48.7%

3

14.3%

3

10.0%

46

29.5%

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%

2

11.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

2

6.7%

2

6.7%

4

10.3%

4

10.3%

5

12.8%

4

10.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

10.0%

1

3.3%

2

6.7%

1

3.3%

8

5.1%

8

5.1%

9

5.8%

7

4.5%

QuickStart

#

%

2

11.1%

4

22.2%

6

20.0%

8

20.5%

2

9.5%

3

10.0%

25

16.0%

subsidies

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

6.7%

1

2.6%

1

4.8%

0

0.0%

4

2.6%

Section 6.a - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Most of time

Never

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Always

Never

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Most of time

Never

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Population Group B

Barrow

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Bartow

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Bulloch

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

Carroll

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Catoosa

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Columbia

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Dougherty

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Never

Fayette

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Floyd

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Glynn

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Liberty

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Lowndes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

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

Never

Rockdale

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Page 6.a - 1

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group B Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction?

local chamber

multijurisdictional
chamber

development authority

joint development
authority

local government

no economic development
activities undertaken

Does the government
employ a full-time economic developer?

How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community?

land (at little or no cost)

low-interest or deferred payment loans

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

subsidies

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Always

Never

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Population Group C

Baldwin

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Bryan

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Camden

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

Chattooga

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Coffee

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Colquitt

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Always

Decatur

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Never

Effingham

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

Gilmer

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Gordon

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Habersham

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Haralson

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Harris

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Jackson

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Jones

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Laurens

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

---

---

---

---

---

Lee

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Madison

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Murray

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Oconee

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Pickens

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Polk

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Stephens

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Never

Sumter

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

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

Thomas

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Tift

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Page 6.a - 2

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group C Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

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

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Always

Never

Population Group D

Appling

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Banks

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Ben Hill

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

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

Berrien

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

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

Never

Never

Brantley

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Sometimes

Brooks

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Burke

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Most of time Most of time

Never

Always

Never

Butts

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Cook

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Always

Always

Never

Never

Crisp

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Dade

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Always

Never

Dawson

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Dodge

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Elbert

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

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

Emanuel

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Always

Always

Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Fannin

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Franklin

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Always

Always

Never

Sometimes

Grady

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Greene

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Hart

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Jefferson

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Lamar

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Lumpkin

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

McDuffie

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Meriwether

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Mitchell

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Page 6.a - 3

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group D Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

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

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never

---

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

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

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Always

Most of time Most of time

Always

Never

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Most of time

Always

Most of time

Always

Most of time

Population Group E

Bacon

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Bleckley

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Candler

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Charlton

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Crawford

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Dooly

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Early

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Always

Always

Evans

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Heard

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Irwin

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Jasper

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Jeff Davis

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Long

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Macon

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

McIntosh

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

---

---

---

---

---

Oglethorpe

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Pike

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never

Never

Terrell

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Twiggs

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Page 6.a - 4

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group E Wilkes Wilkinson

Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction?

local chamber

multijurisdictional
chamber

development authority

joint development
authority

local government

no economic development
activities undertaken

Does the government
employ a full-time economic developer?

How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community?

land (at little or no cost)

low-interest or deferred payment loans

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

subsidies

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time Most of time

Never

Population Group F

Atkinson

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

Baker

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Calhoun

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Clay

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Clinch

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Echols

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Glascock

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

Hancock

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Jenkins

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

Johnson

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Never

Lanier

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

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

Never

Never

Lincoln

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

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

Always

Sometimes

Marion

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Miller

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Always

Always

Always

Always

Sometimes

Never

Montgomery

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Pulaski

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Quitman

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Most of time

Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Randolph

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Schley

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Seminole

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Stewart

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Talbot

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Taliaferro

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Taylor

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Treutlen

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Turner

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Warren

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Most of time

Always

Never

Webster

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Wheeler

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Page 6.a - 5

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group F Wilcox

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

---

---

---

No

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Page 6.a - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

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

Number Group reporting

A

18

B

18

C

30

D

39

E

21

F

30

Total

156

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

tax incentives

#

%

utilities at little or no cost

#

%

commitment of additional local
government services

#

%

industrial development
bonds

#

%

expedited

permitting

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0

0.0%

3

10.0%

1

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

0

0.0%

1

4.8%

0

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0

0.0%

4

2.6%

4

5.6% 0.0% 3.3% 5.1% 0.0% 0.0% 2.6%

5

27.8%

3

16.7%

1

5.6%

2

11.1%

1

3.3%

2

6.7%

2

5.1%

9

23.1%

0

0.0%

1

4.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

9

5.8%

17

10.9%

waiver of

regulations

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

6.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

1.3%

waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

1

2.6%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

1.3%

other

#

%

1

5.6%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.6%

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

#

%

18

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

4

22.2%

18

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

4

22.2%

30

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

6

20.0%

39

2

5.1%

3

7.7%

4

10.3%

4

10.3%

7

17.9%

21

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

9.5%

30

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

156

4

2.6%

5

3.2%

6

3.8%

6

3.8%

24

15.4%

Section 6.b - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

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

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

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

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

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Carroll Catoosa Columbia Dougherty Fayette Floyd Glynn Liberty Lowndes Rockdale

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

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

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

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

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

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

Population Group B Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Most of time Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never Never Sometimes Never Never

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never

Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes

Most of time Never Always
Sometimes Most of time

Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

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

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

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

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

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

Population Group C Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes

Never Never Always Never

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Never Never Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Most of time Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never

Sometimes Never Always Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always

Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Cusseta/Chattahoochee Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar Lumpkin McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 6.b - 3

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

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

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

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

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

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

Population Group D Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 6.b - 4

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

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

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

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

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

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

Population Group E Wilkes Wilkinson

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time Most of time

Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 6.b - 5

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

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

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

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

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

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

Population Group F Wilcox

Always

Never

Most of time

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Never

Page 6.b - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

#

%

18

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

4

22.2%

3

16.7%

0

0.0%

18

0

0.0%

1

5.6%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

11.1%

3

16.7%

0

0.0%

30

2

6.7%

2

6.7%

3

10.0%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

2

6.7%

2

6.7%

39

1

2.6%

2

5.1%

0

0.0%

2

5.1%

2

5.1%

8

20.5%

0

0.0%

21

1

4.8%

4

19.0%

1

4.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

4.8%

0

0.0%

30

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

156

4

2.6%

10

6.4%

4

2.6%

4

2.6%

9

5.8%

17 10.9%

2

1.3%

waiver or reduction of required fees of
assessments

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.6%

other

#

%

1

5.6%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.6%

Number Group reporting

A

18

B

18

C

30

D

39

E

21

F

30

Total

156

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

#

%

2

11.1%

0

0.0%

2

6.7%

8

20.5%

2

9.5%

5

16.7%

19

12.2%

Number collecting the additional mill for the following purpose:

county development authority

#

%

Multi-jurisdictional development authority

#

%

Other

#

%

1

50.0%

0

0.0%

2

100.0%

8

100.0%

2

100.0%

4

80.0%

17

89.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

20.0%

1

5.3%

1

50.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

5.3%

Section 6.c - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

Does the county collect the 1 mill for economic development?

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

Population Group A

Athens-Clarke

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Augusta/Richmond

---

---

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Sometimes

---

---

---

Bibb

Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Chatham

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

---

Cherokee

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Clayton

Never

Most of time

Never

Never

Always

Always

Never

Never

---

No

---

Cobb

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Columbus/Muscogee

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

Yes

County DA

Coweta

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Most of time

Never

Never

---

No

---

DeKalb

Most of time Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

Sometimes

---

Yes

Both

Douglas

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Forsyth

Never

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time Most of time

Never

Most of time

---

No

---

Fulton

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

No

---

Gwinnett

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Hall

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Henry

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Most of time

Never

Sometimes

Always

No

---

Houston

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Always

Most of time

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Paulding

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Population Group B

Barrow

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Bartow

Never

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

No

---

Bulloch

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Always

Always

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Carroll

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Catoosa

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

No

---

Columbia

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Dougherty

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Fayette

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Floyd

Never

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Most of time

Always

Never

Never

---

No

---

Glynn

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Always

Always

Never

Never

---

No

---

Liberty

Never

Most of time

Never

Never

Sometimes Most of time

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Lowndes

Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Rockdale

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Page 6.c - 1

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group B Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

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

Never Never Sometimes Never Never

Always Never Sometimes Never Never

Most of time Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Most of time Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Sometimes Never Never

Never Never Sometimes Never Never

other
-----------

Does the county collect the 1 mill for economic development?

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

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Harris Jackson Jones Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group C Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

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

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never

Always Most of time Most of time
Never

Never Never Most of time Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

other
---------

Does the county collect the 1 mill for economic development?

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

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Cusseta/Chattahoochee Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar Lumpkin McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group D Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Does the county collect the 1 mill for economic development?

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

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs

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

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

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Always Never Never Never Never Never Never Never

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

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

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

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

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

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

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group E Wilkes Wilkinson

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

Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes

other
-----

Does the county collect the 1 mill for economic development?

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

No

---

No

---

Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

---

---

---

---

No

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

Yes

Multi-juris DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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

County
Population Group F Wilcox

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

Never

Always

Never

Always

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

other ---

Does the county collect the 1 mill for economic development?

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

No

---

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Developement Activities - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
18 18 30 39 21 30 156

Number with constitutional development
authority

#

%

13 72.2%

6

33.3%

15 50.0%

20 51.3%

12 57.1%

8

26.7%

74 47.4%

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

#

%

1

7.7%

1 16.7%

1

6.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

4.1%

one mill

#

%

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

other amount

#

%

2 15.4% 1 16.7% 0 0.0% 8 40.0% 4 33.3% 4 50.0% 19 25.7%

none

#

%

10 76.9% 4 66.7% 13 86.7% 10 50.0% 7 58.3% 7 87.5% 51 68.9%

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

#

%

11

61.1%

16

88.9%

27

90.0%

29

74.4%

18

85.7%

20

66.7%

121

42.3%

11

100.0%

14

87.5%

15

55.6%

15

51.7%

8

44.4%

3

15.0%

66

54.5%

Page 6.d - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group A Augusta/Richmond Athens-Clarke Bibb Columbus/Muscogee Coweta Clayton Chatham Cherokee Cobb DeKalb Douglas Fulton Forsyth Gwinnett Henry Hall Houston Paulding

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?

---

---

Yes

One mill

Yes

None

No

Other

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

Other

Yes

None

Yes

Two mills

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

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

No

---

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Population Group B

Bulloch

No

Barrow

---

Bartow

Yes

Columbia

No

Carroll

No

Catoosa

No

Dougherty

No

Floyd

Yes

Fayette

No

Glynn

No

Lowndes

Yes

Liberty

Yes

Rockdale

Yes

----None --------None ----None Two mills None

Yes

Greater than $100,000

---

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

---

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group B Spalding Troup Whitfield Walker Walton
Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Colquitt Coffee Camden Decatur Effingham Gordon Gilmer Haralson Habersham Harris Jackson Jones Lee Laurens Murray Madison Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift

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

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

Other

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

Two mills

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

---

---

Yes

None

---

---

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

---

One mill

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

---

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

---

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group C Toombs Upson Wayne Ware

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?

Yes

One mill

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Population Group D

Appling

Yes

Butts

Yes

Ben Hill

No

Berrien

No

Brantley

Yes

Burke

No

Banks

Yes

Brooks

Yes

Crisp

Yes

Cook

No

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

No

Dade

Yes

Dodge

Yes

Dawson

Yes

Elbert

No

Emanuel

No

Franklin

No

Fannin

Yes

Grady

No

Greene

Yes

Hart

Yes

Jefferson

No

Lamar

No

Lumpkin

No

Meriwether

Yes

Monroe

No

Mitchell

Yes

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

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

---

---

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

---

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group D Morgan McDuffie Peach Putnam Pierce Rabun Screven Tattnall Union White Washington Worth
Population Group E Bleckley Bacon Crawford Charlton Candler Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jeff Davis Jasper Long McIntosh Macon Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs

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

---

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

Other

Yes

Other

No

---

Yes

One mill

No

None

No

---

Yes

None

---

---

Yes

Other

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

---

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

---

---

---

---

No

---

Yes

Other

Yes

Other

---

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

---

---

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

One mill

Yes

None

Yes

Other

No

---

Yes

One mill

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

Other

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

---

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

---

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group E Wilkinson Wilkes
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Montgomery Marion Miller Pulaski Quitman Randolph Stewart Schley Seminole Taliaferro Treutlen Taylor Turner Talbot Webster Warren Wheeler

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

---

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

---

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

Other

Yes

None

---

---

No

Other

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

Other

No

---

---

---

No

None

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

No

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

Other

Yes

Less than $10,000

---

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

No

---

---

---

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

---

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

No

---

---

---

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Page 6.d - 5

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County Population Group F
Wilcox

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

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Page 6.d - 6

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

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 Jail operations

Fire Services Fire classification rating A number between 1 and 10 issued by
the ISO that rates fire safety of a community. Number of fire stations Use of volunteers for fire fighting Fire departments can include
volunteer fire fighters in their force, or consist of all volunteers. Number of fire fighters on duty per shift

2004 Government Management Indicators Survey

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety - Summary of Data

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting
18 18 30 39 21 30 156

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

#

%

10

55.6%

10

100.0%

7

70.0%

1

10.0%

1

10.0%

4

22.2%

4

100.0%

2

50.0%

0

0.0%

1

25.0%

1

3.3%

1

100.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

1

2.6%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

16

10.3%

16

100.0%

10

62.5%

1

6.3%

3

18.8%

12 hours

#

%

1

10.0%

1

25.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

18.8%

other

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

6.3%

Number with "One car, One
driver rule"

#

%

8

80.0%

2

50.0%

1

100.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

12

75.0%

If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
3
2
---
---
---
---
3

Section 7.a - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Columbus/Muscogee Cobb Chatham Clayton Coweta Cherokee DeKalb Douglas Fulton Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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?

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

9 Hours

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

10 Hours

No

---

---

No

---

---

Population Group B

Bulloch

No

Bartow

No

Barrow

No

Columbia

No

Carroll

No

Catoosa

No

Dougherty

Yes

Floyd

Yes

Fayette

No

Glynn

Yes

Lowndes

No

Liberty

No

Rockdale

No

Spalding

No

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

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

Page 7.a - 1

Does the police department have "One car, One driver rule"?
Yes --Yes Yes No Yes No ----Yes --Yes --Yes --Yes -----

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
------1.0 3.0 --3.0 -----------------------

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

2.0

Yes

---

---

---

No

2.0

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Troup Walker Whitfield Walton

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

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

No

---

---

Population Group C

Bryan

No

Baldwin

No

Coffee

No

Camden

No

Chattooga

No

Colquitt

No

Decatur

No

Effingham

No

Gordon

No

Gilmer

No

Habersham

No

Harris

No

Haralson

No

Jones

No

Jackson

No

Laurens

No

Lee

No

Madison

No

Murray

No

Oconee

No

Pickens

No

Polk

Yes

Sumter

No

Stephens

No

Tift

No

Thomas

No

Toombs

No

Upson

No

Ware

No

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

------------------------------------------10 Hours ------Other ----8 Hours

Page 7.a - 2

Does the police department have "One car, One driver rule"?
--Yes -----

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

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction Wayne

Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...

Does the county operate a police department?

Method of providing handguns

For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?

No

---

---

Population Group D

Appling

No

Burke

No

Berrien

No

Brooks

No

Brantley

No

Butts

No

Banks

No

Ben Hill

No

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

No

Crisp

No

Cook

No

Dodge

No

Dawson

No

Dade

No

Elbert

No

Emanuel

No

Franklin

No

Fannin

No

Greene

No

Grady

No

Hart

No

Jefferson

No

Lumpkin

No

Lamar

No

Mitchell

Yes

McDuffie

No

Meriwether

No

Monroe

No

Morgan

No

Peach

No

Pierce

No

Putnam

No

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

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

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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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---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...

Does the county operate a police department?

Method of providing handguns

For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

Population Group E

Bleckley

No

---

---

Bacon

No

---

---

Charlton

No

---

---

Crawford

No

---

---

Candler

No

---

---

Dooly

No

---

---

Evans

---

---

---

Early

No

---

---

Heard

No

---

---

Irwin

No

---

---

Jasper

No

---

---

Jeff Davis

No

---

---

Long

No

---

---

Macon

No

---

---

McIntosh

No

---

---

Oglethorpe

No

---

---

Pike

No

---

---

Terrell

No

---

---

Twiggs

No

---

---

Wilkes

No

---

---

Wilkinson

No

---

---

Population Group F

Atkinson

No

---

---

Baker

No

---

---

Clay

No

---

---

Does the police department have "One car, One driver rule"?
---------------
-------------------------------------------
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If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
---------------
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Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Calhoun Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Johnson Jenkins Lincoln Lanier Miller Marion Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Stewart Seminole Schley Taylor Treutlen Turner Taliaferro Talbot Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...

Does the county operate a police department?

Method of providing handguns

For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

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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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.b: Public Safety - Summary of Data

Number Group reporting

Questions refer to the operating of a county sheriff's department

Number of departments providing handguns to sworn law enforcement personnel

#

%

8 hours

#

%

------------ Number having following shifts in hours: ------------

9 hours

#

%

10 hours

#

%

12 hours

#

%

other

#

%

Number of governments with "One Car, One Driver
Rule"

#

%

If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers

A

18

18

100.0%

9

50.0%

0

0.0%

1

5.6%

8

44.4%

0

0.0%

10

55.6%

2

B

18

15

83.3%

7

38.9%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

11 61.1%

0

0.0%

13

72.2%

2

C

30

25

83.3%

3

10.0%

0

0.0%

2

6.7%

24 80.0%

1

3.3%

24

80.0%

2

D

39

31

79.5%

3

7.7%

4

10.3%

1

2.6%

31 79.5%

0

0.0%

36

92.3%

1

E

21

11

52.4%

5

23.8%

1

4.8%

1

4.8%

14 66.7%

0

0.0%

19

90.5%

2

F

30

20

66.7%

10 33.3%

2

6.7%

2

6.7%

14 46.7%

2

6.7%

26

86.7%

2

Total

156

120

76.9%

37 23.7%

7

4.5%

7

4.5% 102 65.4%

3

1.9%

128

82.1%

2

Section 7.b - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Jurisdiction
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Columbus/Muscogee Cobb Chatham Clayton Coweta Cherokee DeKalb Douglas Fulton Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies
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

For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what
shift hours are they primarily assigned?
8 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 10 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"?
No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes

Population Group B

Bulloch

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Bartow

Officer provides

8 Hours

Yes

Barrow

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Columbia

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Carroll

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Catoosa

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Dougherty

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

Floyd

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

Fayette

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Glynn

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Lowndes

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Liberty

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Rockdale

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per
vehicle?
2.0 ----1.0 3.0 ----2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 ----5.0 1.0 --2.0 ---
--------1.0 --2.0 2.0 ------1.0 ---

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Jurisdiction
Spalding Troup Walker Whitfield Walton

Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies
Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides

For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what
shift hours are they primarily assigned?
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"?
Yes No Yes No Yes

Population Group C

Bryan

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Baldwin

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Coffee

Govt. provides

10 Hours

Yes

Camden

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Chattooga

Govt. provides

10 Hours

No

Colquitt

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Decatur

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Effingham

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Gordon

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Gilmer

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Habersham

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Harris

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Haralson

Officer provides

12 Hours

No

Jones

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Jackson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Laurens

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Lee

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Madison

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Murray

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Oconee

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Pickens

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Polk

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Sumter

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Stephens

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Tift

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Thomas

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Toombs

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per
vehicle?
--3.0 --2.0 ---
--------3.0 --------2.0 ----1.0 --------------2.0 --2.0 2.0 -------

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Jurisdiction
Upson Ware Wayne

Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies
Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides

For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what
shift hours are they primarily assigned?
12 Hours Other
12 Hours

Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"?
Yes Yes Yes

Population Group D

Appling

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Burke

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Berrien

Govt. provides

9 Hours

Yes

Brooks

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Brantley

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Butts

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Banks

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Ben Hill

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Cusseta/Chattahooch

Officer provides

8 Hours

No

Crisp

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Cook

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Dodge

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Dawson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Dade

Officer provides

9 Hours

Yes

Elbert

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Emanuel

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Franklin

Govt. provides

9 Hours

Yes

Fannin

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Greene

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Grady

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Hart

Govt. provides

9 Hours

Yes

Jefferson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Lumpkin

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Lamar

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Mitchell

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

McDuffie

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Meriwether

Govt. provides

10 Hours

Yes

Monroe

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Morgan

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per
vehicle?
-------
--------1.0 ------1.0 ------------2.0 --1.0 --------2.0 -------------

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Jurisdiction
Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies
Govt. provides Officer provides
Other Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides

For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what
shift hours are they primarily assigned?
12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours

Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"?
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per
vehicle?
------------1.0 -------

Population Group E

Bleckley

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Bacon

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Charlton

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Crawford

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Candler

Officer provides

8 Hours

Yes

---

Dooly

Govt. provides

10 Hours

Yes

---

Evans

Other

12 Hours

Yes

---

Early

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

2.0

Heard

Officer provides

9 Hours

No

2.0

Irwin

Officer provides

8 Hours

Yes

---

Jasper

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Jeff Davis

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Long

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Macon

Officer provides

8 Hours

Yes

---

McIntosh

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

---

Oglethorpe

Other

12 Hours

Yes

---

Pike

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Terrell

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Twiggs

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Wilkes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

---

Wilkinson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

---

Population Group F

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2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Jurisdiction
Atkinson Baker Clay Calhoun Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Johnson Jenkins Lincoln Lanier Miller Marion Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Stewart Seminole Schley Taylor Treutlen Turner Taliaferro Talbot Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies
Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Officer provides Officer provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Officer provides Govt. provides

For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what
shift hours are they primarily assigned?
12 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 10 Hours 9 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours Other 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours Other 8 Hours 10 Hours

Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"?
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per
vehicle?
------------1.0 ----------1.0 2.0 --1.0 ----3.0 ------------1.0 ------1.5

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.c: Public Safety - Summary of Data

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting

Number of governments operating
a jail facility

#

%

Number of these governments owning
the facility they operate

#

%

18

18

100.0%

18

100.0%

18

18

100.0%

18

100.0%

30

30

100.0%

30

100.0%

39

38

97.4%

38

97.4%

21

18

85.7%

18

85.7%

30

23

76.7%

23

76.7%

156

145

92.9%

145

92.9%

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

#

%

16

88.9%

18

100.0%

29

96.7%

35

89.7%

18

85.7%

28

93.3%

144

92.3%

Number with ISO rating
of 4 or better

#

%

10

55.6%

7

38.9%

2

6.7%

1

2.6%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

20

12.8%

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

27

5

27.8%

0

0.0%

17

94.4%

2

169

0

19

14

77.8%

3

21.4%

13

72.2%

3

39

0

14

30

100.0%

16

53.3%

14

46.7%

1

17

2

14

37

94.9%

21

56.8%

14

35.9%

1

32

1

13

20

95.2%

14

70.0%

4

19.0%

1

12

0

10

29

96.7%

27

93.1%

3

10.0%

2

10

0

27

135

86.5%

81

60.0%

65

41.7%

1

169

(1) Number of governments adding the additional 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines.

Section 7.c - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Columbus/Muscogee Cobb Chatham Clayton Coweta Cherokee DeKalb Douglas Fulton Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding

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.?

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

19

Yes

Own govt.

No

4

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

14

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

27

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

0

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

12

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

14

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

24

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

22

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

22

Yes

Own govt.

No

6

15

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

25

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

13

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

12

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

9

Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting
duties?

Is the fire department all-volunteer?

No

No

No

No

No

---

No

No

No

No

No

---

No

---

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

No

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

Population Group B

Bulloch

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Bartow

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Barrow

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Columbia

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Carroll

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Catoosa

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Dougherty

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Floyd

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Fayette

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Glynn

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Lowndes

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Liberty

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

8

Yes

Yes

No

13

Yes

No

Yes

6

Yes

No

Yes

0

Yes

No

Yes

12

Yes

No

Yes

9

Yes

No

Yes

4

No

---

---

10

No

---

---

9

Yes

No

Yes

8

Yes

No

Yes

16

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
40 72 27 104 169 --86 28 40 40 36 96 30 120 84 71 2 15
--19 24 3 24 4 ----30 39 -----

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group B Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Whitfield Walton

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?

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

7

No

---

6

Yes

No

12

No

No

19

Yes

No

9

Yes

No

11

Yes

No

Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Population Group C

Bryan

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Baldwin

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Coffee

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Camden

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Chattooga

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Colquitt

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Decatur

Yes

Own govt.

No

7

Effingham

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Gordon

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Gilmer

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Habersham

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Harris

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Haralson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Jones

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Jackson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Laurens

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Lee

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Madison

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Murray

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Oconee

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Pickens

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Polk

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Sumter

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Stephens

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

6

Yes

No

Yes

8

Yes

No

Yes

11

Yes

No

Yes

0

Yes

No

Yes

11

Yes

Yes

No

0

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

No

No

11

Yes

No

Yes

11

Yes

No

Yes

8

Yes

No

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

No

9

Yes

No

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

No

11

Yes

Yes

No

13

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

Yes

11

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
28 19 21 8 10 16
6 10 2 17 ----5 --8 1 10 --9 ------6 --7 -----------

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group C Tift Thomas Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

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?

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

7

Yes

Yes

14

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

0

Yes

Yes

10

Yes

No

0

Yes

Yes

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

Population Group D

Appling

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Burke

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Berrien

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Brooks

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Brantley

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Butts

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Banks

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Ben Hill

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Cusseta/Chattahoochee

No

---

Yes

8

Crisp

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Cook

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Dodge

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Dawson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Dade

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Elbert

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Emanuel

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Franklin

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Fannin

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Greene

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Grady

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Hart

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Jefferson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Lumpkin

Yes

Own govt.

No

---

Lamar

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

10

Yes

Yes

No

12

No

---

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

No

5

Yes

No

Yes

13

Yes

No

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

No

2

---

Yes

No

5

Yes

No

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

No

12

Yes

Yes

No

12

Yes

Yes

No

12

Yes

No

No

9

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

---

5

Yes

No

No

6

Yes

No

Yes

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
--3 3 --3 ---
--32 ------10 5 ----5 ----8 --------2 --------2 1

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group D Mitchell McDuffie Meriwether Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

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?

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

No

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

7

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

No

13

Yes

No

12

Yes

No

13

Yes

No

6

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

No

12

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

12

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

No

14

Yes

No

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

Population Group E

Bleckley

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Bacon

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Charlton

No

---

Yes

9

Crawford

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Candler

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Dooly

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Evans

Yes

Own govt.

No

7

Early

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Heard

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Irwin

Yes

Own govt.

No

6

Jasper

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Jeff Davis

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Long

No

---

Yes

9

Macon

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

McIntosh

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

6

Yes

No

Yes

6

Yes

No

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

No

No

7

Yes

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

No

9

No

No

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

No

5

Yes

No

Yes

4

Yes

Yes

No

5

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
--1 --12 4 5 --3 --2 --2 ----2
1 3 ----1 ------12 ----2 -------

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group E Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

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?

No

---

Yes

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

13

Yes

Yes

4

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

10

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

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

Population Group F

Atkinson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Baker

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Clay

No

---

Yes

---

Calhoun

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Clinch

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Echols

No

---

Yes

9

Glascock

No

---

Yes

8

Hancock

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Johnson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Jenkins

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Lincoln

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Lanier

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Miller

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Marion

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Montgomery

No

---

Yes

6

Pulaski

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Quitman

No

---

Yes

7

Randolph

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Stewart

Yes

Own govt.

No

---

Seminole

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Schley

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Taylor

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Treutlen

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Turner

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

1

Yes

Yes

No

2

Yes

Yes

No

3

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

Yes

No

0

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

Yes

No

3

Yes

Yes

No

3

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

No

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

No

5

Yes

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

No

5

Yes

Yes

No

0

No

---

---

4

Yes

No

Yes

4

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

No

2

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
-------------
------------------2 --10 ------2 --2 -------------

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group F Taliaferro Talbot Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox

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?

No

---

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

No

---

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

1

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

2

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

Yes

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

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

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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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: Methods of electing members of the board/council: Number of seats on the board/council

2004 Government Management Indicators Survey

Department of Community Affairs

Section 8. Form of Government

Number Group reporting

A

18

B

18

C

30

D

39

E

21

F

30

Total

156

Number electing/appointing the chief executive/commission chair by the following methods:

popular vote

#

%

vote of commission

#

%

no CEO/chair

#

%

16

88.9%

2

11.1%

0

0.0%

14

77.8%

4

22.2%

0

0.0%

14

46.7%

15

50.0%

1

3.3%

22

56.4%

17

43.6%

0

0.0%

12

57.1%

9

42.9%

0

0.0%

11

36.7%

19

63.3%

0

0.0%

89

57.1%

66

42.3%

1

0.6%

Number electing members of the commission by the following methods:

by district

#

%

at-large

#

%

some by district and some
by at-large

#

%

not applicable

#

%

14

77.8%

3

16.7%

1

5.6%

0

0.0%

11

61.1%

5

27.8%

1

5.6%

1

5.6%

22

73.3%

4

13.3%

0

0.0%

4

13.3%

28

71.8%

8

20.5%

1

2.6%

2

5.1%

20

95.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

4.8%

25

83.3%

3

10.0%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

120

76.9%

23

14.7%

4

2.6%

9

5.8%

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

minimum

maximum

4

10

0

6

0

8

0

6

0

5

0

5

0

10

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

Section 8 - Summary

2004 County Government Management Indicators Report

Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Columbus/Muscogee Cobb Chatham Clayton Coweta Cherokee DeKalb Douglas Fulton Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding
Population Group B Bulloch Bartow Barrow Columbia Carroll Catoosa Dougherty Floyd Fayette Glynn Lowndes Liberty Rockdale

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?

Popular vote

By district

10

Popular vote

By district

10

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

District/at-large

10

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

8

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

At-large

8

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

6

Vote of commission

At-large

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

5

Popular vote

At-large

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote

By district not applicable
By district By district By district By district By district At-large At-large District/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 Troup Walker Whitfield Walton
Population Group C Bryan Baldwin Coffee Camden Chattooga Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gordon Gilmer Habersham Harris Haralson Jones Jackson Laurens Lee Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Sumter Stephens Tift Thomas

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?

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

At-large

1

Popular vote

At-large

4

Popular vote

By district

6

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

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

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group C Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Burke Berrien Brooks Brantley Butts Banks Ben Hill Cusseta/Chattahoochee Crisp Cook Dodge Dawson Dade Elbert Emanuel Franklin Fannin Greene Grady Hart Jefferson Lumpkin Lamar Mitchell McDuffie Meriwether

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?

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission

By district By district At-large By district At-large By district At-large By district At-large By district By district By district At-large By district By district By district At-large At-large By district By district By district By district not applicable 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 Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bleckley Bacon Charlton Crawford Candler Dooly Evans Early Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pike Terrell Twiggs

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?

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

District/at-large

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

At-large

2

Vote of commission

By district

6

Popular vote

By district

5

Popular vote

not applicable

---

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

2

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote

not applicable 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 E Wilkes Wilkinson
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Clay Calhoun Clinch Echols Glascock Hancock Johnson Jenkins Lincoln Lanier Miller Marion Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Stewart Seminole Schley Taylor Treutlen Turner Taliaferro Talbot Warren Webster Wheeler

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?

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission

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

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?

Vote of commission

By district

4

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DCA
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Office of Research Post Office Box 95068 Atlanta, Georgia 30347-0068
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