County government information catalog [2008]

County Government Information Catalog
2008 Government Management Indicators Survey
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

2008 Government Management Indicators Survey
County Government Information Catalog
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNTY AFFAIRS
Research Services 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
October 2008
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) 679-4940 or 1-(800)736-1155 (TDD).

COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2008

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

Chapter 9: E-Government......................................................... ...Section 9-Summary to Page 9-c

Note: Page numbering is based on the tables contained within each chapter. Each chapter has separate page numbers.

Acknowledgement The Department of Community Affairs acknowledges and thanks the local government officials who responded to the Government
Management Indicators (GOMI) survey that result in this report.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2008

What Information is Included in the Catalog?

The Government Information Catalog is a comprehensive guide to the organization and operations of Georgia's local governments. The Catalog is unique in that it provides the data collected directly from local governments including:

Management functions Services provided Financial management practices Planning, zoning and development
procedures

Public facilities Economic development activities Public safety Form of government

E-Government

What is the Purpose of the Catalog?

Local elected officials, administrators, state agencies and academics are among those who find the Catalog a useful source of comprehensive information on local government operations in the State. While providing information on specific subjects such as public safety or services provided, the primary purpose of the Catalog is identifying general patterns of government management and operations.

How is the Data Collected?

The data was collected through the Government Management Indicators (GOMI) survey prepared by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and administered to every county in Georgia with a response rate of 100 percent (159 counties). Due to the large variety of local conditions and characteristics of the governments participating in the mandated survey and the turnover of local government employees, individual responses to specific survey questions may not be consistent from year to year. In addition, data is self-reported and not verified by an outside source. The data presented is best used in summary form to reflect general management practices and services among governments of a similar size.

How Do I Use the Catalog?
1. Determine the population group of the county for which you want information and whether the 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 county to an aggregate of governments in its population group, and provide an overview of the data in each table.

Department of Community Affairs

Index to County Governments
County
1 Appling 2 Athens-Clarke * 3 Atkinson 4 Augusta/Richmond * 5 Bacon 6 Baker 7 Baldwin 8 Banks 9 Barrow 10 Bartow 11 Ben Hill 12 Berrien 13 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

2006 Population Population group

17,860

D

112,787

A

8,047

F

194,398

A

10,482

E

4,098

F

45,275

C

16,445

D

63,702

B

91,266

B

17,635

D

16,756

D

154,903

A

12,353

E

15,735

D

16,464

D

29,648

C

63,207

B

22,986

D

23,561

D

6,094

F

45,118

C

10,674

E

107,325

A

62,016

B

10,882

E

241,411

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

2006 Population Population group

26,442

C

195,327

A

3,180

F

271,240

A

6,897

F

679,325

A

40,242

C

44,821

C

106,887

A

188,660

A

16,333

D

115,291

A

12,823

E

22,051

D

14,041

F

16,233

D

20,643

D

28,665

C

723,602

A

19,700

D

11,748

E

94,773

B

119,557

A

12,065

E

4,274

F

48,954

B

20,768

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

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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 Georgetown-Quitman * 64 Gilmer 65 Glascock 66 Glynn 67 Gordon 68 Grady 69 Greene 70 Gwinnett 71 Habersham 72 Hall 73 Hancock 74 Haralson 75 Harris 76 Hart 77 Heard 78 Henry 79 Houston 80 Irwin 81 Jackson

2006 Population Population group

22,600

D

11,425

E

22,319

D

106,671

A

95,322

B

150,968

A

21,691

D

960,009

A

2,486

F

28,175

C

2,720

F

73,630

B

51,419

B

25,082

C

15,534

D

757,104

A

41,112

C

173,256

A

9,677

F

28,616

C

28,785

C

24,276

D

11,472

E

178,033

A

127,530

A

10,403

F

55,778

B

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

* - Consolidated county/city government.

County
82 Jasper 83 Jeff Davis 84 Jefferson 85 Jenkins 86 Johnson 87 Jones 88 Lamar 89 Lanier 90 Laurens 91 Lee 92 Liberty 93 Lincoln 94 Long 95 Lowndes 96 Lumpkin 97 Macon 98 Madison 99 Marion 100 McDuffie 101 McIntosh 102 Meriwether 103 Miller 104 Mitchell 105 Monroe 106 Montgomery 107 Morgan 108 Murray
I - 2

2006 Population Population group

13,624

E

13,278

E

16,768

D

8,725

F

9,626

F

26,973

C

16,679

D

7,723

F

47,316

C

32,495

C

62,571

B

8,257

F

11,452

E

97,844

A

25,462

C

13,817

E

27,837

C

7,276

F

21,917

D

11,248

E

22,881

D

6,239

F

23,852

D

24,443

C

9,067

F

17,908

D

41,398

C

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

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Index to County Governments
County
109 Newton 110 Oconee 111 Oglethorpe 112 Paulding 113 Peach 114 Pickens 115 Pierce 116 Pike 117 Polk 118 Pulaski 119 Putnam 120 Rabun 121 Randolph 122 Rockdale 123 Schley 124 Screven 125 Seminole 126 Spalding 127 Stephens 128 Stewart 129 Sumter 130 Talbot 131 Taliaferro 132 Tattnall 133 Taylor 134 Telfair 135 Terrell

2006 Population Population group

91,451

B

30,858

C

13,997

E

121,530

A

24,785

C

29,640

C

17,452

D

16,801

D

41,091

C

9,887

F

19,930

D

16,354

D

7,357

F

80,332

B

4,198

F

15,190

D

9,168

F

62,185

B

25,143

C

4,754

F

32,490

C

6,605

F

1,877

F

23,492

D

8,792

F

13,268

E

10,657

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 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

2006 Population Population group

45,135

C

41,685

C

27,623

C

10,525

E

6,852

F

63,245

B

9,322

F

10,184

E

20,652

D

27,676

C

64,606

B

79,388

B

35,748

C

5,949

F

20,723

D

28,895

C

2,252

F

6,908

F

24,738

C

92,999

B

8,712

F

10,468

E

9,995

E

21,938

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

2008 County Government Information Catalog

CHAPTER 1 Management Functions
This chapter covers the provision of certain management functions that can be performed by local governments.
Ways a government may provide a management function:
A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Other government agreement with other local government(s) C. RDC contracted with regional development commission D. Private contracted with a private provider E. Combination combination of one or more of the above functions F. NP function not provided
Types of management functions include:
Accounts Payable/Receivable Archiving & Historical Data Collecting & Maintaining Land Use Data Geographic Information System Issuing Occupation Tax Certificates Law Enforcement Records Maintaining Court Records Payroll Preparation Tax Assessment Tax Billing Tax Digest Utility Bill Preparation Voter Registration

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

#

%

21

21

100.0%

19

90.5%

20

95.2%

18

18

100.0%

12

66.7%

10

55.6%

30

30

100.0%

11

36.7%

14

46.7%

37

35

94.6%

20

54.1%

21

56.8%

22

22

100.0%

12

54.5%

6

27.3%

31

31

100.0%

16

51.6%

9

29.0%

159

157

98.7%

90

56.6%

80

50.3%

Geographic information
systems

#

%

18

85.7%

12

66.7%

13

43.3%

16

43.2%

5

22.7%

3

9.7%

67

42.1%

Issusing occupation tax
certificates

#

%

19

90.5%

10

55.6%

19

63.3%

22

59.5%

8

36.4%

11

35.5%

89

56.0%

Law enforcement
records

#

%

18

85.7%

17

94.4%

27

90.0%

35

94.6%

22

100.0%

30

96.8%

149

93.7%

Maintaining court records

#

%

20

95.2%

16

88.9%

27

90.0%

32

86.5%

21

95.5%

29

93.5%

145

91.2%

Number performing management functions in-house

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
21 18 30 37 22 31 159

Payroll preparation

#

%

Tax assessment

#

%

19

90.5%

20

18

100.0%

17

27

90.0%

27

35

94.6%

34

20

90.9%

19

30

96.8%

25

149

93.7%

142

95.2% 94.4% 90.0% 91.9% 86.4% 80.6% 89.3%

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#

%

17

81.0%

11

61.1%

12

40.0%

17

45.9%

10

45.5%

18

58.1%

85

53.5%

Tax digest

#

%

20

95.2%

16

88.9%

23

76.7%

32

86.5%

14

63.6%

23

74.2%

128

80.5%

Utility bill preparation

#

%

13

61.9%

4

22.2%

10

33.3%

8

21.6%

4

18.2%

10

32.3%

49

30.8%

Voter registration

#

%

21

100.0%

18

100.0%

30

100.0%

37

100.0%

22

100.0%

30

96.8%

158

99.4%

Section 1 - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions

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

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

Tax assessment

Tax billing

Tax digest

Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions

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

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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Tax assessment
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Voter registration

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions

County Population Group C
Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Pike Putnam

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

Tax assessment

Tax billing

Tax digest

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

County Population Group D
Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes
Population Group F Atkinson Baker

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

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

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

Tax assessment

Tax billing

Tax digest

Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

CHAPTER 2 Services Provided

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

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

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

Wastewater Collection Wastewater Treatment Water Distribution Water Supply Water Treatment

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

C

o

n

Number providing services directly

Number Group reporting

A

21

B

18

C

30

D

37

E

22

F

31

Total

159

Animal control

#

%

18

85.7%

17

94.4%

23

76.7%

20

54.1%

6

27.3%

3

9.7%

87

54.7%

Building inspection

#

%

19

90.5%

15

83.3%

26

86.7%

29

78.4%

14

63.6%

15

48.4%

118

74.2%

Building permits

#

%

19

90.5%

15

83.3%

29

96.7%

33

89.2%

18

81.8%

22

71.0%

136

85.5%

Construction and code
enforcement

#

%

19

90.5%

16

88.9%

28

93.3%

31

83.8%

17

77.3%

18

58.1%

129

81.1%

Emergency medical services

#

%

11

52.4%

7

38.9%

20

66.7%

23

62.2%

15

68.2%

18

58.1%

94

59.1%

Emergency 911 service

#

%

19

90.5%

16

88.9%

28

93.3%

37

100.0%

11

50.0%

12

38.7%

123

77.4%

Fire protection

#

%

18

85.7%

13

72.2%

22

73.3%

23

62.2%

16

72.7%

21

67.7%

113

71.1%

Health screening services

#

%

6

28.6%

1

5.6%

9

30.0%

5

13.5%

5

22.7%

7

22.6%

33

20.8%

Jail

#

%

21 100.0%

18 100.0%

30 100.0%

36

97.3%

17

77.3%

21

67.7%

143 89.9%

Section 2.a - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

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

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

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Emergency medical services
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Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Lowndes Newton

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Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

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

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

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Page 2.a - 2

Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County
Population Group C Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Pike Putnam

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

Own govt. Authority Other govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Private Own govt. Own govt.

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

NP Own govt. Own govt. 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. 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.
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.

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

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Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available Own govt. Other govt.

Own govt. NP NP

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

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

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

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

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County
Population Group D Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

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

NP Own govt.
NP 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. Authority Available
Private Private

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes

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

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

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

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

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

Population Group F Atkinson Baker

NP Own govt.

Own govt. NP

Own govt. NP

Own govt. NP

Private Own govt.

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

Own govt. Authority Other govt. Available
NP Available Available

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

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

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

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

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

Authority Own govt.

Other govt. Own govt.

Available Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

Method of providing services

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

Animal control

Building inspection

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

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

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

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

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

Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

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

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

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

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

21

B

18

C

30

D

37

E

22

F

31

Total 159

Law

enforcement

#

%

20 95.2%

18 100.0%

30 100.0%

36 97.3%

22 100.0%

31 100.0%

157 98.7%

Planning

#

%

18 85.7%

14 77.8%

21 70.0%

29 78.4%

14 63.6%

14 45.2%

110 69.2%

Public hospital

#

%

1

4.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

4.5%

2

6.5%

4

2.5%

Public transit

#

%

Senior citizen program

#

%

8 38.1% 15 71.4%

5 27.8%

9

50.0%

10 33.3% 14 46.7%

16 43.2% 21 56.8%

9 40.9% 12 54.5%

12 38.7% 18 58.1%

60 37.7% 89 56.0%

Wastewater collection

#

%

12 57.1%

3

16.7%

6

20.0%

3

8.1%

2

9.1%

2

6.5%

28 17.6%

Wastewater treatment

#

%

10 47.6%

3

16.7%

4

13.3%

3

8.1%

1

4.5%

2

6.5%

23 14.5%

Water distribution

#

%

13 61.9%

6

33.3%

11 36.7%

6

16.2%

4

18.2%

8

25.8%

48 30.2%

Water supply

#

%

9

42.9%

6

33.3%

7

23.3%

5

13.5%

3

13.6%

8

25.8%

38 23.9%

Water treatment

#

%

Number providing services on a regional basis

#

%

11 52.4% 14 66.7%

5

27.8%

7

38.9%

6

20.0% 13 43.3%

6

16.2% 12 32.4%

3

13.6%

7

31.8%

5

16.1% 15 48.4%

36 22.6% 68 22.6%

Section 2.b - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

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

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

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

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

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water distribution
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Other govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
NP Authority Available Own govt. Authority Other govt. Authority
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Water supply
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP Authority Available Own govt. Authority Other govt. Other govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Water treatment

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

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Authority

No

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

No

Authority

Yes

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Authority

No

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt.

No

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

No

NP

No

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt.

No

NP

Yes

Authority

Yes

Available

No

Own govt.

No

Authority

No

Other govt.

No

Other govt.

Yes

NP

No

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt.

No

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

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

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.

Available

Private

Own govt. Available

Available

Authority Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt. Other govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Authority

Available Available

Available

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

Authority

Available

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

No

Own govt.

Private

Available

Own govt.

Private

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

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

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

Private

Available Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Other govt.

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Authority Other govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Yes

Own govt.

Authority

Authority

Private

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available

Own govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Authority

Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Private

Private

Private

Private

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available

Authority

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Available

Available

Authority

Authority

Authority

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

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.

Other govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Other govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

NP

Authority

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.

Available

NP

Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt.

Own govt.

Available

Own govt.

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

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

No

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Private

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

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Private

Private

NP

NP

Authority

Authority

Authority

No

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

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

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Water treatment

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

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

Authority

NP

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Own govt.

Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

Private

Authority

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt. Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Private

Available

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Private

Authority

Own govt.

Private

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Available

Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Private

Other govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Own govt.

Available

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

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

NP

Available

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Private

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Other govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Authority Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Private

Own govt.

NP

NP

Authority

Authority

Authority

No

Own govt.

Own govt.

Authority

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

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Private

Authority

Available

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Available

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Private

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

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

No

Authority

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available

Authority

Authority

Authority

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

Available

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

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

County
Population Group D Union Washington White Worth

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

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

NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes

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

Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Georgetown-Quitman

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

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

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

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Own govt. Available
NP NP

Available Own govt. Own govt. Available

NP NP Available NP

NP NP Available NP

NP NP Available NP

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

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

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

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

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

NP Private
NP Private
NP NP Private

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

NP NP NP NP NP NP Own govt.

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NP NP NP NP NP NP Own govt.

NP NP NP Own govt. NP Available Own govt.

Water supply

Water treatment

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

Available

Available

No

NP

NP

No

Available

Available

No

NP

NP

No

NP

NP

No

NP

NP

No

NP

NP

Yes

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

NP

NP

Yes

NP

NP

No

NP

NP

No

Authority

Authority

Yes

NP

NP

No

Authority

Authority

No

Available

Available

No

NP

NP

Yes

NP

NP

Yes

Private

Private

No

NP

NP

No

NP

NP

No

NP

NP

No

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

NP

NP

No

NP

NP

Yes

NP

NP

Yes

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

NP

Yes

NP

NP

No

Available

Available

No

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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.

NP

NP

Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt.

Authority

NP

NP

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

No

Own govt.

Authority

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.

Private

NP

Own govt.

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.

Yes

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Available

Available Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Private

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Private

Available

Own govt.

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Authority

Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Other govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Other govt.

NP

NP

Private

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

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.

Yes

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Authority

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Authority

Available

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

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

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

Number providing facility directly

Number Group reporting

A

21

B

18

C

30

D

37

E

22

F

31

Total

159

Airport

#

%

Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails

#

%

4

19.0% 18

85.7%

3

16.7% 14

77.8%

8

26.7% 10

33.3%

4

10.8% 9

24.3%

4

18.2% 6

27.3%

5

16.1% 5

16.1%

28

17.6% 62

39.0%

Cemeteries

#

%

2

9.5%

1

5.6%

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

5

3.1%

Civic center

#

%

3

14.3%

4

22.2%

4

13.3%

4

10.8%

1

4.5%

1

3.2%

17

10.7%

Correctional institute

#

%

Golf courses

#

%

11

52.4% 6

28.6%

8

44.4% 0

0.0%

7

23.3% 3

10.0%

4

10.8% 3

8.1%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

2

6.5%

0

0.0%

33

20.8% 12

7.5%

Health clinic

#

%

6

28.6%

4

22.2%

6

20.0%

4

10.8%

7

31.8%

12

38.7%

39

24.5%

Libraries

#

%

Community center

#

%

Neighborhood playgrounds/
equipment

#

%

15

71.4% 14

6

33.3%

7

8

26.7%

9

11

29.7%

8

7

31.8%

8

14

45.2% 10

61

38.4% 56

66.7% 17

38.9% 14

30.0%

9

21.6% 15

36.4%

8

32.3%

9

35.2% 72

81.0% 77.8% 30.0% 40.5% 36.4% 29.0% 45.3%

Section 3.a - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

Agreement Authority Authority Available Agreement

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

Available Available Available Available Not avail.

Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Authority

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

Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail.

Available Available Authority Authority Own govt.

Own govt. Authority Agreement Authority Agreement

Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Authority

Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

Own govt. Own govt.

Not avail.

Not avail.

Not avail.

Not avail.

Available

Agreement Own govt.

Not avail.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group D Union Washington White Worth

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Available Authority Not avail. Available

Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail.

Available Not avail. Available Not avail.

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes

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

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

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

Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Georgetown-Quitman

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

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

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

Civic center

Correctional institute

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

Available Available Not avail. Not avail.

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

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

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

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

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Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt.

Available Available Available Authority

Available Available Agreement Authority

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

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

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

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

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

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

21

18

85.7%

20

95.2%

19

90.5%

18

85.7%

14

66.7%

3

14.3%

9

42.9%

5

23.8%

B

18

13

72.2%

15

83.3%

16

88.9%

13

72.2%

13

72.2%

3

16.7%

6

33.3%

7

38.9%

C

30

14

46.7%

18

60.0%

14

46.7%

15

50.0%

16

53.3%

0

0.0%

8

26.7%

7

23.3%

D

37

19

51.4%

23

62.2%

21

56.8%

19

51.4%

24

64.9%

1

2.7%

8

21.6%

11

29.7%

E

22

8

36.4%

14

63.6%

8

36.4%

9

40.9%

15

68.2%

0

0.0%

1

4.5%

2

9.1%

F

31

12

38.7%

18

58.1%

7

22.6%

13

41.9%

21

67.7%

0

0.0%

1

3.2%

5

16.1%

Total

159

84

52.8%

108

67.9%

85

53.5%

87

54.7%

103

64.8%

7

4.4%

33

20.8%

37

23.3%

Summary 3.b - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Outdoor courts

Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Senior citizens center

Stadium

Swimming pools

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 3.b - 1

Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No
Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No
2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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. Available

Available

Yes

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

No

Authority

Authority

Available

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Available

No

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

No

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

No

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 3.b - 2

No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes No
2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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. Available

Available

Own govt.

No

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes
2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group D Union Washington White Worth

Outdoor courts

Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Senior citizens center

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority

Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement

Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes

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

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

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

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

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

Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Georgetown-Quitman

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

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

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

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

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

Page 3.b - 4

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

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

Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes No No No
Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
No No No Yes No Yes No
2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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. Not avail. Available 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.

Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.

Not avail.

No

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

Not avail.

No

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

No

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Not avail.

Available

Not avail.

Not avail.

Yes

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Not avail.

Not avail.

No

Available

Available

Available

Available Own govt. Not avail.

Not avail.

No

Available

Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.

Available

Not avail.

No

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

No

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

No

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

Private

Not avail. Not avail.

Yes

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

No

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

Not avail.

No

Not avail.

Not avail.

Available

Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

Available

No

Available

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

Not avail.

No

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

No

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

No

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

No

Not avail.

Available

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

Not avail.

No

Available

Available

Available

Authority Own govt. Not avail.

Not avail.

Yes

Not avail.

Own govt.

Available

Not avail.

Available

Not avail.

Not avail.

No

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

No

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

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

Number 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

21

B

18

C

30

D

37

E

22

F

31

Total

159

20

95.2%

21

100.0%

5

18

100.0%

18

100.0%

6

25

83.3%

21

70.0%

10

25

67.6%

24

64.9%

12

16

72.7%

12

54.5%

5

19

61.3%

16

51.6%

8

123

77.4%

112

70.4%

46

23.8%

7

33.3%

5

33.3%

1

32.4%

3

22.7%

1

25.8%

1

28.9%

18

33.3% 27.8% 3.3% 8.1% 4.5% 3.2% 11.3%

Number with planning director
maintaining comprehensive
plan

#

%

16

76.2%

9

50.0%

5

16.7%

2

5.4%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

33

20.8%

Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process

#

%

21

100.0%

17

94.4%

19

63.3%

20

54.1%

10

45.5%

13

41.9%

100

62.9%

Number amending comprehensive plan
for changes in zoning

#

%

6

28.6%

6

33.3%

3

10.0%

3

8.1%

1

4.5%

5

16.1%

24

15.1%

Section 4.a - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Plan commission

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Other

Zoning Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

No

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Board zoning appeal

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Board zoning appeal

C.D. Director

Yes

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

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

Plan Brd. Chair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Plan commission

Mgr/Adm

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

Always Always Always Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases

Yes

No

---

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Brd. Chair

Plan commission

---

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

Other

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

No

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

Page 4.a - 2

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group C Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Plan commission

Zoning Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

No

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

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

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Other

Council/chair

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

Bldg. Insp.

No

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Other

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. Director

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

---

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

---

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Other

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Brd. Chair

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Other

Zoning Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

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

Page 4.a - 3

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Board zoning appeal

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

---

No

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Board zoning appeal

---

Yes

No

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

---

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Other

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

No

---

---

C.D. Director

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

---

Yes

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

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

---

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

Other

---

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

No

No

Other

Other

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Plan commission

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Board zoning appeal

Zoning Adm

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

---

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

Yes

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

Page 4.a - 4

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Plan Brd. Chair

Council/chair

---

Yes

Yes

Other

Plan commission

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

Yes

Always

Yes

Some cases

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Board zoning appeal

---

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Bldg. Insp.

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Other

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

Plan Brd. Chair

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning admin

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

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

Page 4.a - 5

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group F Webster Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

---

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

---

---

No

No

---

---

Other

---

---

No

No

Mgr/Adm

---

Mgr/Adm

No

---

Page 4.a - 6

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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
21 18 30 37 22 31 159

Number of governments adopting the following codes:

New construction
code

#

%

Existing building code

#

%

Electrical code

#

%

Fire prevention

#

%

20 95.2% 18 18 100.0% 15 26 86.7% 21 28 75.7% 24 13 59.1% 10 16 51.6% 9 121 76.1% 97

85.7% 83.3% 70.0% 64.9% 45.5% 29.0% 61.0%

20 95.2% 20 18 100.0% 17 26 86.7% 24 29 78.4% 24 14 63.6% 7 15 48.4% 8 122 76.7% 100

95.2% 94.4% 80.0% 64.9% 31.8% 25.8% 62.9%

Flood damage prevention

#

%

19 90.5% 16 88.9% 21 70.0% 23 62.2% 12 54.5% 7 22.6% 98 61.6%

Housing code

#

%

17 81.0% 14 77.8% 21 70.0% 23 62.2% 11 50.0% 10 32.3% 96 60.4%

Plumbing code

#

%

20 95.2% 18 100.0% 26 86.7% 27 73.0% 13 59.1% 14 45.2% 118 74.2%

Unsafe building abatement

#

%

18 85.7% 14 77.8% 16 53.3% 19 51.4% 3 13.6% 9 29.0% 79 49.7%

Other

#

%

2

9.5%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

5 13.5%

2

9.1%

0

0.0%

10 6.3%

Number not adopting any
of the named codes

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3 10.0%

7 18.9%

5 22.7%

12 38.7%

27 17.0%

Section 4.b - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

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

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

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

---

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

---

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Page 4.b - 1

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

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

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

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

---

Yes

---

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---

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---

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---

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Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

---

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Yes

Page 4.b - 2

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

County
Population Group C Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell

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

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Other

Government has not adopted

(specified) any of the preceeding codes

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Page 4.b - 3

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

County
Population Group D Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Pike 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

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Population Group E

Bacon

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Bleckley

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Candler

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Charlton

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Crawford

Yes

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Cusseta-Chattahoochee

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Yes

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Yes

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Dooly

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Early

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Evans

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Heard

Yes

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Oglethorpe

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

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

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

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prevention

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group F Webster Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

New construction
code

Existing building code Electrical code

Fire prevention
code

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prevention

code

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Unsafe building abatement

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

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

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
21 18 30 37 22 31 159

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%

8

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6

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4

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2

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5

22.7%

5

16.1%

30 18.9%

Landscape ordinance

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14

66.7%

7

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3

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4

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1

4.5%

1

3.2%

30 18.9%

Sign control ordinance

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%

20

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18 100.0%

22

73.3%

28

75.7%

8

36.4%

10

32.3%

106 66.7%

Subdivision regulations

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%

21 100.0%

18 100.0%

27

90.0%

32

86.5%

16

72.7%

23

74.2%

137 86.2%

Tree ordinances

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10

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2

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113 71.1%

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Section 4.c - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

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ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

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Page 4.c - 1

Zoning code

Infill development
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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group C
Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D
Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

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ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

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Infill development
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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

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ordinance

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Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group F Webster Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson

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

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Page 4.c - 6

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

#

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Libraries and related facilities

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fire, and EMS

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Parks, open space, recreation
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Wastewater collection, treatment and distribution

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Number with capital
improvement program for five years or longer

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Section 4.d - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

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

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?

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

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

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?

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group C Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell

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?

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group D Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Pike 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

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

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

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

Are developers required to pay impact fees

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group F Webster Wheeler Wilcox 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?

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improvement program or schedule of
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Page 4.d - 6

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CHAPTER 5 Financial Management Practices
This chapter covers aspects of a local government's finances including financial administration, budgeting, and use of revenue options.
Specific items covered in this chapter:
Preparation and approval of annual operating budget For governments with an annual operating budget, either the 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.

Department of Community Affairs

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

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
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Section 5.a - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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?

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CEO

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Budget committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Budget committee

No

Finance director

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Budget director

No

CEO

Yes

Finance director

Yes

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Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Two years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

---

No

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Two years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group C Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar

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

Yes

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Finance director

Yes

Clerk

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

---

No

No

---

No

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

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

CEO

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

No

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Page 5.a - 3

No

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No

No

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No

No

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No

No

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No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

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No

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Yes

No

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No

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Five years

No

No

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No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

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Yes

No

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No

No

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No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long

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

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

No

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Other

No

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

CEO

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

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No

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Yes

No

---

No

No

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No

No

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No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Clerk

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

Yes

Staff committee

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Staff committee

No

Page 5.a - 4

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Other

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

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No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

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No

No

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No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group E Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot

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

What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget?

Does government have full-time
finance director?

Does government have comprehensive
capital budget for major fixed
assets?

What is the time frame of the capital
budget plan?

Does government have written
investment plan to govern investment
activities?

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

CEO

No

Clerk

No

Clerk

No

CEO

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

No

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

CEO

No

Budget committee

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

CEO

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

Yes

Budget committee

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

No

CEO

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Page 5.a - 5

No

---

No

No

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No

No

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No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

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No

No

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Yes

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No

No

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No

No

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Five years

No

No

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No

No

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No

No

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No

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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?

CEO

CEO

No

No

---

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

No

---

No

Clerk

Clerk

No

No

---

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

No

---

Yes

CEO

Other

No

Yes

Other

No

CEO

CEO

No

No

---

No

CEO

Clerk

No

No

---

No

Clerk

Clerk

No

No

---

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

No

---

No

Page 5.a - 6

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

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

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
21 18 30 37 22 31 159

Number with written interfund transfer policy

#

%

17

81.0%

6

33.3%

7

23.3%

8

21.6%

4

18.2%

2

6.5%

44

27.7%

Number applying transfer policy to following types of interfund transfers:

water and sewer fund

#

%

solid waste fund

#

%

electric utility fund

#

%

gas utility fund

#

%

11

64.7%

11

64.7%

0

3

50.0%

5

83.3%

0

3

42.9%

6

85.7%

0

2

25.0%

5

62.5%

0

0

0.0%

3

75.0%

0

1

50.0%

1

50.0%

0

20

45.5% 31

70.5%

0

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

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

14.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

2.3%

capital project fund

#

%

14

82.4%

5

83.3%

6

85.7%

4

50.0%

2

50.0%

2

100.0%

33

2.3%

special revenue fund

#

%

14

82.4%

6

100.0%

7

100.0%

7

87.5%

4

100.0%

2

100.0%

40

90.9%

other

#

%

5

29.4%

3

50.0%

1

14.3%

1

12.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

10

22.7%

Section 5.b - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

---

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Page 5.b - 1

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

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Page 5.b - 2

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach

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

---

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Page 5.b - 3

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

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Population Group E

Bacon

No

Bleckley

No

Candler

No

Charlton

Yes

Crawford

No

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

No

Dooly

No

Early

Yes

Evans

No

Heard

No

Irwin

No

Jasper

Yes

Jeff Davis

No

Long

No

Macon

No

McIntosh

No

Oglethorpe

No

Telfair

No

Terrell

Yes

Towns

No

Twiggs

No

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No

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Page 5.b - 4

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

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

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
21 18 30 37 22 31 159

Number with special tax
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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County

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

Government

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district

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sewage

fire

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach

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Department of Community Affairs
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County

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

County

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

Government

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Department of Community Affairs

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

Group
A B C D E F Total

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Section 5.d - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

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

Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?
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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

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

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach

Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?
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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

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

Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?
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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group E
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Department of Community Affairs

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

Group

Number reporting

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

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

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

airport facilities and equipment

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1 5.3% 4 22.2% 2 6.7% 6 16.2% 2 9.5% 0 0.0% 15 9.6%

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9 47.4% 9 50.0% 13 43.3% 14 37.8% 7 33.3% 8 25.8% 60 38.5%

2 10.5% 3 16.7% 7 23.3% 7 18.9% 5 23.8% 5 16.1% 29 18.6%

Section 5.e - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

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courthouse or admin. building

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facility

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

County
Population Group C Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Pike Putnam

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

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Yes

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Yes

2008

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

2006

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2005

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2006

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Yes

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Yes

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2005

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Yes

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Yes

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2006

Yes

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Yes

---

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Yes

2007

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Yes

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Yes

---

Yes

2003

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

2005

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Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

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Yes

2006

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Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

2005

Yes

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Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

2006

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

2004

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Yes

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Yes

2007

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Yes

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Yes

2003

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2006

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2005

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Yes

Yes

2005

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2005

Yes

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Yes

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2005

Yes

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Yes

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2006

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2006

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2005

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2004

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2007

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2006

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2008

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2007

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Yes

Yes

2004

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2003

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Yes

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Yes

2003

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Yes

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Yes

2005

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group D Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun

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

Yes

2007

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2007

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2004

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2008

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2006

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

2004

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2006

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2005

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2007

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2005

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2008

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2005

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2007

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2006

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2005

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2006

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---

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Yes

---

Yes

2002

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---

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Yes

---

Yes

2006

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---

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Yes

2006

Yes

---

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Yes

2006

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Yes

2006

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Yes

---

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Yes

2005

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---

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Yes

2007

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---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2004

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2005

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2007

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2005

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2006

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Yes

---

Yes

2005

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Yes

2007

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Yes

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Page 5.e - 4

cultural, recreational or historic
facility

hospital

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

landfill or solid waste
facility

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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---

---

---

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Yes

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

2006

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2006

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2007

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2007

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2005

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2008

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2007

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2002

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2004

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2003

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2006

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2002

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2004

---

---

---

---

---

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Yes

2005

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---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2008

---

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Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2003

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Yes

---

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Yes

2007

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Yes

---

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Yes

2008

---

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

2006

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---

---

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Yes

2005

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Yes

Yes

2007

---

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Yes

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Yes

2006

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Yes

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Yes

2007

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Yes

2006

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2004

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Yes

2006

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Yes

Yes

2007

---

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Yes

---

Yes

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

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

landfill or solid waste
facility

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

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Yes

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Yes

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

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

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting

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

library

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

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

water or sewer

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

21

9

47.4% 1

5.3%

18 94.7% 15 78.9% 0

0.0%

6

31.6%

18

7

38.9% 0

0.0%

17 94.4% 14 77.8% 0

0.0% 12 66.7%

30

8

26.7% 2

6.7%

29 96.7% 26 86.7% 0

0.0% 17 56.7%

37

8

21.6% 1

2.7%

35 94.6% 29 78.4% 0

0.0% 15 40.5%

22

5

23.8% 0

0.0%

19 90.5% 13 61.9% 0

0.0%

3

14.3%

31

2

6.5%

1

3.2%

24 77.4% 13 41.9% 0

0.0%

6

19.4%

159

39 25.0% 5

3.2%

142 91.0% 110 70.5%

0

0.0% 59 37.8%

other purposes

#

%

6

31.6%

7

38.9%

9

30.0%

5

13.5%

6

28.6%

8

25.8%

41 26.3%

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting

Number receiving revenues from occupation tax
authorized by state law

#

%

21

19

90.5%

18

10

55.6%

30

20

66.7%

37

19

51.4%

22

9

40.9%

31

7

22.6%

159

84

52.8%

Number using following methods to assess occupation tax:

flat fee

#

%

number of employees

#

%

gross receipts

#

%

5

26.3%

10

52.6%

11

57.9%

3

30.0%

8

80.0%

1

10.0%

10

50.0%

11

55.0%

4

20.0%

5

26.3%

13

68.4%

3

15.8%

2

22.2%

6

66.7%

1

11.1%

2

28.6%

5

71.4%

0

0.0%

27

32.1%

53

63.1%

20

23.8%

profitability ratios

#

%

4

21.1%

1

10.0%

1

5.0%

1

5.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

7

8.3%

Number amending occupation tax in
either 2003 or 2004?

#

%

3

15.8%

2

20.0%

3

15.0%

2

10.5%

1

11.1%

2

28.6%

13

15.5%

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

#

%

17

81.0%

16

88.9%

21

70.0%

23

62.2%

12

54.5%

13

41.9%

102

64.2%

Section 5.f - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

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

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

library

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

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

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---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

---

---

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---

---

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Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

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

Population Group B

Barrow

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Bartow

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Bulloch

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Catoosa

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Dougherty

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Floyd

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Glynn

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Gordon

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Jackson

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Liberty

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Lowndes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Does the government
collect occupation
tax?

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

flat fee

number of employees

gross receipts

profitability ratios

Year in which occupation tax was last amended?

Does government
have regulatory
fees?

Does government have user
fees?

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2000

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2006

Yes

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1997

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

1994

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

1995

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

1994

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

1996

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2004

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

1995

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2002

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

1999

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2003

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2004

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

2000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2006

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

1995

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2007

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2006

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

1995

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1996

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

2004

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

1996

Yes

Yes

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

Page 5.f - 1

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group B Newton Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

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

library

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

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

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

Population Group C

Baldwin

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Bryan

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Camden

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Chattooga

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Coffee

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Colquitt

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Decatur

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Effingham

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Gilmer

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Grady

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Habersham

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Haralson

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Harris

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Jones

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Laurens

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Lee

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Lumpkin

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Madison

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Murray

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Oconee

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Pickens

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Polk

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Stephens

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Sumter

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Thomas

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Does the government
collect occupation
tax?

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

flat fee

number of employees

gross receipts

profitability ratios

Year in which occupation tax was last amended?

Does government
have regulatory
fees?

Does government have user
fees?

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

1978

No

Yes

---

1978

Yes

Yes

---

1994

No

No

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

2003

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

1995

No

No

---

1996

No

Yes

---

2006

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

2005

No

Yes

---

---

No

No

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

1995

Yes

Yes

---

2005

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

2006

Yes

Yes

---

2006

No

No

---

2000

No

Yes

---

1983

No

Yes

---

---

No

No

---

1998

No

Yes

---

2004

Yes

Yes

---

2007

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

1994

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

2004

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

Yes

No

---

2005

No

Yes

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

Page 5.f - 2

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne

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

library

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

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

water or sewer
Yes --Yes --Yes

Population Group D

Appling

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Banks

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Ben Hill

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Berrien

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Brantley

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Brooks

---

---

---

---

---

---

Burke

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Butts

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Cook

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Crisp

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Dade

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Dawson

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Dodge

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Elbert

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Emanuel

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Fannin

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Franklin

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Greene

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Hart

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Jefferson

---

---

---

---

---

---

Lamar

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

McDuffie

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Meriwether

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Mitchell

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Monroe

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Morgan

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Peach

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Does the government
collect occupation
tax?

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

flat fee

number of employees

gross receipts

profitability ratios

Year in which occupation tax was last amended?

Does government
have regulatory
fees?

Does government have user
fees?

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2003

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

1994

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2006

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2006

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2003

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1999

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2000

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2006

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

1989

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2001

No

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

1995

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1994

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2006

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

1995

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1994

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

1995

No

Yes

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

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

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

library

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

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

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

Population Group E

Bacon

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Bleckley

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Candler

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Charlton

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Crawford

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Dooly

---

---

---

---

---

---

Early

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Evans

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Heard

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Irwin

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Jasper

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Jeff Davis

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Long

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Macon

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

McIntosh

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Oglethorpe

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Telfair

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Terrell

---

---

---

---

---

---

Towns

---

---

---

---

---

---

Twiggs

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Wilkes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Does the government
collect occupation
tax?

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

flat fee

number of employees

gross receipts

profitability ratios

Year in which occupation tax was last amended?

Does government
have regulatory
fees?

Does government have user
fees?

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

2006

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

1994

No

No

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

2003

No

Yes

---

---

No

No

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

1983

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

Yes

---

2004

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

No

---

2000

No

No

---

1999

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

2007

No

Yes

---

1997

No

Yes

---

1995

No

No

---

1991

No

No

---

1998

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

2007

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

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

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

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

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

library

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

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

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

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

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

2006

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

2004

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

2000

No

Yes

---

1998

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

2005

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

2004

No

No

---

---

No

No

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

---

No

Yes

---

1996

No

Yes

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

#

%

21

14

66.7%

4

19.0%

20

95.2%

10

47.6%

18

11

61.1%

0

0.0%

17

94.4%

6

33.3%

30

11

36.7%

0

0.0%

24

80.0%

11

36.7%

37

20

54.1%

2

5.4%

31

83.8%

21

56.8%

22

16

72.7%

0

0.0%

22

100.0%

12

54.5%

31

11

35.5%

0

0.0%

23

74.2%

9

29.0%

159

83

52.2%

6

3.8%

137

86.2%

69

43.4%

local government

#

%

13

61.9%

9

50.0%

12

40.0%

14

37.8%

15

68.2%

14

45.2%

77

48.4%

no economic

development

activities

#

%

0

0.0%

1

5.6%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

6.5%

3

1.9%

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
21 18 30 37 22 31 159

Number of governments with full-time economic
developer

#

%

11

52.4%

7

38.9%

11

36.7%

23

62.2%

4

18.2%

6

19.4%

62

39.0%

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

9.5%

1

4.8%

1

4.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

2

6.7%

2

6.7%

3

8.1%

3

8.1%

6

16.2%

3

8.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

9.1%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

1

3.2%

2

6.5%

0

0.0%

4

2.5%

7

4.4%

13

8.2%

7

4.4%

QuickStart

#

%

4

19.0%

5

27.8%

9

30.0%

10

27.0%

4

18.2%

4

12.9%

36

22.6%

subsidies

#

%

1

4.8%

0

0.0%

2

6.7%

3

8.1%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

7

4.4%

Section 6.a - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

---

No

Never

Most of time

Always

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Most of time

Never

Most of time

Never

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Never

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Most of time

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Always

Never

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Always

Sometimes

Always

Always

Never

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Most of time

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Never

Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Always

Sometimes

Page 6.a - 1

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Never

---

Sometimes

Never

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

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

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Always

---

---

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---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

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---

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---

Yes

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Never

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Never

---

---

Yes

---

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---

Yes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Most of time

Always

Always

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Most of time

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

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

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

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

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach

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 Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Most of time

Never

Always

Never

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Most of time

Always

Sometimes

Always

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

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Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time Most of time

Always

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always

Never

---

---

---

Yes

---

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No

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

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Yes

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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No

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Always

Always

Never

Sometimes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always

Always

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

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---

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Yes

---

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Yes

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

---

---

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---

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

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Always

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

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Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group D Pierce Pike 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

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

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

---

No

Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Always

Most of time Most of time

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Most of time

Always

Most of time

Always

Most of time

Population Group E

Bacon

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

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

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Charlton

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Most of time

Never

Crawford

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Dooly

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Always

Always

Always

Never

Early

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Always

Always

Evans

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Heard

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Irwin

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Jasper

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

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

Macon

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time

Always

Never

McIntosh

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Oglethorpe

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Telfair

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Terrell

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Towns

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Twiggs

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Always

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Wilkes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Always

Most of time

Always

Never

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

No

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Most of time

Never

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

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

Always

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

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Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Never

Never

Most of time Most of time

Never

Never

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

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

Always

Sometimes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time

Never

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

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

Number Group reporting

A

21

B

18

C

30

D

37

E

22

F

31

Total

159

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

tax incentives

#

%

utilities at little or no cost

#

%

commitment of additional local
government services

#

%

industrial development
bonds

#

%

expedited

permitting

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

4.8%

5

23.8%

4

19.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

11.1%

4

22.2%

0

0.0%

2

6.7%

1

3.3%

1

3.3%

2

6.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

5.4%

3

8.1%

11

29.7%

0

0.0%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

1

4.5%

4

18.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

3

1.9%

4

2.5%

12

7.5%

26

16.4%

waiver of

regulations

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.6%

waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

2.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.6%

other

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

2.7%

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

#

%

21

0

0.0%

1

4.8%

1

4.8%

1

4.8%

4

19.0%

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%

9

30.0%

37

1

2.7%

4

10.8%

4

10.8%

3

8.1%

6

16.2%

22

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

4.5%

1

4.5%

4

18.2%

31

1

3.2%

1

3.2%

1

3.2%

1

3.2%

3

9.7%

159

3

1.9%

7

4.4%

8

5.0%

7

4.4%

30

18.9%

Section 6.b - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

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

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Lowndes

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

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes

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

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

Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

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

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

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

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

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

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

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

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

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

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

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

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

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

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

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

Page 6.b - 1

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

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

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

Sometimes Never Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Sometimes Never
Most of time Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes

Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never

Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Most of time Never Always
Sometimes Most of time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 6.b - 2

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach

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

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Never Never Never
--Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never ---
Most of time

Never Never Sometimes
--Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Always ---
Always

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 6.b - 3

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

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

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

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

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

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

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 6.b - 4

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County

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

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

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

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

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 6.b - 5

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

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

Group
A B C D E F Total

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

Number reporting

subsidies

#

%

tax incentives

#

%

utilities at little or no cost

#

%

commitment of additional local
government services

#

%

industrial development
bonds

#

%

expedited permitting

#

%

waiver or regulations

#

%

21

0

0.0%

1

4.8%

0

0.0%

1

4.8%

3

14.3%

3

14.3%

0

0.0%

18

0

0.0%

2

11.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

11.1%

3

16.7%

0

0.0%

30

2

6.7%

2

6.7%

2

6.7%

2

6.7%

1

3.3%

2

6.7%

1

3.3%

37

1

2.7%

2

5.4%

0

0.0%

2

5.4%

3

8.1%

10 27.0%

0

0.0%

22

1

4.5%

1

4.5%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

1

4.5%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

31

0

0.0%

2

6.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

159

4

2.5%

10

6.3%

3

1.9%

5

3.1%

10

6.3%

20 12.6%

1

0.6%

waiver or reduction of required fees of
assessments

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

other

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Number Group reporting

A

21

B

18

C

30

D

37

E

22

F

31

Total

159

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

#

%

1

4.8%

2

11.1%

1

3.3%

7

18.9%

1

4.5%

5

16.1%

17

10.7%

Number collecting the additional mill for the following purpose:

county development authority

#

%

Multi-jurisdictional development authority

#

%

Other

#

%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

6

85.7%

1

100.0%

3

60.0%

12

70.6%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

50.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

5.9%

Section 6.c - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

other

Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?

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

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

County DA

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

Sometimes

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

Never

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

Population Group B

Barrow

Sometimes Most of time

Never

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Bartow

Never

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

No

---

Bulloch

Never

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Catoosa

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Dougherty

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Floyd

Never

Always

Never

Never

Most of time

Always

Never

Never

---

No

---

Glynn

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Always

Always

Never

Never

---

No

---

Gordon

Never

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Never

---

No

---

Jackson

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Liberty

---

Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

Yes

Both

Lowndes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Always

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

---

Yes

---

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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 one mill for economic development?

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

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

No

---

Never

Always

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

---

No

---

Sometimes Most of time

Never

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

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Always

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Most of time

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Most of time

Never

Most of time

Never

Never

---

No

---

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

No

---

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Sometimes

Never

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Never

Most of time Always

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

No

---

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

No

---

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Page 6.c - 2

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach

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 one mill for economic development?

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

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

Sometimes

Always

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

Never

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Sometimes

---

Most of time

---

---

---

---

---

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

Yes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

No

Never

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Always

Never

Never

---

No

Always

Always

Never

Sometimes

Always

Always

Sometimes Most of time

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

Never

Sometimes

Never

Most of time

Never

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

No

Never

Most of time

Never

Most of time

Never

Always

Never

Most of time

---

No

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

No

Never

Most of time

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

No

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Most of time

Never

Never

Sometimes

---

No

Never

Most of time

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

Sometimes Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Always

Most of time Most of time

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Always

Never

Always

Never

Sometimes

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

Sometimes Most of time

Never

Sometimes Most of time

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

Yes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Always

Never

Never

---

No

---

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Never

---

No

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

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Always

Never

Never

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time

Never

Sometimes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

---

Yes

--County DA
------County DA --------------------------County DA ------------County DA

Page 6.c - 3

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group D Pierce Pike 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 Never Never Never Never Never Most of time

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

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

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

Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Always Sometimes Never Sometimes

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

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes

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

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

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Always
--Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never

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

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

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

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

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

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

Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?

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

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Page 6.c - 4

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

County

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

subsidies

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?

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

No

---

---

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

---

No

---

No

---

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

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

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
21 18 30 37 22 31 159

Number with constitutional development
authority

#

%

14 66.7% 10 55.6% 15 50.0% 26 70.3% 10 45.5% 14 45.2% 89 56.0%

three mills

#

%

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

Number and percentage dedicating by amount

two mills

#

%

0

0.0%

1 10.0%

1

6.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

2.2%

one mill

#

%

1 7.1% 1 10.0% 2 13.3% 3 11.5% 2 20.0% 0 0.0% 9 10.1%

other amount

#

%

0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 13.3% 8 30.8% 2 20.0% 5 35.7% 17 19.1%

none

#

%

14 100.0% 9 90.0% 13 86.7% 16 61.5% 6 60.0% 10 71.4% 68 76.4%

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

#

%

#

%

19

90.5%

16

88.9%

28

93.3%

30

81.1%

14

63.6%

21

67.7%

128

59.1%

21

110.5%

13

81.3%

20

71.4%

26

86.7%

8

57.1%

6

28.6%

94

73.4%

Page 6.d - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities

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

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

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

Yes

One mill

Yes

None

No

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

---

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

---

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

One mill

Yes

Two mills

No

None

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Page 6.d - 1

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

No

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group B Whitfield Walker
Population Group C Bryan Baldwin Colquitt Chattooga Coffee Camden Decatur Effingham Grady Gilmer Harris Habersham Haralson Jones Lee Laurens Lumpkin Murray Madison Oconee Polk Pickens Sumter Stephens Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Brooks

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

None

Yes

None

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

Other

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

Two mills

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

No

None

No

None

No

---

No

---

Yes

One mill

Yes

None

Yes

Other

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

One mill

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

None

Yes

One mill

Yes

Other

Page 6.d - 2

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group D Brantley Butts Burke Berrien Ben Hill Crisp Cook Dodge Dawson Dade Elbert Emanuel Franklin Fannin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar Morgan Meriwether Mitchell Monroe McDuffie Pike Putnam Pierce Peach Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Worth White Washington
Population Group E Bleckley Bacon Charlton

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

Other

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

One mill

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

Other

Yes

Other

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

Other

Yes

Other

No

---

No

---

Yes

One mill

Yes

Other

No

---

Yes

Other

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

---

---

---

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

---

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

Other

No

---

Page 6.d - 3

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities

County

Does government have a constitutional
development authority?

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

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

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

Population Group E

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

No

Candler

Yes

Crawford

No

Dooly

No

Evans

Yes

Early

---

Heard

No

Irwin

Yes

Jasper

Yes

Jeff Davis

Yes

Long

No

Macon

No

McIntosh

Yes

Oglethorpe

Yes

Terrell

No

Twiggs

Yes

Telfair

No

Towns

No

Wilkes

No

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

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

---

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Population Group F

Atkinson

Yes

Baker

---

Clinch

No

Clay

No

Calhoun

No

Echols

No

Georgetown-Quitman

No

Glascock

Yes

Hancock

Yes

Johnson

Yes

Jenkins

Yes

Lanier

No

Lincoln

No

Marion

Yes

Miller

No

Montgomery

Yes

Pulaski

Yes

Randolph

No

None -------------
None None None Other
----None --Other Other ---

Yes

Less than $10,000

---

---

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

No

---

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

---

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

---

---

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

No

---

Page 6.d - 4

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group F Stewart Schley Seminole Turner Treutlen Taylor Talbot Taliaferro Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson

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

Yes

Other

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

No

Other

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

---

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

Yes

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

CHAPTER 7 Public Safety
This chapter covers provisions of a government's public safety functions, encompassing both fire and police services.
Specific items covered in this chapter:
Law Enforcement Existence of police department Issuance of handguns Use of law enforcement vehicles Assigned patrol shift hours Jail operations
Fire Services Fire classification rating The Insurance Services Office (ISO) issues a fire protection scale on a range of 1 to 10, with "one" being
the highest response and "ten" being the lowest response. Number of fire stations Use of volunteers for 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

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety - Summary of Data

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting
21 18 30 37 22 31 159

Questions refer to the operation of a county police department

Number of counties
operating police department

#

%

Number with county government providing handguns
to officers

#

%

Number assigning patrol shifts by number of hours

8 hours

#

%

9 hours

#

%

10 hours

#

%

8

38.1%

8

100.0%

5

62.5%

1

12.5%

1

12.5%

5

27.8%

4

80.0%

2

40.0%

0

0.0%

1

20.0%

2

6.7%

2

100.0%

1

50.0%

0

0.0%

1

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%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

15

9.4%

14

100.0%

8

53.3%

1

6.7%

3

20.0%

12 hours

#

%

1

12.5%

1

20.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

13.3%

other

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Number with "One Car, One
Driver rule"

#

%

5

62.5%

2

40.0%

2

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

9

60.0%

If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
3
2
1
---
---
---
3

Section 7.a - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

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

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Govt. provides

10 Hours

No

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

9 Hours

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

No

---

---

Population Group B

Bulloch

No

Barrow

No

Bartow

No

Catoosa

No

Dougherty

Yes

Floyd

Yes

Gordon

No

Glynn

Yes

Jackson

No

Lowndes

No

Liberty

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 ------No ------Yes No No ----Yes --Yes --Yes -----

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

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

2.0

Yes

---

---

---

No

2.0

---

---

---

---

---

---

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Newton Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton Whitfield Walker

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

Does the county operate a police department?

Method of providing handguns

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

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Population Group C

Bryan

No

Baldwin

No

Colquitt

No

Chattooga

No

Coffee

No

Camden

No

Decatur

No

Effingham

No

Grady

No

Gilmer

No

Harris

No

Habersham

No

Haralson

No

Jones

No

Lee

---

Laurens

No

Lumpkin

No

Murray

No

Madison

No

Oconee

No

Polk

Yes

Pickens

No

Sumter

No

Stephens

No

Thomas

No

Tift

No

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

----------------------------------------10 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?
--.0 -----------

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

1.0

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Toombs Upson Ware 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

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

Population Group D

Appling

No

---

---

Banks

No

---

---

Brooks

No

---

---

Brantley

No

---

---

Butts

No

---

---

Burke

No

---

---

Berrien

No

---

---

Ben Hill

No

---

---

Crisp

No

---

---

Cook

No

---

---

Dodge

No

---

---

Dawson

No

---

---

Dade

No

---

---

Elbert

No

---

---

Emanuel

No

---

---

Franklin

No

---

---

Fannin

No

---

---

Greene

No

---

---

Hart

No

---

---

Jefferson

No

---

---

Lamar

No

---

---

Morgan

No

---

---

Meriwether

No

---

---

Mitchell

No

---

---

Monroe

No

---

---

McDuffie

No

---

---

Pike

No

---

---

Putnam

No

---

---

Pierce

No

---

---

Page 7.a - 3

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

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

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Peach Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Worth White Washington

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

---

---

Population Group E

Bleckley

No

---

---

Bacon

No

---

---

Charlton

No

---

---

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

No

---

---

Candler

No

---

---

Crawford

No

---

---

Dooly

No

---

---

Evans

No

---

---

Early

No

---

---

Heard

No

---

---

Irwin

No

---

---

Jasper

No

---

---

Jeff Davis

No

---

---

Long

No

---

---

Macon

No

---

---

McIntosh

No

---

---

Oglethorpe

No

---

---

Terrell

No

---

---

Twiggs

No

---

---

Telfair

No

---

---

Towns

No

---

---

Wilkes

No

---

---

Population Group F

Atkinson

No

---

---

Baker

No

---

---

Page 7.a - 4

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

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

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

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

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

Does the county operate a police department?

Method of providing handguns

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

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

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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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.b: Public Safety - Summary of Data

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

Number Group reporting

Number of departments providing handguns to sworn law enforcement personnel

#

%

8 hours

#

%

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

9 hours

#

%

10 hours

#

%

12 hours

#

%

A

21

21

100.0%

7

33.3%

1

4.8%

0

0.0%

11 52.4%

B

18

15

83.3%

5

27.8%

1

5.6%

0

0.0%

12 66.7%

C

30

29

96.7%

2

6.7%

1

3.3%

2

6.7%

25 83.3%

D

37

31

83.8%

2

5.4%

2

5.4%

1

2.7%

32 86.5%

E

22

11

50.0%

6

27.3%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

15 68.2%

F

31

20

64.5%

8

25.8%

3

9.7%

0

0.0%

18 58.1%

Total

159

127

79.9%

30 18.9%

9

5.7%

3

1.9% 113 71.1%

other

#

%

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

#

%

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

2

9.5%

10

47.6%

2

0

0.0%

15

83.3%

1

0

0.0%

24

80.0%

3

0

0.0%

36

97.3%

2

0

0.0%

19

86.4%

3

2

6.5%

26

83.9%

2

4

2.5%

130

81.8%

3

Section 7.b - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.b: Public Safety

Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Jurisdiction

Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies

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

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

Population Group A

Augusta/Richmond

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Athens-Clarke

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Bibb

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Coweta

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Columbia

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Clayton

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

Cherokee

Govt. provides

9 Hours

No

Carroll

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Chatham

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Columbus/Muscogee

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Cobb

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

DeKalb

Govt. provides

Other

No

Douglas

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Forsyth

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Fulton

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

Fayette

Govt. provides

Other

Yes

Gwinnett

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Houston

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Henry

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Hall

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Paulding

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Population Group B

Bulloch

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Barrow

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Bartow

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Catoosa

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Dougherty

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

Floyd

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

Gordon

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Glynn

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Jackson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Lowndes

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Liberty

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.b: Public Safety

Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Jurisdiction

Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies

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

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

Newton

Officer provides

9 Hours

Yes

Rockdale

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Spalding

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Troup

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Walton

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Whitfield

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Walker

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Population Group C

Bryan

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Baldwin

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Colquitt

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Chattooga

Govt. provides

10 Hours

No

Coffee

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Camden

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Decatur

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Effingham

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Grady

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Gilmer

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Harris

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Habersham

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Haralson

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

Jones

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Lee

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Laurens

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Lumpkin

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Murray

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Madison

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Oconee

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Polk

Govt. provides

10 Hours

Yes

Pickens

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Sumter

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Stephens

Govt. provides

9 Hours

Yes

Thomas

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Tift

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.b: Public Safety

Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Jurisdiction

Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies

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

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

Toombs

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Upson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Ware

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Wayne

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Population Group D

Appling

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Banks

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Brooks

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Brantley

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Butts

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Burke

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Berrien

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Ben Hill

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Crisp

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Cook

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Dodge

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Dawson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Dade

Govt. provides

12 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

Hart

Govt. provides

9 Hours

Yes

Jefferson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Lamar

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Morgan

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Meriwether

Govt. provides

10 Hours

Yes

Mitchell

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Monroe

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

McDuffie

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Pike

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Putnam

Other

12 Hours

Yes

Pierce

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.b: Public Safety

Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Jurisdiction

Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies

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

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

Peach

Other

12 Hours

Yes

Rabun

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Screven

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Tattnall

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Union

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Worth

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

White

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Washington

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Population Group E

Bleckley

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Bacon

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Charlton

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Cusseta-Chattahooch

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

Candler

Officer provides

8 Hours

Yes

Crawford

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Dooly

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Evans

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Early

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Heard

Officer provides

12 Hours

No

Irwin

Officer provides

8 Hours

Yes

Jasper

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Jeff Davis

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Long

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Macon

Officer provides

9 Hours

Yes

McIntosh

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Oglethorpe

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Terrell

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Twiggs

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Telfair

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Towns

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Wilkes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Population Group F

Atkinson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Baker

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.b: Public Safety

Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Jurisdiction

Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies

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

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

Clinch

Officer provides

9 Hours

Yes

Clay

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

Calhoun

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Echols

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Georgetown-Quitman

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

Glascock

Other

8 Hours

Yes

Hancock

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Johnson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Jenkins

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Lanier

Officer provides

8 Hours

Yes

Lincoln

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Marion

Officer provides

8 Hours

No

Miller

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Montgomery

Officer provides

12 Hours

No

Pulaski

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Randolph

Officer provides

8 Hours

Yes

Stewart

Officer provides

9 Hours

Yes

Schley

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Seminole

Govt. provides

9 Hours

Yes

Turner

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Treutlen

Govt. provides

Other

Yes

Taylor

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Talbot

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Yes

Taliaferro

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Warren

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Webster

Officer provides

Other

Yes

Wheeler

Officer provides

12 Hours

Yes

Wilcox

Govt. provides

12 Hours

No

Wilkinson

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

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

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.c: Public Safety - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number of

governments operating

Number

a jail facility

reporting

#

%

Number of these governments owning
the facility they operate

#

%

21

21

100.0%

21

100.0%

18

18

100.0%

18

100.0%

30

30

100.0%

30

100.0%

37

37

100.0%

37

100.0%

22

20

90.9%

19

86.4%

31

22

71.0%

22

71.0%

159

148

93.1%

147

92.5%

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

#

%

21

100.0%

17

94.4%

30

100.0%

34

91.9%

19

86.4%

30

96.8%

151

95.0%

Number with ISO rating
of 4 or better

#

%

13

61.9%

3

16.7%

2

6.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

18

11.3%

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

28

8

38.1%

0

0.0%

18

85.7%

2

210

5

19

14

77.8%

3

21.4%

12

66.7%

6

41

0

15

26

86.7%

13

50.0%

15

50.0%

1

24

4

15

32

86.5%

20

62.5%

16

43.2%

0

30

1

13

22

100.0%

12

54.5%

7

31.8%

0

15

0

10

27

87.1%

28

103.7%

3

9.7%

0

50

0

28

129

81.1%

76

58.9%

71

44.7%

0

210

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

Section 7.c - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

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

5

19

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

1

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

14

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

16

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

14

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

24

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

13

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

0

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

16

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

28

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

26

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

15

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

13

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

27

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

13

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

14

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

10

Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting
duties?

Is the fire department all-volunteer?

No

---

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

No

Yes

No

No

---

Yes

No

No

---

Yes

No

Yes

No

---

---

No

No

Population Group B

Bulloch

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Barrow

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Bartow

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Catoosa

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Dougherty

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Floyd

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Gordon

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Glynn

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Jackson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Lowndes

Yes

Own govt.

No

5

8

Yes

Yes

6

No

No

14

Yes

No

8

Yes

No

5

No

---

10

No

---

11

Yes

No

8

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

18

Yes

No

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?

Page 7.c - 1

Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

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

---

---

Yes

51

Yes

6

Yes

35

Yes

3

Yes

123

Yes

53

Yes

24

---

---

Yes

108

Yes

150

Yes

210

Yes

40

Yes

40

Yes

43

Yes

46

---

189

Yes

2

Yes

87

Yes

81

Yes

25

No

---

Yes

27

Yes

31

Yes

6

---

---

---

---

Yes

8

Yes

41

No

---

No

---

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group B Liberty Newton Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton Whitfield Walker

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

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

7

Yes

Yes

13

Yes

No

7

---

---

6

Yes

No

12

Yes

No

13

Yes

No

10

Yes

No

19

Yes

No

Population Group C

Bryan

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Baldwin

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Colquitt

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Chattooga

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Coffee

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Camden

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Decatur

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Effingham

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Grady

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Gilmer

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Harris

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Habersham

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Haralson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Jones

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Lee

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Laurens

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Lumpkin

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Murray

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Madison

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Oconee

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Polk

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Pickens

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Sumter

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

7

Yes

No

8

Yes

No

0

No

Yes

11

Yes

No

11

Yes

No

9

No

No

9

Yes

No

8

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

10

Yes

No

12

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

No

10

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

4

Yes

No

13

Yes

No

6

Yes

No

6

Yes

No

11

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

9

No

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?

Page 7.c - 2

Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

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

No

---

Yes

25

Yes

27

Yes

6

Yes

16

Yes

15

Yes

15

Yes

14

Yes

8

Yes

10

No

---

No

---

Yes

3

Yes

24

Yes

4

Yes

8

No

---

Yes

3

No

---

Yes

1

Yes

11

No

---

Yes

2

No

5

Yes

9

Yes

9

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group C Stephens Thomas Tift 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

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

7

Yes

Yes

15

Yes

No

10

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

Population Group D

Appling

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Banks

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Brooks

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Brantley

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Butts

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Burke

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Berrien

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Ben Hill

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Crisp

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Cook

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Dodge

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Dawson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Dade

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Elbert

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Emanuel

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Franklin

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Fannin

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Greene

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Hart

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Jefferson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Lamar

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Morgan

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Meriwether

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Mitchell

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

10

Yes

Yes

11

Yes

No

8

No

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

5

Yes

No

12

No

---

7

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

No

7

No

Yes

9

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

Yes

13

Yes

Yes

12

Yes

Yes

14

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

No

8

No

Yes

7

Yes

No

15

Yes

No

13

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?

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Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

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

No

---

Yes

9

Yes

10

No

---

No

---

Yes

4

No

---

No

---

Yes

9

No

---

---

---

Yes

14

Yes

30

No

---

No

---

Yes

5

No

---

No

---

Yes

5

No

---

No

---

No

0

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

2

No

---

Yes

1

Yes

2

No

---

No

---

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

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

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

6

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

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

No

7

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

12

Yes

No

6

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

11

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

No

12

Yes

---

8

Yes

No

4

No

---

12

Yes

No

14

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

Yes

Population Group E

Bleckley

No

---

Yes

9

Bacon

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Charlton

Yes

---

Yes

9

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Candler

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Crawford

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Dooly

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Evans

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Early

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Heard

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Irwin

Yes

Own govt.

No

6

Jasper

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Jeff Davis

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Long

No

---

Yes

5

Macon

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

McIntosh

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Oglethorpe

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Terrell

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

6

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

5

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

---

1

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

4

Yes

Yes

10

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

No

5

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

No

5

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

13

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

No

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?

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Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

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

Yes

12

Yes

4

No

---

Yes

3

No

---

Yes

6

---

---

Yes

2

---

---

Yes

2

Yes

2

---

---

Yes

2

Yes

2

Yes

3

No

---

---

---

Yes

1

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

15

No

0

---

1

Yes

2

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

1

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group E Twiggs Telfair Towns Wilkes

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

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

4

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

Population Group F

Atkinson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Baker

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Clinch

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Clay

No

---

Yes

9

Calhoun

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Echols

No

---

Yes

8

Georgetown-Quitman

No

Other govt.

Yes

9

Glascock

No

Other govt.

Yes

8

Hancock

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Johnson

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Jenkins

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Lanier

No

---

Yes

9

Lincoln

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Marion

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Miller

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Montgomery

No

---

Yes

5

Pulaski

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Randolph

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Stewart

Yes

Own govt.

No

7

Schley

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Seminole

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Turner

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Treutlen

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Taylor

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Talbot

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Taliaferro

No

---

Yes

9

Warren

No

---

Yes

9

2

Yes

Yes

2

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

4

Yes

Yes

4

No

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

10

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

No

7

No

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

0

Yes

Yes

4

Yes

Yes

0

Yes

Yes

4

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

1

No

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

5

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?

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Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

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

---

---

No

---

Yes

4

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

50

No

---

Yes

4

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

2

No

3

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

0

No

---

No

---

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Population Group F Webster Wheeler Wilcox 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

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

2

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

1

Yes

Yes

8

No

Yes

Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?
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:
The methods of electing members of the board/council The number of seats on the board/council

Department of Community Affairs

Section 8. Form of Government

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

Number Group reporting

popular vote

#

%

vote of commission

#

%

no CEO/chair

#

%

A

21

18

85.7%

3

14.3%

0

0.0%

B

18

13

72.2%

5

27.8%

0

0.0%

C

30

14

46.7%

15

50.0%

1

3.3%

D

37

22

59.5%

15

40.5%

0

0.0%

E

22

11

50.0%

11

50.0%

0

0.0%

F

31

12

38.7%

19

61.3%

0

0.0%

Total

159

90

56.6%

68

42.8%

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

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

16

76.2%

3

14.3%

2

9.5%

0

0.0%

11

61.1%

3

16.7%

2

11.1%

2

11.1%

22

73.3%

5

16.7%

0

0.0%

3

10.0%

28

75.7%

7

18.9%

1

2.7%

1

2.7%

19

86.4%

1

4.5%

0

0.0%

2

9.1%

24

77.4%

5

16.1%

1

3.2%

1

3.2%

120

75.5%

24

15.1%

6

3.8%

9

5.7%

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

minimum

maximum

4

10

0

6

2

7

2

6

0

5

0

5

0

10

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

Section 8 - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

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

Popular vote

By district

10

Popular vote

By district

10

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

6

Popular vote

By district

8

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

District/at-large

10

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

7

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

At-large

5

Vote of commission

At-large

4

Popular vote

District/at-large

6

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 Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote
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By district not applicable
By district By district By district At-large District/at-large At-large By district By district By district By district At-large

6 0 6 4 6 4 6 4 4 6 3 5 2
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group B Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield
Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware

How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed?

Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are
members of the board elected?

Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners?

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

not applicable

---

Popular vote

By district

6

Vote of commission

District/at-large

5

Vote of commission Popular vote
Vote of commission Popular vote
Vote of commission Popular vote
Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Vote of commission
Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote
No CEO Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote
Page 8 - 2

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

4 5 4 --4 6 5 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 --4 --5 2 4 7 6 4 4 5
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group C Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Morgan Peach Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall

How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed?

Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are
members of the board elected?

Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners?

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote 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 Popular vote
Page 8 - 3

By district At-large By district By district At-large By district By district By district 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 By district By district By district By district By district District/at-large By district By district By district At-large By district By district

5 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group D Union Washington White Worth
Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols

How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed?

Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are
members of the board elected?

Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners?

Popular vote

not applicable

---

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

At-large

2

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

5

Popular vote

not applicable

0

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

At-large

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

---

Vote of commission

By district

5

Popular vote

By district

5

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

5

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

not applicable

0

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
Page 8 - 4

By district At-large By district By district By district At-large

5 4 4 4 5 2
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Jenkins Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson

How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed?

Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are
members of the board elected?

Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners?

Vote of commission

At-large

5

Popular vote

At-large

2

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

District/at-large

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

not applicable

0

Vote of commission

By district

5

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

At-large

2

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

2

Popular vote

By district

4

Vote of commission

By district

2

Vote of commission

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

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CHAPTER 9 E-Government
This chapter gives a brief overview of those governments that use the Internet to conduct government business, specifically:
Whether the government maintains an official website Types of services offered on the government website Whether government maintains a general email address

Department of Community Affairs

Section 9. E-Government

Number Group reporting

A

21

B

18

C

30

D

37

E

22

F

31

Total

159

Number of governments maintaining an official web site:

#

%

Number of government's providing the following online services on the official web site:

general information

#

%

tax payments

#

%

utility bill payments

#

%

voter registration

#

%

21

100.0%

21

100.0%

13

61.9%

5

23.8%

3

14.3%

18

100.0%

17

94.4%

9

50.0%

3

16.7%

3

16.7%

27

90.0%

23

85.2%

11

40.7%

1

3.7%

0

0.0%

28

75.7%

26

92.9%

9

32.1%

0

0.0%

1

3.6%

8

36.4%

10

125.0%

1

12.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

7

22.6%

4

57.1%

1

14.3%

1

14.3%

1

14.3%

109

68.6% 101

92.7%

44

40.4%

44

40.4%

8

7.3%

car tags and renewals

#

%

16

76.2%

7

38.9%

3

11.1%

2

7.1%

1

12.5%

1

14.3%

30

27.5%

other

#

%

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

#

%

9

42.9%

14

4

22.2%

11

5

18.5%

12

2

7.1%

18

1

12.5%

11

1

14.3%

13

22

20.2%

79

66.7% 61.1% 40.0% 48.6% 50.0% 41.9% 49.7%

Section 9 - Summary

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government

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

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

Yes/No

Web address

Yes

www.athensclarkecounty.com

Yes

www.augustaga.gov

Yes

---

Yes

www.carrollcountyga.com

Yes

www.chathamcounty.org

Yes

www.cherokeega.com

Yes

www.co.clayton.ga.us

Yes

www.cobbcountyga.gov

Yes

www.columbiacountyga.gov

Yes

www.columbusga.org

Yes

www.coweta.ga.us

Yes

www.co.dekalb.ga.us

Yes

www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com

Yes

www.fayettecountyga.gov

Yes

www.forsythco.com

Yes

WWW.FULTONCOUNTYGA.GOV

Yes

www.gwinnettcounty.com

Yes

www.http://www.hallcounty.org/

Yes

www.co.henry.ga.us/

Yes

www.houstoncountyga.org

Yes

www.paulding.gov

Yes

www.barrowga.org

Yes

www.bartowga.org

Yes

www.bullochcounty.net

Yes

www.catoosa.com

Yes

www.albany.ga.us

Yes

www.floydcountyga.org

Yes

www.glynncounty.org

Yes

www.gordoncounty.org

Yes

www.jacksoncountygov.com

Yes

www.libertycountyga.com

What online services does the county's website offer?

General

Utility bill

information Tax payments payments

Voter

Car tags and

registration

renewals

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Other
Yes Yes ------Yes Yes -----
--Yes ------Yes --Yes Yes ----Yes
--Yes ------Yes ----Yes Yes

Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?

Yes/No

Email address

Yes

info@athensclarkecounty.com

Yes

www.augustacares@augustaga.gov

Yes

www.bibb.ga.us

Yes

info@carrollcountyga.com

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

information@cobbcounty.org

Yes commissioners@columbiacountyga.go v

Yes

webmaster@columbusga.org

Yes

cowetainfo@coweta.ga.us

Yes

www.ceo.co.dekalb.ga.us

Yes

webmaster@co.douglas.ga.us

No

---

Yes

forsythpr@forsythco.com

No

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Yes

webmaster@gwinnettcounty.com

No

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Yes

www.co.henry.ga.us

No

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Yes

administration@paulding.gov

No

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No

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Yes

info@bullochcounty.net

Yes

commissioners@catoosa.com

Yes

doughety.ga.us

No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government

County
Population Group B Lowndes

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

Yes/No

Web address

Yes

www.lowndescounty.com

What online services does the county's website offer?

General

Utility bill

information Tax payments payments

Voter

Car tags and

registration

renewals

Yes

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Yes

Newton Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield
Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk

Yes

www.co.newton.ga.us

Yes

www.rockdalecounty.org

Yes

www.SpaldingCounty.com

Yes

www.troupcountyga.org

Yes

www.co.walker.ga.us

Yes

www.waltoncountyga.gov

Yes

www.whitfieldcountyga.com

Yes

www.baldwincountyga.com

Yes

www.bryan.county.org

Yes

www.co.camden.ga.us

No

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Yes

www.coffeecountygov.com

Yes

www.ccboc.com

Yes

www.decaturcountyga.org

Yes

www.effinghamcounty.org

Yes

www.gilmercounty-ga.gov

Yes

www.gradycountyga.gov

Yes

www.habershamga.com

No

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Yes

www.harriscountyga.gov

Yes

www.jonescountyga.org

Yes

www.laurenscoga.org

Yes

www.lee.ga.us

Yes

www.lumpkincounty.gov

Yes

www.madisoncountyga.us

Yes

www.murraycoga.com

Yes

www.oconeecounty.com

Yes

www.pickenscountyga.gov

Yes

www.polkcountygeorgia.us

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Other
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Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?

Yes/No

Email address

Yes

lowndescounty.com

then click on hyper link that says "contact us"; there is a form to fill in and the inquirer may hit a "submit"
button.

Yes

newtonboc@co.newton.ga.us

Yes

feedback@rockdalecounty.org

Yes

Info@SpaldingCounty.com

Yes

troupboc@mindspring.com

Yes

co.walker.ga.us

Yes

ltalbird@co.walton.ga.us

Yes

webmaster@whitfieldcountyga.com

Yes

No

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Yes

Yes

sshuman@bryan-county.org

Yes

Yes

jgregory@co.camden.ga.us

---

Yes

chattcom@windstream.net

---

No

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---

Yes

is@ccboc.com

---

No

---

---

Yes

pmorris@effinghamcounty.org

Yes

No

---

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No

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Yes

No

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No

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No

---

---

Yes

leila.brittain@jonescountyga.org

---

No

---

---

Yes

leecounty@lee.ga.us

---

Yes

commissioner@lumpkincounty.gov

---

No

---

---

Yes

mcgovt@alltel.net

---

Yes

contact@oconee.ga.us

---

No

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No

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government

County
Population Group C Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware
Wayne
Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill
Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell

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

Yes/No

Web address

Yes

www.stephenscounty-ga.gov

Yes

www.sumtercountyga.us

Yes

www.thomascountyboc.org

Yes

www.tiftcounty.org

No

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Yes

www.upsoncountygeorgia.com

Yes

www.warecounty.com

Yes

www.co.wayne.ga.us

Yes

WWW.BAXLEY.ORG

Yes

www.co.banks.ga.us

Yes

WWW.BENHILLCOUNTY.COM

Yes

www.berriencountygeorgia.org

No

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No

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Yes

www.burkecounty-ga.gov

Yes

www.buttscounty.org

No

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Yes

www.crispcounty.com

Yes

www.dadega.com

Yes

www.dawsoncounty.org

Yes

www.dodgecountyga.com

Yes

www.elbertco.org

No

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Yes

www.fannincountyga.org

Yes

www.franklincountyga.com

Yes

www.greenecountyga.gov

Yes

www.hartcountyga.org

No

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Yes

www.lamarco.com

Yes

www.thomson-mcduffie.com

Yes

www.meriwethercountyga.org

Yes

www.mitchellcountygov.net

What online services does the county's website offer?

General

Utility bill

information Tax payments payments

Voter

Car tags and

registration

renewals

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Other
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Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?

Yes/No

Email address

No

---

No

---

Yes

tcbc@rose.net

No

---

Yes

tccommissioners@bellsouth.net

No

---

No

you may contact the different

departments on the website.

No

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No

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Yes

webmaster@co.banks.ga.us

---

Yes MANAGER@BENHILLCOUNTY.C

OM

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No

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---

Yes

bcbc@btconline.net

---

No

---

---

Yes

county@burkecounty-ga.gov

---

No

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---

No

---

Yes

Yes

info@crispcounty.com

---

No

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---

No

---

---

Yes

dodgecounty@bellsouth.net

---

No

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Yes

emanboc@pineland.net

---

No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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Yes awaynepatterson@charterinternet.com

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Yes

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No

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Yes

mitchellcountyga.net

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 9: E-Government

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

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

Yes/No

Web address

What online services does the county's website offer?

General

Utility bill

information Tax payments payments

Voter

Car tags and

registration

renewals

Yes

www.monroecountygeorgia.com

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

www.morganga.org

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

www.peachcounty.net

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

www.piercecountyga.org

Yes

---

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---

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Yes

www.pikecounty.ga.gov`

Yes

---

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Yes

www.putnamcountyga.us

Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

www.rabuncountygov.com

Yes

---

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No

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No

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Yes

www.unioncountyga.gov

Yes

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No

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Yes

whitecounty.net

Yes

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No

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No

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Yes

www.bleckley.org

Yes

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No

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No

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Yes

www.crawfordcountyga.org

---

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Yes

www.ugoccc.us

Yes

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No

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No

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Yes

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No

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Yes

www.heardcountyga.com

Yes

Yes

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No

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Yes currently is "inactive" but the intention is to ge

Yes

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No

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No

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No

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No

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Yes

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Yes

www.onlineoglethorpe.com

Yes

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Telfair Terrell

No

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No

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Other
----Yes ---------------------
------------------Yes ---------------
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Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?

Yes/No

Email address

No

---

No

---

Yes

webmaster@peachcounty.net

Yes

piercecc@accessatc.net

Yes

info@pikecounty.ga.gv

Yes

putnamboc@putnamcountyga.us

Yes

rcboc@alltel.net

No

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Yes

tattnallchair1@windstream.net

Yes

unioncounty@uniongov.com

Yes

washboc@bellsouth.net

No

---

No

---

Yes

tedyal@baconcounty.org

Yes

info@bleckley.org

Yes

candler@pineland.net

No

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No

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Yes

manager@ugoccc.us

No

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No

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No

---

Yes

heardcounty@charter.net

No

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No

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Yes

jdcboc@bellsouth.net

No

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No

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Yes

mcbc@darientel.net

Yes

sarnold61@alltel.net

sbpeterman@alltel.net

Yes

telfairboc@alltel.net

No

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government

County
Population Group E Towns Twiggs Wilkes
Population Group F Atkinson

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

Yes/No

Web address

Yes

www.townscountyga.com

Yes

www.twiggscounty.us

No

---

No

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What online services does the county's website offer?

General

Utility bill

information Tax payments payments

Voter

Car tags and

registration

renewals

Yes

---

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Yes

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Yes

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Baker

No

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Calhoun

No

---

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Clay

Yes

www.claycountyga.org

Yes

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Yes

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Clinch

No

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---

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---

Echols

No In process. Should be up & running by July 1s

---

Yes

---

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Yes

Georgetown-Quitman

No

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Glascock

No

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Hancock

No

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---

---

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Jenkins

No

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Johnson

No

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Lanier

No

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Lincoln

Yes

www.http://www.lincolncountyga.com

Yes

---

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Marion

Yes

www.marioncountyga.org

Yes

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Miller

No

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Montgomery

Yes

www.montgomerycountyga.com

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Pulaski

No

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Randolph

No

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Schley

No

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Seminole

Yes

www.seminolecountyga.com

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Stewart

No

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Talbot

No

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Taliaferro

No

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Taylor

Yes

www.taylorcountyga.us

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Treutlen

No

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Turner

No

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Warren

No

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Webster

No

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Wheeler

No

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Other
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Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?

Yes/No

Email address

Yes

townscommissioner@alltel.net

No

---

Yes

wilkescoboc@yahoo.com

---

Yes

atkinson-ga.org l.tanner@atkinson-ga.org n.ford@atkinson-ga.org

---

Yes

bakergov@bellsouth.net

---

No

---

Yes

Yes

administrator@claycountyga.org

---

Yes

clinchcounty@alltel.net

---

No

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No

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No

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No

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No

---

---

Yes

commissioners@johnsonco.org

---

Yes

boardofcomm@alltel.net

---

No

---

---

Yes

marionga@windstream.net

---

Yes

millercounty@bellsouth.net

---

Yes

montco1@windstream.net

---

Yes

pulaskico@comsouth.net

---

No

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No

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No

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No

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---

No

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

taylor@pstel.net

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No

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No

---

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Yes

warrencoboc@classicsouth.net

---

No

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No

---

2008 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government

County
Population Group F Wilcox Wilkinson

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

Yes/No

Web address

No

---

Yes

www.wilkinsoncounty.net

What online services does the county's website offer?

General

Utility bill

information Tax payments payments

Voter

Car tags and

registration

renewals

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Other
-----

Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?

Yes/No

Email address

No

---

Yes

bdofcomm@wilkinsoncounty.net

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2008 County Government Information Catalog

DCA
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Research
60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
404-679-3145