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% 
 
Tax billing 
 
# 
 
% 
 
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 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Other 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. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 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. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. 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. Other govt. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 
NP NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Private NP Own govt. Own govt. Other 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. 
RDC Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. 
Comb. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. 
Comb. Other govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 
NP NP Other govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Private Private 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Comb. Own govt. 
NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. NP 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
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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 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Comb. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. 
Private 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
RDC RDC 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 
NP NP Own govt. NP 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Private 
Own govt. NP 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. 
NP Comb. Comb. 
NP NP NP Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. NP Own govt. Comb. Comb. Comb. RDC 
 
Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. RDC Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Private Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Comb. Comb. RDC Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Comb. RDC 
 
RDC Own govt. 
Comb. NP 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. NP 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Private RDC Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. 
NP Own govt. Other govt. 
Comb. Comb. RDC 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
NP Own govt. 
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP 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. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
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Tax assessment 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
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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 
 
Utility bill preparation 
 
Voter registration 
 
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NP 
 
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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 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
RDC Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Comb. Comb. 
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Law enforcement 
records 
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Payroll preparation 
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Tax billing 
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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 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 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
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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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Construction and code 
enforcement 
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Emergency medical services 
Available Private Available Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. 
 
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 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
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Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Private Available Available Authority Own govt. Private 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Own govt. 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. 
Private 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. 
NP 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. 
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
Private Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Private 
 
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Health 
 
Emergency 
 
Fire 
 
screening 
 
911 
 
protection 
 
services 
 
Jail 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Available Available Other govt. Other govt. Available Private 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. 
 
Available NP 
Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available 
NP Own govt. Available Available Authority Own govt. Available Available 
Private Own govt. 
Private Available Available 
 
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 
 
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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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 CHAPTER 3  Public Facilities Provided 
This chapter covers the types of facilities that a local government may provide to citizens, and methods of managing them. 
Ways of providing public facilities include: 
A. Own-government  provided directly by the government B. Authority  provided through a local government authority C. Agreement  agreement with other local government(s) D. Private  contracted with private provider E. Available  facility available but not through local government F. Not available  facility not available 
Types of public facilities provided include: 
 Airport  Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails  Cemeteries  Civic center  Correctional institute  Golf courses  Health clinic  Libraries  Multi-purpose center/Community center  Neighborhood playgrounds/Playground equipment  Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball, etc)  Outdoor fields (baseball, football, soccer, etc.)  Parks  Recreation center and/or gym  Senior citizens center  Stadium  Swimming pools 
 
 Department of Community Affairs 
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data 
 
Number providing facility directly 
 
Number Group reporting 
 
A 
 
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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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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. 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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. 
 
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Available 
 
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Not avail. 
 
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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 
 
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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 
 
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Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols Georgetown-Quitman 
 
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Correctional institute 
 
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Golf courses 
 
Health clinic 
 
Libraries 
 
Community center 
 
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground 
equipment 
 
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Available Available Available Authority 
 
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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. 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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. 
 
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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 
 
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Private 
 
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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 
 
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Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. 
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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 
 
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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. 
 
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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. 
 
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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 
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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 
 
Page 3.b - 5 
 
2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 CHAPTER 4  Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures 
Governments use planning and zoning mainly to control growth in an area, protect the character of neighborhoods, and ensure efficient and effective service delivery. 
Specific items covered in this chapter: 
 Presence of a planning commission  Zoning ordinance  Including official responsible for the zoning ordinance  Comprehensive Plan  Review and amendments to comprehensive plan  Variance and special exceptions  When government policymakers grant a property owner a use for their property other than 
that for which it is zoned.  Use of codes and ordinances  Local governments pass regulatory codes for the purposes of managing growth, protecting the 
environment, and promoting public safety and welfare.  Use of impact fees  Impact fees are intended as a mechanism for growth to pay for itself. Local governments charge developers 
these fees, and the funds are earmarked for specific purposes based on the assessment method. 
 
 Department of Community Affairs 
Section 4.a: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data 
 
Number 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 --- 
 
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 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 
 
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 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 
 
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 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 
 
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 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 
 
--- 
 
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 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 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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 
 
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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 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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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 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Other 
 
Government has not adopted 
 
(specified) any of the preceeding codes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
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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 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Population Group E 
 
Bacon 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Bleckley 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Candler 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Charlton 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Crawford 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Cusseta-Chattahoochee 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Dooly 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Early 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Evans 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Heard 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Irwin 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Jasper 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Jeff Davis 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Long 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Macon 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
McIntosh 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Oglethorpe 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Telfair 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Other 
 
Government has not adopted 
 
(specified) any of the preceeding codes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Page 4.b - 4 
 
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 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 
 
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 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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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 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Other 
 
Government has not adopted 
 
(specified) any of the preceeding codes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Page 4.b - 5 
 
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 
 
Flood damage 
 
prevention 
 
code 
 
Housing code Plumbing code 
 
Unsafe building abatement 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Other 
 
Government has not adopted 
 
(specified) any of the preceeding codes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Page 4.b - 6 
 
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 
 
Historic preservation ordinance 
 
# 
 
% 
 
8 
 
38.1% 
 
6 
 
33.3% 
 
4 
 
13.3% 
 
2 
 
5.4% 
 
5 
 
22.7% 
 
5 
 
16.1% 
 
30 18.9% 
 
Landscape ordinance 
 
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% 
 
14 
 
66.7% 
 
7 
 
38.9% 
 
3 
 
10.0% 
 
4 
 
10.8% 
 
1 
 
4.5% 
 
1 
 
3.2% 
 
30 18.9% 
 
Sign control ordinance 
 
# 
 
% 
 
20 
 
95.2% 
 
18 100.0% 
 
22 
 
73.3% 
 
28 
 
75.7% 
 
8 
 
36.4% 
 
10 
 
32.3% 
 
106 66.7% 
 
Subdivision regulations 
 
# 
 
% 
 
21 100.0% 
 
18 100.0% 
 
27 
 
90.0% 
 
32 
 
86.5% 
 
16 
 
72.7% 
 
23 
 
74.2% 
 
137 86.2% 
 
Tree ordinances 
 
# 
 
% 
 
18 
 
85.7% 
 
10 
 
55.6% 
 
2 
 
6.7% 
 
2 
 
5.4% 
 
2 
 
9.1% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
34 
 
21.4% 
 
Zoning code 
 
# 
 
% 
 
21 100.0% 
 
18 100.0% 
 
21 
 
70.0% 
 
24 
 
64.9% 
 
12 
 
54.5% 
 
17 
 
54.8% 
 
113 71.1% 
 
Infill development 
incentives 
 
# 
 
% 
 
7 
 
33.3% 
 
4 
 
22.2% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
1 
 
2.7% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
12 
 
7.5% 
 
None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted 
 
# 
 
% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
2 
 
6.7% 
 
3 
 
8.1% 
 
2 
 
9.1% 
 
6 
 
19.4% 
 
13 
 
8.2% 
 
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? 
 
Historic preservation 
ordinance 
 
Landscape ordinance 
 
Sign control ordinance 
 
Subdivision regulations 
 
Tree ordinance 
 
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Zoning code 
 
Infill development 
incentives 
 
Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances 
 
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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 
 
Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances 
 
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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 
 
Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances 
 
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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? 
 
Historic preservation 
ordinance 
 
Landscape ordinance 
 
Sign control ordinance 
 
Subdivision regulations 
 
Tree ordinance 
 
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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 
 
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Cusseta-Chattahoochee 
 
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Zoning code 
 
Infill development 
incentives 
 
Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances 
 
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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? 
 
Historic preservation 
ordinance 
 
Landscape ordinance 
 
Sign control ordinance 
 
Subdivision regulations 
 
Tree ordinance 
 
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Page 4.c - 5 
 
Zoning code 
 
Infill development 
incentives 
 
Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances 
 
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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 
 
Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances 
 
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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 
 
# 
 
% 
 
Libraries and related facilities 
 
# 
 
% 
 
Public safety, including police, 
fire, and EMS 
 
# 
 
% 
 
Parks, open space, recreation 
areas 
 
# 
 
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Water supply production, treatment and distribution 
 
# 
 
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Wastewater collection, treatment and distribution 
 
# 
 
% 
 
Storm-water; flood control; bank and shore protection and enhancement 
 
# 
 
% 
 
Roads, streets and bridges 
 
# 
 
% 
 
Number taking action to implement 
impact fees in near future 
 
# 
 
% 
 
Number with capital 
improvement program for five years or longer 
 
# 
 
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A 
 
21 
 
B 
 
18 
 
C 
 
30 
 
D 
 
37 
 
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22 
 
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31 
 
Total 
 
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9 
 
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3 33.3% 
 
5 23.8% 16 76.2% 
 
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26 16.4% 12 46.2% 14 53.8% 14 53.8% 
 
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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 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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? 
 
Yes 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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? 
 
No 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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 
 
Public safety services 
 
Parks and recreation services 
 
Water supply production/ treatment 
 
Wastewater collection treatment distribution 
 
No 
 
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Population Group E 
 
Bacon 
 
No 
 
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Bleckley 
 
No 
 
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Candler 
 
No 
 
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No 
 
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Crawford 
 
No 
 
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No 
 
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Dooly 
 
No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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Roads, streets, and bridges 
 
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact 
fees in the near future? 
 
Does government have a capital 
improvement program or schedule of 
construction planned for five years or longer? 
 
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No 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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 
 
Libraries and related facilities 
 
Public safety services 
 
Parks and recreation services 
 
Water supply production/ treatment 
 
Wastewater collection treatment distribution 
 
No 
 
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Storm water; flood control 
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------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Roads, streets, and bridges 
 
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact 
fees in the near future? 
 
Does government have a capital 
improvement program or schedule of 
construction planned for five years or longer? 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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? 
 
Does government have a capital 
improvement program or schedule of 
construction planned for five years or longer? 
 
No 
 
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No 
 
No 
 
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Yes 
 
Page 4.d - 6 
 
2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 CHAPTER 5  Financial Management Practices 
This chapter covers aspects of a local government's finances including financial administration, budgeting, and use of revenue options. 
Specific items covered in this chapter: 
 Preparation and approval of annual operating budget  For governments with an annual operating budget, either the 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 
21 18 30 37 22 31 159 
 
Number with finance director as 
the designated budget officer for the government 
 
# 
 
% 
 
10 
 
47.6% 
 
10 
 
55.6% 
 
7 
 
23.3% 
 
4 
 
10.8% 
 
1 
 
4.5% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
32 
 
20.1% 
 
Number with finance director having responsibility for preparing annual operating budget 
 
# 
 
% 
 
6 
 
28.6% 
 
8 
 
44.4% 
 
7 
 
23.3% 
 
8 
 
21.6% 
 
2 
 
9.1% 
 
1 
 
3.2% 
 
32 
 
20.1% 
 
Number with position of full-time 
finance director 
 
# 
 
% 
 
21 
 
100.0% 
 
18 
 
100.0% 
 
21 
 
70.0% 
 
9 
 
24.3% 
 
6 
 
27.3% 
 
3 
 
9.7% 
 
78 
 
49.1% 
 
Number with capital budget for the acquisition of major fixed assets 
 
# 
 
% 
 
19 
 
90.5% 
 
15 
 
83.3% 
 
13 
 
43.3% 
 
13 
 
35.1% 
 
4 
 
18.2% 
 
5 
 
16.1% 
 
69 
 
43.4% 
 
Number with capital budget plan of two years or less 
 
# 
 
% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
2 
 
6.7% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
2 
 
1.3% 
 
Number with written investment policy to govern investment activities 
 
# 
 
% 
 
18 
 
85.7% 
 
8 
 
44.4% 
 
12 
 
40.0% 
 
9 
 
24.3% 
 
5 
 
22.7% 
 
3 
 
9.7% 
 
55 
 
34.6% 
 
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 
CEO Finance director 
Mgr/admin Finance director Budget director 
Mgr/admin CEO 
Finance director Finance director Finance director 
Other Other Finance director Finance director Other Mgr/admin CEO Finance director 
Finance director Finance director 
Mgr/admin Finance director 
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director 
 
What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? 
 
Does government have full-time 
finance director? 
 
Does government have comprehensive 
capital budget for major fixed 
assets? 
 
What is the time frame of the capital 
budget plan? 
 
Does government have written 
investment plan to govern investment 
activities? 
 
CEO 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Other 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Budget director 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Other 
 
Yes 
 
Other 
 
Yes 
 
Other 
 
Yes 
 
Budget director 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
CEO 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Three years 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Three years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Other 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Other 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
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 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? 
 
Finance director 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
Finance director 
 
Budget committee 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Other 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director 
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin 
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Budget director 
CEO Finance director 
 
Mgr/admin 
 
Yes 
 
Clerk 
 
No 
 
Finance director 
 
Yes 
 
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 
 
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No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
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No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Other 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
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No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Yes 
 
Five years 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
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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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
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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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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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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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Yes 
 
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 
 
Wilkes 
 
No 
 
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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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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 Department of Community Affairs 
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data 
 
Group 
A B C D E F Total 
 
Number reporting 
21 18 30 37 22 31 159 
 
Number with special tax 
districts 
 
# 
 
% 
 
17 
 
81.0% 
 
11 
 
61.1% 
 
11 
 
36.7% 
 
9 
 
24.3% 
 
1 
 
4.5% 
 
4 
 
12.9% 
 
53 
 
33.3% 
 
If special tax districts are available, how are these taxes used? 
 
business improvement 
districts 
 
# 
 
% 
 
community improvement 
districts 
 
# 
 
% 
 
downtown improvement 
 
# 
 
% 
 
3 
 
17.6% 
 
2 
 
11.8% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
1 
 
9.1% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
1 
 
11.1% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
3 
 
5.7% 
 
4 
 
7.5% 
 
3 
 
17.6% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
3 
 
5.7% 
 
drainage and sewage 
 
# 
 
% 
 
1 
 
5.9% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
1 
 
1.9% 
 
fire 
 
# 
 
% 
 
13 
 
76.5% 
 
8 
 
72.7% 
 
6 
 
54.5% 
 
8 
 
88.9% 
 
1 
 
100.0% 
 
2 
 
50.0% 
 
38 
 
71.7% 
 
police 
 
# 
 
% 
 
3 
 
17.6% 
 
2 
 
18.2% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
5 
 
9.4% 
 
If special tax districts are available, how are the taxes used? 
 
Group 
A B C D E F Total 
 
Number reporting 
21 18 30 37 22 31 159 
 
sanitation 
 
# 
 
% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
2 
 
18.2% 
 
2 
 
18.2% 
 
4 
 
44.4% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
1 
 
25.0% 
 
9 
 
17.0% 
 
sewerage 
 
# 
 
% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
1 
 
9.1% 
 
1 
 
9.1% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
2 
 
3.8% 
 
street lighting 
 
# 
 
% 
 
11 
 
64.7% 
 
8 
 
72.7% 
 
2 
 
18.2% 
 
1 
 
11.1% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
22 
 
41.5% 
 
tax increment financing 
 
# 
 
% 
 
2 
 
11.8% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
2 
 
3.8% 
 
other 
 
# 
 
% 
 
3 
 
17.6% 
 
4 
 
36.4% 
 
9 
 
81.8% 
 
2 
 
22.2% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
1 
 
25.0% 
 
19 
 
35.8% 
 
Page 5.c - Summary 
 
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 
 
business 
 
community 
 
have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and 
 
tax districts? 
 
district 
 
districts 
 
improvement 
 
sewage 
 
fire 
 
Population Group A 
 
Athens-Clarke 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Augusta/Richmond 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Bibb 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Carroll 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Chatham 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Cherokee 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Clayton 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Cobb 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Columbia 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Columbus/Muscogee 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Coweta 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
DeKalb 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Douglas 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Fayette 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Forsyth 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Fulton 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Gwinnett 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Hall 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Henry 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Houston 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Paulding 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Population Group B 
 
Barrow 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Bartow 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Bulloch 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Catoosa 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Dougherty 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Floyd 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Glynn 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Gordon 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Jackson 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Liberty 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Lowndes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Page 5.c - 1 
 
police 
 
sanitation 
 
sewerage 
 
street lighting 
 
tax increment financing 
 
other 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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 
 
If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? 
 
Government 
 
business 
 
community 
 
have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and 
 
tax districts? 
 
district 
 
districts 
 
improvement 
 
sewage 
 
fire 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
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No 
 
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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 
 
If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? 
 
Government 
 
business 
 
community 
 
have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and 
 
tax districts? 
 
district 
 
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improvement 
 
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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 
 
business 
 
community 
 
have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and 
 
tax districts? 
 
district 
 
districts 
 
improvement 
 
sewage 
 
fire 
 
Population Group D 
 
Pierce 
 
No 
 
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Pike 
 
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Putnam 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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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 
 
business 
 
community 
 
have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and 
 
tax districts? 
 
district 
 
districts 
 
improvement 
 
sewage 
 
fire 
 
Population Group E 
 
Population Group F 
 
Atkinson 
 
No 
 
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Baker 
 
No 
 
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Calhoun 
 
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Clinch 
 
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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 
 
business 
 
community 
 
have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and 
 
tax districts? 
 
district 
 
districts 
 
improvement 
 
sewage 
 
fire 
 
police 
 
sanitation 
 
sewerage 
 
street lighting 
 
tax increment financing 
 
other 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 Department of Community Affairs 
 
Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data 
 
Group 
A B C D E F Total 
 
Number reporting 
 
Number receiving revenues from local 
option sales tax 
 
# 
 
% 
 
21 
 
16 
 
76.2% 
 
18 
 
16 
 
88.9% 
 
30 
 
27 
 
90.0% 
 
37 
 
35 
 
94.6% 
 
22 
 
22 
 
100.0% 
 
31 
 
31 
 
100.0% 
 
159 
 
147 
 
92.5% 
 
How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? 
 
service delivery responsibilities 
 
# 
 
% 
 
intergovernmental responsibilities 
 
# 
 
% 
 
use of revenues as a subsidy 
 
# 
 
% 
 
any coordinated agreement of 
service delivery and financing 
 
# 
 
% 
 
3 
 
18.8% 
 
13 
 
81.3% 
 
0 
 
5 
 
31.3% 
 
11 
 
68.8% 
 
1 
 
5 
 
18.5% 
 
23 
 
85.2% 
 
0 
 
15 
 
42.9% 
 
25 
 
71.4% 
 
0 
 
4 
 
18.2% 
 
17 
 
77.3% 
 
2 
 
5 
 
16.1% 
 
23 
 
74.2% 
 
0 
 
147 
 
100.0% 
 
112 
 
76.2% 
 
3 
 
0.0% 6.3% 0.0% 0.0% 9.1% 0.0% 2.0% 
 
1 
 
6.3% 
 
3 
 
18.8% 
 
4 
 
14.8% 
 
6 
 
17.1% 
 
4 
 
18.2% 
 
3 
 
9.7% 
 
21 
 
14.3% 
 
point of sale 
 
# 
 
% 
 
2 
 
12.5% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
3 
 
8.6% 
 
0 
 
0.0% 
 
1 
 
3.2% 
 
6 
 
4.1% 
 
other method 
 
# 
 
% 
 
2 
 
12.5% 
 
1 
 
6.3% 
 
1 
 
3.7% 
 
3 
 
8.6% 
 
2 
 
9.1% 
 
1 
 
3.2% 
 
10 
 
6.8% 
 
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? 
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 
Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 
How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? 
 
service delivery responsibility 
 
intergovt. agreements 
 
use of revenues as a subsidy 
 
coordinated agreement 
 
point of sale 
 
other 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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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 
 
Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? 
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 
How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? 
 
service delivery responsibility 
 
intergovt. agreements 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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? 
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 
 
How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? 
 
service delivery responsibility 
 
intergovt. agreements 
 
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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? 
Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 
How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? 
 
service delivery responsibility 
 
intergovt. agreements 
 
use of revenues as a subsidy 
 
coordinated agreement 
 
point of sale 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 Department of Community Affairs 
 
Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices 
 
County 
Population Group E 
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 
 
Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? 
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 
How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? 
 
service delivery responsibility 
 
intergovt. agreements 
 
use of revenues as a subsidy 
 
coordinated agreement 
 
point of sale 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 Department of Community Affairs 
 
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data 
 
Group 
 
Number reporting 
 
Number of governments 
receiving revenues from special purpose local option 
sales tax 
 
# 
 
% 
 
Number adopting special purpose local option sales tax in 2003 or 2004? 
 
Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: 
 
airport facilities and equipment 
 
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business improvement 
district 
 
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civic center or coliseum 
 
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courthouse or administrative 
building 
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community improvement 
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cultural, recreational or historic facility 
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A 
 
21 
 
19 90.5% 
 
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18 100.0% 
 
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30 100.0% 
 
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21 95.5% 
 
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Total 
 
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156 98.1% 
 
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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% 
 
1 5.3% 1 5.6% 3 10.0% 4 10.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 5.8% 
 
5 26.3% 4 22.2% 2 6.7% 2 5.4% 1 4.8% 0 0.0% 14 9.0% 
 
0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 
 
1 5.3% 1 5.6% 2 6.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 2.6% 
 
13 68.4% 15 83.3% 17 56.7% 27 73.0% 12 57.1% 8 25.8% 92 59.0% 
 
hospital 
 
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1 5.3% 0 0.0% 5 16.7% 10 27.0% 5 23.8% 0 0.0% 21 13.5% 
 
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 
 
community improvement 
district 
 
cultural, recreational or historic 
facility 
 
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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 
 
civic center or coliseum 
 
courthouse or admin. building 
 
community improvement 
district 
 
cultural, recreational or historic 
facility 
 
hospital 
 
jail, correctional, or detention 
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 
 
business improvement 
district 
 
civic center or coliseum 
 
courthouse or admin. building 
 
community improvement 
district 
 
cultural, recreational or historic 
facility 
 
hospital 
 
jail, correctional, or detention 
facility 
 
landfill or solid waste 
facility 
 
Yes 
 
2004 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2008 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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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2005 
 
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Yes 
 
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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 
 
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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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2006 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2005 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2004 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2007 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2003 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
2005 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
2005 
 
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Yes 
 
2005 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2005 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
2006 
 
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Yes 
 
2005 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
2004 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
2007 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2008 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2007 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
2004 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
2003 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
2003 
 
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Yes 
 
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2005 
 
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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.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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
2005 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2002 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
--- 
 
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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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Yes 
 
2007 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2004 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2005 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2007 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2005 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2005 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2007 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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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 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
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--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
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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--- 
 
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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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2005 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2008 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
2003 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2007 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2008 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2005 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
2007 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2007 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2004 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
2006 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
2007 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
hospital 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
 
jail, correctional, or detention 
facility 
 
landfill or solid waste 
facility 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
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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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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 --- 
 
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. 
 
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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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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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 
 
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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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Never 
 
Never 
 
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Most of time Sometimes 
 
Always 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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No 
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes 
 
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 
 
Page 6.a - 4 
 
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 
 
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No 
 
Never 
 
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Never 
 
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Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
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No 
 
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Most of time Most of time 
 
Never 
 
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No 
 
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--- 
 
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No 
 
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Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
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--- 
 
No 
 
Sometimes 
 
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Yes 
 
--- 
 
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No 
 
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--- 
 
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Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time 
 
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Never 
 
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--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time 
 
Never 
 
Page 6.a - 5 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
Page 6.c - 1 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
Page 6.c - 5 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
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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 
 
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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 
 
--- 
 
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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 
 
--- 
 
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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 ------- 
 
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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? 
----------------- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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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 
 
--- 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
--- 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
--- 
 
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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver 
rule"? 
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If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? 
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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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If not, what is the typical number of drivers per 
vehicle? 
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--------2.0 2.0 --.0 ------- 
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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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 
 
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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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 
 
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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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 
 
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? 
 
Page 7.c - 3 
 
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? 
 
Page 7.c - 4 
 
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? 
 
Page 7.c - 5 
 
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? 
Page 7.c - 6 
 
2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 CHAPTER 8  Form of Government 
This chapter briefly summarizes how governments elect or appoint their commissioners/mayors and board/council members. 
Electing/appointing the chief elected official 
 Popular vote  Vote of council (municipality)  Vote of commission (county) 
Excluding the chief elected official: 
 The methods of electing members of the board/council  The number of seats on the board/council 
 
 Department of Community Affairs 
 
Section 8. Form of Government 
 
Number 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 
 
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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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 
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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 
2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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 
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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 
2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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 
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By district At-large By district By district By district At-large 
 
5 4 4 4 5 2 
2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 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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2008 County Government Information Catalog 
 
 CHAPTER 9  E-Government 
This chapter gives a brief overview of those governments that use the Internet to conduct government business, specifically: 
 Whether the government maintains an official website  Types of services offered on the government website  Whether government maintains a general email address 
 
 Department of Community Affairs 
 
Section 9. E-Government 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
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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 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
webmaster@gwinnettcounty.com 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
www.co.henry.ga.us 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
administration@paulding.gov 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
info@bullochcounty.net 
 
Yes 
 
commissioners@catoosa.com 
 
Yes 
 
doughety.ga.us 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
sshuman@bryan-county.org 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
jgregory@co.camden.ga.us 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
chattcom@windstream.net 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
is@ccboc.com 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
pmorris@effinghamcounty.org 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
www.burkecounty-ga.gov 
 
Yes 
 
www.buttscounty.org 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
www.crispcounty.com 
 
Yes 
 
www.dadega.com 
 
Yes 
 
www.dawsoncounty.org 
 
Yes 
 
www.dodgecountyga.com 
 
Yes 
 
www.elbertco.org 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
www.fannincountyga.org 
 
Yes 
 
www.franklincountyga.com 
 
Yes 
 
www.greenecountyga.gov 
 
Yes 
 
www.hartcountyga.org 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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--- 
 
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--- 
 
Yes 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
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 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
webmaster@co.banks.ga.us 
 
--- 
 
Yes MANAGER@BENHILLCOUNTY.C 
 
OM 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
bcbc@btconline.net 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
county@burkecounty-ga.gov 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
info@crispcounty.com 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
dodgecounty@bellsouth.net 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
emanboc@pineland.net 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
No 
 
--- 
 
--- 
 
Yes awaynepatterson@charterinternet.com 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
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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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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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Yes 
 
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Telfair Terrell 
 
No 
 
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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 
 
No 
 
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No 
 
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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 
 
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No 
 
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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 
 
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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 
 
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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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Echols 
 
No In process. Should be up & running by July 1s 
 
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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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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 
 
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No 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
Yes 
 
administrator@claycountyga.org 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
clinchcounty@alltel.net 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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Yes 
 
commissioners@johnsonco.org 
 
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Yes 
 
boardofcomm@alltel.net 
 
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No 
 
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Yes 
 
marionga@windstream.net 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
millercounty@bellsouth.net 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
montco1@windstream.net 
 
--- 
 
Yes 
 
pulaskico@comsouth.net 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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Yes 
 
taylor@pstel.net 
 
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No 
 
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No 
 
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Yes 
 
warrencoboc@classicsouth.net 
 
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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 F Wilcox Wilkinson 
 
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? 
 
Yes/No 
 
Web address 
 
No 
 
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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 
 
--- 
 
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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 
 
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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