County government information catalog [2009]

County Government Information Catalog
2009 Government Management Indicators Survey
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

2009 Government Management Indicators Survey
County Government Information Catalog
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNTY AFFAIRS
Research Services 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
July 2009
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: 2009
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-5 Chapter 6: Economic Development Activities.........................Section 6.a-Summary to Page 6.d-5 Chapter 7: Public Safety.......................................................Section 7.a-Summary to Page 7.c-6 Chapter 8: Form of Government.............................................. Section 8-Summary to Page 8-5 Chapter 9: E-Government................................................ ...Section 9-Summary to Page 9-6
Note: Page numbering is based on the tables contained within each chapter. Each chapter has separate page numbers.
Acknowledgement The Department of Community Affairs acknowledges and thanks the local government officials who responded to the Government
Management Indicators (GOMI) survey that result in this report.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2009

What Information is Included in the Catalog?

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

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

Public facilities Economic development activities Public safety Form of government

E-Government

What is the Purpose of the Catalog?

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

How is the Data Collected?

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

How Do I Use the Catalog?
1. Determine the population group of the county for which you want information and whether the government responded to the survey. In each of the tables, counties are grouped by population and listed alphabetically within in each group to aid comparisons of similarly sized counties.
2. Use the "Table of Contents" to determine which tables are most likely to have the information you need. 3. Note that each chapter is paginated separately. Some chapters have several sets of tables with pages numbered accordingly.
Example: Page 2.b 1 is the first page of the second table (Table B) in Chapter Two (Services Provided). 4. Each set of tables is preceded by a summary of totals and averages for each population group. The summary tables are useful
for comparing an individual county to an aggregate of governments in its population group, and provide an overview of the data in each table.

Department of Community Affairs

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

2008 Population Population group

18,038

D

114,737

A

8,181

F

199,486

A

10,442

E

3,805

F

46,716

C

16,760

D

70,073

B

94,913

B

17,635

D

17,058

D

155,216

A

12,683

E

15,511

D

16,425

D

31,173

C

67,761

B

22,732

D

24,423

D

6,271

F

47,641

C

10,580

E

113,688

A

62,825

B

10,848

E

251,120

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

2008 Population Population group

26,801

C

210,529

A

3,231

F

273,718

A

7,060

F

698,158

A

40,527

C

45,279

C

110,627

A

186,984

A

16,608

D

122,924

A

12,510

E

22,162

D

13,754

E

16,142

D

22,006

D

28,823

C

739,956

A

20,116

D

11,548

E

95,754

B

127,932

A

11,713

E

4,063

F

52,060

B

20,494

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

2009 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

2008 Population Population group

22,825

D

11,646

E

22,618

D

106,465

A

95,980

B

168,060

A

21,824

D

1,014,932

A

2,703

F

28,537

C

2,796

F

75,884

B

52,800

B

25,115

C

15,635

D

789,499

A

43,056

C

184,814

A

9,440

F

28,979

C

29,447

C

24,278

D

11,476

E

191,502

A

133,161

A

10,231

E

61,620

B

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

2008 Population Population group

13,842

E

13,486

E

16,443

D

8,547

F

9,550

F

27,542

C

17,000

D

8,277

F

47,848

C

33,761

C

58,491

B

8,074

F

11,452

E

104,583

A

27,056

C

13,520

E

28,200

C

6,964

F

21,756

D

11,455

E

22,840

D

6,185

F

24,073

D

25,252

C

8,930

F

18,491

D

40,304

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

2009 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

2008 Population Population group

98,542

B

32,221

C

14,106

E

133,135

A

26,736

C

31,176

C

18,127

D

17,569

D

42,018

C

9,787

F

20,385

D

16,514

D

7,161

F

83,222

B

4,255

F

15,133

D

9,091

F

63,913

B

25,493

C

4,666

F

32,449

C

6,414

F

1,863

F

23,469

D

8,766

F

13,355

E

10,293

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 Unified * 153 Wheeler 154 White 155 Whitfield 156 Wilcox 157 Wilkes 158 Wilkinson 159 Worth

2008 Population Population group

45,778

C

42,434

C

28,102

C

11,042

E

7,076

F

64,233

B

9,228

F

10,257

E

21,351

D

27,530

C

64,799

B

85,813

B

35,879

C

5,844

F

21,006

D

29,509

C

2,164

F

6,877

F

25,299

C

93,835

B

8,750

F

10,282

E

10,026

E

21,306

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

I - 3

2009 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

#

%

22

22

100.0%

16

72.7%

20

90.9%

18

18

100.0%

12

66.7%

11

61.1%

32

32

100.0%

15

46.9%

17

53.1%

34

32

94.1%

17

50.0%

22

64.7%

23

23

100.0%

12

52.2%

7

30.4%

30

30

100.0%

16

53.3%

9

30.0%

159

157

98.7%

88

55.3%

86

54.1%

Geographic information
systems

#

%

18

81.8%

13

72.2%

16

50.0%

16

47.1%

7

30.4%

3

10.0%

73

45.9%

Issusing occupation tax
certificates

#

%

21

95.5%

10

55.6%

21

65.6%

18

52.9%

10

43.5%

12

40.0%

92

57.9%

Law enforcement
records

#

%

21

95.5%

17

94.4%

30

93.8%

32

94.1%

23

100.0%

30

100.0%

153

96.2%

Maintaining court records

#

%

21

95.5%

16

88.9%

30

93.8%

29

85.3%

22

95.7%

29

96.7%

147

92.5%

Number performing management functions in-house

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
22 18 32 34 23 30 159

Payroll preparation

#

%

Tax assessment

#

%

20

90.9%

22

100.0%

17

94.4%

17

94.4%

30

93.8%

29

90.6%

32

94.1%

32

94.1%

21

91.3%

19

82.6%

29

96.7%

25

83.3%

149

93.7%

144

90.6%

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#

%

18

81.8%

12

66.7%

11

34.4%

18

52.9%

12

52.2%

17

56.7%

88

55.3%

Tax digest

#

%

22

100.0%

17

94.4%

25

78.1%

29

85.3%

15

65.2%

23

76.7%

131

82.4%

Utility bill preparation

#

%

13

59.1%

5

27.8%

11

34.4%

7

20.6%

5

21.7%

11

36.7%

52

32.7%

Voter registration

#

%

22

100.0%

18

100.0%

32

100.0%

34

100.0%

23

100.0%

29

96.7%

158

99.4%

Section 1 - Summary

2009 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 Lowndes Paulding
Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty

How does the government manage the following functions?

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Law enforcement
records

Maintaining court records

Payroll preparation

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Tax assessment
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2009 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions

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

How does the government manage the following functions?

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Law enforcement
records

Maintaining court records

Payroll preparation

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Tax assessment
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2009 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions

County Population Group C
Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White
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 Morgan Pierce Pike

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

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2009 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

County Population Group D
Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington 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 Wilkinson
Population Group F Atkinson

How does the government manage the following functions?

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

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2009 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

County
Population Group F 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 County Wheeler Wilcox

How does the government manage the following functions?

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Law enforcement
records

Maintaining court records

Payroll preparation

Tax assessment

Tax billing

Tax digest

Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

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2009 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

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n

Number providing services directly

Number Group reporting

A

22

B

18

C

32

D

34

E

23

F

30

Total

159

Animal control

#

%

20

90.9%

17

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25

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18

52.9%

7

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4

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91

57.2%

Building inspection

#

%

19

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16

88.9%

29

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27

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15

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15

50.0%

121

76.1%

Building permits

#

%

19

86.4%

16

88.9%

31

96.9%

30

88.2%

19

82.6%

23

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138

86.8%

Construction and code
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#

%

20

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16

88.9%

31

96.9%

29

85.3%

18

78.3%

18

60.0%

132

83.0%

Emergency medical services

#

%

10

45.5%

9

50.0%

22

68.8%

21

61.8%

15

65.2%

19

63.3%

96

60.4%

Emergency 911 service

#

%

20

90.9%

16

88.9%

30

93.8%

34

100.0%

12

52.2%

11

36.7%

123

77.4%

Fire protection

#

%

19

86.4%

13

72.2%

24

75.0%

22

64.7%

16

69.6%

22

73.3%

116

73.0%

Health screening services

#

%

6

27.3%

1

5.6%

9

28.1%

5

14.7%

5

21.7%

7

23.3%

33

20.8%

Jail

#

%

22 100.0%

18 100.0%

32 100.0%

33

97.1%

19

82.6%

20

66.7%

144 90.6%

Section 2.a - Summary

2009 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 Lowndes Paulding

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

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

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Health

Emergency

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screening

911

protection

services

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2009 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

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

Method of providing services

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enforcement

Emergency medical services

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Health

Emergency

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screening

911

protection

services

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2009 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County
Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White
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 Morgan Pierce Pike

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

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

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

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

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

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

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. Private 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.

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

Available Available Own govt.
NP NP Available

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

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

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

Authority Private
Available NP 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 Private

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

2009 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County
Population Group D Putnam Rabun Screven Tattnall Union Washington Worth

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

Own govt. 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

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 Wilkinson

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

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

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

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

Population Group F Atkinson

NP

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Private

Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

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

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

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

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

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

Other govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt.

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

Method of providing services

County
Population Group F 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 County Wheeler Wilcox

Animal control

Building inspection

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

Building permits
NP Own govt. 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

Construction and code
enforcement
NP 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. Available NP NP

Emergency medical services
Own govt. Own govt. 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.

Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

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

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

Own govt. 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. Available Own govt. Own govt.

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

C o n
Number providing services directly

Number Group reporting

A

22

B

18

C

32

D

34

E

23

F

30

Total 159

Law

enforcement

#

%

21 95.5%

18 100.0%

32 100.0%

33 97.1%

23 100.0%

30 100.0%

157 98.7%

Planning

#

%

19 86.4%

15 83.3%

24 75.0%

25 73.5%

16 69.6%

16 53.3%

115 72.3%

Public hospital

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

4.3%

2

6.7%

3

1.9%

Public transit

#

%

Senior citizen program

#

%

9 40.9% 15 68.2%

5 27.8% 10 55.6%

10 31.3% 14 43.8%

14 41.2% 21 61.8%

9 39.1% 14 60.9%

11 36.7% 18 60.0%

58 36.5% 92 57.9%

Wastewater collection

#

%

10 45.5%

3

16.7%

6

18.8%

3

8.8%

2

8.7%

2

6.7%

26 16.4%

Wastewater treatment

#

%

9

40.9%

3

16.7%

4

12.5%

3

8.8%

1

4.3%

2

6.7%

22 13.8%

Water distribution

#

%

12 54.5%

6

33.3%

12 37.5%

5

14.7%

4

17.4%

9

30.0%

48 30.2%

Water supply

#

%

11 50.0%

5

27.8%

9

28.1%

4

11.8%

3

13.0%

9

30.0%

41 25.8%

Water treatment

#

%

Number providing services on a regional basis

#

%

11 50.0% 15 68.2%

4

22.2%

8

44.4%

8

25.0% 13 40.6%

4

11.8% 11 32.4%

3

13.0%

7

30.4%

6

20.0% 16 53.3%

36 22.6% 70 22.6%

Section 2.b - Summary

2009 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 Lowndes Paulding
Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton

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.

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

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

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

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

Available Own govt. Available 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 Other govt. Own govt.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Authority

No

Own govt.

No

Authority

Yes

Other govt.

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt.

No

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

No

Own govt.

No

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt.

No

NP

Yes

Authority

Yes

Available

No

NP

Yes

Own govt.

No

Authority

No

Other govt.

No

Other govt.

Yes

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

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

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

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

NP

Own govt.

Private

Private

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

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. Other govt. Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Authority

Available Available

Available

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

Own govt.

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.

Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Authority

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

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.

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

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.

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.

Authority

Private

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

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. Own govt.

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.

Yes

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Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided

County
Population Group C Upson Ware Wayne White
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 Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Screven

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Water treatment

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

Own govt.

NP

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

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt.

Authority

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

Private

Own 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.

NP

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

NP

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. Available

Available

Available

Available

Other govt.

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

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

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

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2009 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group D Tattnall Union Washington Worth

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

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

NP NP Own govt. Available

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 Wilkinson

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

Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols

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

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

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

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.

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

NP

Available

Available

No

Available

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Private

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Authority

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Available

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

NP

Other govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Available

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Authority

Authority

Authority

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Available

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

NP

Other govt.

NP

NP

Private

Private

Private

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Available

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Available

Authority

Private

Authority Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP Private Available Private
NP NP

Other govt.

NP

Available

NP

Available

NP

Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

NP

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NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Yes

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Available

Available

Available

No

2009 County Government Information Catalog

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

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 County Wheeler Wilcox

Method of providing services

Law enforcement

Planning

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

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

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?

Private

Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

No

NP

Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

NP

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

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

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

No

NP

Available

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Available

Available Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

No

Private

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Other govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Private

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

NP

Private

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

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2009 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

22

B

18

C

32

D

34

E

23

F

30

Total

159

Airport

#

%

Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails

#

%

3

13.6% 20

90.9%

2

11.1% 15

83.3%

9

28.1% 13

40.6%

4

11.8% 6

17.6%

4

17.4% 7

30.4%

5

16.7% 4

13.3%

27

17.0% 65

40.9%

Cemeteries

#

%

3

13.6%

2

11.1%

2

6.3%

0

0.0%

1

4.3%

1

3.3%

9

5.7%

Civic center

#

%

4

18.2%

3

16.7%

4

12.5%

4

11.8%

2

8.7%

1

3.3%

18

11.3%

Correctional institute

#

%

Golf courses

#

%

11

50.0% 5

22.7%

8

44.4% 0

0.0%

7

21.9% 3

9.4%

4

11.8% 2

5.9%

3

13.0% 0

0.0%

1

3.3%

0

0.0%

34

21.4% 10

6.3%

Health clinic

#

%

6

27.3%

3

16.7%

6

18.8%

5

14.7%

6

26.1%

11

36.7%

37

23.3%

Libraries

#

%

Community center

#

%

Neighborhood playgrounds/
equipment

#

%

14

63.6% 15

6

33.3%

9

10

31.3% 10

10

29.4%

8

9

39.1%

9

13

43.3% 10

62

39.0% 61

68.2% 19

50.0% 15

31.3% 10

23.5% 13

39.1%

9

33.3%

8

38.4% 74

86.4% 83.3% 31.3% 38.2% 39.1% 26.7% 46.5%

Section 3.a - Summary

2009 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 Lowndes Paulding
Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

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

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

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

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

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

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

Civic center

Correctional institute

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Agreement Authority Available Available Agreement

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

Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available

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

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

Available Available Not avail. Available Available Agreement

Available Available Available Available Authority Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Agreement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

County
Population Group C Upson Ware Wayne White
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 Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Screven

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.

Available Agreement Own govt. Available

Available Available Not avail. Available

Agreement Available Not avail. Not avail.

Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail.

Available Available Not avail. Not avail.

Own govt. Available Available Available

Agreement Authority Agreement Agreement

Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.

Agreement Available Not avail. Own govt.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2009 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group D Tattnall Union Washington Worth

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Agreement Available Authority Available

Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.

Agreement Available Not avail. 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 Wilkinson

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

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

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

Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols

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

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

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

Civic center

Correctional institute

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

Available Available Available Not avail.

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

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

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

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Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

Available Own govt. Available
Private

Available Available Available Authority

Own govt. Available Available Authority

Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.

Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.

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

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

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

Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Authority Agreement

Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Agreement

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

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

2009 County Government Information Catalog

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

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 County Wheeler Wilcox

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

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

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

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

Civic center

Correctional institute

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

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

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground
equipment

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

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

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

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

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

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2009 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

22

19

86.4%

22

100.0%

20

90.9%

20

90.9%

15

68.2%

4

18.2%

10

45.5%

6

27.3%

B

18

16

88.9%

16

88.9%

17

94.4%

14

77.8%

14

77.8%

4

22.2%

6

33.3%

8

44.4%

C

32

17

53.1%

21

65.6%

18

56.3%

17

53.1%

17

53.1%

0

0.0%

10

31.3%

8

25.0%

D

34

16

47.1%

19

55.9%

17

50.0%

17

50.0%

24

70.6%

1

2.9%

8

23.5%

11

32.4%

E

23

8

34.8%

15

65.2%

9

39.1%

9

39.1%

17

73.9%

0

0.0%

1

4.3%

2

8.7%

F

30

13

43.3%

17

56.7%

7

23.3%

14

46.7%

20

66.7%

0

0.0%

1

3.3%

6

20.0%

Total

159

89

56.0%

110

69.2%

88

55.3%

91

57.2%

107

67.3%

9

5.7%

36

22.6%

41

25.8%

Summary 3.b - Summary

2009 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 Lowndes Paulding
Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton

Outdoor courts

Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Senior citizens center

Stadium

Swimming pools

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No
Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
2009 County Government Information Catalog

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

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

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 Own govt.

No

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

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

No

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

No

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

Yes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 3.b - 2

No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No
2009 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group C Upson Ware Wayne White
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 Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Screven

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?

Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Available Agreement

Yes

Available Own govt. Available Own govt.

Private

Available Own govt.

No

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

Available

Own govt.

No

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

No

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 3.b - 3

Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No No Yes No No
2009 County Government Information Catalog

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

County
Population Group D Tattnall Union Washington 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 Wilkinson
Population Group F Atkinson Baker Calhoun Clay Clinch Echols

Outdoor courts

Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Authority

Agreement Available Own govt. Agreement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Senior citizens center
Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Private Own govt.

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

Swimming pools
Available Own govt. Not avail. 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 Yes 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 No Yes No Yes
2009 County Government Information Catalog

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

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 County Wheeler Wilcox

Outdoor courts

Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Senior citizens center

Stadium

Swimming pools

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2009 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

22

B

18

C

32

D

34

E

23

F

30

Total

159

21

95.5%

22

100.0%

6

18

100.0%

18

100.0%

5

27

84.4%

22

68.8%

11

23

67.6%

22

64.7%

11

17

73.9%

13

56.5%

7

20

66.7%

18

60.0%

8

126

79.2%

115

72.3%

48

27.3%

8

27.8%

4

34.4%

2

32.4%

2

30.4%

1

26.7%

1

30.2%

18

36.4% 22.2% 6.3% 5.9% 4.3% 3.3% 11.3%

Number with planning director
maintaining comprehensive
plan

#

%

16

72.7%

9

50.0%

5

15.6%

2

5.9%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

32

20.1%

Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process

#

%

2