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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%
Tax billing
#
%
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
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Accounts
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Geographic information
system
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Law enforcement
records
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Payroll preparation
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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
Issuing occupation tax cerificates
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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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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
94.4%
25
78.1%
18
52.9%
7
30.4%
4
13.3%
91
57.2%
Building inspection
#
%
19
86.4%
16
88.9%
29
90.6%
27
79.4%
15
65.2%
15
50.0%
121
76.1%
Building permits
#
%
19
86.4%
16
88.9%
31
96.9%
30
88.2%
19
82.6%
23
76.7%
138
86.8%
Construction and code
enforcement
#
%
20
90.9%
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
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%
22 100.0%
18 100.0%
32 100.0%
33
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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
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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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Health
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screening
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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
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Health
Emergency
Fire
screening
911
protection
services
Jail
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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
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NP Own govt.
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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
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Population Group F Atkinson
NP
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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
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Available Own govt.
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Building permits
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
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NP Own govt.
NP NP
Construction and code
enforcement
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Emergency medical services
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority
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Health
Emergency
Fire
screening
911
protection
services
Jail
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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.
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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
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NP Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Authority Other govt.
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Private Other govt. Own govt.
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Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 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?
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Available
NP
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Private
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No
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No
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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
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No
Own govt.
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No
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No
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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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2009 County Government Information Catalog
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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2009 County Government Information Catalog
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
Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Authority Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Authority Own govt. Available Own govt.
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
Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available
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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
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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.
Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail.
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
Available Authority Available Available Own govt. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Authority Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Own govt. Agreement Authority
Agreement Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority
Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail.
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
Page 3.b - 1
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.
Page 3.b - 4
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
Page 3.b - 5
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
#
%
22
100.0%
17
94.4%
20
62.5%
19
55.9%
11
47.8%
14
46.7%
103
64.8%
Number amending comprehensive plan
for changes in zoning
#
%
7
31.8%
5
27.8%
4
12.5%
3
8.8%
1
4.3%
5
16.7%
25
15.7%
Section 4.a - Summary
2009 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 Lowndes Paulding
Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon
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
Board zoning appeal
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
C.D. Director
Other
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
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
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
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
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Board zoning appeal
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Board zoning appeal
C.D. Director
Yes
Always No
Always No
Always No
Some cases Always No
Some cases Always
Some cases Some cases Some cases
No No Always No Some cases Some cases Always 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
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
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
Always No No
Always Always
No No Some cases ---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group B Jackson Liberty 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
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
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
---
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
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Some cases Some cases
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
Plan Director
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
RDC
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
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
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Board zoning appeal
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Always No
Always ---
Some cases Always --No ---
Some cases ---
Some cases Some cases
--Some cases
--No No Some cases No --Some cases
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group C Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas 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
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
No
Other
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
No
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
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Plan commission
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
No
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
No
---
---
C.D. Director
No
Some cases ---
Some cases Always
Some cases --No
Some cases --No
Yes
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
Zoning admin
Other
Zoning Adm
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
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
--Some cases Some cases Some cases
No Always
--Some cases Some cases Some cases
--No --------No Always --Some cases Some cases
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group D McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike 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
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
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Other
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
---
No
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Board zoning appeal
Zoning Adm
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
Yes
RDC
Council/chair
---
Yes
Some cases Some cases
No Always
--Some cases Some cases
--No ------Some cases
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
No
No
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
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
No
Yes
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
No
No
Other
Other
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Board zoning appeal
Zoning Adm
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Brd. Chair
Council/chair
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
Yes
--No No --No Some cases ----No Some cases Some cases No --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 Wilkinson
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
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
Zoning admin
Council/chair
---
Yes
Yes
Other
Plan commission
RDC
No
No
Mgr/Adm
---
Mgr/Adm
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Always
Yes
Some cases
No
---
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
Yes
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
RDC
No
---
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Some cases
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Some cases
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
RDC
No
---
No
No
---
---
---
No
---
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Board zoning appeal
---
Yes
Always
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Some cases
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Some cases
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Bldg. Insp.
Yes
Some cases
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
---
No
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
No
Some cases
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Always
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Some cases
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
No
Some cases
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Some cases
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Always
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning admin
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Always
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group F Warren Webster County Wheeler Wilcox
Does government
have a planning commission?
Does government have a zoning ordinance?
Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?
Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?
Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?
Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?
Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
---
No
No
---
---
Other
---
Always -------
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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
22 18 32 34 23 30 159
Number of governments adopting the following codes:
New construction
code
#
%
Existing building code
#
%
Electrical code
#
%
Fire prevention
#
%
21 95.5% 19 18 100.0% 15 29 90.6% 23 26 76.5% 23 14 60.9% 11 17 56.7% 9 125 78.6% 100
86.4% 83.3% 71.9% 67.6% 47.8% 30.0% 62.9%
21 95.5% 21 18 100.0% 17 29 90.6% 26 27 79.4% 23 16 69.6% 9 15 50.0% 8 126 79.2% 104
95.5% 94.4% 81.3% 67.6% 39.1% 26.7% 65.4%
Flood damage prevention
#
%
20 90.9% 16 88.9% 22 68.8% 21 61.8% 12 52.2% 7 23.3% 98 61.6%
Housing code
#
%
18 81.8% 14 77.8% 23 71.9% 21 61.8% 12 52.2% 10 33.3% 98 61.6%
Plumbing code
#
%
21 95.5% 18 100.0% 29 90.6% 25 73.5% 14 60.9% 14 46.7% 121 76.1%
Unsafe building abatement