County Government Information Catalog 2011 Government Management Indicators Survey GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 2011 Government Management Indicators Survey County Government Information Catalog GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNTY AFFAIRS Office of Research and Surveys 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 December 2011 COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2011 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: 2011 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 What is the Purpose of the Catalog? Public facilities Economic development activities Public safety Form of government E-Government 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 95 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 2010 Population Population group 18,236 D 116,714 A 8,375 F 200,549 A 11,096 E 3,451 F 45,720 C 18,395 D 69,367 B 100,157 A 17,634 D 19,286 D 155,547 A 13,063 E 18,411 D 16,243 D 30,233 C 70,217 B 23,316 D 23,655 D 6,694 F 50,513 B 10,998 E 110,527 A 63,942 B 12,171 E 265,128 A Responded to survey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 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 2010 Population Population group 26,015 C 214,346 A 3,183 F 259,424 A 6,798 F 688,078 A 42,356 C 45,498 C 124,053 A 189,885 A 17,212 D 127,317 A 12,630 E 23,439 D 11,267 E 16,633 D 22,330 D 27,842 C 691,893 A 21,796 D 14,918 E 94,565 B 132,403 A 11,008 E 4,034 F 52,250 B 20,166 D Responded to survey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I - 1 2011 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 2010 Population Population group 22,598 D 11,000 E 23,682 D 106,567 A 96,317 B 175,511 A 22,084 D 920,581 A 2,513 F 28,292 C 3,082 F 79,626 B 55,186 B 25,011 C 15,994 D 805,321 A 43,041 C 179,684 A 9,429 F 28,780 C 32,024 C 25,213 C 11,834 E 203,922 A 139,900 A 9,538 F 60,485 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 2010 Population Population group 13,900 E 15,068 D 16,930 D 8,340 F 9,980 F 28,669 C 18,317 D 10,078 E 48,434 C 28,298 C 63,453 B 7,996 F 14,464 E 109,233 A 29,966 C 14,740 E 28,120 C 8,742 F 21,875 D 14,333 E 21,992 D 6,125 F 23,498 D 26,424 C 9,123 F 17,868 D 39,628 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 2011 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 2010 Population Population group 99,958 B 32,808 C 14,899 E 142,324 A 27,695 C 29,431 C 18,758 D 17,869 D 41,475 C 12,010 E 21,218 D 16,276 D 7,719 F 85,215 B 5,010 F 14,593 E 8,729 F 64,073 B 26,175 C 6,058 F 32,819 C 6,865 F 1,717 F 25,520 C 8,906 F 16,500 D 9,315 F Responded to survey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No * - 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 2010 Population Population group 44,720 C 40,118 C 27,223 C 10,471 E 6,885 F 67,044 B 8,930 F 9,023 F 21,356 D 27,153 C 68,756 B 83,768 B 36,312 C 5,834 F 21,187 D 30,099 C 2,799 F 7,421 F 27,144 C 102,599 A 9,255 F 10,593 E 9,563 F 21,679 D Responded to survey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes I - 3 2011 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 reporting 24 16 33 32 19 27 151 Number performing management functions in-house Accounts payable/ receivable # % Archiving and historical data # % Collecting and maintaining land use data # % 24 100.0% 18 75.0% 22 91.7% 16 100.0% 11 68.8% 9 56.3% 33 100.0% 15 45.5% 18 54.5% 32 100.0% 16 50.0% 21 65.6% 19 100.0% 9 47.4% 5 26.3% 27 100.0% 15 55.6% 8 29.6% 151 100.0% 84 55.6% 83 55.0% Geographic information systems # % 20 83.3% 12 75.0% 17 51.5% 14 43.8% 5 26.3% 4 14.8% 72 47.7% Issusing occupation tax certificates # % 22 91.7% 11 68.8% 20 60.6% 18 56.3% 9 47.4% 12 44.4% 92 60.9% Law enforcement records # % 23 95.8% 15 93.8% 31 93.9% 30 93.8% 19 100.0% 27 100.0% 145 96.0% Maintaining court records # % 24 100.0% 14 87.5% 31 93.9% 28 87.5% 17 89.5% 26 96.3% 140 92.7% Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 27 151 Number performing management functions in-house Payroll preparation # % 22 91.7% 16 100.0% 31 93.9% 29 90.6% 18 94.7% 26 96.3% 142 94.0% Tax assessment # % 23 95.8% 15 93.8% 28 84.8% 29 90.6% 15 78.9% 21 77.8% 131 86.8% Tax billing # % 18 75.0% 10 62.5% 11 33.3% 19 59.4% 7 36.8% 15 55.6% 80 53.0% Tax digest # % 24 100.0% 16 100.0% 25 75.8% 29 90.6% 11 57.9% 20 74.1% 125 82.8% Utility bill preparation # % 11 45.8% 3 18.8% 9 27.3% 7 21.9% 3 15.8% 12 44.4% 45 29.8% Voter registration # % 24 100.0% 16 100.0% 33 100.0% 32 100.0% 19 100.0% 26 96.3% 150 99.3% Section 1 - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 1: Management Functions County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon How does the government manage the following functions? 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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 Number providing services directly Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 33 D 32 E 19 F 27 Total 151 Animal control # % 22 91.7% 15 93.8% 26 78.8% 16 50.0% 7 36.8% 3 11.1% 89 58.9% Building inspection # % 21 87.5% 14 87.5% 28 84.8% 26 81.3% 14 73.7% 16 59.3% 119 78.8% Building permits # % 21 87.5% 14 87.5% 31 93.9% 27 84.4% 16 84.2% 25 92.6% 134 88.7% Construction and code enforcement # % 22 91.7% 14 87.5% 32 97.0% 27 84.4% 15 78.9% 20 74.1% 130 86.1% Emergency medical services # % 11 45.8% 9 56.3% 21 63.6% 20 62.5% 12 63.2% 18 66.7% 91 60.3% Emergency 911 service # % 22 91.7% 14 87.5% 31 93.9% 31 96.9% 8 42.1% 10 37.0% 116 76.8% Fire protection # % 21 87.5% 11 68.8% 24 72.7% 22 68.8% 13 68.4% 20 74.1% 111 73.5% Health screening services # % 5 20.8% 1 6.3% 11 33.3% 4 12.5% 3 15.8% 5 18.5% 29 19.2% Jail # % 24 100.0% 16 100.0% 33 100.0% 32 100.0% 15 78.9% 17 63.0% 137 90.7% Section 2.a - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Method of providing services Animal control Building inspection Building permits Own govt. 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Page 2.a - 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group F Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Method of providing services Animal control Building inspection Building permits Construction and code enforcement Emergency medical services NP NP Other govt. NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Available NP Other govt. NP NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP 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. NP NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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Page 2.a - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Services Provided - Summary of Data Number providing services directly Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 33 D 32 E 19 F 27 Total 151 Law enforcement # % 23 95.8% 16 100.0% 33 100.0% 32 100.0% 19 100.0% 27 100.0% 150 99.3% Planning # % 22 91.7% 13 81.3% 26 78.8% 21 65.6% 15 78.9% 15 55.6% 112 74.2% Public hospital # % 2 8.3% 2 12.5% 3 9.1% 3 9.4% 0 0.0% 2 7.4% 12 7.9% Public transit # % Senior citizen program # % 11 45.8% 16 66.7% 3 18.8% 9 56.3% 12 36.4% 15 45.5% 13 40.6% 21 65.6% 6 31.6% 10 52.6% 10 37.0% 17 63.0% 55 36.4% 88 58.3% Wastewater collection # % 10 41.7% 0 0.0% 2 6.1% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 1 3.7% 14 9.3% Wastewater treatment # % 10 41.7% 2 12.5% 3 9.1% 3 9.4% 0 0.0% 2 7.4% 20 13.2% Water distribution # % 13 54.2% 4 25.0% 11 33.3% 5 15.6% 1 5.3% 10 37.0% 44 29.1% Water supply # % 12 50.0% 3 18.8% 8 24.2% 4 12.5% 1 5.3% 9 33.3% 37 24.5% Water treatment # % Number providing services on a regional basis # % 11 45.8% 16 66.7% 3 18.8% 10 62.5% 7 21.2% 13 39.4% 5 15.6% 10 31.3% 1 5.3% 7 36.8% 6 22.2% 14 51.9% 33 21.9% 70 21.9% Section 2.b - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Method of providing services Law enforcement Planning Own govt. 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Yes Page 2.b - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group B Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Tift 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. Other govt. Authority Private Private NP NP NP NP NP Yes Own govt. Own govt. Authority NP Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Yes Own govt. Own govt. Available Private Own govt. Available Available Authority Other govt. Other govt. No Own govt. Own govt. 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No Page 2.b - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group C 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun 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 Available Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Yes Own govt. NP Own govt. Private 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. Own govt. 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NP NP Available Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Echols County Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Private Own govt. Public hospital Available Available Available Authority Other govt. 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No 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group F Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Method of providing services Law enforcement Planning Public hospital Public transit Senior citizen Wastewater program collection Wastewater treatment Water distribution Water supply Water treatment Does the government provide any of these services on a regional basis? Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Available NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Yes Own govt. NP Authority Available Available Available Available Available Available Available No Own govt. Own govt. NP Private Private NP NP NP NP NP Yes Own govt. Private Authority NP Available NP NP Authority Authority Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Other govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Yes Own govt. Own govt. Private Other govt. 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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 24 B 16 C 33 D 32 E 19 F 27 Total 151 Airport # % Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails # % 4 16.7% 22 91.7% 1 6.3% 12 75.0% 10 30.3% 12 36.4% 4 12.5% 8 25.0% 4 21.1% 6 31.6% 5 18.5% 5 18.5% 28 18.5% 65 43.0% Cemeteries # % 2 8.3% 1 6.3% 1 3.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 1 3.7% 6 4.0% Civic center # % 5 20.8% 3 18.8% 5 15.2% 4 12.5% 2 10.5% 1 3.7% 20 13.2% Correctional institute # % 14 58.3% 8 50.0% 6 18.2% 3 9.4% 3 15.8% 2 7.4% 36 23.8% Golf courses # % 5 20.8% 0 0.0% 2 6.1% 3 9.4% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 11 7.3% Health clinic # % 4 16.7% 4 25.0% 6 18.2% 6 18.8% 3 15.8% 7 25.9% 30 19.9% Libraries # % Community center # % 12 50.0% 15 6 37.5% 8 9 27.3% 10 8 25.0% 8 5 26.3% 8 10 37.0% 8 50 33.1% 57 62.5% 50.0% 30.3% 25.0% 42.1% 29.6% 37.7% Neighborhood playgrounds/ equipment # % 19 79.2% 12 75.0% 12 36.4% 13 40.6% 7 36.8% 10 37.0% 73 48.3% Section 3.a - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Airport Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Authority Authority Authority Agreement Authority Available Authority Authority Own govt. Not avail. Authority Authority Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Authority Available Available Authority Authority 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. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Agreement Available Available Authority Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Authority Authority Own govt. 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. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. 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Page 3.a - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group B Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Tift Airport Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Golf courses Health clinic Libraries Community center Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment Agreement Available Agreement Authority Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Available Available Not avail. 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Page 3.a - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number providing facility directly Number reporting Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis) # % Outdoor fields (baseball, football) # % 24 21 87.5% 22 91.7% 16 13 81.3% 12 75.0% 33 19 57.6% 23 69.7% 32 15 46.9% 18 56.3% 19 7 36.8% 12 63.2% 27 13 48.1% 17 63.0% 151 88 58.3% 104 68.9% Parks # % 21 87.5% 14 87.5% 23 69.7% 24 75.0% 13 68.4% 12 44.4% 107 70.9% Recreation center/gym # % 21 87.5% 10 62.5% 20 60.6% 17 53.1% 9 47.4% 13 48.1% 90 59.6% Senior citizens' center # % 9 37.5% 7 43.8% 10 30.3% 12 37.5% 9 47.4% 13 48.1% 60 39.7% Stadium # % 4 16.7% 3 18.8% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 9 6.0% Swimming pools # % 11 45.8% 5 31.3% 10 30.3% 9 28.1% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 36 23.8% Number operating facilities on a regional basis # % 9 37.5% 8 50.0% 11 33.3% 9 28.1% 2 10.5% 7 25.9% 46 30.5% Summary 3.b - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson 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? 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No Page 3.b - 5 2011 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 Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 33 D 32 E 19 F 27 Total 151 Number with planning commission # % 23 95.8% 16 100.0% 26 78.8% 25 78.1% 15 78.9% 18 66.7% 123 81.5% Number with zoning ordinance # % 24 100.0% 16 100.0% 22 66.7% 21 65.6% 12 63.2% 16 59.3% 111 73.5% Number with zoning administrator having primary responsibility for administering zoning ordinance # % 6 25.0% 4 25.0% 11 33.3% 9 28.1% 6 31.6% 8 29.6% 44 29.1% Number with zoning board having final decision on variances in zoning process # % 8 33.3% 4 25.0% 2 6.1% 1 3.1% 0 0.0% 2 7.4% 17 11.3% Number with planning director maintaining comprehensive plan # % 16 66.7% 8 50.0% 3 9.1% 3 9.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30 19.9% Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process # % 24 100.0% 15 93.8% 20 60.6% 20 62.5% 9 47.4% 13 48.1% 101 66.9% Number amending comprehensive plan for changes in zoning # % 7 29.2% 5 31.3% 3 9.1% 4 12.5% 1 5.3% 5 18.5% 25 16.6% Section 4.a - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd 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 Council/chair Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Yes Other Plan commission Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes C.D. Director Board zoning appeal C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin 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 Plan commission Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Other Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director 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 Yes Yes Plan Director Other Plan Director Yes Always Some cases No Always No Always No Always Always No Some cases No Some cases Some cases Some cases No No Always No Some cases Some cases Always Some cases Some cases Yes Yes Plan Director Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director 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 Always No Always Always Always No No Page 4.a - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group B Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart 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 C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Plan commission Mgr/Adm No Yes Yes Plan Director Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Other Council/chair --- 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 Some cases --- Some cases Some cases Always Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases Yes No --- Council/chair Mgr/Adm No Yes Yes Other 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 No No --- --- Mgr/Adm No 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 Zoning Adm 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 --Some cases --Some cases Always --No --- Some cases Some cases Some cases --Some cases --Some cases --No Some cases Some cases No --Some cases Page 4.a - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group C Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson 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 Mgr/Adm Council/chair Mgr/Adm No Yes Yes Plan Director Board zoning appeal Mgr/Adm Yes No No --- --- RDC No 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 Yes C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Some cases --- Some cases --- Always Some cases --No ----Always Yes No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair Mgr/Adm Yes Yes No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Plan commission RDC 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 Plan commission Plan Director Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes No --- --- RDC No No No --- --- Mgr/Adm No Yes No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Other Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Plan Brd. Chair Council/chair RDC Yes --Some cases Some cases Some cases --Always --Some cases Some cases Some cases --Always --------No Always --Some cases Page 4.a - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group D Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes 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 Zoning Adm Yes 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 Other Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair --- No No No --- --- RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes RDC Council/chair --- Yes Some cases Some cases Some cases No Always --No 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 No Yes Yes Mgr/Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Plan commission 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 Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Plan Brd. Chair Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Plan commission Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair RDC Yes No Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC No Yes Yes Zoning admin Other RDC No Yes No --- --- --- No Yes Yes Other Plan commission RDC Yes --------Some cases ------Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases No Always Some cases ------Some cases Page 4.a - 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group E Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Does government have a planning commission? Does government have a zoning ordinance? Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance? Entity with final decision on variances in zoning process? Entity with responsibility for maintaining and revising comprehensive plan? Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning process? Comprehensive plan amended for changes in zoning? Yes No --- Plan commission RDC No Yes Yes Other Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Other Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Mgr/Adm Council/chair RDC No No No --- --- --- No Yes Yes Zoning admin Board zoning appeal --- Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Board zoning appeal Zoning Adm No No No --- --- RDC No No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair Bldg. Insp. Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC No Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning admin Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- Mgr/Adm No Yes No --- --- RDC No No No Mgr/Adm --- Mgr/Adm No --Some cases Some cases ----Always ------No Some cases Some cases --Always --Some cases --No Some cases Always --Always Always ------- Page 4.a - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.b: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 27 151 Number of governments adopting the following codes: New construction code # % Existing building code # % Electrical code # % 24 100.0% 20 16 100.0% 14 29 87.9% 24 25 78.1% 23 14 73.7% 12 17 63.0% 8 125 82.8% 101 83.3% 87.5% 72.7% 71.9% 63.2% 29.6% 66.9% 24 100.0% 16 100.0% 29 87.9% 26 81.3% 16 84.2% 14 51.9% 125 82.8% Fire prevention # % 23 95.8% 15 93.8% 26 78.8% 23 71.9% 10 52.6% 7 25.9% 104 68.9% Flood damage prevention # % 22 91.7% 14 87.5% 23 69.7% 26 81.3% 14 73.7% 9 33.3% 108 71.5% Housing code # % 14 58.3% 9 56.3% 14 42.4% 16 50.0% 7 36.8% 8 29.6% 68 45.0% Plumbing code # % 24 100.0% 16 100.0% 29 87.9% 25 78.1% 14 73.7% 13 48.1% 121 80.1% Unsafe building abatement # % 23 95.8% 11 68.8% 21 63.6% 16 50.0% 8 42.1% 9 33.3% 88 58.3% Other # % 4 16.7% 1 6.3% 3 9.1% 4 12.5% 2 10.5% 2 7.4% 16 10.6% Number not adopting any of the named codes # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 12.1% 2 6.3% 1 5.3% 9 33.3% 16 10.6% Section 4.b - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted? County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted? County Population Group B Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted? County Population Group C Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted? County Population Group D Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Population Group E Bacon --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Candler --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Charlton Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Dooly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Early --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Evans --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Heard Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Jasper Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Lanier Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Long Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Macon Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- McIntosh Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Oglethorpe Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Pulaski Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Screven Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Towns Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Wilkes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted? County Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Page 4.b - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number of governments adopting the following ordinances Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 27 151 Historic preservation ordinance # % 16 66.7% 8 50.0% 4 12.1% 5 15.6% 2 10.5% 1 3.7% 36 23.8% Landscape ordinance # % 24 100.0% 16 100.0% 22 66.7% 23 71.9% 11 57.9% 9 33.3% 105 69.5% Sign control ordinance # % 24 100.0% 16 100.0% 29 87.9% 27 84.4% 14 73.7% 20 74.1% 130 86.1% Subdivision regulations # % 21 87.5% 9 56.3% 2 6.1% 3 9.4% 5 26.3% 0 0.0% 40 26.5% Tree ordinances # % 23 95.8% 16 100.0% 22 66.7% 21 65.6% 11 57.9% 16 59.3% 109 72.2% Zoning code # % 8 33.3% 4 25.0% 1 3.0% 1 3.1% 2 10.5% 0 0.0% 16 10.6% Infill development incentives # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 9.1% 3 9.4% 1 5.3% 4 14.8% 11 7.3% None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted # % 7 29.2% 5 31.3% 3 9.1% 3 9.4% 1 5.3% 1 3.7% 20 13.2% Section 4.c - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted? Historic preservation ordinance Landscape ordinance Sign control ordinance Subdivision regulations Tree ordinance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Page 4.c - 1 Zoning code Infill development incentives Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group B Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted? Historic preservation ordinance Landscape ordinance Sign control ordinance Subdivision regulations Tree ordinance Zoning code Infill development incentives Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Page 4.c - 2 --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group C Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted? Historic preservation ordinance Landscape ordinance Sign control ordinance Subdivision regulations Tree ordinance Zoning code Infill development incentives Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Page 4.c - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group D Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted? Historic preservation ordinance Landscape ordinance Sign control ordinance Subdivision regulations Tree ordinance --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Population Group E Bacon --- Yes --- --- --- Bleckley --- --- --- --- --- Candler --- Yes Yes --- --- Charlton --- --- --- Yes --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- Yes --- Yes Dooly --- Yes Yes --- Yes Early --- --- Yes --- --- Evans --- --- Yes --- --- Heard --- Yes Yes --- Yes Jasper Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Lanier --- --- --- Yes --- Long --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Macon --- --- Yes --- Yes McIntosh Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Oglethorpe --- Yes Yes --- Yes Pulaski --- Yes Yes --- Yes Screven --- Yes Yes --- Yes Towns --- Yes Yes --- --- Wilkes --- --- Yes --- Yes Page 4.c - 4 Zoning code Infill development incentives Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group E Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted? Historic preservation ordinance Landscape ordinance Sign control ordinance Subdivision regulations Tree ordinance --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Zoning code Infill development incentives Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Page 4.c - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 33 D 32 E 19 F 27 Total 151 Number applying impact fees to the following services: Number requiring developers to pay impact fees # % 6 25.0% 4 25.0% 2 6.1% 3 9.4% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 16 10.6% Libraries and related facilities # % Public safety, including police, fire, and EMS # % 6 100.0% 5 83.3% 4 100.0% 5 125.0% 2 100.0% 3 150.0% 3 100.0% 3 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16 100.0% 17 106.3% Parks, open space, recreation areas # % Water supply production, treatment and distribution # % 2 33.3% 4 1 25.0% 1 2 100.0% 1 1 33.3% 1 0 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 1 7 43.8% 8 66.7% 25.0% 50.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% Wastewater collection, treatment and distribution # % Storm-water; flood control; bank and shore protection and enhancement # % Roads, streets and bridges # % Number taking action to implement impact fees in near future # % Number with capital improvement program for five years or longer # % 3 50.0% 0 0.0% 3 50.0% 4 16.7% 22 91.7% 1 25.0% 2 50.0% 3 75.0% 2 12.5% 14 87.5% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 12.1% 18 54.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 1 3.1% 16 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 47.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 1 3.7% 11 40.7% 5 31.3% 2 12.5% 10 62.5% 12 7.9% 90 59.6% Section 4.d - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Are developers required to pay impact fees If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied? Libraries and related facilities Public safety services Parks and recreation services Water supply production/ treatment Wastewater collection treatment distribution --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ------------------------------------------------- ------Yes --Yes --- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- No No --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes No Yes --- No Yes --- Yes Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- No No Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- Yes Yes --- No Yes Yes --- No --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes No Yes --- No Yes Page 4.d - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group B Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Are developers required to pay impact fees If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied? Libraries and related facilities Public safety services Parks and recreation services Water supply production/ treatment Wastewater collection treatment distribution --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ------------------- --------------------------------------------- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes --- No --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- Yes Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- --- No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- Yes Yes Page 4.d - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group C Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Are developers required to pay impact fees If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied? Libraries and related facilities Public safety services Parks and recreation services Water supply production/ treatment Wastewater collection treatment distribution --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ----------------------- ----------------------------------------- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- Yes Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No Yes --- Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No Page 4.d - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group D Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Are developers required to pay impact fees If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied? Libraries and related facilities Public safety services Parks and recreation services Water supply production/ treatment Wastewater collection treatment distribution --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ------------------------- --------------------------------------- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- --- Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Page 4.d - 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Are developers required to pay impact fees If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied? Libraries and related facilities Public safety services Parks and recreation services Water supply production/ treatment Wastewater collection treatment distribution --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ----------------------------------------------------- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No Yes Yes Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes Page 4.d - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 5 Financial Management Practices This chapter covers aspects of a local government's finances including financial administration, budgeting, and use of revenue options. Specific items covered in this chapter: Preparation and approval of annual operating budget For governments with an annual operating budget, either the finance officer, elected or appointed executive, city/county clerk, or a combination is responsible for preparing the budget. Presence of a full-time finance director Type of finance software used Existence of capital budget This budget is prepared by some governments to account for the acquisition of equipment and construction of facilities over a period of time, separate from the annual operating budget. Financial policies For some governments there are written policies to govern investment activities and interfund transfers. Types of special tax districts Special tax districts allow cities to collect a tax for services directly benefiting the district such as sanitation, drainage and storm water, sewerage, street lighting, street construction, police and fire. Distribution of local option sales tax (LOST) State law allows a county and cities within the county jointly to levy a 1 percent sale and use tax. There are several ways of distributing the tax proceeds among cities within a county. Collection and use of special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) State law also allows adoption of a special local option sales tax for any of the specified purposes in statute. Assessment and collection of occupation tax, regulatory fees and user fees Governments may levy taxes on occupations according to state law. The allowable assessment methods include a fixed fee, or an assessment based on number of employees, gross receipts, and profitability ratios. Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 26 150 Number with finance director as the designated budget officer for the government # % 12 50.0% 8 50.0% 5 15.2% 3 9.4% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 29 19.3% Number with finance director having responsibility for preparing annual operating budget # % 9 37.5% 6 37.5% 9 27.3% 7 21.9% 3 15.8% 1 3.8% 35 23.3% Number with position of full-time finance director # % 24 100.0% 16 100.0% 22 66.7% 17 53.1% 8 42.1% 3 11.5% 90 60.0% Number with capital budget for the acquisition of major fixed assets # % 21 87.5% 12 75.0% 15 45.5% 11 34.4% 5 26.3% 5 19.2% 69 46.0% Number with capital budget plan of two years or less # % 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 1.3% Number with written investment policy to govern investment activities # % 21 87.5% 9 56.3% 13 39.4% 12 37.5% 4 21.1% 3 11.5% 62 41.3% Section 5.a - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Finance director CEO Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Budget director Mgr/admin CEO Finance director Finance director Finance director Mgr/admin Budget committee Budget director Finance director Budget director Mgr/admin CEO Finance director Finance director Finance director Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? CEO Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Other Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Budget director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Budget committee Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes CEO Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Two years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Three years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Other Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes Yes Three years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Page 5.a - 1 Yes Five years No Yes Other Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years No 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Finance director Budget committee Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Other No Yes Five years No No --- No Yes Five years Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Budget director CEO Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes CEO No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Budget committee Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Other No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Budget director No Finance director Yes Page 5.a - 2 Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No No --- No No --- Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No No --- Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Other No Yes Five years No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Two years Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall 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 By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? Mgr/admin Mgr/admin No Finance director Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Staff committee Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin No Budget committee Budget committee No Mgr/admin Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Finance director Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes CEO Yes Mgr/admin No Budget committee Yes Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Page 5.a - 3 No Five years No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- No Yes Other Yes No Three years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes No --- No 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Other Budget committee CEO Finance director CEO CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Other Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Finance director No Budget committee No CEO Yes Finance director Yes No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- Yes No --- Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No Clerk No CEO Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes CEO No Page 5.a - 4 No --- No Yes Five years No Yes Other No No --- Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes No --- No 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group E Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? CEO Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Clerk Budget committee CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Budget committee Budget committee Mgr/admin Clerk Clerk Budget committee Clerk Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO CEO CEO Mgr/admin What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? CEO No No --- No Mgr/admin Yes No --- No CEO Yes No --- No Mgr/admin No Yes Five years No CEO No Mgr/admin No Clerk No Mgr/admin Yes Clerk No CEO No Staff committee No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No CEO Yes Budget committee No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No CEO No Clerk No Mgr/admin No Clerk No Mgr/admin No CEO No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Other No CEO No Clerk No Mgr/admin No Page 5.a - 5 No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- Yes Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No No --- No 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? Page 5.a - 6 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 26 150 Number with written interfund transfer policy # % 19 79.2% 6 37.5% 7 21.2% 11 34.4% 4 21.1% 2 7.7% 49 32.7% Number applying transfer policy to following types of interfund transfers: water and sewer fund # % solid waste fund # % electric utility fund # % gas utility fund # % 12 63.2% 13 68.4% 0 3 50.0% 5 83.3% 0 5 71.4% 7 100.0% 0 3 27.3% 6 54.5% 0 1 25.0% 3 75.0% 0 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 25 51.0% 35 71.4% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 14.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 2.0% capital project fund # % 16 84.2% 5 83.3% 8 114.3% 7 63.6% 2 50.0% 2 100.0% 40 2.0% special revenue fund # % 14 73.7% 6 100.0% 8 114.3% 11 100.0% 4 100.0% 2 100.0% 45 91.8% other # % 5 26.3% 4 66.7% 1 14.3% 2 18.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12 24.5% Section 5.b - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas utility fund Capital Special project fund revenue fund Other funds Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas utility fund Capital Special project fund revenue fund Other funds No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas utility fund Capital Special project fund revenue fund Other funds Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Page 5.b - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas utility fund Capital Special project fund revenue fund Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Other funds ------------------- --------------------------------------- ------- Page 5.b - 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas utility fund Capital Special project fund revenue fund Other funds No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 26 150 Number with special tax districts # % 20 83.3% 10 62.5% 11 33.3% 8 25.0% 2 10.5% 3 11.5% 54 36.0% If special tax districts are available, how are these taxes used? business improvement districts # % community improvement districts # % downtown improvement # % 5 25.0% 3 15.0% 0 0.0% 3 30.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 12.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 9.3% 7 13.0% 3 15.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 5.6% drainage and sewage # % 1 5.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.9% fire # % 14 70.0% 10 100.0% 4 36.4% 7 87.5% 2 100.0% 1 33.3% 38 70.4% police # % 3 15.0% 2 20.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 9.3% If special tax districts are available, how are the taxes used? Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 26 150 sanitation # % 0 0.0% 3 30.0% 2 18.2% 3 37.5% 1 50.0% 1 33.3% 10 18.5% sewerage # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 9.1% 1 12.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 3.7% street lighting # % 12 60.0% 6 60.0% 3 27.3% 1 12.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 22 40.7% tax increment financing # % 5 25.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 9.3% other # % 5 25.0% 4 40.0% 9 81.8% 2 25.0% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 21 38.9% Page 5.c - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Population Group A Athens-Clarke Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Augusta/Richmond Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Bartow No --- --- --- --- --- Bibb Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Carroll Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Chatham Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Cherokee Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Clayton Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Cobb Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Columbia Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Columbus/Muscogee Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Coweta Yes --- --- --- --- Yes DeKalb Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Douglas No --- --- --- --- --- Fayette Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Forsyth Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Fulton Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Gwinnett Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Hall Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Henry Yes --- --- --- --- --- Houston Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Lowndes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Paulding No --- --- --- --- --- Whitfield No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group B Barrow No --- --- --- Bulloch Yes --- --- --- Camden Yes --- --- --- Catoosa No --- --- --- Dougherty Yes --- --- --- Effingham Yes --- --- --- Floyd Yes --- --- --- Glynn Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Page 5.c - 1 police ----------Yes ------------Yes ------Yes --------------- --------Yes ----Yes sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 2 police ----------------- ------------------------------------------------- sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 3 police ------------------- ----------------------------------------------- sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Population Group D Mitchell No --- --- --- --- --- Morgan No --- --- --- --- --- Pierce No --- --- --- --- --- Pike No --- --- --- --- --- Putnam No --- --- --- --- --- Rabun No --- --- --- --- --- Telfair No --- --- --- --- --- Union No --- --- --- --- --- Worth No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Bacon No --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley No --- --- --- --- --- Candler No --- --- --- --- --- Charlton No --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee No --- --- --- --- --- Dooly No --- --- --- --- --- Early No --- --- --- --- --- Evans No --- --- --- --- --- Heard No --- --- --- --- --- Jasper Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Lanier No --- --- --- --- --- Long No --- --- --- --- --- Macon No --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh No --- --- --- --- --- Oglethorpe No --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski No --- --- --- --- --- Screven Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Towns No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Atkinson No --- --- --- --- --- Clay No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 4 police ------------------- --------------------------------------- ----- sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Population Group F Clinch No --- --- --- --- --- Georgetown-Quitman No --- --- --- --- --- Glascock No --- --- --- --- --- Hancock No --- --- --- --- --- Irwin No --- --- --- --- --- Jenkins No --- --- --- --- --- Johnson No --- --- --- --- --- Lincoln No --- --- --- --- --- Marion No --- --- --- --- --- Miller Yes --- --- --- --- --- Montgomery No --- --- --- --- --- Randolph Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Schley No --- --- --- --- --- Seminole No --- --- --- --- --- Stewart No --- --- --- --- --- Talbot No --- --- --- --- --- Taliaferro No --- --- --- --- --- Taylor No --- --- --- --- --- Treutlen No --- --- --- --- --- Turner Yes --- --- --- --- --- Warren No --- --- --- --- --- Webster Unified No --- --- --- --- --- Wheeler No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkinson No --- --- --- --- --- police ------------------------------------------------- sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number receiving revenues from local option sales tax # % 24 19 79.2% 16 15 93.8% 33 30 90.9% 32 30 93.8% 19 19 100.0% 26 26 100.0% 150 139 92.7% How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibilities # % 5 26.3% 4 26.7% 11 36.7% 13 43.3% 7 36.8% 4 15.4% 139 100.0% intergovernmental responsibilities # % 17 89.5% 11 73.3% 27 90.0% 23 76.7% 13 68.4% 22 84.6% 113 81.3% use of revenues as a subsidy # % 1 5.3% 1 6.7% 0 0.0% 1 3.3% 2 10.5% 0 0.0% 5 3.6% any coordinated agreement of service delivery and financing # % 4 21.1% 2 13.3% 5 16.7% 7 23.3% 4 21.1% 3 11.5% 25 18.0% point of sale # % 2 10.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 13.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 4.3% other method # % 2 10.5% 1 6.7% 2 6.7% 1 3.3% 2 10.5% 1 3.8% 9 6.5% Section 5.d - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale other Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Page 5.d - 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale other Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale other --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Clay Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- other ------------------- --------Yes --------------------------Yes ----- Page 5.d - 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- other --Yes --------------------------------------------- Page 5.d - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number of governments receiving revenues from special purpose local option sales tax # % Number adopting special purpose local option sales tax in 2003 or 2004? Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: airport facilities and equipment # % business improvement district # % civic center or coliseum # % courthouse or administrative building # % community improvement district # % cultural, recreational or historic facility # % 24 19 79.2% 0 16 16 100.0% 0 33 33 100.0% 0 32 32 100.0% 0 19 19 100.0% 1 26 26 100.0% 2 150 145 96.7% 3 3 15.8% 3 18.8% 2 6.1% 10 31.3% 2 10.5% 0 0.0% 20 13.8% 2 10.5% 1 6.3% 3 9.1% 4 12.5% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 11 7.6% 5 26.3% 2 12.5% 1 3.0% 2 6.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 6.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16 84.2% 0 0.0% 14 87.5% 1 3.0% 24 72.7% 0 0.0% 26 81.3% 1 5.3% 12 63.2% 0 0.0% 8 30.8% 2 1.4% 100 69.0% hospital # % jail, correction or detention facility # % landfill or solid waste facility # % 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 10 30.3% 8 25.0% 5 26.3% 0 0.0% 24 16.6% 11 57.9% 10 62.5% 14 42.4% 13 40.6% 7 36.8% 10 38.5% 65 44.8% 3 15.8% 2 12.5% 8 24.2% 8 25.0% 4 21.1% 3 11.5% 28 19.3% Section 5.e - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Does the government receive revenues from a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law? Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed? What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? airport facilities and equipment business improvement district civic center or coliseum courthouse or admin. building community improvement district cultural, recreational or historic facility Yes 2011 Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2006 --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2008 --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2008 --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2006 Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2009 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2006 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2005 Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2007 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2005 --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes hospital jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Page 5.e - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Does the government receive revenues from a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law? Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed? What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? airport facilities and equipment business improvement district civic center or coliseum courthouse or admin. building community improvement district cultural, recreational or historic facility hospital jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility Yes 2005 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2008 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2005 --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2009 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2006 --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2006 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2007 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2006 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Page 5.e - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Does the government receive revenues from a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law? Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed? What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? airport facilities and equipment business improvement district civic center or coliseum courthouse or admin. building community improvement district cultural, recreational or historic facility hospital jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2005 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2011 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2006 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2009 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2005 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2006 Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes 2012 Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2008 Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2012 Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2005 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2009 Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Page 5.e - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Does the government receive revenues from a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law? Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed? What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? airport facilities and equipment business improvement district civic center or coliseum courthouse or admin. building community improvement district Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2005 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2008 Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2005 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2004 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2005 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2005 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2003 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2002 --- --- --- Yes --- Page 5.e - 4 cultural, recreational or historic facility hospital jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Does the government receive revenues from a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law? Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed? What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? airport facilities and equipment business improvement district civic center or coliseum courthouse or admin. building community improvement district cultural, recreational or historic facility Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2004 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2006 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes hospital --------------------------------------- jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Page 5.e - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: (Cont.) library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads and streets roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing water or sewer # % # % # % # % # % # % 24 10 52.6% 1 5.3% 18 94.7% 16 84.2% 0 0.0% 6 31.6% 16 7 43.8% 0 0.0% 16 100.0% 14 87.5% 0 0.0% 12 75.0% 33 13 39.4% 3 9.1% 31 93.9% 29 87.9% 0 0.0% 20 60.6% 32 8 25.0% 2 6.3% 32 100.0% 23 71.9% 0 0.0% 13 40.6% 19 7 36.8% 1 5.3% 17 89.5% 14 73.7% 0 0.0% 4 21.1% 26 4 15.4% 0 0.0% 23 88.5% 14 53.8% 0 0.0% 7 26.9% 150 49 33.8% 7 4.8% 137 94.5% 110 75.9% 0 0.0% 62 42.8% other purposes # % 7 36.8% 6 37.5% 17 51.5% 5 15.6% 7 36.8% 10 38.5% 52 35.9% Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 26 150 Number receiving revenues from occupation tax authorized by state law # % 21 87.5% 11 68.8% 19 57.6% 16 50.0% 8 42.1% 7 26.9% 82 54.7% Number using following methods to assess occupation tax: flat fee # % number of employees # % gross receipts # % 5 23.8% 11 52.4% 12 57.1% 4 36.4% 9 81.8% 0 0.0% 12 63.2% 11 57.9% 3 15.8% 4 25.0% 12 75.0% 2 12.5% 3 37.5% 6 75.0% 0 0.0% 3 42.9% 5 71.4% 0 0.0% 31 37.8% 54 65.9% 17 20.7% profitability ratios # % 4 19.0% 1 9.1% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 7.3% Number amending occupation tax in either 2003 or 2004? # % 2 9.5% 2 18.2% 3 15.8% 0 0.0% 1 12.5% 3 42.9% 11 13.4% Number of governments with regulatory fees # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Number of governments with user fees # % 20 83.3% 13 81.3% 25 75.8% 17 53.1% 11 57.9% 10 38.5% 96 64.0% Section 5.f - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1) roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- water or sewer Yes --Yes --Yes Yes ----------------------------Yes Yes ----- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Does the government collect occupation tax? If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax? flat fee number of employees gross receipts profitability ratios Year in which occupation tax was last amended? Does government have regulatory fees? Does government have user fees? Yes --- Yes --- --- 2000 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2006 Yes No Yes --- Yes --- --- 2006 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2010 No No Yes Yes --- --- --- 1994 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes 1995 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2009 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1996 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2004 No No Yes --- --- Yes --- 1995 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2009 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2011 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2003 No Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2010 No Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2008 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- 2011 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes 2009 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- 1995 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2007 No No Yes --- --- Yes --- 1996 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 1995 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 Yes Yes No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2006 Yes No --- 2009 No Yes --- 1995 No Yes --- 1995 Yes Yes --- 0 Yes Yes --- 2009 No Yes (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1) roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- water or sewer Yes Yes --------Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes ----Yes Yes --Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ------- Does the government collect occupation tax? If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax? flat fee number of employees gross receipts profitability ratios Year in which occupation tax was last amended? Does government have regulatory fees? Does government have user fees? No --- --- --- --- 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2004 No No Yes --- Yes --- --- 1993 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 1978 No Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- 1994 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes No --- --- Yes No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- 1995 No Yes --- 1996 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2005 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 Yes Yes --- 2005 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2006 Yes Yes --- 2006 No No --- 2000 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2009 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 1998 Yes Yes --- 0 Yes Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 1994 Yes Yes --- 1995 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2004 No No --- 0 No No (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1) roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- water or sewer Yes ----Yes --Yes --Yes --- --Yes --------Yes Yes ----Yes --------Yes Yes --------Yes Yes Does the government collect occupation tax? If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax? flat fee number of employees gross receipts profitability ratios Year in which occupation tax was last amended? Does government have regulatory fees? Does government have user fees? No --- --- --- --- 0 Yes No No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- 2005 Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- 2003 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Yes Yes Yes --- --- 1994 No Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2006 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2006 No No Yes --- Yes --- --- 2003 No Yes No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- No --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2010 No Yes --- 1995 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 2009 No No --- 1999 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 2008 No No --- 2000 No Yes --- 2006 Yes Yes --- 0 Yes Yes --- 2009 Yes No --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 No No --- 2001 No No --- 1995 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 1994 No No --- 2006 Yes Yes --- 1995 No Yes (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1) roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Population Group E Bacon --- --- Yes --- --- Bleckley Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Candler Yes --- Yes Yes --- Charlton --- --- Yes Yes --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- Yes Yes --- Dooly --- --- --- Yes --- Early --- --- Yes --- --- Evans Yes --- Yes Yes --- Heard --- --- Yes Yes --- Jasper --- --- Yes --- --- Lanier --- --- Yes --- --- Long --- --- Yes Yes --- Macon --- --- Yes Yes --- McIntosh --- --- Yes Yes --- Oglethorpe Yes --- Yes Yes --- Pulaski --- --- --- --- --- Screven Yes --- Yes Yes --- Towns Yes --- Yes Yes --- Wilkes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Population Group F Atkinson --- --- Yes Yes --- Clay Yes --- Yes --- --- Clinch --- --- Yes Yes --- (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. water or sewer Does the government collect occupation tax? If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax? flat fee number of employees gross receipts profitability ratios Year in which occupation tax was last amended? Does government have regulatory fees? Does government have user fees? Yes No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes --- 2007 Yes Yes --- 2006 No No --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 Yes Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- No --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 Yes Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2004 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 1999 No Yes --- 2000 No Yes --- 1995 No Yes --- 2007 No Yes --- 1997 No Yes --- 1995 No No --- 0 No No --- 1994 No No --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No No --- Yes --- Yes --- --- 2006 No No --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Page 5.f - 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1) roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- water or sewer --------Yes ----Yes --------Yes ------Yes ----Yes Yes --Yes Does the government collect occupation tax? If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax? flat fee number of employees gross receipts profitability ratios Year in which occupation tax was last amended? Does government have regulatory fees? Does government have user fees? No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 No No --- 0 No No --- 2004 Yes Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 1998 Yes Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 No No --- 0 No No --- 2005 No No --- 0 No No --- 2004 No No --- 0 No No --- 2004 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 1996 No Yes (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 6 Economic Development Activities This chapter covers the administration and conduct of economic development activities sponsored by a government to attract new business and retain business. Specific items covered in this chapter: Initiatives for economic development activities Presence of a full-time economic developer Some governments employ a full-time staff person dedicated to economic development activities. Financial incentives used to attract and retain business Incentives may include land, grants or loans, and tax incentives, among others. Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number of entities taking initiative for economic development activities by type: Number reporting local chamber # % multi- jurisdictional chamber # % development authority # % joint development authority # % 24 16 66.7% 3 12.5% 22 91.7% 11 45.8% 16 8 50.0% 0 0.0% 16 100.0% 7 43.8% 33 13 39.4% 1 3.0% 28 84.8% 13 39.4% 32 20 62.5% 0 0.0% 29 90.6% 22 68.8% 19 13 68.4% 1 5.3% 16 84.2% 7 36.8% 26 10 38.5% 0 0.0% 24 92.3% 7 26.9% 150 80 53.3% 5 3.3% 135 90.0% 67 44.7% local government # % 11 45.8% 5 31.3% 9 27.3% 13 40.6% 7 36.8% 9 34.6% 54 36.0% no economic development activities # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 26 150 Number of governments with full-time economic developer # % 15 62.5% 7 43.8% 13 39.4% 21 65.6% 3 15.8% 5 19.2% 64 42.7% Number of governments using the following incentives in attracting new industry all of the time: land (at little or no cost) # % local or regional low-interest or deferred payment loans # % state grants and loans # % federal grants and loans # % 0 0.0% 2 8.3% 0 0.0% 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 6.1% 2 6.1% 3 9.4% 4 12.5% 7 21.9% 4 12.5% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 2 10.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.8% 1 3.8% 0 0.0% 4 2.7% 7 4.7% 13 8.7% 8 5.3% QuickStart # % 5 20.8% 6 37.5% 8 24.2% 10 31.3% 1 5.3% 4 15.4% 34 22.7% subsidies # % 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 2 6.1% 1 3.1% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 5 3.3% Section 6.a - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction? local chamber multijurisdictional chamber development authority joint development authority local government no economic development activities undertaken Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Always Sometimes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Always Most of time Always Always Never --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Never Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Never Never Never Never Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Page 6.a - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction? local chamber multijurisdictional chamber development authority joint development authority local government no economic development activities undertaken Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Always Always Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Never --- Sometimes Never Always Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Always Always Always Never --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Always Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Most of time Always Always Always Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Never Never Never Never Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Page 6.a - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group C Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction? local chamber multijurisdictional chamber development authority joint development authority local government no economic development activities undertaken Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time --- --- --- --- Yes --- No Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Never Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Always Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Never Never Never Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Always Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Always Always Always Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Always Always Always Always Always Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Always Most of time Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Always Always Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Never Always Always Sometimes Sometimes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Page 6.a - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction? local chamber multijurisdictional chamber development authority joint development authority local government no economic development activities undertaken --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies Yes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Yes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Never No Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Yes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Never --- Never Never Never Never Never Never No Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Always Never Yes Always Most of time Always Most of time Always Most of time No Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes Never Never Most of time Most of time Most of time Never No Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Always No Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes --- Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Yes Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- Never Never Never Never Never Never No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never No Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never No Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never No Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Always Never No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Page 6.a - 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction? local chamber multijurisdictional chamber development authority joint development authority local government no economic development activities undertaken Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- --- --- Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- --- --- Yes --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Never Never Most of time Most of time Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Page 6.a - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 33 D 32 E 19 F 26 Total 150 Number of governments using the following incentives to attract new industry all of the time: (Cont.) tax incentives # % utilities at little or no cost # % commitment of additional local government services # % industrial development bonds # % expedited permitting # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 4.2% 5 20.8% 5 20.8% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 3 18.8% 5 31.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 6.1% 5 15.2% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 2 6.3% 3 9.4% 8 25.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 21.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 1.3% 3 2.0% 13 8.7% 27 18.0% waiver of regulations # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.7% waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments # % 1 4.2% 1 6.3% 1 3.0% 2 6.3% 2 10.5% 2 7.7% 9 6.0% other # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 1 3.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 1.3% Group A B C D E F Total Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time: Number reporting land (at little or no cost) # % local or regional low-interest or deferred # % state grants and loans # % federal grants and loans # % QuickStart # % 24 0 0.0% 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 1 4.2% 5 20.8% 16 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 1 6.3% 5 31.3% 33 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 1 3.0% 8 24.2% 32 2 6.3% 3 9.4% 4 12.5% 3 9.4% 7 21.9% 19 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 26 1 3.8% 1 3.8% 1 3.8% 1 3.8% 3 11.5% 150 3 2.0% 5 3.3% 7 4.7% 7 4.7% 29 19.3% Section 6.b - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.) tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Always Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Always Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Most of time Always Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --Sometimes Never Never ----Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --Never Never Sometimes Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Always Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Never Most of time Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Always Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Always Always Sometimes Always Page 6.b - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.) tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Always Sometimes Sometimes --Never --Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes --Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Always Always Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes ----- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes --Sometimes --Sometimes --Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Always Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes ----- Sometimes --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Always Most of time Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Never Always Never Always Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Page 6.b - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group C Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.) tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes --- Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never --Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never --Never Sometimes Never Sometimes --Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Never Never --Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Never Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Always Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Page 6.b - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.) tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always --Sometimes Never Never --Never --Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Always Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never ----Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Never Never Page 6.b - 4 waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --Sometimes Always Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time --Sometimes Most of time Most of time --Sometimes --Most of time Most of time Most of time Always Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes --Most of time Sometimes Sometimes ----Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes ----Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time --- Always Never Sometimes 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.) tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never --- Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- Sometimes Never Never Never Never Always Always Never Never Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Most of time Page 6.b - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time: (Cont.) Number reporting subsidies # % tax incentives # % utilities at little or no cost # % commitment of additional local government services # % industrial development bonds # % expedited permitting # % waiver or regulations # % 24 0 0.0% 3 12.5% 0 0.0% 1 4.2% 4 16.7% 3 12.5% 0 0.0% 16 0 0.0% 4 25.0% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 3 18.8% 5 31.3% 0 0.0% 33 1 3.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 1 3.0% 4 12.1% 1 3.0% 32 1 3.1% 2 6.3% 1 3.1% 2 6.3% 3 9.4% 7 21.9% 0 0.0% 19 1 5.3% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 26 0 0.0% 2 7.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.8% 0 0.0% 150 3 2.0% 12 8.0% 2 1.3% 4 2.7% 11 7.3% 21 14.0% 1 0.7% waiver or reduction of required fees of assessments # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.7% other # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.7% Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 33 D 32 E 19 F 26 Total 150 Number of counties collecting the additional mill of ad valorem tax for economic development # % 2 8.3% 0 0.0% 4 12.1% 5 15.6% 3 15.8% 4 15.4% 18 12.0% Number collecting the additional mill for the following purpose: county development authority # % Multi-jurisdictional development authority # % Other # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 100.0% 4 80.0% 3 100.0% 5 125.0% 16 88.9% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.6% Section 6.c - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes --Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Always Never Most of time Always Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never other Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? --Sometimes Sometimes --------------------------Sometimes ----Never --------- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes Multi-juris DA No --- No --- Population Group B Barrow Sometimes Most of time Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never --- No --- Bulloch Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes --- No --- Camden Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never --- No --- Catoosa Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never --- No --- Dougherty Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- No --- Effingham Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- No --- Floyd Never Always Never Never Most of time Always Never Never --- No --- Glynn Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Always Always Never Never --- No --- Page 6.c - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Never Always Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes --Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Page 6.c - 2 other Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- Never No --- Never No --- --- No --- --- No --- ----------------Never --Never Never --------Never --------Never ----- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group C Sumter Tattnall 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments other Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never --Never Most of time Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never ----Always ------Never ----- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never --- No Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- No Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes --- No Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Never Never --- No Always Always Never Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Most of time --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never --- No Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never --- Never Sometimes Sometimes No Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes --- No Never Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time No Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Never No Never Never Never Never Always Never Never Sometimes --- No Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- No Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Never Always Never Sometimes --- No Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- Yes --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- Never Never --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time --- No ----------County DA ----------------Both --------County DA County DA ----- Page 6.c - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Always Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Always Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes other Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? ------------Never Never --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA Population Group E Bacon Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never Sometimes --- No --- Bleckley Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes County DA Candler Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes --- No --- Charlton Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never --- No --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes --- No --- Dooly Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never --- No --- Early Always Always Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes --- No --- Evans Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never --- No --- Heard Never Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes --- No --- Jasper Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never --- No --- Lanier Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never --- No --- Long Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes --- No --- Macon Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- No --- McIntosh Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes --- Yes County DA Oglethorpe Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never --- No --- Pulaski Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- No --- Screven Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never --- Yes County DA Towns Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- No --- Wilkes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- No --- Population Group F Atkinson Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes --- No --- Clay Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never No --- Clinch Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never --- No --- Page 6.c - 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes other Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? ----------Never --------Never ------Never Never ----Never --------- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No County DA No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- Yes County DA Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Page 6.c - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Developement Activities - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 26 150 Number with constitutional development authority # % 17 70.8% 9 56.3% 20 60.6% 20 62.5% 13 68.4% 14 53.8% 93 62.0% three mills # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Number and percentage dedicating by amount two mills # % 0 0.0% 2 22.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 2.2% one mill # % 1 5.9% 0 0.0% 2 10.0% 0 0.0% 2 15.4% 1 7.1% 6 6.5% other amount # % 3 17.6% 1 11.1% 5 25.0% 7 35.0% 5 38.5% 5 35.7% 26 28.0% none # % 13 76.5% 6 66.7% 17 85.0% 15 75.0% 6 46.2% 9 64.3% 66 71.0% Of those governments not dedicating additional mill of ad valorem tax, number supporting economic development through the normal budgeting process # % Number providing more than $50,000 support to economic development # % 23 95.8% 14 87.5% 27 81.8% 29 90.6% 17 89.5% 15 57.7% 125 61.3% 22 95.7% 12 85.7% 22 81.5% 25 86.2% 8 47.1% 3 20.0% 92 73.6% Page 6.d - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Columbia Cobb Coweta Carroll Cherokee Clayton Chatham Columbus/Muscogee DeKalb Douglas Fulton Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Henry Hall Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Bulloch Barrow Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Does government have a constitutional development authority? If government has a constitutional development authority, what amount of ad valorem tax is dedicated to the authority? If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget process? What is the range of the government's level of financial support? Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes Other No --- Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None No --- No --- Yes Other Yes None Yes None Yes None No --- Yes Other No --- Yes None No --- Yes None Yes One mill Yes None Yes None Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes None Yes Other No --- Yes None Yes Two mills Yes None No --- No --- Yes None Yes Two mills Yes None No --- Page 6.d - 1 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Coffee Chattooga Colquitt Decatur Grady Gilmer Haralson Habersham Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Murray Monroe Madison Oconee Pickens Peach Polk Sumter Stephens Tift Thomas Tattnall Toombs Upson Wayne White Ware Does government have a constitutional development authority? If government has a constitutional development authority, what amount of ad valorem tax is dedicated to the authority? If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget process? What is the range of the government's level of financial support? No --- Yes None No --- Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes None No Other Yes Other No --- Yes None No None No --- Yes None Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None No --- Yes None No None No --- No --- Yes None Yes One mill Yes None No --- No --- Yes Other Yes None No None Yes None No --- Yes Other Yes One mill Yes None Yes Other Yes None Yes None Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No --- Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 No --- No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Page 6.d - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Appling Berrien Brooks Brantley Burke Banks Ben Hill Butts Cook Crisp Dawson Dade Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Jefferson Jeff Davis Lamar Morgan Mitchell Meriwether McDuffie Pierce Putnam Pike Rabun Telfair Union Worth Does government have a constitutional development authority? If government has a constitutional development authority, what amount of ad valorem tax is dedicated to the authority? If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget process? What is the range of the government's level of financial support? Yes None No --- Yes Other Yes Other No --- Yes Other Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes Other Yes None No --- Yes None No Other Yes None No --- No --- Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes Other Yes Other No None No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No $11,000 - $25,000 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Population Group E Bacon Yes Bleckley Yes Charlton No Candler Yes Cusseta-Chattahoochee No Other One mill --None --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Page 6.d - 3 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group E Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Long Lanier Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Glascock Georgetown-Quitman Hancock Irwin Johnson Jenkins Lincoln Marion Montgomery Miller Randolph Stewart Schley Seminole Treutlen Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Turner Warren Does government have a constitutional development authority? If government has a constitutional development authority, what amount of ad valorem tax is dedicated to the authority? If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget process? What is the range of the government's level of financial support? Yes None --- --- Yes None Yes None Yes Other No --- Yes None No --- Yes One mill Yes None Yes Other Yes Other Yes Other No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 --- --- Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No Greater than $100,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 No --- No --- Yes Other Yes None No --- Yes None Yes One mill Yes None Yes Other No --- Yes None Yes Other No --- No --- No --- Yes None Yes Other Yes None No --- No --- Yes None Yes None No --- Page 6.d - 4 No --- Yes Less than $10,000 No --- Yes Less than $10,000 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No --- Yes Less than $10,000 No --- Yes Less than $10,000 No --- No --- No --- Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 No --- Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group F Wilkinson Wheeler Webster Unified Does government have a constitutional development authority? If government has a constitutional development authority, what amount of ad valorem tax is dedicated to the authority? If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget process? What is the range of the government's level of financial support? No --- No Other Yes None Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 No --- Page 6.d - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 7 Public Safety This chapter covers provisions of a government's public safety functions, encompassing both fire and police services. Specific items covered in this chapter: Law Enforcement Existence of police department Issuance of handguns Use of law enforcement vehicles Assigned patrol shift hours Jail operations Fire Services Fire classification rating The Insurance Services Office (ISO) issues a fire protection scale on a range of 1 to 10, with "one" being the highest response and "ten" being the lowest response. Number of fire stations Use of volunteers for fire fighting Fire departments can include volunteer fire fighters in their force, or consist of all volunteers. Number of fire fighters on duty per shift Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 33 32 19 26 150 Questions refer to the operation of a county police department Number of counties operating police department # % Number with county government providing handguns to officers # % Number assigning patrol shifts by number of hours 8 hours # % 9 hours # % 10 hours # % 6 25.0% 6 100.0% 3 50.0% 1 16.7% 2 33.3% 5 31.3% 4 80.0% 2 40.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 2 6.1% 2 100.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 10.0% 13 100.0% 7 46.7% 1 6.7% 3 20.0% 12 hours # % 0 0.0% 2 40.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 4 26.7% other # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Number with "One Car, One Driver rule" # % 3 50.0% 3 60.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 9 60.0% If more than one driver per car, maximum number of drivers 3 2 --- 2 1 --- 3 Section 7.a - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Columbia Cobb Coweta Carroll Cherokee Clayton Chatham Columbus/Muscogee DeKalb Douglas Fulton Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Henry Hall Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 8 Hours No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 8 Hours No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Govt. provides 10 Hours No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 8 Hours No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 9 Hours Yes Govt. provides 10 Hours No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Population Group B Bulloch No Barrow No Camden No Catoosa No Dougherty Yes Effingham No Floyd Yes Glynn Yes --------Govt. provides --Govt. provides Govt. provides --------12 Hours --8 Hours 10 Hours Page 7.a - 1 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ----------No ------No ----No --Yes ----Yes Yes ----------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----------3.0 ------3.0 ----3.0 ----------------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No 2.0 --- --- Yes --- No 2.0 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Officer provides 8 Hours No --- --- Population Group C Baldwin No Bryan No Coffee No Chattooga No Colquitt No Decatur No Grady No Gilmer No Haralson No Habersham No Harris No Hart No Jones No Laurens No Lee No Lumpkin No Murray No Monroe No Madison No Oconee No Pickens No Peach No Polk Yes Sumter No Stephens No --------------------------------------------Govt. provides ----- --------------------------------------------12 Hours ----- Page 7.a - 2 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ----------Yes Yes --- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Tift Thomas Tattnall Toombs Upson Wayne White Ware Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 8 Hours Population Group D Appling No --- --- Berrien No --- --- Brooks No --- --- Brantley No --- --- Burke No --- --- Banks No --- --- Ben Hill No --- --- Butts No --- --- Cook No --- --- Crisp No --- --- Dawson No --- --- Dade No --- --- Dodge No --- --- Elbert No --- --- Emanuel No --- --- Fannin No --- --- Franklin No --- --- Greene No --- --- Jefferson No --- --- Jeff Davis No --- --- Lamar No --- --- Morgan No --- --- Mitchell No --- --- Meriwether No --- --- McDuffie No --- --- Page 7.a - 3 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? --------------Yes If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Pierce Putnam Pike Rabun Telfair Union Worth Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes Other 8 Hours No --- --- No --- --- Population Group E Bacon No Bleckley Yes Charlton No Candler No Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- Dooly No Early No Evans No Heard No Jasper No Long No Lanier No Macon No McIntosh No Oglethorpe No Pulaski No Screven No Towns No Wilkes No --Govt. provides ----------------------------------- --12 Hours ----------------------------------- Population Group F Atkinson No --- --- Clay No --- --- Clinch No --- --- Glascock No --- --- Georgetown-Quitman No --- --- Hancock No --- --- Page 7.a - 4 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? --------No ----- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? --------2.0 ----- --- --- Yes 1.0 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Irwin Johnson Jenkins Lincoln Marion Montgomery Miller Randolph Stewart Schley Seminole Treutlen Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Turner Warren Wilkinson Wheeler Webster Unified Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ----------------------------------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----------------------------------------- Page 7.a - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 33 D 32 E 19 F 26 Total 150 Questions refer to the operating of a county sheriff's department Number of departments providing handguns to sworn law enforcement personnel # % 8 hours # % ------------ Number having following shifts in hours: ------------ 9 hours # % 10 hours # % 12 hours # % 20 83.3% 7 29.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 13 54.2% 14 87.5% 3 18.8% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 12 75.0% 32 97.0% 2 6.1% 1 3.0% 0 0.0% 30 90.9% 26 81.3% 2 6.3% 1 3.1% 1 3.1% 28 87.5% 13 68.4% 1 5.3% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 16 84.2% 17 65.4% 8 30.8% 3 11.5% 0 0.0% 14 53.8% 122 81.3% 23 15.3% 7 4.7% 1 0.7% 113 75.3% other # % 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.7% Number of governments with "One Car, One Driver Rule" # % 10 41.7% 15 93.8% 29 87.9% 29 90.6% 16 84.2% 22 84.6% 121 80.7% If more than one driver per car, maximum number of drivers 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 Section 7.b - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ... Jurisdiction Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"? Population Group A Athens-Clarke --- --- --- Augusta/Richmond --- --- --- Bartow Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Bibb Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Columbia Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Cobb Govt. provides 8 Hours No Coweta Govt. provides 12 Hours No Carroll Govt. provides 12 Hours No Cherokee Govt. provides 12 Hours No Clayton Govt. provides 12 Hours No Chatham Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Columbus/Muscogee --- --- --- DeKalb Govt. provides Other No Douglas Govt. provides 12 Hours No Fulton Govt. provides 8 Hours No Fayette Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Forsyth Govt. provides 12 Hours No Gwinnett Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Henry Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Hall Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Houston Govt. provides 12 Hours No Lowndes Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Paulding Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Whitfield Govt. provides 12 Hours No Population Group B Bulloch Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Barrow Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Camden Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Catoosa Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Dougherty Govt. provides 8 Hours No Effingham Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Floyd Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Glynn Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Page 7.b - 1 If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----------3.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 ----3.0 2.0 2.0 --2.0 ------2.0 ----2.0 --------2.0 ------- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ... Jurisdiction Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"? Gordon Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Jackson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Liberty Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Newton Officer provides 9 Hours Yes Spalding Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Troup Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Walker Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Walton Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Population Group C Baldwin Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Bryan Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Coffee Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Chattooga Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Colquitt Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Decatur Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Grady Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Gilmer Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Haralson Govt. provides 12 Hours No Habersham Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Harris Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Hart Govt. provides 9 Hours Yes Jones Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Laurens Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Lee Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Lumpkin Govt. provides 12 Hours No Murray Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Monroe Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Madison Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Oconee Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Pickens Govt. provides 12 Hours No Peach Other 12 Hours Yes Polk Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Sumter Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Stephens Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Page 7.b - 2 If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----------------- ----------------2.0 ------------2.0 --------2.0 --------- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ... Jurisdiction Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"? Tift Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Thomas Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Tattnall Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Toombs Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Upson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Wayne Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes White Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Ware Govt. provides 12 Hours No Population Group D Appling Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Berrien Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Brooks Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Brantley Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Burke Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Banks Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Ben Hill Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Butts Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Cook Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Crisp Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Dawson Govt. provides 12 Hours No Dade Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Dodge Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Elbert Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Emanuel Govt. provides 12 Hours No Fannin Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Franklin Govt. provides 9 Hours Yes Greene Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Jefferson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Jeff Davis Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Lamar Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Morgan Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Mitchell Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Meriwether Govt. provides 10 Hours Yes McDuffie Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Page 7.b - 3 If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? --------------3.0 --------------------1.0 ------2.0 --------------------- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ... Jurisdiction Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"? Pierce Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Putnam Other 12 Hours Yes Pike Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Rabun Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Telfair Other 8 Hours No Union Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Worth Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Population Group E Bacon Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Bleckley Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Charlton Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Candler Officer provides 8 Hours Yes Cusseta-Chattahooch --- --- --- Dooly Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Early Govt. provides 12 Hours No Evans Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Heard Officer provides 12 Hours No Jasper Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Long Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Lanier Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Macon Govt. provides 9 Hours Yes McIntosh Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Oglethorpe Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Pulaski Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Screven Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Towns Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Wilkes Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Population Group F Atkinson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Clay Govt. provides 8 Hours No Clinch Officer provides 9 Hours Yes Glascock Other 8 Hours Yes Georgetown-Quitman Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Hancock Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Page 7.b - 4 If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? --------2.0 ----- --1.0 --------4.0 --2.0 --------------------- --2.0 --------- 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ... Jurisdiction Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"? Irwin Officer provides 8 Hours Yes Johnson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Jenkins Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Lincoln Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Marion Officer provides 8 Hours No Montgomery Officer provides 12 Hours No Miller Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Randolph Officer provides 8 Hours Yes Stewart Officer provides 9 Hours Yes Schley Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Seminole Govt. provides 9 Hours Yes Treutlen Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Talbot Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Taliaferro Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Taylor Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Turner Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Warren Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Wilkinson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Wheeler Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Webster Unified --- --- --- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? --------2.0 2.0 ----------------------------- Page 7.b - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 8 Form of Government This chapter briefly summarizes how governments elect or appoint their commissioners/mayors and board/council members. Electing/appointing the chief elected official Popular vote Vote of council (municipality) Vote of commission (county) Excluding the chief elected official: The methods of electing members of the board/council The number of seats on the board/council Department of Community Affairs Section 8. Form of Government Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 33 D 32 E 19 F 26 Total 150 Number electing/appointing the chief executive/commission chair by the following methods: popular vote # % vote of commission # % no CEO/chair # % 18 75.0% 3 12.5% 0 0.0% 11 68.8% 5 31.3% 0 0.0% 17 51.5% 15 45.5% 1 3.0% 19 59.4% 13 40.6% 0 0.0% 10 52.6% 8 42.1% 0 10 38.5% 15 57.7% 0 0.0% 0.0% 85 56.7% 59 39.3% 1 0.7% Number electing members of the commission by the following methods: by district # % at-large # % some by district and some by at-large # % not applicable # % 16 66.7% 2 8.3% 2 8.3% 1 4.2% 12 75.0% 2 12.5% 1 6.3% 1 6.3% 24 72.7% 5 15.2% 1 3.0% 3 9.1% 25 78.1% 6 18.8% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 15 78.9% 0 0.0% 0 21 80.8% 3 11.5% 1 0.0% 3.8% 3 15.8% 0 0.0% 113 75.3% 18 12.0% 5 3.3% 9 6.0% Excluding the CEO or chair, what are the minimum and maximum number of seats on the board? (1) minimum maximum 3 8 4 6 2 7 2 5 4 6 2 5 2 8 (1) - May show a '0' for those counties having a sole commissioner. Section 8 - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? --- --- --- --- --- --- Popular vote not applicable --- Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 6 Popular vote By district 8 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 --- --- --- Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 7 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission District/at-large 4 Vote of commission By district 5 Popular vote District/at-large 6 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 5 Popular vote At-large 4 Popular vote By district 3 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote At-large 4 Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Page 8 - 1 By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large District/at-large At-large By district 6 6 4 4 6 5 4 6 4 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group B Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Tift How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Popular vote By district 6 Popular vote By district 5 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote not applicable --- Popular vote By district 6 Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission No CEO Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Page 8 - 2 By district By district not applicable By district By district By district At-large By district At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district By district not applicable At-large District/at-large not applicable By district At-large By district By district By district By district 4 5 --4 6 5 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 --4 4 --5 4 4 5 7 6 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group C 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 Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 5 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Page 8 - 3 By district At-large By district By district At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district By district By district At-large At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group D Telfair Union Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Clay Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote not applicable --- Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 5 Popular vote not applicable --- Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 --- --- --- Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district --- Vote of commission By district 5 Popular vote By district 6 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 5 Popular vote By district 5 Popular vote not applicable --- Vote of commission By district 6 Popular vote not applicable --- Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Page 8 - 4 By district By district By district At-large At-large By district By district By district By district By district 5 4 5 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group F Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Vote of commission District/at-large 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote At-large 2 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 2 --- --- --- Vote of commission By district 2 Popular vote By district 4 Page 8 - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 9 E-Government This chapter gives a brief overview of those governments that use the Internet to conduct government business, specifically: Whether the government maintains an official website Types of services offered on the government website Whether government maintains a general email address Department of Community Affairs Section 9. E-Government Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 33 D 32 E 19 F 27 Total 151 Number of governments maintaining an official web site: # % Number of government's providing the following online services on the official web site: general information tax payments utility bill payments voter registration # % # % # % # % 24 100.0% 24 100.0% 20 83.3% 11 45.8% 7 29.2% 16 100.0% 16 100.0% 12 75.0% 1 6.3% 3 18.8% 31 93.9% 31 100.0% 19 61.3% 5 16.1% 0 0.0% 27 84.4% 27 100.0% 14 51.9% 0 0.0% 5 18.5% 9 47.4% 11 122.2% 2 22.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 14 51.9% 12 85.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 7.1% 121 80.1% 121 100.0% 67 55.4% 67 55.4% 16 13.2% car tags and renewals # % 20 83.3% 9 56.3% 7 22.6% 5 18.5% 1 11.1% 0 0.0% 42 34.7% other # % 12 50.0% 9 56.3% 8 25.8% 3 11.1% 3 33.3% 2 14.3% 37 30.6% Number of governments maintaining general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public # % 17 70.8% 11 68.8% 15 45.5% 19 59.4% 11 57.9% 14 51.9% 87 57.6% Section 9 - Summary 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? Yes/No Web address Yes www.athensclarkecounty.com Yes www.augustaga.gov What online services does the county's website offer? General Utility bill information Tax payments payments Voter Car tags and registration renewals Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Yes www.bartowga.org Yes www.co.bibb.ga.us Yes www.carrollcountyga.com Yes www.chathamcounty.org Yes www.cherokeega.com Yes www.co.clayton.ga.us Yes www.cobbcountyga.gov Yes www.columbiacountyga.gov Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes www.columbusga.org Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes www.coweta.ga.us Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes www.dekalbcountyga.gov Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes www.fayettecountyga.gov Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes www.forsythco.com Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes WWW.FULTONCOUNTYGA.GOV Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes www.gwinnettcounty.com Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes www.http://www.hallcounty.org/ Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.co.henry.ga.us/ Yes Yes --- --- Yes Houston Lowndes Yes www.houstoncountyga.org Yes www.lowndescounty.com Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Barrow Yes www.paulding.gov Yes www.whitfieldcountyga.com Yes www.barrowga.org Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Other Yes --- Yes ------Yes Yes --Yes --Yes ----Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- ----- Yes --- --- Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address Yes info@athensclarkecounty.com Yes Request a Service at www.augustaga.gov No Yes www.co.bibb.ga.us Yes info@carrollcountyga.com No No No Yes information@cobbcounty.org Yes commissioners@columbiacountyga.go v Yes webmaster@columbusga.org Yes cowetainfo@coweta.ga.us Yes 311ccc@dekalbcountyga.gov Yes webmaster@co.douglas.ga.us No Yes forsythpr@forsythco.com Yes customer.service@fultoncountyga.gov Yes webmaster@gwinnettcounty.com No Yes http://www.co.henry.ga.us/CountyMan ager/ContactUs.shtml (Web link to general e-mail address) No Yes www.lowndescounty.com then click on hyper link that says "contact us"; there is a form to fill in and the inquirer may hit a "submit" button. Yes administration@paulding.gov Yes webmaster@whitfieldcountyga.com No Page 9 - 1 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group B Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? Yes/No Web address Yes www.bullochcounty.net Yes www.co.camden.ga.us Yes www.catoosa.com Yes www.albany.ga.us Yes www.effinghamcounty.org Yes www.floydcountyga.org Yes www.glynncounty.org Yes www.gordoncounty.org Yes www.jacksoncountygov.com Yes www.libertycountyga.com Yes www.co.newton.ga.us Yes www.SpaldingCounty.com Yes www.troupcountyga.org Yes www.walkerga.us Yes www.waltoncountyga.gov Yes www.baldwincountyga.com Yes www.bryan-county.org Yes www.chattoogacountyga.com Yes www.coffeecountygov.com Yes www.ccboc.com Yes www.decaturcountyga.org Yes www.gilmercounty-ga.gov Yes www.gradycountyga.gov Yes www.habershamga.com No www. Yes www.harriscountyga.gov Yes www.hartcountyga.gov Yes www.jonescountyga.org Yes www.laurenscoga.org Yes www.lee.ga.us Yes www.lumpkincounty.gov Yes www.madisoncountyga.us What online services does the county's website offer? General Utility bill information Tax payments payments Voter Car tags and registration renewals Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Other --Yes --Yes --Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes --- Yes --------Yes Yes --Yes ------------Yes --- Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address Yes info@bullochcounty.net Yes kberry@co.camden.ga.us Yes commissioners@catoosa.com Yes www.dougherty.ga.us and can call 311 Yes pmorris@effinghamcounty.org No Yes customerservice@glynncounty-ga.gov No No No Yes newtonboc@co.newton.ga.us Yes Info@SpaldingCounty.com Yes troupboc@mindspring.com Yes www.walkerga.us Yes ltalbird@co.walton.ga.us No Yes sshuman@bryan-county.org Yes chattcom@windstream.net No Yes is@ccboc.com Yes www.decaturcountyga.org No No Yes jallison@habershamga.com No No No Yes mike.underwood@jonescountyga.org No Yes leecounty@lee.ga.us Yes commissioner@lumpkincounty.gov No webmaster@madisonco.us Page 9 - 2 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group C Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? Yes/No Web address What online services does the county's website offer? General Utility bill information Tax payments payments Voter Car tags and registration renewals Yes www.monroecountygeorgia.com Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes www.murraycountyga.org Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.oconeecounty.com Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes www.peachcounty.net Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.pickenscountyga.gov Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.polkcountygeorgia.us Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.stephenscountyga.com Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.sumtercountyga.us Yes Yes --- --- --- No www. --- --- --- --- --- Yes www.thomascountyboc.org Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.tiftcounty.org Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.toombscountyga.gov Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.upsoncountyga.org Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.warecounty.com Yes Yes --- --- Yes Wayne White Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Yes www.co.wayne.ga.us Yes whitecounty.net Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes WWW.BAXLEY.ORG Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.co.banks.ga.us Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes WWW.BENHILLCOUNTY.COM Yes Yes --- Yes --- Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Yes www.berriencountygeorgia.com Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.brantleycountyga.blogspot.com --- --- --- --- --- No www. Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.burkecounty-ga.gov Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.buttscounty.org Yes --- --- --- --- No www. --- --- --- --- --- Yes www.crispcounty.com Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.dadecounty-ga.gov Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.dawsoncounty.org Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes www.dodgecountyga.com Yes --- --- --- --- No www. --- --- --- --- --- Yes www.emanuelchamber.org to city and county info Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.fannincountyga.org Yes --- --- Yes --- Page 9 - 3 Other --Yes --Yes ------------------Yes ----- Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address No Yes murraycountyga.org Yes contact@oconee.ga.us Yes webmaster@peachcounty.net No No Yes www.stephenscountyga.com Yes rfloyd@sumtercountyga.us No Yes tcboc@rose.net No Yes tccommissioners@bellsouth.net No No you may contact the different departments on the website. No No --- No Yes Yes webmaster@co.banks.ga.us --- Yes BHCCLERK@BENHILLCOUNTY.C OM Yes No --- Yes bcbc@btconline.net --- No --- Yes county@burkecounty-ga.gov --- Yes feedback@buttscounty.org --- No Yes Yes info@crispcounty.com --- No --- Yes generalinquiries@dawsoncounty.org --- Yes dodgecounty@bellsouth.net --- No --- Yes emanboc@pineland.net --- No 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group D Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Lanier Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? Yes/No Web address Yes www.franklincountyga.com Yes www.greenecountyga.gov No www. Yes www.http://www.jeffersoncountyga.gov/ Yes www.lamarcountyga.com Yes www.thomson-mcduffie.com Yes www.meriwethercountyga.org Yes www.mitchellcountygov.net Yes www.morganga.org Yes www.piercecountyga.org Yes www.pikecounty.ga.gov Yes www.putnamcountyga.us Yes www.rabuncountygov.com No www. Yes www.unioncountyga.gov Yes www.worthcountyboc.com No www. Yes www.bleckley.org No www. No www. Yes www.ugoccc.us No www. No www. No www. Yes www.heardcountyga.com Yes www.jaspercountyga.org. Yes www.laniercountyboc.com Yes www.longcountycommissioners.com Yes www.maconcountyga.gov No www. Yes www.onlineoglethorpe.com No www. No www. What online services does the county's website offer? General Utility bill information Tax payments payments Voter Car tags and registration renewals Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 9 - 4 Other --------------------------------- Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address No No Yes jdcboc@bellsouth.net Yes info@jeffersoncountyga.gov Yes cdavidson@lamarcountyga.com Yes dnorton@thomson-mcduffie.net No Yes mitchellcountyga.net No No Yes info@pikecounty.ga.gov Yes putnamboc@putnamcountyga.us Yes rabuncountygov.com Yes telfairco@gmail.com Yes unioncounty@uniongov.com No --- Yes rogerb@baconcounty.org --- Yes dsmith@bleckley.org --- No --- No --- Yes manager@ugoccc.us --- No --- No --- No Yes Yes heardcounty@charter.net --- No --- Yes www.laniercountyboc.com --- No Yes Yes info@maconcountyga.gov --- Yes mcbc@darientel.net --- Yes sbpeterman@windstream.net --- Yes pulaskico@comsouth.net --- No 2011 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group E Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? Yes/No Web address Yes www.townscountyga.com No www. Yes www. What online services does the county's website offer? General Utility bill information Tax payments payments Voter Car tags and registration renewals Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Clay Clinch Echols County Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilkinson Yes www.claycountyga.org Yes --- No www. --- --- Yes www.echolscountygeorgia.org Yes --- No www. --- --- No www. --- --- Yes www.hancockcountyga.gov Yes --- No www. --- --- No www. --- --- Yes www.johnsonco.org Yes --- Yes www.http://www.lincolncountyga.com Yes --- Yes www.marioncountyga.org Yes --- Yes www.millercountyga.org --- --- Yes www.montgomerycountyga.gov Yes --- No www. --- --- No www. --- --- Yes www.seminolecountyga.com Yes --- No www. --- --- No www. --- --- No www. --- --- Yes www.taylorcountyga.us Yes --- Yes www.soperton-treutlen.org Yes --- Yes www.turnercountyboc.org Yes --- No www. --- --- No www. --- --- No www. --- --- Yes www.wilkinsoncounty.net Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Other --Yes --- Yes ------------------------------------Yes ------------- Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address Yes townscommissioner@alltel.net Yes wilkescoboc@yahoo.com Yes atkinson-ga.org t.guthrie@atkinson-ga.org n.ford@atkinson-ga.org Yes administrator@claycountyga.org Yes clinchcounty@alltel.net Yes ecboc@yahoo.com No No No No No Yes commissioners@johnsonco.org No Yes marionga@windstream.net Yes millercounty@bellsouth.net Yes montco1@windstream.net Yes randolphcounty2000@yahoo.com No SCHLEYBOC@LIVE.COM No No No No Yes taylor@pstel.net No Yes turneradmin@windstream.net Yes warrencoboc@classicsouth.net Yes websterco@windstream.net No Yes bdofcomm@wilkinsoncounty.net Page 9 - 5 2011 County Government Information Catalog