County Government Information Catalog 2012 Government Management Indicators Survey GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 2012 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 October 2012 COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2012 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-5 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-5 Chapter 8: Form of Government.............................................. Section 8-Summary to Page 8-5 Chapter 9: E-Government................................................ ...Section 9-Summary to Page 9-5 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: 2012 What Information is Included in the Catalog? The Government Information Catalog is a comprehensive guide to the organization and operations of Georgia's local governments. The Catalog is unique in that it provides the data collected directly from local governments including: Management functions Services provided Financial management practices Planning, zoning and development procedures Public facilities Economic development activities Public safety Form of government E-Government What is the Purpose of the Catalog? Local elected officials, administrators, state agencies and academics are among those who find the Catalog a useful source of comprehensive information on local government operations in the State. While providing information on specific subjects such as public safety or services provided, the primary purpose of the Catalog is identifying general patterns of government management and operations. How is the Data Collected? The data was collected through the Government Management Indicators (GOMI) survey prepared by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and administered to all 159 counties in Georgia with a response rate of 92 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 2011 Population Population group 18,420 D 117,344 A 8,413 F 201,217 A 11,203 E 3,085 F 44,417 C 18,251 D 69,912 B 100,421 A 17,673 D 19,372 D 156,433 A 13,290 E 18,367 D 15,889 D 31,377 C 72,881 B 23,504 D 23,504 D 6,740 F 50,410 B 11,276 E 111,159 A 64,530 B 13,422 E 271,544 A Responded to survey 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 * - Consolidated county/city government. County 2011 Population Population group 28 Chattooga 25,736 C 29 Cherokee 218,286 A 30 Clay 3,111 F 31 Clayton 261,532 A 32 Clinch 6,777 F 33 Cobb 697,553 A 34 Coffee 42,864 C 35 Colquitt 45,645 C 36 Columbia 128,112 A 37 Columbus/Muscogee * 194,107 A 38 Cook 17,125 D 39 Coweta 129,629 A 40 Crawford 12,567 E 41 Crisp 23,710 D 42 Cusseta-Chattahoochee * 11,749 E 43 Dade 16,570 D 44 Dawson 22,459 D 45 Decatur 27,694 C 46 DeKalb 699,893 A 47 Dodge 21,894 D 48 Dooly 14,587 E 49 Dougherty 94,788 B 50 Douglas 133,355 A 51 Early 10,778 E 52 Echols * 4,129 F 53 Effingham 52,655 B 54 Elbert 19,886 D Responded to survey Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes I - 1 2012 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 2011 Population Population group 22,567 D 11,065 E 23,708 D 107,784 A 95,989 B 181,840 A 21,864 D 949,599 A 2,464 F 28,324 C 3,084 F 80,386 B 55,621 B 25,255 C 16,031 D 824,941 A 43,279 C 183,052 A 9,400 F 28,638 C 32,265 C 25,305 C 11,744 E 207,360 A 143,925 A 9,679 F 61,257 B Responded to survey Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 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 2011 Population Population group 13,885 E 15,162 D 16,675 D 8,148 F 9,975 F 28,516 C 18,194 D 10,404 E 47,949 C 28,575 C 65,451 B 7,862 F 15,136 D 111,885 A 30,031 C 14,405 E 27,921 C 8,746 F 21,673 D 14,170 E 21,617 D 6,141 F 23,462 D 26,625 C 9,065 F 17,961 D 39,557 C Responded to survey 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 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 2011 Population Population group 100,814 A 33,366 C 14,686 E 143,542 A 27,823 C 29,415 C 18,770 D 17,751 D 41,211 C 11,735 E 21,345 D 16,274 D 7,558 F 85,765 B 5,020 F 14,367 E 8,791 F 64,033 B 25,960 C 5,910 F 32,511 C 6,751 F 1,703 F 25,688 C 8,499 F 16,057 D 9,319 F Responded to survey No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 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 2011 Population Population group 44,702 C 41,461 C 27,434 C 10,611 E 6,825 F 67,764 B 8,875 F 8,779 F 21,134 D 26,977 C 68,848 B 84,580 B 36,474 C 5,721 F 21,111 D 30,327 C 2,791 F 7,939 F 27,273 C 103,184 A 9,298 F 10,211 E 9,444 F 21,921 D Responded to survey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 1 Management Functions This chapter covers the provision of certain management functions that can be performed by local governments. Ways a government may provide a management function: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Other government agreement with other local government(s) C. RDC contracted with regional development commission D. Private contracted with a private provider E. Combination combination of one or more of the above functions F. NP function not provided Types of management functions include: Accounts Payable/Receivable Archiving & Historical Data Collecting & Maintaining Land Use Data Geographic Information System Issuing Occupation Tax Certificates Law Enforcement Records Maintaining Court Records Payroll Preparation Tax Assessment Tax Billing Tax Digest Utility Bill Preparation Voter Registration Department of Community Affairs Section 1: Management Functions - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number performing management functions in-house Number reporting Accounts payable/ receivable # % Archiving and historical data # % Collecting and maintaining land use data # % 24 24 100.0% 18 75.0% 22 91.7% 15 15 100.0% 9 60.0% 10 66.7% 31 31 100.0% 14 45.2% 17 54.8% 34 33 97.1% 19 55.9% 21 61.8% 16 16 100.0% 8 50.0% 6 37.5% 27 27 100.0% 15 55.6% 10 37.0% 147 146 99.3% 83 56.5% 86 58.5% Geographic information systems # % 20 83.3% 13 86.7% 16 51.6% 14 41.2% 5 31.3% 5 18.5% 73 49.7% Issusing occupation tax certificates # % 23 95.8% 11 73.3% 20 64.5% 21 61.8% 8 50.0% 12 44.4% 95 64.6% Law enforcement records # % 23 95.8% 14 93.3% 29 93.5% 32 94.1% 16 100.0% 27 100.0% 141 95.9% Maintaining court records # % 24 100.0% 13 86.7% 30 96.8% 30 88.2% 14 87.5% 26 96.3% 137 93.2% Number performing management functions in-house Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 15 31 34 16 27 147 Payroll preparation # % Tax assessment # % 22 91.7% 23 14 93.3% 14 29 93.5% 27 31 91.2% 31 16 100.0% 14 26 96.3% 24 138 93.9% 133 95.8% 93.3% 87.1% 91.2% 87.5% 88.9% 90.5% Tax billing # % 18 75.0% 9 60.0% 12 38.7% 20 58.8% 7 43.8% 18 66.7% 84 57.1% Tax digest # % 24 100.0% 15 100.0% 26 83.9% 30 88.2% 9 56.3% 22 81.5% 126 85.7% Utility bill preparation # % 11 45.8% 2 13.3% 8 25.8% 7 20.6% 5 31.3% 11 40.7% 44 29.9% Voter registration # % 24 100.0% 15 100.0% 31 100.0% 34 100.0% 16 100.0% 26 96.3% 146 99.3% Section 1 - Summary 2012 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 Glynn Gordon Jackson How does the government manage the following functions? 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Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Other government agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available service available but not through local government F. NP service not available Types of services provided include: Animal Control Building Inspection Building Permits Construction and Code Enforcement Emergency Medical Services Emergency 911 Fire Protection Health Screening Services Jail Law Enforcement Planning Public Hospital Public Transit Senior Citizen Program Wastewater Collection Wastewater Treatment Water Distribution Water Supply Water Treatment Department of Community Affairs Section 2.a: Services Provided - Summary of Data C o n Number providing services directly Number Group reporting A 24 B 15 C 31 D 34 E 16 F 27 Total 147 Animal control # % 22 91.7% 14 93.3% 24 77.4% 17 50.0% 5 31.3% 2 7.4% 84 57.1% Building inspection # % 21 87.5% 13 86.7% 26 83.9% 27 79.4% 11 68.8% 16 59.3% 114 77.6% Building permits # % 21 87.5% 14 93.3% 29 93.5% 28 82.4% 13 81.3% 23 85.2% 128 87.1% Construction and code enforcement # % 22 91.7% 14 93.3% 30 96.8% 27 79.4% 12 75.0% 19 70.4% 124 84.4% Emergency medical services # % 11 45.8% 9 60.0% 20 64.5% 21 61.8% 8 50.0% 16 59.3% 85 57.8% Emergency 911 service # % 22 91.7% 14 93.3% 29 93.5% 32 94.1% 6 37.5% 10 37.0% 113 76.9% Fire protection # % 21 87.5% 11 73.3% 22 71.0% 25 73.5% 11 68.8% 19 70.4% 109 74.1% Health screening services # % 5 20.8% 1 6.7% 9 29.0% 6 17.6% 3 18.8% 6 22.2% 30 20.4% Jail # % 24 100.0% 15 100.0% 31 100.0% 33 97.1% 13 81.3% 19 70.4% 135 91.8% Section 2.a - Summary 2012 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 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group F Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Method of providing services Animal control Building inspection Building permits Construction and code enforcement Emergency medical services NP NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Available NP Other govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. 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Page 2.a - 5 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Services Provided - Summary of Data C o n Number providing services directly Number Group reporting A 24 B 15 C 31 D 34 E 16 F 27 Total 147 Law enforcement # % 23 95.8% 15 100.0% 31 100.0% 34 100.0% 16 100.0% 27 100.0% 146 99.3% Planning # % 23 95.8% 13 86.7% 25 80.6% 23 67.6% 12 75.0% 15 55.6% 111 75.5% Public hospital # % 2 8.3% 1 6.7% 1 3.2% 2 5.9% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 7 4.8% Public transit # % Senior citizen program # % 10 41.7% 17 70.8% 3 20.0% 9 60.0% 10 32.3% 14 45.2% 14 41.2% 23 67.6% 5 31.3% 7 43.8% 12 44.4% 16 59.3% 54 36.7% 86 58.5% Wastewater collection # % 12 50.0% 2 13.3% 3 9.7% 4 11.8% 1 6.3% 3 11.1% 25 17.0% Wastewater treatment # % 10 41.7% 2 13.3% 2 6.5% 3 8.8% 0 0.0% 3 11.1% 20 13.6% Water distribution # % 13 54.2% 3 20.0% 10 32.3% 6 17.6% 2 12.5% 10 37.0% 44 29.9% Water supply # % 12 50.0% 2 13.3% 7 22.6% 5 14.7% 2 12.5% 9 33.3% 37 25.2% Water treatment # % Number providing services on a regional basis # % 11 45.8% 14 58.3% 2 13.3% 10 66.7% 6 19.4% 11 35.5% 6 17.6% 10 29.4% 2 12.5% 5 31.3% 7 25.9% 16 59.3% 34 23.1% 66 23.1% Section 2.b - Summary 2012 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 Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Method of providing services Law enforcement Planning Own govt. 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Yes NP Yes Page 2.b - 1 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group B Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Method of providing services Law enforcement Planning Public hospital Public transit Senior citizen Wastewater program collection Wastewater treatment Water distribution Water supply Water treatment Does the government provide any of these services on a regional basis? Own govt. Own govt. Available NP Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. No Own govt. Own govt. Available Private Own govt. Available Available Authority Other govt. Other govt. No Own govt. Own govt. Available NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP No Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. 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Authority Private Private NP NP Authority Authority Authority No Page 2.b - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group C 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 Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union 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. Authority Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available No Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available No Own govt. 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Available NP NP NP Available Available No Page 2.b - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group D Washington Worth Method of providing services Law enforcement Planning Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Lanier Macon McIntosh 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. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Population Group F Atkinson Calhoun Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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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 15 C 31 D 34 E 16 F 27 Total 147 Airport # % Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails # % 5 20.8% 22 91.7% 0 0.0% 12 80.0% 8 25.8% 13 41.9% 4 11.8% 10 29.4% 4 25.0% 5 31.3% 5 18.5% 3 11.1% 26 17.7% 65 44.2% Cemeteries # % 2 8.3% 0 0.0% 1 3.2% 1 2.9% 1 6.3% 1 3.7% 6 4.1% Civic center # % 5 20.8% 2 13.3% 5 16.1% 4 11.8% 2 12.5% 1 3.7% 19 12.9% Correctional institute # % Golf courses # % 14 58.3% 3 12.5% 7 46.7% 0 0.0% 6 19.4% 2 6.5% 4 11.8% 3 8.8% 3 18.8% 0 0.0% 2 7.4% 1 3.7% 36 24.5% 9 6.1% Health clinic # % 4 16.7% 2 13.3% 6 19.4% 8 23.5% 3 18.8% 8 29.6% 31 21.1% Libraries # % Community center # % 12 50.0% 15 5 33.3% 9 10 32.3% 8 9 26.5% 8 5 31.3% 8 11 40.7% 8 52 35.4% 56 62.5% 60.0% 25.8% 23.5% 50.0% 29.6% 38.1% Neighborhood playgrounds/ equipment # % 19 79.2% 12 80.0% 14 45.2% 16 47.1% 6 37.5% 7 25.9% 74 50.3% Section 3.a - Summary 2012 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 Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Airport Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Authority Authority Authority Agreement Authority Available Authority Authority Own govt. 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Page 3.a - 5 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data C o n Number providing facility directly Number Group reporting Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis) # % Outdoor fields (baseball, football) # % Parks # % Recreation center/gym # % Senior citizens' center # % Stadium # % Swimming pools # % Number operating facilities on a regional basis # % A 24 21 87.5% 22 91.7% 21 87.5% 21 87.5% 17 70.8% 3 12.5% 11 45.8% 10 41.7% B 15 14 93.3% 12 80.0% 14 93.3% 10 66.7% 12 80.0% 2 13.3% 6 40.0% 7 46.7% C 31 19 61.3% 23 74.2% 22 71.0% 21 67.7% 19 61.3% 0 0.0% 13 41.9% 11 35.5% D 34 18 52.9% 21 61.8% 25 73.5% 19 55.9% 24 70.6% 2 5.9% 9 26.5% 9 26.5% E 16 6 37.5% 9 56.3% 10 62.5% 8 50.0% 10 62.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 12.5% F 27 11 40.7% 14 51.9% 10 37.0% 11 40.7% 18 66.7% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 5 18.5% Total 147 89 60.5% 101 68.7% 102 69.4% 90 61.2% 100 68.0% 7 4.8% 40 27.2% 44 29.9% Summary 3.b - Summary 2012 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 Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Outdoor courts Outdoor fields Parks Recreation center/gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools Own govt. 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Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group B Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Outdoor courts Outdoor fields Parks Recreation center/gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools Does the government provide any of these facilities on a regional basis? Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. No Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Yes Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. No Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. 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No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group F Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Outdoor courts Outdoor fields Parks Recreation center/gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools Does the government provide any of these facilities on a regional basis? Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. No Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. No Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available No Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. No Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Not avail. No Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. No Own govt. 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Specific items covered in this chapter: Presence of a planning commission Zoning ordinance Including official responsible for the zoning ordinance Comprehensive Plan Review and amendments to comprehensive plan Variance and special exceptions When government policymakers grant a property owner a use for their property other than that for which it is zoned. Use of codes and ordinances Local governments pass regulatory codes for the purposes of managing growth, protecting the environment, and promoting public safety and welfare. Use of impact fees Impact fees are intended as a mechanism for growth to pay for itself. Local governments charge developers these fees, and the funds are earmarked for specific purposes based on the assessment method. Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number with zoning administrator Number with zoning C o n Number Number with planning commission Number with zoning ordinance having primary responsibility for administering zoning ordinance board having final decision on variances in zoning process Group reporting # % # % # % # % A 24 B 15 C 31 D 34 E 16 F 27 Total 147 23 95.8% 24 100.0% 7 15 100.0% 15 100.0% 3 24 77.4% 22 71.0% 10 25 73.5% 22 64.7% 9 12 75.0% 9 56.3% 4 17 63.0% 15 55.6% 8 116 78.9% 107 72.8% 41 29.2% 8 20.0% 3 32.3% 2 26.5% 2 25.0% 0 29.6% 2 27.9% 17 33.3% 20.0% 6.5% 5.9% 0.0% 7.4% 11.6% Number with planning director maintaining comprehensive plan # % 14 58.3% 7 46.7% 4 12.9% 3 8.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 28 19.0% Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process # % 24 100.0% 15 100.0% 19 61.3% 21 61.8% 5 31.3% 12 44.4% 96 65.3% Number amending comprehensive plan for changes in zoning # % 6 25.0% 4 26.7% 3 9.7% 4 11.8% 1 6.3% 5 18.5% 23 15.6% Section 4.a - Summary 2012 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 Glynn 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 Plan Director Plan commission Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Yes Other Plan commission Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm 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 Adm Other Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm 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 Adm Board zoning appeal C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Other Yes Yes Yes Other 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 Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Board zoning appeal Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes C.D. Director Board zoning appeal C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Board zoning appeal RDC Yes Always No No Always No Always No Always Some cases No Some cases No Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases 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 Adm 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 Plan commission Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Always No Always Always Some cases No Some cases Page 4.a - 1 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group B Gordon Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter 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 Bldg. Insp. Plan commission Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Other Council/chair Other Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm 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 Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Other Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- Mgr/Adm No Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Plan commission Plan Director No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Other Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Board zoning appeal RDC No Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes No No Mgr/Adm Council/chair Mgr/Adm No Yes Yes Plan Director Board zoning appeal Mgr/Adm Yes --Some cases --Some cases Always No --- Some cases Some cases Some cases --Some cases --Some cases --No Some cases No --No Some cases --Some cases Page 4.a - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group C 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 Long McDuffie Does government have a planning commission? Does government have a zoning ordinance? Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance? Entity with final decision on variances in zoning process? Entity with responsibility for maintaining and revising comprehensive plan? Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning process? Comprehensive plan amended for changes in zoning? No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Other Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm 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 --Always Some cases --No ----Always No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Mgr/Adm Yes Yes No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Plan commission RDC Yes Yes No --- --- Plan Brd Chair No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Other Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm 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 Adm Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Plan Brd Chair Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Plan Brd Chair Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Plan Director Yes --Some cases Some cases Some cases --Always No Some cases Some cases Some cases --Always --------No Always --Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases Page 4.a - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group D Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Lanier Macon McIntosh Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Calhoun 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 Adm 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 Other No Yes Yes C.D. Director Board zoning appeal Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Other No No No --- --- RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes RDC Council/chair Other Yes Some cases No Always --No Some cases --No ----- Some cases Yes No --- --- RDC No No --- --- RDC Yes No --- --- Mgr/Adm No No --- --- Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Not App Yes Yes Mgr/Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Zoning Adm Plan commission RDC Yes No --- --- Mgr/Adm No No Other Other RDC Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Plan commission Mgr/Adm No Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Zoning Adm Other RDC Yes No --- --- Other Yes Yes Other Plan commission RDC No --- No --- No --- No --- --- --- Yes Some cases No --- No --- No --- Yes Some cases Yes No Yes Always No --- No --- No --- Yes Some cases Yes No --- Plan commission RDC No --- No No --- --- RDC No --- Page 4.a - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group F Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Does government have a planning commission? Does government have a zoning ordinance? Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance? Entity with final decision on variances in zoning process? Entity with responsibility for maintaining and revising comprehensive plan? Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning process? Comprehensive plan amended for changes in zoning? Yes Yes Other Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC No No No --- --- Other No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Other Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Board zoning appeal Zoning Adm No No No --- --- RDC No No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm 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 Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Board zoning appeal RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Other Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- Mgr/Adm No Yes No --- --- RDC No No No --- --- RDC No No No Mgr/Adm --- Mgr/Adm No Some cases ----- Some cases ------No Some cases Some cases --Always ----No Some cases Always --Always Always Always --------- Page 4.a - 5 2012 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 15 31 34 16 27 147 Number of governments adopting the following codes: New construction code # % Existing building code # % Electrical code # % 24 100.0% 20 15 100.0% 13 27 87.1% 22 26 76.5% 24 11 68.8% 11 14 51.9% 8 117 79.6% 98 83.3% 86.7% 71.0% 70.6% 68.8% 29.6% 66.7% 24 100.0% 15 100.0% 27 87.1% 27 79.4% 13 81.3% 13 48.1% 119 81.0% Fire prevention # % 23 95.8% 14 93.3% 23 74.2% 24 70.6% 9 56.3% 6 22.2% 99 67.3% Flood damage prevention # % 22 91.7% 15 100.0% 22 71.0% 28 82.4% 13 81.3% 5 18.5% 105 71.4% Housing code # % 15 62.5% 8 53.3% 14 45.2% 17 50.0% 8 50.0% 8 29.6% 70 47.6% Plumbing code # % 24 100.0% 15 100.0% 27 87.1% 26 76.5% 11 68.8% 11 40.7% 114 77.6% Unsafe building abatement # % 23 95.8% 9 60.0% 20 64.5% 19 55.9% 6 37.5% 8 29.6% 85 57.8% Other # % 2 8.3% 1 6.7% 0 0.0% 2 5.9% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 6 4.1% Number not adopting any of the named codes # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 12.9% 3 8.8% 1 6.3% 12 44.4% 20 13.6% Section 4.b - Summary 2012 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 Glynn 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 Yes Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 1 2012 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 Gordon Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter 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 Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 2 2012 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 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 Long McDuffie 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 Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 3 2012 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 Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington 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 Population Group E Bacon --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Candler --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Charlton Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Crawford Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Dooly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Early --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Evans --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Lanier Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Macon Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- McIntosh Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 --- Population Group F Atkinson Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Calhoun --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Clinch Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Page 4.b - 4 Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- 2012 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 Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Page 4.b - 5 2012 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 Glynn 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 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 --- --- --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group B Gordon Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter 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 --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group C 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 Long McDuffie 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 --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Page 4.c - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group D Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington 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 --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley --- --- --- --- --- Candler Yes Yes --- --- --- Charlton --- --- Yes --- --- Crawford Yes Yes --- --- Yes Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- Yes --- Yes Yes Dooly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Early --- Yes --- --- --- Evans --- Yes --- --- --- Lanier --- --- Yes --- Yes Macon --- Yes --- Yes Yes McIntosh Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pulaski Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Screven Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Towns Yes Yes --- --- --- Wilkes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Population Group F Atkinson Calhoun --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Zoning code Infill development incentives Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Page 4.c - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group F Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted? Historic preservation ordinance Landscape ordinance Sign control ordinance Subdivision regulations Tree ordinance --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Page 4.c - 5 2012 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 Glynn If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied? Are developers required to pay impact fees Libraries and related facilities Public safety services Parks and recreation services Water supply production/ treatment Wastewater collection treatment distribution Storm water; flood control Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- No Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Page 4.d - 1 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group B Gordon Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied? Are developers required to pay impact fees Libraries and related facilities Public safety services Parks and recreation services Water supply production/ treatment Wastewater collection treatment distribution Storm water; flood control Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Page 4.d - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group C 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 Long McDuffie If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied? Are developers required to pay impact fees Libraries and related facilities Public safety services Parks and recreation services Water supply production/ treatment Wastewater collection treatment distribution Storm water; flood control Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Page 4.d - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group D Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington Worth If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied? Are developers required to pay impact fees Libraries and related facilities Public safety services Parks and recreation services Water supply production/ treatment Wastewater collection treatment distribution --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Bacon --- --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley No --- --- --- --- --- Candler --- --- --- --- --- --- Charlton --- --- --- --- --- --- Crawford --- --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- --- --- --- --- Dooly --- --- --- --- --- --- Early --- --- --- --- --- --- Evans --- --- --- --- --- --- Lanier --- --- --- --- --- --- Macon --- --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh --- --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski --- --- --- --- --- --- Screven --- --- --- --- --- --- Towns --- --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes --- --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Atkinson --- --- --- --- --- --- Calhoun --- --- --- --- --- --- Clinch --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.d - 4 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 No --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied? Are developers required to pay impact fees Libraries and related facilities Public safety services Parks and recreation services Water supply production/ treatment Wastewater collection treatment distribution --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ----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 No --- No No Yes --- No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No Yes Yes Yes --- No No --- Yes Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Page 4.d - 5 2012 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 15 31 34 16 27 147 Number with finance director as the designated budget officer for the government # % 12 50.0% 9 60.0% 5 16.1% 5 14.7% 0 0.0% 2 7.4% 33 22.4% Number with finance director having responsibility for preparing annual operating budget # % 9 37.5% 6 40.0% 11 35.5% 8 23.5% 0 0.0% 4 14.8% 38 25.9% Number with position of full-time finance director # % 24 100.0% 15 100.0% 22 71.0% 17 50.0% 6 37.5% 5 18.5% 89 60.5% Number with capital budget for the acquisition of major fixed assets # % 21 87.5% 11 73.3% 14 45.2% 10 29.4% 6 37.5% 5 18.5% 67 45.6% Number with capital budget plan of two years or less # % 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 1 3.2% 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 2.0% Number with written investment policy to govern investment activities # % 21 87.5% 7 46.7% 12 38.7% 13 38.2% 4 25.0% 3 11.1% 60 40.8% Section 5.a - Summary 2012 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 Other 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 Other No Yes Five years No 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk 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 Finance director Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Finance director Budget committee Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years No Yes Other No Yes Five years No No --- No Yes Five years Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO 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 CEO Budget committee Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes CEO No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Budget committee Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Clerk No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Other No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Page 5.a - 2 Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No No --- No No --- Yes No --- No 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 Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- Yes 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C 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 By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? Finance director Finance director Yes 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 Mgr/admin Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Finance director 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 Finance director CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin 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 Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No 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 No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Lamar Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington Worth By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Other Budget committee CEO Mgr/admin Finance director Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Lanier Macon McIntosh Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes CEO CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin 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? Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Finance director No Budget committee No CEO Yes Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes No --- Yes No --- No No --- Yes No --- Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years No Yes Two years Yes No --- No No --- Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Clerk No CEO Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes CEO No Mgr/admin Yes CEO Yes Mgr/admin No Page 5.a - 4 No --- No Yes Five years No Yes Other No No --- Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Other Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group E Population Group F Atkinson Calhoun Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? CEO Budget committee CEO Mgr/admin Clerk Finance director CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Budget committee Budget committee Mgr/admin Finance director Clerk Clerk Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO CEO CEO Clerk Mgr/admin What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? CEO No Clerk No Clerk No Mgr/admin Yes Clerk No Finance director Yes Staff committee No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Budget committee No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Clerk No Clerk No Mgr/admin No CEO No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Other No CEO No Clerk No Clerk No Mgr/admin No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Three 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 --- Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No Yes Other No No --- No Page 5.a - 5 2012 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 15 31 34 16 27 147 Number with written interfund transfer policy # % 19 79.2% 4 26.7% 7 22.6% 11 32.4% 3 18.8% 2 7.4% 46 31.3% 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 1 25.0% 3 75.0% 0 4 57.1% 6 85.7% 0 2 18.2% 6 54.5% 0 1 33.3% 2 66.7% 0 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 21 45.7% 30 65.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% capital project fund # % 16 84.2% 3 75.0% 8 114.3% 7 63.6% 1 33.3% 1 50.0% 36 0.0% special revenue fund # % 15 78.9% 4 100.0% 8 114.3% 11 100.0% 3 100.0% 1 50.0% 42 91.3% other # % 6 31.6% 4 100.0% 1 14.3% 4 36.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 32.6% Section 5.b - Summary 2012 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 Glynn Gordon Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas Capital Special utility fund project fund revenue fund Other funds Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- 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 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 --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 1 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas Capital Special utility fund project fund revenue fund Other funds No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas Capital Special utility fund project fund revenue fund Other funds Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- 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 Yes --- No --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington Worth Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas Capital Special utility fund project fund revenue fund Other funds Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Bacon No Bleckley No Candler No Charlton Yes Crawford No Cusseta-Chattahoochee No Dooly No Early Yes Evans No Lanier No Macon No McIntosh Yes Pulaski No Screven No Towns No Wilkes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Atkinson No Calhoun No Clinch No Georgetown-Quitman No Glascock No Hancock Yes Irwin No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas Capital Special utility fund project fund revenue fund Other funds No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 5 2012 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 15 31 34 16 27 147 Number with special tax districts # % 20 83.3% 9 60.0% 11 35.5% 8 23.5% 1 6.3% 3 11.1% 52 35.4% If special tax districts are available, how are these taxes used? business improvement districts # % community improvement districts # % downtown improvement # % 5 25.0% 4 20.0% 0 0.0% 2 22.2% 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 9.6% 7 13.5% 3 15.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 5.8% 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% 8 88.9% 5 45.5% 7 87.5% 1 100.0% 1 33.3% 36 69.2% police # % 3 15.0% 2 22.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 9.6% If special tax districts are available, how are the taxes used? Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 15 31 34 16 27 147 sanitation # % 0 0.0% 2 22.2% 2 18.2% 3 37.5% 1 100.0% 1 33.3% 9 17.3% sewerage # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 9.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.9% street lighting # % 13 65.0% 6 66.7% 3 27.3% 1 12.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 23 44.2% tax increment financing # % 5 25.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 9.6% other # % 5 25.0% 3 33.3% 9 81.8% 2 25.0% 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 21 40.4% Page 5.c - Summary 2012 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 --- --- 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 --- --- --- Glynn Yes --- Yes --- Gordon No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Page 5.c - 1 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 --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan 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 --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Population Group D Pierce No --- --- --- --- --- Pike No --- --- --- --- --- Putnam No --- --- --- --- --- Rabun No --- --- --- --- --- Telfair No --- --- --- --- --- Union No --- --- --- --- --- Washington No --- --- --- --- --- Worth No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Bacon No --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley No --- --- --- --- --- Candler No --- --- --- --- --- Charlton No --- --- --- --- --- Crawford No --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee No --- --- --- --- --- Dooly No --- --- --- --- --- Early No --- --- --- --- --- Evans No --- --- --- --- --- Lanier No --- --- --- --- --- Macon No --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh No --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski No --- --- --- --- --- Screven Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Towns No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Atkinson No --- --- --- --- --- Calhoun No --- --- --- --- --- Clinch No --- --- --- --- --- Georgetown-Quitman No --- --- --- --- --- Glascock No --- --- --- --- --- Hancock No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 4 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson 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 --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 5 2012 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% 15 13 86.7% 31 28 90.3% 34 32 94.1% 16 16 100.0% 27 27 100.0% 147 135 91.8% How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibilities # % intergovernmental responsibilities # % use of revenues as a subsidy # % any coordinated agreement of service delivery and financing # % 5 26.3% 17 89.5% 1 5.3% 4 21.1% 4 30.8% 10 76.9% 1 7.7% 1 7.7% 11 39.3% 25 89.3% 0 0.0% 5 17.9% 19 59.4% 25 78.1% 3 9.4% 8 25.0% 7 43.8% 11 68.8% 2 12.5% 3 18.8% 3 11.1% 22 81.5% 0 0.0% 4 14.8% 135 100.0% 110 81.5% 7 5.2% 25 18.5% point of sale # % 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 15.6% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 7 5.2% other method # % 3 15.8% 2 15.4% 2 7.1% 2 6.3% 2 12.5% 1 3.7% 12 8.9% Section 5.d - Summary 2012 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 Glynn Gordon 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 --- --- --- Page 5.d - 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No 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 --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan 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 No 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Lanier Macon McIntosh Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Calhoun Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- other --Yes ------------- ----------Yes ------------------Yes ------Yes ----- Page 5.d - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 --- --- --- other ------------------------------------------- Page 5.d - 5 2012 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 15 14 93.3% 0 31 31 100.0% 0 34 34 100.0% 0 16 16 100.0% 0 27 27 100.0% 0 147 141 95.9% 0 4 21.1% 3 21.4% 3 9.7% 10 29.4% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 21 14.9% 3 15.8% 1 7.1% 3 9.7% 4 11.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11 7.8% 5 26.3% 1 7.1% 0 0.0% 2 5.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 5.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.2% 2 5.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 2.1% 17 89.5% 13 92.9% 21 67.7% 28 82.4% 9 56.3% 7 25.9% 95 67.4% hospital # % jail, correction or detention facility # % landfill or solid waste facility # % 0 0.0% 1 7.1% 8 25.8% 9 26.5% 5 31.3% 0 0.0% 23 16.3% 11 57.9% 12 85.7% 12 38.7% 15 44.1% 6 37.5% 8 29.6% 64 45.4% 3 15.8% 2 14.3% 6 19.4% 9 26.5% 4 25.0% 3 11.1% 27 19.1% Section 5.e - Summary 2012 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 Glynn Gordon Jackson 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 Yes 2012 --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2009 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2008 --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2012 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 Yes --- --- --- --- 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 No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2005 Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Page 5.e - 1 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Tift Toombs Does the government receive revenues from a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law? Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed? What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? airport facilities and equipment business improvement district civic center or coliseum courthouse or admin. building community improvement district cultural, recreational or historic facility hospital jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility Yes 2008 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2009 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2006 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- 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 --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Page 5.e - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Upson Ware Wayne White Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Does the government receive revenues from a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law? Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed? What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? airport facilities and equipment business improvement district civic center or coliseum courthouse or admin. building community improvement district cultural, recreational or historic facility hospital jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility Yes 2011 Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2011 --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2011 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2012 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2009 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2010 Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes 2012 Yes 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 --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2009 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Page 5.e - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Rabun Telfair Union Washington Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Lanier Macon McIntosh Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Calhoun Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Does the government receive revenues from a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law? Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed? What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? airport facilities and equipment business improvement district civic center or coliseum courthouse or admin. building community improvement district Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2009 Yes --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2005 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2005 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2002 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Does the government receive revenues from a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law? Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed? What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? airport facilities and equipment business improvement district civic center or coliseum courthouse or admin. building community improvement district cultural, recreational or historic facility Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes hospital --------------------------------- jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Page 5.e - 5 2012 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% 2 10.5% 19 100.0% 17 89.5% 0 0.0% 6 31.6% 15 7 50.0% 0 0.0% 15 107.1% 14 100.0% 0 0.0% 11 78.6% 31 12 38.7% 4 12.9% 30 96.8% 27 87.1% 0 0.0% 19 61.3% 34 11 32.4% 3 8.8% 34 100.0% 27 79.4% 0 0.0% 14 41.2% 16 7 43.8% 0 0.0% 14 87.5% 13 81.3% 0 0.0% 2 12.5% 27 3 11.1% 1 3.7% 24 88.9% 16 59.3% 0 0.0% 7 25.9% 147 50 35.5% 10 7.1% 136 96.5% 114 80.9% 0 0.0% 59 41.8% other purposes # % 9 47.4% 7 50.0% 14 45.2% 9 26.5% 5 31.3% 11 40.7% 55 39.0% Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number receiving revenues from occupation tax authorized by state law # % 24 22 91.7% 15 11 73.3% 31 20 64.5% 34 17 50.0% 16 7 43.8% 27 7 25.9% 147 84 57.1% Number using following methods to assess occupation tax: flat fee # % number of employees # % gross receipts # % 5 22.7% 13 59.1% 12 54.5% 3 27.3% 9 81.8% 0 0.0% 12 60.0% 12 60.0% 2 10.0% 3 17.6% 14 82.4% 2 11.8% 4 57.1% 4 57.1% 0 0.0% 3 42.9% 5 71.4% 0 0.0% 30 35.7% 57 67.9% 16 19.0% profitability ratios # % 5 22.7% 1 9.1% 1 5.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 8.3% Number amending occupation tax in either 2003 or 2004? # % 2 9.1% 2 18.2% 3 15.0% 0 0.0% 1 14.3% 3 42.9% 11 13.1% 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 86.7% 24 77.4% 20 58.8% 10 62.5% 10 37.0% 97 66.0% Section 5.f - Summary 2012 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 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 --- --- water or sewer Yes --Yes --Yes Yes ----------------------------Yes Yes ----- Population Group B Barrow Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Bulloch Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Camden --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Catoosa Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Dougherty Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Effingham --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Glynn --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Gordon 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 --- --- 2009 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes 2010 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 Yes --- Yes Yes --- 210 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 2011 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 --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2006 Yes Yes --- 2009 No Yes --- 1995 No Yes --- 1995 Yes Yes --- 2012 No Yes --- 0 Yes Yes (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 1 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton 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 --- water or sewer ----Yes ----Yes Yes Population Group C Baldwin --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Bryan Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Chattooga --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Coffee --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Colquitt --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Gilmer Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Grady Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Habersham --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Haralson --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Harris --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Hart --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Jones Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Laurens --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Lee Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Lumpkin Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Madison Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Monroe --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Oconee Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Peach Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Pickens Yes --- --- --- --- --- Polk --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Stephens --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Sumter Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Tattnall --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Thomas --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Does the government collect occupation tax? If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax? flat fee number of employees gross receipts profitability ratios Year in which occupation tax was last amended? Does government have regulatory fees? Does government have user fees? Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2004 No No Yes --- Yes --- --- 1993 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 1978 Yes 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 --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- 1995 No Yes --- 1996 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2005 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 2005 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2006 Yes Yes --- 2006 No No --- 2000 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2009 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 1998 Yes Yes --- 2001 Yes Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 1994 Yes Yes --- 1995 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2004 No No --- 0 No No --- 0 Yes No --- 0 No Yes --- 2005 Yes Yes (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White 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 --- water or sewer Yes --Yes --Yes --- Population Group D Appling Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Banks --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Ben Hill Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Berrien --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Brantley --- --- Yes --- --- --- Brooks --- --- Yes --- --- --- Burke --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Butts Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Cook --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Crisp --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Dade Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Dawson Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Dodge --- --- Yes --- --- --- Elbert --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Emanuel --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Fannin --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Franklin --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Greene Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Jeff Davis --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Jefferson --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Lamar --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Long --- --- Yes Yes --- --- McDuffie --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Meriwether --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Mitchell Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Morgan 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 --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- 0 No Yes --- 2010 No Yes --- 1995 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 2009 No No --- 1999 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 2012 Yes 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 --- 1998 No Yes --- 1994 No No --- 1995 No Yes --- 2006 Yes Yes --- 1995 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 2007 Yes Yes (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington 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 --- water or sewer 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 --- No --- Yes --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- 2006 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 0 Yes Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No Population Group E Bacon Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Bleckley Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Candler Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Charlton --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Crawford --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Dooly --- --- --- Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Early --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- Evans Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Lanier --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Macon --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- McIntosh --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Pulaski --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- Screven Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Towns Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- Wilkes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 Yes Yes --- 2011 No Yes --- 2011 No Yes --- 2004 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 2000 No Yes --- 2007 No Yes --- 2011 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 1994 No No --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes Population Group F Atkinson --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Calhoun --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Clinch --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Georgetown-Quitman --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Glascock --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Hancock --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Irwin --- --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No No (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1) roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- 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? Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- 2004 Yes Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 1998 Yes Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 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 --- 2007 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 2004 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 2011 No No (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 5 2012 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 17 70.8% 3 12.5% 22 91.7% 11 45.8% 15 6 40.0% 0 0.0% 13 86.7% 6 40.0% 31 13 41.9% 1 3.2% 27 87.1% 14 45.2% 34 22 64.7% 0 0.0% 31 91.2% 23 67.6% 16 10 62.5% 1 6.3% 15 93.8% 8 50.0% 27 8 29.6% 0 0.0% 25 92.6% 8 29.6% 147 76 51.7% 5 3.4% 133 90.5% 70 47.6% local government # % 12 50.0% 3 20.0% 9 29.0% 15 44.1% 5 31.3% 8 29.6% 52 35.4% 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 15 31 34 16 27 147 Number of governments with full-time economic developer # % 15 62.5% 7 46.7% 14 45.2% 24 70.6% 4 25.0% 7 25.9% 71 48.3% 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 6.7% 1 6.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 6.5% 2 6.5% 3 8.8% 4 11.8% 8 23.5% 4 11.8% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 2 12.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 2 7.4% 0 0.0% 4 2.7% 7 4.8% 15 10.2% 8 5.4% QuickStart # % 4 16.7% 5 33.3% 8 25.8% 11 32.4% 1 6.3% 3 11.1% 32 21.8% subsidies # % 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 2 6.5% 1 2.9% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 5 3.4% Section 6.a - Summary 2012 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 Glynn Gordon 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 --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- 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 --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Always Most of time Always Always Never Yes --- --- --- 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 Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never --- No Never Never Never Never Always Never --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Page 6.a - 1 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction? local chamber multijurisdictional chamber development authority joint development authority local government no economic development activities undertaken Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Always Always Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Never Never Never Never Never 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 --- No Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always --- --- 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 --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Always Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Most of time Always Always Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time --- --- --- --- Yes --- No Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Page 6.a - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction? local chamber multijurisdictional chamber development authority joint development authority local government no economic development activities undertaken Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Never --- Yes Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Never --- --- Sometimes Never Never Never Always Never --- 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 --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Always Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Always Always Always Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Always Always Always Always Always Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- No 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 Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes 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 --- 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 Most of time Never Always Most of time Most of time Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes 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 --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Page 6.a - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington Worth Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction? local chamber multijurisdictional chamber development authority joint development authority local government no economic development activities undertaken Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Always Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Always Most of time Always Most of time Always Most of time Population Group E Bacon --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Bleckley Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Candler Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Charlton Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Crawford --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Cusseta-Chattahoochee Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Dooly Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Early Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Always Evans --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Lanier Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Macon --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Never McIntosh Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Pulaski Yes --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Screven --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Towns Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Wilkes --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Population Group F Atkinson --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Always Never Calhoun --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never Clinch --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Georgetown-Quitman --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Glascock --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Hancock --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Irwin Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Page 6.a - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group F Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction? local chamber multijurisdictional chamber development authority joint development authority local government no economic development activities undertaken Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time 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 --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Never Never Most of time Most of time Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Page 6.a - 5 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 24 B 15 C 31 D 34 E 16 F 27 Total 147 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% 4 16.7% 5 20.8% 0 0.0% 1 6.7% 0 0.0% 3 20.0% 4 26.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.2% 5 16.1% 0 0.0% 1 2.9% 2 5.9% 3 8.8% 9 26.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 31.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 0 0.0% 2 1.4% 3 2.0% 11 7.5% 29 19.7% waiver of regulations # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.7% waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments # % 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 1 3.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 1.4% other # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.2% 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 1.4% 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% 4 16.7% 15 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.7% 1 6.7% 4 26.7% 31 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.2% 1 3.2% 7 22.6% 34 2 5.9% 2 5.9% 4 11.8% 4 11.8% 7 20.6% 16 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 27 1 3.7% 1 3.7% 1 3.7% 1 3.7% 3 11.1% 147 3 2.0% 4 2.7% 7 4.8% 8 5.4% 26 17.7% Section 6.b - Summary 2012 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 Sometimes Always Always Sometimes 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 Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Always Sometimes 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 Never Sometimes 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 Most of time 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? low-interest land (at little or deferred or no cost) payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes 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 Never Sometimes 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 Sometimes 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 Never Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Never Most of time Population Group B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Glynn Gordon Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Always Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Always Most of time Page 6.b - 1 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.) tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? low-interest land (at little or deferred or no cost) payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Sometimes Always Never Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Always Never Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes --- Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Always Never Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Always Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Always Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time 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 Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Never Most of time Never Always Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Page 6.b - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.) tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? low-interest land (at little or deferred or no cost) payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time 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 Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes 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 Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Always Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never 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 Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Never Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Page 6.b - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington Worth How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.) tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? low-interest land (at little or deferred or no cost) payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Never Never --Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Always Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Always Most of time Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes --Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Always Never Always Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Lanier Macon McIntosh Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never --Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Always Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Population Group F Atkinson Calhoun Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Always Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Page 6.b - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group F Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.) tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? low-interest land (at little or deferred or no cost) payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes --- Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes --- Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- Never Always Always Never Never Sometimes Never --Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never Never Most of time Page 6.b - 5 2012 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% 2 8.3% 1 4.2% 1 4.2% 3 12.5% 5 20.8% 0 0.0% 15 0 0.0% 3 20.0% 1 6.7% 0 0.0% 3 20.0% 4 26.7% 0 0.0% 31 1 3.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.2% 1 3.2% 4 12.9% 1 3.2% 34 1 2.9% 2 5.9% 1 2.9% 2 5.9% 3 8.8% 8 23.5% 0 0.0% 16 1 6.3% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 27 0 0.0% 2 7.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 0 0.0% 147 3 2.0% 10 6.8% 3 2.0% 4 2.7% 10 6.8% 23 15.6% 1 0.7% waiver or reduction of required fees of assessments # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.7% other # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.7% Number Group reporting A 24 B 15 C 31 D 34 E 16 F 27 Total 147 Number of counties collecting the additional mill of ad valorem tax for economic development # % 2 8.3% 0 0.0% 3 9.7% 5 14.7% 2 12.5% 4 14.8% 16 10.9% Number collecting the additional mill for the following purpose: county development authority # % Multi-jurisdictional development authority # % Other # % 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 4 80.0% 3 150.0% 5 125.0% 16 100.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% Section 6.c - Summary 2012 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 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 Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes 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 Never Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Always Sometimes 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 Never Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Always Never Most of time Always Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Always 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 Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never 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 County DA 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 Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes --- No --- Effingham Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- No --- Glynn Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Always Always Never Never --- No --- Gordon Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never --- No --- Page 6.c - 1 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments other Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes --- No --- Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Most of time --- No --- Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never No --- Never Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never No --- Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never --- Never No --- Never Always Never Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Sometimes --- No --- Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never --- No --- Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes --------------Never --Never Never --------Never ------Never --------Always No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- Page 6.c - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group C Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Emanuel Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments other Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never --Never Most of time Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never ------Never ----- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never --- No Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- 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 Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Always --- 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 Sometimes Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes --- No --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- Never Never --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time --- No Never Never Never Never Sometimes Always Never Never --- No Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes --- No ----------County DA ----------------Both --------County DA County DA ----------- Page 6.c - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington Worth How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Always Most of time Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never 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 ----- 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 No County DA Candler Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes --- Sometimes Sometimes --- No --- Charlton Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never --- No --- Crawford Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes --- 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 --- Lanier Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never --- No --- Macon Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- No --- McIntosh Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes --- Yes County DA 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 Calhoun Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Always Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never --Never ----------- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA Page 6.c - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group F Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes 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 ----Never Never ------------------- 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 --- No --- Page 6.c - 5 2012 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 15 31 34 16 27 147 Number with constitutional development authority # % 17 70.8% 6 40.0% 20 64.5% 21 61.8% 11 68.8% 14 51.9% 89 60.5% 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 33.3% 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% 1 9.1% 1 7.1% 5 5.6% other amount # % 2 11.8% 0 0.0% 5 25.0% 7 33.3% 4 36.4% 4 28.6% 22 24.7% none # % 14 82.4% 5 83.3% 16 80.0% 15 71.4% 6 54.5% 11 78.6% 67 75.3% 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% 13 86.7% 25 80.6% 30 88.2% 14 87.5% 16 59.3% 121 61.9% 22 95.7% 12 92.3% 20 80.0% 25 83.3% 8 57.1% 4 25.0% 91 75.2% Page 6.d - Summary 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group A Augusta/Richmond Athens-Clarke Bartow Bibb Cherokee Coweta Columbia Clayton Chatham Columbus/Muscogee Carroll Cobb DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Fayette Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Population Group B Bulloch Barrow Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Gordon Glynn Jackson Liberty Rockdale 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 Yes None Yes None No --- No --- No --- Yes Other No --- Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes None No --- No --- No --- Yes None Yes None Yes One mill Yes None Yes None 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 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 $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 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes None No None No --- Yes None Yes Two mills No --- No --- Yes None Yes Two mills 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 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Page 6.d - 1 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Hart Harris Habersham Haralson Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Monroe Madison Oconee Peach Polk Pickens Stephens Sumter Tift Tattnall Toombs Thomas Upson Ware Wayne White 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 --- Yes None No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes None No Other No --- Yes Other Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None No --- Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None No None No --- Yes None Yes One mill Yes None No --- Yes Other No --- No None Yes None Yes None Yes Other Yes One mill No --- Yes None Yes None Yes Other Yes None Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- 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 No --- No --- 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 Less than $10,000 No --- No --- Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Page 6.d - 2 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Appling Ben Hill Brooks Berrien Banks Brantley Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Emanuel Elbert Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Lamar Long Meriwether Mitchell Morgan McDuffie Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Washington Population Group E Bleckley 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 None Yes None Yes Other No --- Yes None Yes Other No --- Yes None No --- Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes Other Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None Yes None Yes Other No --- No --- Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None Yes Other Yes Other Yes Other No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- 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 No $11,000 - $25,000 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 $11,000 - $25,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Less than $10,000 No --- Yes None Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Page 6.d - 3 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Does government have a constitutional development authority? If government has a constitutional development authority, what amount of ad valorem tax is dedicated to the authority? If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget process? What is the range of the government's level of financial support? Population Group E Bacon Yes Candler Yes Cusseta-Chattahoochee No Charlton No Crawford Yes Dooly Yes Evans Yes Early --- Lanier Yes McIntosh Yes Macon No Pulaski Yes Screven Yes Towns Yes Wilkes No Other None ----None None None --None One mill --Other Other Other --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 --- --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Population Group F Atkinson No Calhoun No Clinch Yes Glascock Yes Georgetown-Quitman No Hancock Yes Irwin Yes Johnson Yes Jenkins Yes Lincoln No Marion Yes Miller No Montgomery Yes Randolph No Schley Yes Stewart No Talbot No Twiggs Yes Turner Yes Treutlen No ----Other None --None One mill None Other --None --Other --None ----None None None No --- Yes Less than $10,000 No --- Yes Less than $10,000 No --- Yes $26,000 - $50,000 No --- Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No --- Yes Less than $10,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No --- No --- No --- Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Page 6.d - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group F Taliaferro Taylor Webster Unified Warren Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Does government have a constitutional development authority? If government has a constitutional development authority, what amount of ad valorem tax is dedicated to the authority? If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget process? What is the range of the government's level of financial support? No --- Yes None Yes None No --- No Other Yes None No --- No --- Yes $26,000 - $50,000 No --- Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 No --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Page 6.d - 5 2012 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 15 31 34 16 27 147 Questions refer to the operation of a county police department Number of counties operating police department # % Number with county government providing handguns to officers # % Number assigning patrol shifts by number of hours 8 hours # % 9 hours # % 10 hours # % 8 33.3% 8 100.0% 4 50.0% 1 12.5% 2 25.0% 4 26.7% 3 75.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 2 6.5% 2 100.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 10.2% 14 100.0% 6 40.0% 1 6.7% 3 20.0% 12 hours # % 1 12.5% 2 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 5 33.3% other # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Number with "One Car, One Driver rule" # % 5 62.5% 4 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 12 80.0% If more than one driver per car, maximum number of drivers 3 --- --- --- --- --- 3 Section 7.a - Summary 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Population Group A Augusta/Richmond Athens-Clarke Bartow Bibb Cherokee Coweta Columbia Clayton Chatham Columbus/Muscogee Carroll Cobb DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Fayette Gwinnett Hall Henry 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 --- --- Yes Govt. provides 8 Hours No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 8 Hours No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 12 Hours No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Govt. provides 10 Hours No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 8 Hours No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 9 Hours No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 10 Hours No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Population Group B Bulloch No Barrow No Camden No Catoosa No Dougherty Yes Effingham No Gordon No Glynn Yes --------Govt. provides ----Govt. provides --------12 Hours ----10 Hours Page 7.a - 1 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? --Yes ----------No --Yes --No No ----Yes --Yes --Yes --------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? --------------2.0 ------3.0 3.0 ----------------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Jackson Liberty Rockdale 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 --- --- Yes Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Officer provides 8 Hours No --- --- Population Group C Baldwin No Bryan No Chattooga No Coffee No Colquitt No Gilmer No Grady No Hart No Harris No Habersham No Haralson No Jones No Laurens No Lee No Lumpkin No Monroe No Madison No Oconee No Peach No Polk Yes Pickens No Stephens No Sumter No Tift No Tattnall No Toombs 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Thomas Upson Ware Wayne White Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 8 Hours No --- --- No --- --- Population Group D Appling No --- --- Ben Hill No --- --- Brooks No --- --- Berrien No --- --- Banks No --- --- Brantley No --- --- Burke No --- --- Butts No --- --- Cook No --- --- Crisp No --- --- Dade No --- --- Dawson No --- --- Dodge No --- --- Emanuel No --- --- Elbert No --- --- Fannin No --- --- Franklin No --- --- Greene No --- --- Jeff Davis No --- --- Jefferson No --- --- Lamar No --- --- Long No --- --- Meriwether No --- --- Mitchell No --- --- Morgan No --- --- McDuffie No --- --- Pierce No --- --- Pike 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? ----------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Washington Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Population Group E Bleckley No --- --- Bacon No --- --- Candler No --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee No --- --- Charlton No --- --- Crawford No --- --- Dooly No --- --- Evans No --- --- Early No --- --- Lanier No --- --- McIntosh No --- --- Macon No --- --- Pulaski No --- --- Screven No --- --- Towns No --- --- Wilkes No --- --- Population Group F Atkinson No --- --- Calhoun No --- --- Clinch No --- --- Glascock No --- --- Georgetown-Quitman No --- --- Hancock No --- --- Irwin No --- --- Johnson No --- --- Jenkins No --- --- Lincoln No --- --- Page 7.a - 4 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Twiggs Turner Treutlen Taliaferro Taylor Webster Unified Warren Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 12 Hours No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? --------------Yes ------------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----------------------------------- Page 7.a - 5 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 24 B 15 C 31 D 34 E 16 F 27 Total 147 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 # % 23 95.8% 7 29.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16 66.7% 14 93.3% 3 20.0% 1 6.7% 0 0.0% 11 73.3% 29 93.5% 2 6.5% 1 3.2% 0 0.0% 28 90.3% 28 82.4% 2 5.9% 1 2.9% 1 2.9% 30 88.2% 11 68.8% 2 12.5% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 13 81.3% 17 63.0% 7 25.9% 2 7.4% 0 0.0% 18 66.7% 122 83.0% 23 15.6% 6 4.1% 1 0.7% 116 78.9% 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" # % 12 50.0% 14 93.3% 27 87.1% 31 91.2% 15 93.8% 24 88.9% 123 83.7% If more than one driver per car, maximum number of drivers 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 Section 7.b - Summary 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ... Jurisdiction Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies For the majority of the sheriff's deputies, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? Does sheriff's department have "One car, One driver rule"? Population Group A Augusta/Richmond Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Athens-Clarke Govt. provides 8 Hours No Bartow Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Bibb Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Cherokee Govt. provides 12 Hours No Coweta Govt. provides 12 Hours No Columbia Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Clayton Govt. provides 12 Hours No Chatham Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Columbus/Muscogee Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Carroll Govt. provides 12 Hours No Cobb Govt. provides 8 Hours No DeKalb Govt. provides Other No Douglas Govt. provides 12 Hours No Forsyth Govt. provides 12 Hours No Fulton Govt. provides 8 Hours No Fayette Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Gwinnett Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Hall Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Henry Govt. provides 8 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 8 Hours Yes Catoosa Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Dougherty Govt. provides 9 Hours No Effingham Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Gordon Govt. provides 12 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 ----3.0 2.0 --2.0 ----1.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 --------2.0 ----2.0 --------2.0 ------- 2012 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"? Jackson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Liberty Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Rockdale Govt. provides 8 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 Chattooga Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Coffee Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Colquitt Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Gilmer Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Grady Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Hart Govt. provides 9 Hours Yes Harris Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Habersham Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Haralson Officer provides 12 Hours No Jones Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Laurens Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Lee Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Lumpkin Govt. provides 12 Hours No Monroe Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Madison Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Oconee Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Peach Other 12 Hours Yes Polk Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Pickens Govt. provides 12 Hours No Stephens Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Sumter Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Tift Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Tattnall Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Toombs 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 ----------- 2012 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"? Thomas Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Upson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Ware Govt. provides 12 Hours No Wayne Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes White Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Population Group D Appling Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Ben Hill Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Brooks Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Berrien Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Banks Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Brantley Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Burke Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Butts Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Cook Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Crisp Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Dade Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Dawson Govt. provides 12 Hours No Dodge Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Emanuel Govt. provides 12 Hours No Elbert Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Fannin Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Franklin Govt. provides 9 Hours Yes Greene Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Jeff Davis Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Jefferson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Lamar Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Long Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Meriwether Govt. provides 10 Hours Yes Mitchell Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Morgan Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes McDuffie Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Pierce Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Pike 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 ----------------------------- 2012 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"? Putnam Other 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 Washington Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Population Group E Bleckley Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Bacon Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Candler Officer provides 8 Hours Yes Cusseta-Chattahooch Officer provides 8 Hours Yes Charlton Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Crawford Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Dooly Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Evans Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Early Govt. provides 12 Hours No Lanier Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes McIntosh Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Macon Govt. provides 9 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 Calhoun Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Clinch Officer provides 9 Hours Yes Glascock Other 8 Hours Yes Georgetown-Quitman Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Hancock Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Irwin Officer provides 8 Hours Yes Johnson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Jenkins Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Lincoln 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 --------------- --------------------- 2012 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"? Marion Officer provides 8 Hours No Miller Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Montgomery Officer provides 12 Hours No Randolph Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Schley Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Stewart Officer provides 9 Hours Yes Talbot Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Twiggs Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Turner Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Treutlen Govt. provides 8 Hours Yes Taliaferro Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Taylor Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Webster Unified Officer provides 8 Hours Yes Warren Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Wheeler Officer provides 12 Hours Yes Wilcox Officer provides 12 Hours No Wilkinson Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? 2.0 --2.0 ------------------------2.0 --- Page 7.b - 5 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.c: Public Safety - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number of governments operating Number a jail facility reporting # % 24 24 100.0% 15 15 100.0% 31 31 100.0% 34 33 97.1% 16 15 93.8% 27 21 77.8% 147 139 94.6% Number of these governments owning the facility they operate # % 24 100.0% 15 100.0% 31 100.0% 33 97.1% 14 87.5% 21 77.8% 138 93.9% Number of governments adding the 10% fee to court fines (1) # % 23 95.8% 14 93.3% 31 100.0% 31 91.2% 14 87.5% 25 92.6% 138 93.9% Number with ISO rating of 4 or better # % 14 58.3% 6 40.0% 1 3.2% 2 5.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 23 15.6% Number of fire stations that the government supports: minimum maximum Number of governments using volunteers for fire fighting duties # % Number of these departments as allvolunteers departments # % Number of departments with fire fighting personnel working on scheduled shifts Number of fire fighting personnel on duty on any shift: # % minimum maximum 0 30 9 37.5% 0 0.0% 22 91.7% 2 203 5 19 11 73.3% 2 18.2% 12 80.0% 8 51 0 19 29 93.5% 10 34.5% 17 54.8% 0 24 5 15 33 97.1% 19 57.6% 15 44.1% 1 36 1 10 16 100.0% 11 68.8% 5 31.3% 1 4 0 10 25 92.6% 23 92.0% 2 7.4% 0 50 0 30 123 83.7% 65 52.8% 73 49.7% 0 203 (1) Number of governments adding the additional 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines. Section 7.c - Summary 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.c: Public Safety Jurisdiction Population Group A Augusta/Richmond Athens-Clarke Bartow Bibb Cherokee Coweta Columbia Clayton Chatham Columbus/Muscogee Carroll Cobb DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Fulton Fayette Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding Whitfield Does the government operate a jail? What entity owns this jail? Government add the 10% fee onto court fines? (1) What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)? Number of fire stations supported by the govt.? Yes Own govt. Yes 4 19 Yes Own govt. Yes 2 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 14 Yes Own govt. No 3 8 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 24 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 15 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 16 Yes Own govt. Yes 3 14 Yes Own govt. Yes 3 0 Yes Own govt. Yes 2 14 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 13 Yes Own govt. Yes 3 29 Yes Own govt. Yes 3 26 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 12 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 10 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 30 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 14 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 13 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 8 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 18 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 11 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 10 Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting duties? Is the fire department all-volunteer? No --- No No Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No No --- No --- Yes No No --- No No No No Yes No No No No No No --- No No No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes No Population Group B Bulloch Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Barrow Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Camden Yes Own govt. Yes 3 Catoosa Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Dougherty Yes Own govt. No 2 Effingham Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Gordon Yes Own govt. Yes 6 12 Yes Yes 6 No No 9 No No 7 Yes No 5 No No 10 Yes No 11 Yes No (1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines? Page 7.c - 1 Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts? What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? Yes 72 Yes 51 Yes 31 Yes 4 Yes 86 Yes 40 Yes 3 Yes 123 --- --- Yes 108 Yes 24 Yes 150 Yes 203 Yes 40 Yes 40 Yes 43 Yes 34 Yes 186 Yes 81 Yes 87 Yes 2 No --- Yes 37 Yes 15 No --- Yes 27 Yes 26 Yes 12 Yes 51 Yes 8 Yes 8 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.c: Public Safety Jurisdiction Population Group B Glynn Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Does the government operate a jail? What entity owns this jail? Government add the 10% fee onto court fines? (1) What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)? Number of fire stations supported by the govt.? Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting duties? Is the fire department all-volunteer? Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 7 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 8 Yes No 9 Yes No 10 Yes Yes 9 No No 7 Yes No 12 Yes No 19 Yes No 11 Yes No Population Group C Baldwin Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Bryan Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Chattooga Yes Own govt. Yes 8 Coffee Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Colquitt Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Gilmer Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Grady Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Hart Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Harris Yes Own govt. Yes 8 Habersham Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Haralson Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Jones Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Laurens Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Lee Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Lumpkin Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Monroe Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Madison Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Oconee Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Peach Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Polk Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Pickens Yes Own govt. Yes 7 Stephens Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Sumter Yes Own govt. Yes 5 8 Yes No 9 Yes No 11 Yes No 19 Yes No 0 No --- 16 Yes No 10 Yes Yes 8 Yes No 12 Yes Yes 9 Yes No 10 Yes No 10 Yes No 14 Yes No 5 Yes No 6 Yes No 12 Yes No 11 Yes Yes 7 Yes Yes 6 Yes No 9 Yes Yes 8 Yes No 7 Yes Yes 4 Yes No (1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines? Page 7.c - 2 Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts? What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? Yes 41 No --- No --- Yes 33 Yes 23 Yes 16 Yes 10 Yes 15 Yes 10 Yes 4 No --- Yes 3 No --- Yes 9 No --- Yes 2 No --- Yes 5 Yes 11 No 0 Yes 5 Yes 10 Yes 11 Yes 15 No --- No --- Yes 5 No --- Yes 4 No --- Yes 24 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.c: Public Safety Jurisdiction Population Group C Tift Tattnall Toombs Thomas Upson Ware Wayne White Does the government operate a jail? What entity owns this jail? Government add the 10% fee onto court fines? (1) What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)? Number of fire stations supported by the govt.? Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting duties? Is the fire department all-volunteer? Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes --- Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 8 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 10 Yes No 0 No Yes 6 Yes Yes 15 Yes No 7 Yes Yes 9 Yes No 6 Yes Yes 8 Yes No Population Group D Appling Yes Own govt. Yes --- Ben Hill Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Brooks Yes Own govt. Yes 3 Berrien Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Banks Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Brantley Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Burke Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Butts Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Cook Yes Own govt. Yes --- Crisp Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Dade Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Dawson Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Dodge Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Emanuel Yes Own govt. No 9 Elbert Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Fannin Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Franklin Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Greene Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Jeff Davis Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Jefferson Yes Own govt. Yes 8 Lamar Yes Own govt. Yes 7 Long No --- Yes 5 Meriwether Yes Own govt. Yes 9 10 Yes Yes 6 Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes 7 Yes Yes 11 Yes No 9 Yes Yes 12 No --- 5 Yes No 7 Yes Yes 6 Yes No 7 Yes No 8 Yes No 9 Yes Yes 13 Yes Yes 12 Yes Yes 14 Yes Yes 12 Yes Yes 9 Yes Yes 5 Yes No 8 Yes Yes 7 Yes No 6 Yes No 13 Yes Yes (1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines? Page 7.c - 3 Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts? What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? Yes 10 --- --- No --- Yes 12 No --- Yes 4 No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes 9 No --- Yes 36 Yes 12 No --- Yes 5 Yes 2 Yes 12 No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes 2 No --- Yes 1 Yes 2 No --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.c: Public Safety Jurisdiction Population Group D Mitchell Morgan McDuffie Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Worth Washington Does the government operate a jail? What entity owns this jail? Government add the 10% fee onto court fines? (1) What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)? Number of fire stations supported by the govt.? Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting duties? Is the fire department all-volunteer? Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. No 7 Yes Own govt. No 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 7 12 Yes Yes 15 Yes No 6 Yes No 8 Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes 11 Yes No 12 Yes No 7 Yes Yes 12 Yes No 14 Yes No 9 Yes Yes Population Group E Bleckley Yes Own govt. Yes 8 Bacon Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Candler Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Cusseta-Chattahoochee Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Charlton Yes Private Yes 9 Crawford Yes Own govt. No 7 Dooly Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Evans Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Early Yes Own govt. No 9 Lanier No --- Yes 9 McIntosh Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Macon Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Pulaski Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Screven Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Towns Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Wilkes Yes Own govt. Yes 8 6 Yes Yes 7 Yes No 1 Yes No 2 Yes Yes 5 Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes 7 Yes Yes 7 Yes Yes 10 Yes Yes 7 Yes Yes 9 Yes Yes 5 Yes Yes 4 Yes No 9 Yes No 6 Yes No 10 Yes Yes Population Group F Atkinson Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Calhoun Yes Own govt. Yes 9 2 Yes Yes 1 Yes Yes Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts? No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? --2 4 ----3 2 --2 2 --- --3 1 ------------------2 2 4 --- ----- (1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines? Page 7.c - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.c: Public Safety Jurisdiction Does the government operate a jail? What entity owns this jail? Government add the 10% fee onto court fines? (1) Population Group F Clinch Yes Own govt. Yes Glascock No Other govt. Yes Georgetown-Quitman No Other govt. Yes Hancock Yes Own govt. Yes Irwin Yes Own govt. No Johnson Yes Own govt. Yes Jenkins Yes Own govt. Yes Lincoln Yes Own govt. Yes Marion Yes Own govt. Yes Miller Yes Own govt. Yes Montgomery No --- Yes Randolph Yes Own govt. Yes Schley Yes Own govt. Yes Stewart Yes Own govt. No Talbot Yes Own govt. Yes Twiggs Yes Own govt. Yes Turner Yes Own govt. Yes Treutlen Yes Own govt. Yes Taliaferro No --- Yes Taylor Yes Own govt. Yes Webster Unified No --- Yes Warren No --- Yes Wheeler Yes Own govt. Yes Wilcox Yes Own govt. Yes Wilkinson Yes Own govt. Yes What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)? 9 8 9 9 6 9 5 9 7 6 5 9 9 7 7 9 9 6 9 9 6 9 9 9 --- Number of fire stations supported by the govt.? 1 4 4 5 5 10 1 5 --4 6 8 1 3 7 4 7 4 3 6 4 6 3 0 9 Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting duties? Is the fire department all-volunteer? Yes Yes No --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No --- Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts? No No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? ------50 ----4 ----------2 ------0 ----------------- (1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines? Page 7.c - 5 2012 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 15 C 31 D 34 E 16 F 27 Total 147 Number electing/appointing the chief executive/commission chair by the following methods: popular vote # % vote of commission # % no CEO/chair # % 21 87.5% 3 12.5% 0 11 73.3% 4 26.7% 0 17 54.8% 13 41.9% 1 0.0% 0.0% 3.2% 20 58.8% 14 41.2% 0 8 50.0% 8 50.0% 0 12 44.4% 15 55.6% 0 89 60.5% 57 38.8% 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 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 # % # % # % # % 18 75.0% 3 12.5% 2 8.3% 1 4.2% 11 73.3% 2 13.3% 1 6.7% 1 6.7% 22 71.0% 6 19.4% 1 3.2% 2 6.5% 26 76.5% 7 20.6% 0 12 75.0% 1 6.3% 0 23 85.2% 3 11.1% 1 112 76.2% 22 15.0% 5 0.0% 0.0% 3.7% 3.4% 1 2.9% 3 18.8% 0 0.0% 8 5.4% Excluding the CEO or chair, what are the minimum and maximum number of seats on the board? (1) minimum maximum 3 10 2 6 2 7 2 5 4 6 2 5 2 10 (1) - May show a '0' for those counties having a sole commissioner. Section 8 - Summary 2012 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 Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Popular vote By district 10 Popular vote By district 10 Popular vote 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 Popular vote District/at-large 10 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 7 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission At-large 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 Popular vote Popular vote Page 8 - 1 By district By district By district By district By district By district District/at-large At-large By district By district 6 6 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 6 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group B Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Popular vote At-large 2 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 Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote No CEO Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Page 8 - 2 By district By district not applicable 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 At-large District/at-large not applicable At-large At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district By district 4 5 --4 6 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 --5 4 4 5 7 6 4 4 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group C 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 Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote 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 Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Page 8 - 3 By district At-large By district By district At-large By district By district By district By district By district At-large 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 By district At-large By district not applicable 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 4 5 --- 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group D Washington Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Lanier Macon McIntosh Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F Atkinson Calhoun Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph 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 Popular vote not applicable --- Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission At-large 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district --- Vote of commission By district 5 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 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 Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission By district By district By district At-large At-large By district By district By district By district By district District/at-large By district By district By district Page 8 - 4 5 4 5 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group F Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Popular vote 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 4 Popular vote By district 2 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 2 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Page 8 - 5 2012 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 15 C 31 D 34 E 16 F 27 Total 147 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% 21 87.5% 12 50.0% 8 33.3% 15 100.0% 15 100.0% 13 86.7% 3 20.0% 3 20.0% 30 96.8% 30 100.0% 21 70.0% 6 20.0% 0 0.0% 29 85.3% 28 96.6% 15 51.7% 0 0.0% 4 13.8% 6 37.5% 10 166.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16 59.3% 14 87.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 120 81.6% 121 100.8% 70 58.3% 70 58.3% 16 13.3% car tags and renewals # % 20 83.3% 10 66.7% 8 26.7% 5 17.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 43 35.8% other # % 12 50.0% 7 46.7% 8 26.7% 3 10.3% 2 33.3% 1 6.3% 33 27.5% Number of governments maintaining general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public # % 17 70.8% 11 73.3% 14 45.2% 21 61.8% 9 56.3% 13 48.1% 85 57.8% Section 9 - Summary 2012 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 --- --- 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 --- 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 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group B Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Oconee 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.glynncounty.org Yes www.gordoncounty.org Yes www.jacksoncountygov.com Yes www.libertycountyga.com Yes www.rockdalecounty.org Yes www.SpaldingCounty.com Yes www.troupcountyga.org Yes www.walkerga.us Yes www.waltoncountyga.gov Yes www.baldwincountyga.com Yes www.bryancountyga.org Yes www.chattoogacountyga.com Yes www.coffeecountygov.com Yes www.ccboc.com Yes www.gilmercounty-ga.gov Yes www.gradycountyga.gov Yes www.habershamga.com Yes www.haralsoncountyga.gov 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 Yes www.monroecountygeorgia.com Yes www.oconeecounty.com What online services does the county's website offer? General Utility bill information Tax payments payments Voter Car tags and registration renewals Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Page 9 - 2 Other --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 Yes customerservice@glynncounty-ga.gov No No No Yes customersatisfaction@rockdalecounty. org Yes Info@SpaldingCounty.com Yes troupboc@mindspring.com Yes www.walkerga.us Yes ltalbird@co.walton.ga.us Yes No --- Yes sshuman@bryan-county.org --- Yes chattcom@windstream.net --- No Yes Yes is@ccboc.com Yes No --- No Yes Yes jallison@habershamga.com --- No --- No --- No --- Yes mike.underwood@jonescountyga.org --- No --- Yes leecounty@lee.ga.us Yes Yes commissioner@lumpkincounty.gov --- Yes webmaster@madisonco.us --- No --- Yes contact@oconee.ga.us 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group C 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.peachcounty.net Yes www.pickenscountyga.gov Yes www.polkgeorgia.org Yes www.stephenscountyga.com Yes www.sumtercountyga.us No www. Yes www.thomascountyboc.org Yes www.tiftcounty.org Yes www.toombscountyga.gov Yes www.upsoncountyga.org Yes www.warecounty.com Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- 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 Franklin Greene Jeff Davis 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 in Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.fannincountyga.org Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes www.franklincountyga.com Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes www.greenecountyga.gov Yes Yes --- --- --- No www. --- --- --- --- --- 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 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 DLAMPKIN@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 --- Yes webmaster@dadecountyga.com --- Yes generalinquiries@dawsoncounty.org --- Yes dodgecounty@bellsouth.net --- No --- Yes emanboc@pineland.net --- No --- No --- No --- Yes jdcboc@bellsouth.net 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group D Jefferson Lamar Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington Worth Population Group E Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Crawford Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly Early Evans Lanier Macon McIntosh Pulaski Screven Towns Wilkes Population Group F 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.http://www.jeffersoncountyga.gov/ Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.lamarcountyga.com Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.longcountycommissioners.com --- --- --- --- --- Yes www.thomson-mcduffie.com Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes www.meriwethercountyga.org Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.mitchellcountygov.net Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes www.morganga.org Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.piercecountyga.org Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes www.pikecounty.ga.gov Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.putnamcountyga.us Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes www.rabuncountygov.com Yes Yes --- --- Yes No www. --- --- --- --- --- Yes www.unioncountyga.gov Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.washingtoncountyga.gov Yes --- --- --- --- Yes www.worthcountyboc.com Yes --- --- --- --- No www. Yes www.bleckley.org No www. No www. Yes www.crawfordcountyga.org Yes www.ugoccc.us No www. No www. No www. Yes www.laniercountyboc.com Yes www.maconcountyga.gov No www. No www. No www. Yes www.townscountyga.com No www. --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Other ------------------------------- --------------------Yes --------Yes Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address Yes info@jeffersoncountyga.gov Yes cdavidson@lamarcountyga.com No 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 Yes washboc@bellsouth.net No Yes rogerb@baconcounty.org Yes info@bleckley.org No No No Yes manager@ugoccc.us No No No Yes www.laniercountyboc.com Yes info@maconcountyga.gov Yes mcbc@darientel.net Yes pulaskico@comsouth.net No Yes townscommissioner@alltel.net Yes wilkescoboc@yahoo.com Page 9 - 4 2012 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group F Atkinson Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? Yes/No Web address Yes www.http://www.atkinsonga.org What online services does the county's website offer? General Utility bill information Tax payments payments Voter Car tags and registration renewals Yes --- --- --- --- Calhoun Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Schley Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Twiggs Warren Webster Unified Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Yes www.CALHOUNCOGA.COM Yes --- No www. --- --- Yes www.Georgetown-Quitman.org Yes --- 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. --- --- No www. --- --- Yes www.talbotcountyga.org Yes --- No www. --- --- Yes www.taylorcountyga.us Yes --- Yes www.soperton-treutlen.org Yes --- Yes www.turnercountyboc.org Yes --- Yes www.twiggscounty.us Yes --- No www. --- --- Yes webstercountyga.org --- --- No www. --- --- No www. --- --- Yes www.wilkinsoncounty.net Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Other --- ----------------------------------Yes ----------------- Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address Yes atkinson-ga.org t.guthrie@atkinson-ga.org n.ford@atkinson-ga.org n.lott@atkinson-ga.org No Yes clinchcounty@alltel.net Yes quitmanco@eufaula.rr.com 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 No No No Yes taylor@pstel.net No Yes turneradmin@windstream.net No Yes warrencoboc@classicsouth.net Yes websterco@windstream.net No No Yes bdofcomm@wilkinsoncounty.net Page 9 - 5 2012 County Government Information Catalog