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County Government Information Catalog
2014 Government Management Indicators Survey
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
2014 Government Management Indicators Survey
County Government Information Catalog
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNTY AFFAIRS
Office of Research and Surveys 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
December 2014
COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2014
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................i Alphabetical Index to counties .................................................................................I-1 to I-3 Chapter 1: Management Functions.............................................Section 1-Summary to Page 1-5 Chapter 2: Services Provided ..............................................Section 2.a-Summary to Page 2.b-5 Chapter 3: Public Facilities..................................................Section 3.a-Summary to Page 3.b-5 Chapter 4: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures...........Section 4.a-Summary to Page 4.d-6 Chapter 5: Financial Management Practices.............................Section 5.a-Summary to Page 5.f-5 Chapter 6: Economic Development Activities.........................Section 6.a-Summary to Page 6.d-5 Chapter 7: Public Safety.......................................................Section 7.a-Summary to Page 7.c-6 Chapter 8: Form of Government.............................................. Section 8-Summary to Page 8-5 Chapter 9: E-Government................................................ ...Section 9-Summary to Page 9-5
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: 2014
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 98 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 Bleckley 14 Brantley 15 Brooks 16 Bryan 17 Bulloch 18 Burke 19 Butts 20 Calhoun 21 Camden 22 Candler 23 Carroll 24 Catoosa 25 Charlton 26 Chatham 27 Chattooga
2014 Population Population group
18,440
D
121,265
A
8,290
F
202,003
A
11,216
E
3,341
F
46,039
C
18,415
D
71,453
B
101,273
A
17,515
D
19,048
D
12,771
E
18,292
D
15,516
D
33,157
C
71,214
B
22,923
D
23,361
D
6,523
F
51,476
B
10,937
E
112,355
A
65,311
B
13,255
E
278,434
A
25,138
C
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
* - Consolidated county/city government.
County
2014 Population Population group
28 Cherokee
225,106
A
29 Clay
3,045
F
30 Clayton
264,220
A
31 Clinch
6,795
F
32 Cobb
717,190
A
33 Coffee
43,220
C
34 Colquitt
46,275
C
35 Columbia
135,416
A
36 Columbus/Muscogee *
202,824
A
37 Cook
17,066
D
38 Coweta
133,180
A
39 Crawford
12,504
E
40 Crisp
23,336
D
41 Cusseta-Chattahoochee * 12,842
E
42 Dade
16,507
D
43 Dawson
22,686
D
44 Decatur
27,359
C
45 DeKalb
713,340
A
46 Dodge
21,221
D
47 Dooly
14,304
E
48 Dougherty
92,969
B
49 Douglas
136,379
A
50 Early
10,542
E
51 Echols *
4,057
F
52 Effingham
54,456
B
53 Elbert
19,599
D
54 Emanuel
22,867
D
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
I - 1
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Index to County Governments
County
55 Evans 56 Fannin 57 Fayette 58 Floyd 59 Forsyth 60 Franklin 61 Fulton 62 Georgetown-Quitman * 63 Gilmer 64 Glascock 65 Glynn 66 Gordon 67 Grady 68 Greene 69 Gwinnett 70 Habersham 71 Hall 72 Hancock 73 Haralson 74 Harris 75 Hart 76 Heard 77 Henry 78 Houston 79 Irwin 80 Jackson 81 Jasper
2014 Population Population group
10,833
E
23,760
D
108,365
A
95,821
B
195,405
A
22,009
D
984,293
A
2,367
F
28,579
C
3,102
F
81,508
B
55,757
B
25,278
C
16,321
D
859,304
A
43,300
C
187,745
A
8,879
F
28,495
C
32,663
C
25,446
C
11,558
E
211,128
A
147,658
A
9,427
F
61,044
B
13,601
E
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
* - Consolidated county/city government.
County
82 Jeff Davis 83 Jefferson 84 Jenkins 85 Johnson 86 Jones 87 Lamar 88 Lanier 89 Laurens 90 Lee 91 Liberty 92 Lincoln 93 Long 94 Lowndes 95 Lumpkin 96 Macon 97 Macon-Bibb * 98 Madison 99 Marion 100 McDuffie 101 McIntosh 102 Meriwether 103 Miller 104 Mitchell 105 Monroe 106 Montgomery 107 Morgan 108 Murray
I - 2
2014 Population Population group
15,004
D
16,320
D
9,269
F
9,767
F
28,569
C
17,959
D
10,408
E
47,999
C
29,071
C
64,135
B
7,751
F
16,624
D
112,916
A
30,918
C
14,009
E
154,721
A
28,057
C
8,640
F
21,565
D
14,007
E
21,232
D
5,932
F
23,045
D
26,984
C
9,021
F
17,781
D
39,267
C
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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
2014 Population Population group
102,446
A
34,035
C
14,548
E
146,950
A
27,014
C
29,584
C
18,938
D
17,796
D
41,183
C
11,542
E
21,371
D
16,235
D
7,197
F
86,919
B
5,089
F
14,240
E
8,945
F
63,829
B
25,683
C
5,868
F
31,364
C
6,456
F
1,703
F
25,526
C
8,464
F
16,591
D
9,022
F
Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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
2014 Population Population group
44,869
C
40,286
C
27,273
C
10,771
E
6,712
F
69,053
B
8,134
F
8,481
F
21,566
D
26,566
C
68,198
B
85,754
B
35,709
C
5,558
F
20,676
D
30,077
C
2,719
F
7,909
F
27,797
C
102,945
A
8,960
F
10,010
E
9,432
F
21,291
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
2014 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
#
%
25
25
100.0%
20
80.0%
23
92.0%
16
16
100.0%
9
56.3%
10
62.5%
32
32
100.0%
15
46.9%
19
59.4%
34
34
100.0%
19
55.9%
20
58.8%
18
18
100.0%
8
44.4%
7
38.9%
31
31
100.0%
19
61.3%
12
38.7%
156
156
100.0%
90
57.7%
91
58.3%
Geographic information
systems
#
%
20
80.0%
14
87.5%
15
46.9%
13
38.2%
5
27.8%
5
16.1%
72
46.2%
Issusing occupation tax
certificates
#
%
24
96.0%
12
75.0%
19
59.4%
20
58.8%
9
50.0%
15
48.4%
99
63.5%
Law enforcement
records
#
%
24
96.0%
16
100.0%
31
96.9%
33
97.1%
18
100.0%
31
100.0%
153
98.1%
Maintaining court records
#
%
25
100.0%
15
93.8%
31
96.9%
31
91.2%
16
88.9%
30
96.8%
148
94.9%
Number performing management functions in-house
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
25 16 32 34 18 31 156
Payroll preparation
#
%
Tax assessment
#
%
23
92.0%
24
14
87.5%
15
30
93.8%
29
30
88.2%
30
18
100.0%
16
29
93.5%
27
144
92.3%
141
96.0% 93.8% 90.6% 88.2% 88.9% 87.1% 90.4%
Tax billing
#
%
20
80.0%
13
81.3%
13
40.6%
19
55.9%
8
44.4%
19
61.3%
92
59.0%
Tax digest
#
%
25
100.0%
16
100.0%
26
81.3%
29
85.3%
11
61.1%
24
77.4%
131
84.0%
Utility bill preparation
#
%
11
44.0%
3
18.8%
9
28.1%
6
17.6%
6
33.3%
13
41.9%
48
30.8%
Voter registration
#
%
25
100.0%
16
100.0%
32
100.0%
33
97.1%
18
100.0%
30
96.8%
154
98.7%
Section 1 - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
How does the government manage the following functions?
County
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Geographic information
system
Population Group A Hall County Carroll County Clayton County Chatham County Houston County Henry County Douglas County DeKalb County Newton County Lowndes County Bartow County Coweta County Gwinnett County Paulding County Fayette County Columbus/Muscogee CG Cherokee County Forsyth County Athens-Clarke CG Fulton County Macon-Bibb County Cobb County Whitfield County Augusta/Richmond CG Columbia County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Issuing occupation tax cerificates
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
Law enforcement
records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Maintaining court records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Payroll preparation
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Population Group B Spalding County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Floyd County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Other govt.
Own govt. RDC
Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
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Tax assessment
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Tax billing
Tax digest
Utility bill preparation
Voter registration
Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private
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NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Private Other govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Private
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Private Own govt. Own govt.
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Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Other govt. NP NP NP NP NP
Comb. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
County
Population Group B Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens County Wayne County Colquitt County
How does the government manage the following functions?
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Geographic information
system
Issuing occupation tax cerificates
Law enforcement
records
Maintaining court records
Payroll preparation
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Comb. Comb. NP NP Other govt. Comb. Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. RDC
Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. RDC
Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. RDC
Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt.
RDC RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Comb.
Own govt. RDC
Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Comb. Comb.
NP RDC Comb. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. RDC Own govt. Private Private Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP
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Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Tax assessment
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Tax billing
Tax digest
Utility bill preparation
Voter registration
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
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Own govt. NP
Other govt.
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2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
County
Population Group C Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County Butts County Telfair County Burke County
How does the government manage the following functions?
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Geographic information
system
Issuing occupation tax cerificates
Law enforcement
records
Maintaining court records
Payroll preparation
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Tax assessment
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2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
County
Population Group D Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
How does the government manage the following functions?
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Geographic information
system
Issuing occupation tax cerificates
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Population Group E
Dooly County
Own govt.
Early County
Own govt.
Crawford County
Own govt.
Pulaski County
Own govt.
Bacon County
Own govt.
Cusseta-Chattahoochee C Own govt.
Wilkes County
Own govt.
Towns County
Own govt.
Macon County
Own govt.
Screven County
Own govt.
Evans County
Own govt.
Oglethorpe County
Own govt.
Candler County
Own govt.
McIntosh County
Own govt.
Lanier County
Own govt.
Charlton County
Own govt.
Heard County
Own govt.
Bleckley County
Own govt.
NP Own govt.
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Population Group F Calhoun County Baker County Atkinson County Clay County Seminole County
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Law enforcement
records
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions
How does the government manage the following functions?
County
Accounts
Collecting/
payable/ Archiving and maintaining
receivable historical data land use data
Geographic information
system
Population Group F
Georgetown-Quitman CG Own govt.
Echols County CG
Own govt.
Wilkinson County
Own govt.
Wilcox County
Own govt.
Wheeler County
Own govt.
Warren County
Own govt.
Twiggs County
Own govt.
Turner County
Own govt.
Treutlen County
Own govt.
Taylor County
Own govt.
Taliaferro County
Own govt.
Jenkins County
Own govt.
Stewart County
Own govt.
Clinch County
Own govt.
Schley County
Own govt.
Randolph County
Own govt.
Montgomery County
Own govt.
Miller County
Own govt.
Marion County
Own govt.
Lincoln County
Own govt.
Webster County Unified Own govt.
Johnson County
Own govt.
Irwin County
Own govt.
Hancock County
Own govt.
Glascock County
Own govt.
Talbot County
Own govt.
Own govt. NP
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Law enforcement
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2014 County Government Information Catalog
CHAPTER 2 Services Provided
This chapter covers the delivery of local government services and the types of services provided.
Ways of providing a service include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Other government agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available service available but not through local government F. NP service not available
Types of services provided include: Animal Control Building Inspection Building Permits Construction and Code Enforcement Emergency Medical Services Emergency 911 Fire Protection Health Screening Services Jail Law Enforcement Planning Public Hospital Public Transit Senior Citizen Program
Wastewater Collection Wastewater Treatment Water Distribution Water Supply Water Treatment
Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Services Provided - Summary of Data
C
o
n
Number providing services directly
Number Group reporting
A
25
B
16
C
32
D
34
E
18
F
31
Total
156
Animal control
#
%
22
88.0%
16
100.0%
26
81.3%
18
52.9%
6
33.3%
5
16.1%
93
59.6%
Building inspection
#
%
23
92.0%
13
81.3%
28
87.5%
27
79.4%
11
61.1%
15
48.4%
117
75.0%
Building permits
#
%
23
92.0%
14
87.5%
31
96.9%
28
82.4%
15
83.3%
27
87.1%
138
88.5%
Construction and code
enforcement
#
%
24
96.0%
14
87.5%
32
100.0%
27
79.4%
13
72.2%
20
64.5%
130
83.3%
Emergency medical services
#
%
11
44.0%
9
56.3%
20
62.5%
21
61.8%
12
66.7%
20
64.5%
93
59.6%
Emergency 911 service
#
%
23
92.0%
15
93.8%
30
93.8%
32
94.1%
9
50.0%
14
45.2%
123
78.8%
Fire protection
#
%
24
96.0%
12
75.0%
24
75.0%
27
79.4%
12
66.7%
23
74.2%
122
78.2%
Health screening services
#
%
5
20.0%
1
6.3%
9
28.1%
6
17.6%
3
16.7%
6
19.4%
30
19.2%
Jail
#
%
25 100.0%
16 100.0%
32 100.0%
33
97.1%
15
83.3%
20
64.5%
141 90.4%
Section 2.a - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided
Method of providing services
County
Animal control
Population Group A Hall County Carroll County Clayton County Chatham County Houston County Henry County Douglas County DeKalb County Newton County Lowndes County Bartow County Coweta County Gwinnett County Paulding County Fayette County Columbus/Muscogee C Cherokee County Forsyth County Athens-Clarke CG Fulton County Macon-Bibb County Cobb County Whitfield County Augusta/Richmond CG Columbia County
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Population Group B Spalding County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Floyd County
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Health
Emergency
Fire
screening
911
protection
services
Jail
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided
County
Population Group B Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens County Wayne County Colquitt County
Method of providing services
Animal control
Building inspection
Building permits
Construction and code
enforcement
Emergency medical services
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Health
Emergency
Fire
screening
911
protection
services
Jail
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Private NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Authority
NP Available Own govt.
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Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided
County
Population Group C Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County Butts County Telfair County Burke County
Method of providing services
Animal control
Building inspection
Building permits
Construction and code
enforcement
Emergency medical services
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NP Own govt.
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Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Private Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
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Health
Emergency
Fire
screening
911
protection
services
Jail
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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County
Population Group D Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
Method of providing services
Animal control
Building inspection
Building permits
Construction and code
enforcement
Emergency medical services
Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP NP Other govt. Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP
Authority Private Private Authority Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Population Group E Dooly County Early County Crawford County Pulaski County Bacon County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Wilkes County Towns County Macon County Screven County Evans County Oglethorpe County Candler County McIntosh County Lanier County Charlton County Heard County Bleckley County
Available NP
Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Private Private
NP Own govt. Own govt.
NP Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.
NP Own govt. Other govt.
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NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Private NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Private Own govt. Own govt.
Private
Population Group F Calhoun County Baker County Atkinson County Clay County Seminole County
NP Own govt.
NP NP Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt.
Own govt. NP
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screening
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protection
services
Jail
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Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided
Method of providing services
County
Animal control
Population Group F
Georgetown-Quitman C
NP
Echols County CG
Own govt.
Wilkinson County
NP
Wilcox County
NP
Wheeler County
NP
Warren County
NP
Twiggs County
Own govt.
Turner County
Other govt.
Treutlen County
Other govt.
Taylor County
Available
Taliaferro County
NP
Jenkins County
Other govt.
Stewart County
NP
Clinch County
Private
Schley County
NP
Randolph County
NP
Montgomery County
NP
Miller County
NP
Marion County
NP
Lincoln County
NP
Webster County Unifie
NP
Johnson County
NP
Irwin County
Authority
Hancock County
NP
Glascock County
NP
Talbot County
Own govt.
Building inspection
Other govt. Private NP NP NP NP NP
Own govt. NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt.
Building permits
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
Construction and code
enforcement
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NP Own govt.
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Emergency medical services
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Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Other govt. Own govt.
Health
Emergency
Fire
screening
911
protection
services
Jail
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NP Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority
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Section 2.b: Services Provided - Summary of Data
C o n
Number providing services directly
Number Group reporting
A
25
B
16
C
32
D
34
E
18
F
31
Total 156
Law
enforcement
#
%
24 96.0%
16 100.0%
32 100.0%
34 100.0%
18 100.0%
31 100.0%
155 99.4%
Planning
#
%
24 96.0%
13 81.3%
27 84.4%
24 70.6%
14 77.8%
15 48.4%
117 75.0%
Public hospital
#
%
2
8.0%
1
6.3%
1
3.1%
1
2.9%
0
0.0%
1
3.2%
6
3.8%
Public transit
#
%
Senior citizen program
#
%
10 40.0% 19 76.0%
4 25.0%
9
56.3%
10 31.3% 14 43.8%
13 38.2% 23 67.6%
6 33.3%
7
38.9%
12 38.7% 19 61.3%
55 35.3% 91 58.3%
Wastewater collection
#
%
12 48.0%
2
12.5%
4
12.5%
4
11.8%
2
11.1%
4
12.9%
28 17.9%
Wastewater treatment
#
%
10 40.0%
2
12.5%
3
9.4%
3
8.8%
1
5.6%
3
9.7%
22 14.1%
Water distribution
#
%
14 56.0%
4
25.0%
10 31.3%
5
14.7%
3
16.7%
11 35.5%
47 30.1%
Water supply
#
%
13 52.0%
3
18.8%
8
25.0%
4
11.8%
3
16.7%
10 32.3%
41 26.3%
Water treatment
#
%
Number providing services on a regional basis
#
%
12 48.0% 15 60.0%
3
18.8% 11 68.8%
7
21.9% 14 43.8%
5
14.7% 12 35.3%
3
16.7%
6
33.3%
7
22.6% 17 54.8%
37 23.7% 75 23.7%
Section 2.b - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided
County
Method of providing services
Law enforcement
Planning
Population Group A Hall County
Own govt. Own govt.
Carroll County
Own govt. Own govt.
Clayton County
Own govt. Own govt.
Chatham County
Other govt. Other govt.
Houston County
Own govt. Own govt.
Henry County
Own govt. Own govt.
Douglas County
Own govt. Own govt.
DeKalb County
Own govt. Own govt.
Newton County
Own govt. Own govt.
Lowndes County
Own govt. Own govt.
Bartow County
Own govt. Own govt.
Coweta County
Own govt. Own govt.
Gwinnett County
Own govt. Own govt.
Paulding County
Own govt. Own govt.
Fayette County
Own govt. Own govt.
Columbus/Muscogee C Own govt.
Own govt.
Cherokee County
Own govt. Own govt.
Forsyth County
Own govt. Own govt.
Athens-Clarke CG
Own govt. Own govt.
Fulton County
Own govt. Own govt.
Macon-Bibb County
Own govt. Own govt.
Cobb County
Own govt. Own govt.
Whitfield County
Own govt. Own govt.
Augusta/Richmond CG Own govt.
Own govt.
Columbia County
Own govt. Own govt.
Public hospital
Authority Authority Authority Available Authority Authority Available Authority Authority Authority Available Available Authority Available Available
Private Available Available Available Authority Available Own govt. Available Available Own govt.
Public transit
Senior citizen Wastewater
program
collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
Other govt. NP NP
Authority NP
Own govt. Other govt. Authority
NP Private Own govt. Private Private Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt.
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Water treatment
Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
Other govt.
No
Authority
No
Authority
No
Own govt.
No
Own govt.
No
Authority
Yes
Authority
No
Own govt.
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Other govt.
No
Authority
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Authority
Yes
Own govt.
No
Own govt.
Yes
Authority
Yes
Authority
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Authority
Yes
Authority
No
Own govt.
Yes
Other govt.
No
Own govt.
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Population Group B
Spalding County
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
Private
Own govt. Available
Available
Authority Other govt. Other govt.
No
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Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided
County Population Group B
Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County
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.
Private
Own govt.
Own govt. Other govt. Other govt.
Authority
Authority
Authority
Yes
Own govt. Other govt.
Authority
Available
Available Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Yes
Own govt. Other govt.
Authority
Private
Private
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
NP
Own govt.
Private
Private
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
No
Own govt. Other govt.
Authority
Other govt.
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Other govt. Other govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
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Own govt. Other govt. Authority
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Own govt. Own govt.
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NP
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
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No
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Authority
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Own govt.
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Authority
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Authority
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Own govt.
NP
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NP
NP
No
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Own govt.
Own govt. Authority
Other govt.
Authority
Other govt. Other govt.
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
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Own govt. Own govt.
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Own govt.
Own govt.
Other govt.
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Own govt. Own govt.
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Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
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Own govt.
Private
NP
Own govt.
Available
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NP
Available
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Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority
Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
No
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Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided
County Population Group C
Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens County Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County
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.
Authority
Authority
Private
Authority
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
Authority Other govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
NP
Other govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Private
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
No
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
Own govt.
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
No
Own govt. Own govt.
Private
NP
Other govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Own govt.
NP
Available
NP
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
No
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
Own govt.
Private
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
Authority
Authority
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority
Private
Private
Authority
Other govt.
Authority
Authority
Authority
No
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority
NP
Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.
No
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority
Own govt.
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
No
Own govt.
Authority
Authority
Other govt.
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
No
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
No
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
No
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
NP
Available Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
Other govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt. Other govt. Other govt.
No
Own govt.
Own govt.
Authority
Own govt.
Available Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.
No
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority
Private
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
Private
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
Private
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
No
Own govt.
NP
Available
Own govt.
Available
NP
NP
NP
Available
Available
No
Own govt. Own govt.
Available
Private
Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
No
Own govt.
Own govt.
Available
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided
County Population Group D
Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County
Method of providing services
Law enforcement
Planning
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Private Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt.
NP
Public hospital
Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
NP Authority
NP Private
NP Authority Authority Authority Authority Available
NP Own govt. Available Authority Authority
NP Available Authority Authority Authority
Public transit
Senior citizen Wastewater
program
collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
Water treatment
Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
Private
Authority
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Other govt.
Own govt.
Yes
NP
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Private
Private
Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.
No
Available
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Available
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
No
Private
Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.
Yes
Available
Available Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
No
Other govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Authority Other govt. Other govt.
Yes
NP
Available Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Yes
Own govt.
Available
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
Yes
Authority
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.
Yes
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Available
Own govt. Own govt.
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt.
Private
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
No
Private
Private
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Yes
Private
Own govt. Available
Available
Available
Available Other govt.
No
Private
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
NP
Private
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
Available
Available
Available
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided
County Population Group D
Dawson County Rabun County
Method of providing services
Law enforcement
Planning
Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt.
Population Group E Dooly County Early County Crawford County Pulaski County Bacon County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Wilkes County Towns County Macon County Screven County Evans County Oglethorpe County Candler County McIntosh County Lanier County Charlton County Heard County Bleckley County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Population Group F Calhoun County Baker County Atkinson County Clay County Seminole County
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Public hospital
NP Available
NP Authority
NP Available Authority
NP Authority Available
NP Available Authority
NP Authority Available
Private NP NP
Private
Authority NP NP NP
Available
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
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
No
Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
No
Private
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Private
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
No
Own govt.
Private
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Private
Private
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
NP
Other govt. Own govt.
NP
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Yes
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt.
Private
Other govt. Other govt.
Authority Other govt. Other govt.
No
Own govt.
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Available Other govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
NP
Authority
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Available
Private
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
NP
Other govt. Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
Own govt.
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
NP
Own govt.
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
No
Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Yes
Private
Own govt.
NP
Available
NP
NP
NP
No
Available
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Private
Available
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
Private
Own govt.
NP
NP
Own govt. Own govt.
NP
Yes
Authority
Authority
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided
County
Method of providing services
Law enforcement
Planning
Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C
Own govt.
Own govt.
Echols County CG
Own govt.
NP
Wilkinson County
Own govt.
NP
Wilcox County
Own govt. Own govt.
Wheeler County
Own govt.
Authority
Warren County
Own govt. Own govt.
Twiggs County
Own govt.
NP
Turner County
Own govt.
Authority
Treutlen County
Own govt.
NP
Taylor County
Own govt. Own govt.
Taliaferro County
Own govt. Own govt.
Jenkins County
Own govt.
Authority
Stewart County
Own govt. Other govt.
Clinch County
Own govt. Other govt.
Schley County
Own govt. Other govt.
Randolph County
Own govt. Other govt.
Montgomery County
Own govt. Own govt.
Miller County
Own govt.
NP
Marion County
Own govt. Own govt.
Lincoln County
Own govt. Own govt.
Webster County Unifie Own govt.
Own govt.
Johnson County
Own govt.
Private
Irwin County
Own govt. Own govt.
Hancock County
Own govt.
Authority
Glascock County
Own govt. Own govt.
Talbot County
Own govt. Own govt.
Public hospital
NP NP NP NP Available NP NP NP NP NP NP Available NP Authority Other govt. Authority NP Authority NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP NP
Public transit
Senior citizen Wastewater
program
collection
Wastewater treatment
Water distribution
Water supply
Available NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP NP Authority Private Available NP Own govt. NP Private NP NP NP Own govt.
Available Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Available
Private Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. NP NP NP NP
Other govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP Available NP Other govt. NP NP NP Other govt. Available NP
Own govt. NP NP NP NP
Other govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Available NP Other govt. NP NP NP Other govt. Available NP
Own govt. Available
NP NP NP Other govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Authority NP Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Available NP
Own govt. Available
NP NP NP Other govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Authority NP Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Other govt. Available Own govt.
Water treatment
Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?
Own govt.
Yes
Available
No
NP
No
NP
Yes
NP
Yes
Other govt.
Yes
Own govt.
No
NP
Yes
NP
No
Own govt.
Yes
NP
No
NP
No
Own govt.
Yes
NP
No
Own govt.
Yes
Authority
Yes
NP
No
Available
No
Own govt.
Yes
Other govt.
No
Own govt.
Yes
NP
Yes
NP
No
Other govt.
No
Available
No
Other govt.
No
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CHAPTER 3 Public Facilities Provided
This chapter covers the types of facilities that a local government may provide to citizens, and methods of managing them.
Ways of providing public facilities include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Agreement agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available facility available but not through local government F. Not available facility not available
Types of public facilities provided include: Airport Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Golf courses Health clinic Libraries Multi-purpose center/Community center Neighborhood playgrounds/Playground equipment Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball, etc) Outdoor fields (baseball, football, soccer, etc.) Parks Recreation center and/or gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools
Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data
Number providing facility directly
Number Group reporting
A
25
B
16
C
32
D
34
E
18
F
31
Total
156
Airport
#
%
Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails
#
%
6
24.0% 23
92.0%
1
6.3% 12
75.0%
9
28.1% 15
46.9%
4
11.8% 10
29.4%
4
22.2% 6
33.3%
5
16.1% 4
12.9%
29
18.6% 70
44.9%
Cemeteries
#
%
4
16.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
1
5.6%
1
3.2%
7
4.5%
Civic center
#
%
6
24.0%
3
18.8%
5
15.6%
4
11.8%
2
11.1%
0
0.0%
20
12.8%
Correctional institute
#
%
Golf courses
#
%
14
56.0% 4
16.0%
8
50.0% 1
6.3%
7
21.9% 3
9.4%
3
8.8%
4
11.8%
3
16.7% 0
0.0%
2
6.5%
1
3.2%
37
23.7% 13
8.3%
Health clinic
#
%
5
20.0%
1
6.3%
7
21.9%
7
20.6%
3
16.7%
8
25.8%
31
19.9%
Libraries
#
%
Community center
#
%
12
48.0% 17
6
37.5% 10
9
28.1%
8
9
26.5% 10
5
27.8%
6
13
41.9% 10
54
34.6% 61
68.0% 62.5% 25.0% 29.4% 33.3% 32.3% 39.1%
Neighborhood playgrounds/
equipment
#
%
21
84.0%
13
81.3%
15
46.9%
17
50.0%
7
38.9%
10
32.3%
83
53.2%
Section 3.a - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Airport
Population Group A Hall County Carroll County Clayton County Chatham County Houston County Henry County Douglas County DeKalb County Newton County Lowndes County Bartow County Coweta County Gwinnett County Paulding County Fayette County Columbus/Muscogee C Cherokee County Forsyth County Athens-Clarke CG Fulton County Macon-Bibb County Cobb County Whitfield County Augusta/Richmond CG Columbia County
Available Authority Authority Available Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Available Authority Authority Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Not avail.
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Cemeteries
Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Authority Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Available
Population Group B Spalding County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Floyd County Camden County
Authority Not avail. Available Agreement Authority Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Available
Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority
Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Agreement Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Agreement Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Private Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Not avail.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail.
Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment
Authority Available Not avail.
Private Available
Private Agreement
Private Available Available Available Available Private Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available
Agreement Available Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Available Available Available Available Authority Available Available Available Own govt. Available Authority Authority Available Authority
Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Authority Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt.
Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Agreement Available
Available Own govt. Available Authority Agreement Available Available Agreement Available
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority
Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group B Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens County Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County
Airport
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Cemeteries
Civic center
Correctional institute
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment
Authority Available Available Authority Not avail. Authority Authority
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail.
Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.
Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available
Private Available Authority
Private Authority Agreement Available
Agreement Authority Authority Agreement Private Agreement Authority
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Agreement Authority Agreement Not avail.
Private Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Available Not avail.
Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Available Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Own govt.
Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Agreement Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail.
Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Not avail.
Private Available Available Own govt. Authority Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Available Agreement Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail.
Available Available Available Available Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Authority Agreement Own govt. Private Own govt. Available Available Agreement Available Own govt. Available Available Available Authority Agreement Authority
Available Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Authority Agreement Authority Agreement Agreement Agreement Authority Agreement Own govt. Available Authority Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Authority
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Available
Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt.
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group C Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County
Airport
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Cemeteries
Civic center
Correctional institute
Available Authority Authority Available Not avail.
Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Authority Authority Available Authority Not avail. Authority Authority Available Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Authority Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Authority Not avail. Not avail. Authority Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Authority
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Authority Agreement Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available
Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Agreement Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available
Not avail. Private
Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail.
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment
Available Not avail. Available Available Available
Available Own govt. Available Available Available
Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt.
Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.
Available Own govt. Agreement Available Available
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Available Available
Private Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail.
Own govt. Authority Available Available Available Available Agreement Authority Available Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Authority Available Authority Authority Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Authority Available Agreement
Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Authority Authority Agreement Authority Own govt. Agreement Agreement Available Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Authority Available Agreement Available Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Authority Authority
Available Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Not avail.
Available Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
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Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group D Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
Airport
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Cemeteries
Available Available Authority Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available Available Authority Available Available
Population Group E Dooly County Early County Crawford County Pulaski County Bacon County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Wilkes County Towns County Macon County Screven County Evans County Oglethorpe County Candler County McIntosh County Lanier County Charlton County Heard County Bleckley County
Not avail. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Authority Authority Authority Not avail. Authority Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement
Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Available Agreement Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available
Population Group F Calhoun County Baker County Atkinson County Clay County Seminole County Georgetown-Quitman C Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wilcox County Wheeler County
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available
Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available
Civic center
Correctional institute
Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Own govt.
Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available
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Golf courses
Available Available Own govt. Available Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment
Available Agreement Own govt. Authority Own govt.
Private Agreement Own govt. Authority Authority
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Agreement Available Available Authority Authority Available Available Own govt. Authority Available Authority Authority
Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Authority Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Available
Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Not avail. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
Available Own govt. Authority Available Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Available Available
Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.
Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided
County
Airport
Population Group F Warren County Twiggs County Turner County Treutlen County Taylor County Taliaferro County Jenkins County Stewart County Clinch County Schley County Randolph County Montgomery County Miller County Marion County Lincoln County Webster County Unifie Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Glascock County Talbot County
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Cemeteries
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail.
Civic center
Correctional institute
Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail.
Golf courses
Health clinic
Libraries
Community center
Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Available Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Available Own govt. Agreement Available Authority Agreement Available Own govt. Available Available Available
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Not avail. Authority Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Agreement Authority Available
Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.
Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Authority Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.
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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
25
23
92.0%
24
96.0%
23
92.0%
23
92.0%
19
76.0%
3
12.0%
13
52.0%
11
44.0%
B
16
14
87.5%
12
75.0%
14
87.5%
10
62.5%
12
75.0%
3
18.8%
7
43.8%
7
43.8%
C
32
20
62.5%
24
75.0%
25
78.1%
21
65.6%
19
59.4%
0
0.0%
12
37.5%
12
37.5%
D
34
18
52.9%
23
67.6%
25
73.5%
20
58.8%
26
76.5%
3
8.8%
8
23.5%
9
26.5%
E
18
8
44.4%
12
66.7%
12
66.7%
12
66.7%
12
66.7%
0
0.0%
1
5.6%
3
16.7%
F
31
13
41.9%
19
61.3%
12
38.7%
13
41.9%
21
67.7%
0
0.0%
1
3.2%
7
22.6%
Total
156
96
61.5%
114
73.1%
111
71.2%
99
63.5%
109
69.9%
9
5.8%
42
26.9%
49
31.4%
Summary 3.b - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group A Carroll County Paulding County Lowndes County Hall County Forsyth County DeKalb County Clayton County Columbia County Bartow County Chatham County Coweta County Newton County Cobb County Henry County Whitfield County Houston County Gwinnett County Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Douglas County Cherokee County Macon-Bibb County Columbus/Muscogee C Fayette County Fulton County
Population Group B Spalding County Glynn County Troup County Walker County Floyd County Catoosa County Gordon County Liberty County Barrow County
Outdoor courts
Outdoor fields
Parks
Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Recreation center/gym
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Senior citizens center
Available Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Stadium
Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Own govt. Available Agreement Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Private Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Authority
Available Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Not avail.
Swimming pools
Available Available Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Available Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.
Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Available Available Own govt. Own govt.
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No
Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes
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County
Population Group B Walton County Dougherty County Effingham County Rockdale County Camden County Jackson County Bulloch County
Population Group C Oconee County Upson County Jones County Lee County Tattnall County Laurens County Stephens County Chattooga County Toombs County Coffee County Pickens County Habersham County Ware County Thomas County Gilmer County Monroe County White County Peach County Decatur County Harris County Polk County Haralson County Baldwin County Tift County Sumter County Lumpkin County Wayne County
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. Own govt. Not avail.
No
Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Agreement Available Own govt.
No
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.
Yes
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
No
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
No
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Agreement
Yes
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt.
Yes
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Available Own govt. Private Own govt. Available Available Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt. Available
Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available
Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No No Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
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Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group C Bryan County Colquitt County Hart County Madison County Grady County
Population Group D McDuffie County Fannin County Long County Franklin County Morgan County Telfair County Meriwether County Putnam County Banks County Berrien County Mitchell County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Elbert County Burke County Worth County Ben Hill County Brantley County Pike County Emanuel County Pierce County Dade County Butts County Crisp County Brooks County Washington County Lamar County Union County Appling County
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. Not avail. Not avail.
No
Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement
No
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available
Yes
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
Available
Not avail.
Yes
Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.
No
Agreement Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Authority Authority Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Not avail. Authority Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available
Available Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available
Available Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt.
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No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes No
2014 County Government Information Catalog
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Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group D Rabun County Cook County Jefferson County Dodge County Greene County
Population Group E McIntosh County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Pulaski County Charlton County Bleckley County Towns County Screven County Oglethorpe County Bacon County Early County Lanier County Candler County Crawford County Wilkes County Evans County Heard County Macon County
Population Group F Marion County Talbot County Irwin County Stewart County Lincoln County Wheeler County Glascock County Miller County Wilkinson County Calhoun County
Outdoor courts
Outdoor fields
Parks
Recreation center/gym
Available Authority Agreement Authority Authority
Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Authority
Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.
Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Authority
Authority Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Not avail.
Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Available
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Available Available Not avail. Available
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Senior citizens center
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available
Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available
Stadium
Available Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail.
Not avail. Authority Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Swimming pools
Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
No Yes No No No
No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No No No
Yes No No No No Yes No No No No
2014 County Government Information Catalog
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Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided
County
Population Group F Atkinson County Echols County CG Clay County Clinch County Montgomery County Johnson County Treutlen County Twiggs County Taylor County Hancock County Webster County Unifie Jenkins County Randolph County Turner County Seminole County Taliaferro County Georgetown-Quitman C Schley County Warren County Baker County Wilcox County
Outdoor courts
Outdoor fields
Parks
Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Not avail.
Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt.
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available
Recreation center/gym
Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Own govt.
Senior citizens center
Available Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement
Stadium
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail.
Swimming pools
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No
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CHAPTER 4 Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures
Governments use planning and zoning mainly to control growth in an area, protect the character of neighborhoods, and ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Presence of a planning commission Zoning ordinance Including official responsible for the zoning ordinance Comprehensive Plan Review and amendments to comprehensive plan Variance and special exceptions When government policymakers grant a property owner a use for their property other than that for which it is zoned. Use of codes and ordinances Local governments pass regulatory codes for the purposes of managing growth, protecting the environment, and promoting public safety and welfare. Use of impact fees Impact fees are intended as a mechanism for growth to pay for itself. Local governments charge developers these fees, and the funds are earmarked for specific purposes based on the assessment method.
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Number with
zoning administrator Number with zoning
C o n
Number
Number with planning
commission
Number with zoning
ordinance
having primary responsibility for
administering zoning ordinance
board having final decision on
variances in zoning process
Group reporting
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
A
25
B
16
C
32
D
34
E
18
F
31
Total
156
24
96.0%
25
100.0%
7
16
100.0%
16
100.0%
3
26
81.3%
22
68.8%
9
25
73.5%
23
67.6%
8
14
77.8%
11
61.1%
6
17
54.8%
16
51.6%
7
122
78.2%
113
72.4%
40
28.0%
8
18.8%
4
28.1%
2
23.5%
2
33.3%
0
22.6%
1
25.6%
17
32.0% 25.0% 6.3% 5.9% 0.0% 3.2% 10.9%
Number with planning director
maintaining comprehensive
plan
#
%
16
64.0%
9
56.3%
4
12.5%
4
11.8%
1
5.6%
0
0.0%
34
21.8%
Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process
#
%
25
100.0%
16
100.0%
22
68.8%
22
64.7%
8
44.4%
12
38.7%
105
67.3%
Number amending comprehensive plan
for changes in zoning
#
%
7
28.0%
3
18.8%
3
9.4%
5
14.7%
1
5.6%
5
16.1%
24
15.4%
Section 4.a - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group A Carroll County Paulding County Lowndes County Hall County Forsyth County DeKalb County Clayton County Columbia County Bartow County Chatham County Coweta County Newton County Cobb County Henry County Whitfield County Houston County Gwinnett County Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Douglas County Cherokee County Macon-Bibb County Columbus/Muscogee C Fayette County Fulton County
Population Group B Spalding County Glynn County Troup County Walker County Floyd County Catoosa County
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
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Board zoning appeal
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
No
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Board zoning appeal
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Board zoning appeal
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
No Some cases
Always No
Some cases No
Always No No
Always No
Always Some cases
Always Some cases Some cases
No Always
No Some cases
No Always Some cases Some cases
No
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Plan commission
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases
No Always
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group B Gordon County Liberty County Barrow County Walton County Dougherty County Effingham County Rockdale County Camden County Jackson County Bulloch County
Population Group C Oconee County Upson County Jones County Lee County Tattnall County Laurens County Stephens County Chattooga County Toombs County Coffee County Pickens County Habersham County Ware County Thomas County Gilmer County Monroe County White County Peach County Decatur County Harris County Polk County
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
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Other
Plan Director
Yes
Some cases Some cases
Always Some cases Some cases
No Always Some cases Some cases
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
RDC
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Some cases No
Some cases Some cases
----No ----Some cases No Some cases --Always No Some cases Always Some cases --Some cases Some cases
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group C Haralson County Baldwin County Tift County Sumter County Lumpkin County Wayne County Bryan County Colquitt County Hart County Madison County Grady County
Population Group D McDuffie County Fannin County Long County Franklin County Morgan County Telfair County Meriwether County Putnam County Banks County Berrien County Mitchell County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Elbert County Burke County Worth County Ben Hill County Brantley County Pike County Emanuel County
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.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
No
---
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Some cases ---
Some cases Some cases
No --Some cases Always --Some cases ---
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Brd Chair
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Other
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
C.D. Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Plan commission
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
Plan Brd Chair
No
Yes
Yes
RDC
Council/chair
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
Plan Director
Yes
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Some cases ---
Some cases No
Always No
Some cases Some cases Some cases
No No --Some cases Always --Some cases Some cases --No Always
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group D Pierce County Dade County Butts County Crisp County Brooks County Washington County Lamar County Union County Appling County Rabun County Cook County Jefferson County Dodge County Greene County
Population Group E McIntosh County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Pulaski County Charlton County Bleckley County Towns County Screven County Oglethorpe County Bacon County Early County Lanier County Candler County Crawford County Wilkes County Evans County Heard County
Does government
have a planning commission?
Does government have a zoning ordinance?
Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?
Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?
Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?
Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?
Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?
Yes
Yes
C.D. Director
Council/chair
Other
No
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Other
Zoning Adm
Yes
No
Yes
Plan Director
Board zoning appeal
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Zoning Adm
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Other
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
----Some cases Some cases Always --Some cases ------Some cases Some cases --Always
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Plan commission
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Plan commission
RDC
No
No
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
No
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
No
---
---
Other
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Other
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Plan Director
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Yes
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Not App
---
Yes
Yes
Other
Plan commission
RDC
Yes
No
No
Other
Other
RDC
No
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Always Some cases
------------Some cases ----Some cases No --Some cases --Some cases
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
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?
Population Group E
Macon County
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
No
Population Group F
Marion County
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Talbot County
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Irwin County
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Board zoning appeal
Zoning Adm
No
Stewart County
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
No
Lincoln County
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Wheeler County
Yes
No
---
---
RDC
No
Glascock County
No
No
---
---
Other
No
Miller County
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Wilkinson County
No
No
Mgr/Adm
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Calhoun County
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Atkinson County
Yes
No
---
Plan commission
RDC
No
Echols County CG
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Clay County
Yes
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Clinch County
Yes
Yes
Mgr/Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Montgomery County
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Johnson County
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Treutlen County
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Twiggs County
No
Yes
Other
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Taylor County
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Hancock County
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
Other
Yes
Webster County Unifie
No
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Jenkins County
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Randolph County
Yes
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Turner County
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Seminole County
No
Yes
Bldg. Insp.
Council/chair
Mgr/Adm
No
Taliaferro County
Yes
Yes
Zoning Adm
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Georgetown-Quitman C
Yes
Yes
Plan Brd Chair
Council/chair
RDC
No
Schley County
Yes
No
---
---
Mgr/Adm
No
Warren County
Yes
Yes
Plan Director
Council/chair
RDC
Yes
Baker County
No
No
---
---
RDC
No
Some cases No ----No ---------------
Some cases Some cases
------Always Always Some cases ----Always Always --Some cases ----Always ---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group F Wilcox County
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
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
25 16 32 34 18 31 156
Number of governments adopting the following codes:
New construction
code
#
%
Existing building code
#
%
Electrical code
#
%
Fire prevention
#
%
Flood damage prevention
#
%
25 100.0% 23 16 100.0% 14 27 84.4% 26 26 76.5% 24 14 77.8% 13 18 58.1% 10 126 80.8% 110
92.0% 87.5% 81.3% 70.6% 72.2% 32.3% 70.5%
25 100.0% 25 100.0% 25 100.0% 16 100.0% 16 100.0% 16 100.0% 28 87.5% 25 78.1% 25 78.1% 27 79.4% 24 70.6% 28 82.4% 16 88.9% 11 61.1% 14 77.8% 16 51.6% 10 32.3% 10 32.3% 128 82.1% 111 71.2% 118 75.6%
Housing code
#
%
19 76.0% 10 62.5% 19 59.4% 18 52.9% 10 55.6% 11 35.5% 87 55.8%
Plumbing code
#
%
25 100.0% 16 100.0% 28 87.5% 26 76.5% 13 72.2% 15 48.4% 123 78.8%
Unsafe building abatement
#
%
24 96.0% 12 75.0% 22 68.8% 17 50.0% 8 44.4% 10 32.3% 93 59.6%
Other
#
%
2
8.0%
3 18.8%
1
3.1%
3
8.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
5.8%
Number not adopting any
of the named codes
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4 12.5%
3
8.8%
1
5.6%
13 41.9%
21 13.5%
Section 4.b - Summary
2014 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
New construction
code
Population Group A
Hall County
Yes
Carroll County
Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Chatham County
Yes
Houston County
Yes
Henry County
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
DeKalb County
Yes
Newton County
Yes
Lowndes County
Yes
Bartow County
Yes
Coweta County
Yes
Gwinnett County
Yes
Paulding County
Yes
Fayette County
Yes
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Cherokee County
Yes
Forsyth County
Yes
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
Fulton County
Yes
Macon-Bibb County
Yes
Cobb County
Yes
Whitfield County
Yes
Augusta/Richmond CG
Yes
Columbia County
Yes
Existing building code Electrical code
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fire prevention
code
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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
Population Group B
Spalding County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Catoosa County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dougherty County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bulloch County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Jackson County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Liberty County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Government has not adopted
(specified) any of the preceeding codes
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---
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Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
Population Group B Rockdale County Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County
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
---
---
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---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
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---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
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---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Government has not adopted
(specified) any of the preceeding codes
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Yes
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Yes
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Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
Population Group C Ware County Stephens County Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County
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Existing building code Electrical code
Fire prevention
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Flood damage
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Housing code Plumbing code
Unsafe building abatement
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Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County
Population Group D Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
New construction
code
Existing building code Electrical code
Fire prevention
code
Flood damage
prevention
code
Housing code Plumbing code
Unsafe building abatement
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Dooly County
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Early County
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Crawford County
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Pulaski County
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Bacon County
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Cusseta-Chattahoochee
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Wilkes County
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Towns County
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Macon County
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Screven County
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Evans County
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Oglethorpe County
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Candler County
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McIntosh County
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Lanier County
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Charlton County
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Heard County
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?
County Population Group E
Bleckley County
New construction
code
Existing building code Electrical code
Fire prevention
code
Flood damage
prevention
code
Housing code Plumbing code
Unsafe building abatement
Yes
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Population Group F
Calhoun County
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Baker County
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Atkinson County
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Clay County
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Seminole County
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Georgetown-Quitman C
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Echols County CG
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Wilkinson County
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Wilcox County
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Turner County
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Jenkins County
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Stewart County
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Clinch County
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Schley County
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Randolph County
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Montgomery County
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Miller County
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Marion County
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Lincoln County
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Webster County Unifie
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Johnson County
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Irwin County
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Hancock County
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Glascock County
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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
Talbot County
New construction
code
Existing building code Electrical code
Fire prevention
code
Flood damage
prevention
code
Housing code Plumbing code
Unsafe building abatement
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number of governments adopting the following ordinances
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
25 16 32 34 18 31 156
Historic preservation ordinance
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20
80.0%
14
87.5%
19
59.4%
20
58.8%
5
27.8%
9
29.0%
87 55.8%
Landscape ordinance
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22
88.0%
16 100.0%
18
56.3%
22
64.7%
9
50.0%
9
29.0%
96 61.5%
Sign control ordinance
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24
96.0%
15
93.8%
24
75.0%
23
67.6%
15
83.3%
17
54.8%
118 75.6%
Subdivision regulations
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24
96.0%
16 100.0%
22
68.8%
25
73.5%
14
77.8%
16
51.6%
117 75.0%
Tree ordinances
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18
72.0%
9
56.3%
9
28.1%
13
38.2%
5
27.8%
11
35.5%
65
41.7%
Zoning code
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0
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2
6.3%
1
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0
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4
2.6%
Infill development
incentives
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1
4.0%
2
12.5%
3
9.4%
1
2.9%
0
0.0%
1
3.2%
8
5.1%
None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted
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4.0%
1
6.3%
2
6.3%
0
0.0%
1
5.6%
1
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6
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Section 4.c - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group A
Carroll County Paulding County Lowndes County Hall County Forsyth County DeKalb County Clayton County Columbia County Bartow County Chatham County Coweta County Newton County Cobb County Henry County Whitfield County Houston County Gwinnett County Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Douglas County Cherokee County Macon-Bibb County Columbus/Muscogee C Fayette County Fulton County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
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Population Group B
Spalding County Glynn County Troup County Walker County Floyd County Catoosa County
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group B
Gordon County Liberty County Barrow County Walton County Dougherty County Effingham County Rockdale County Camden County Jackson County Bulloch County
Population Group C
Oconee County Upson County Jones County Lee County Tattnall County Laurens County Stephens County Chattooga County Toombs County Coffee County Pickens County Habersham County Ware County Thomas County Gilmer County Monroe County White County Peach County Decatur County Harris County Polk County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
Zoning code
Infill development
incentives
Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances
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Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group C
Haralson County Baldwin County Tift County Sumter County Lumpkin County Wayne County Bryan County Colquitt County Hart County Madison County Grady County
Population Group D
McDuffie County Fannin County Long County Franklin County Morgan County Telfair County Meriwether County Putnam County Banks County Berrien County Mitchell County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Elbert County Burke County Worth County Ben Hill County Brantley County Pike County Emanuel County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
Zoning code
Infill development
incentives
Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group D
Pierce County Dade County Butts County Crisp County Brooks County Washington County Lamar County Union County Appling County Rabun County Cook County Jefferson County Dodge County Greene County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
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Population Group E
McIntosh County
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Cusseta-Chattahoochee
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Dooly County
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Pulaski County
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Charlton County
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Bleckley County
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Towns County
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Screven County
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Oglethorpe County
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Bacon County
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Early County
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Lanier County
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Candler County
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Crawford County
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Wilkes County
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Evans County
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Heard County
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Infill development
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2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County Population Group E
Macon County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Population Group F
Marion County
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Talbot County
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Yes
Yes
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Irwin County
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Yes
Yes
Stewart County
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Yes
Yes
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Lincoln County
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Wheeler County
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Glascock County
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Miller County
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Wilkinson County
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Calhoun County
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Atkinson County
Yes
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Echols County CG
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Clay County
Yes
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Yes
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Clinch County
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Montgomery County
Yes
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Johnson County
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Treutlen County
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Twiggs County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Taylor County
Yes
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Hancock County
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Webster County Unifie
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Jenkins County
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Randolph County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Turner County
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Seminole County
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Taliaferro County
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Yes
Yes
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Georgetown-Quitman C
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Schley County
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Warren County
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Baker County
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Zoning code
Infill development
incentives
Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances
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2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County Population Group F
Wilcox County
Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?
Historic preservation
ordinance
Landscape ordinance
Sign control ordinance
Subdivision regulations
Tree ordinance
Zoning code
Infill development
incentives
Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data
Number applying impact fees to the following services:
Number Group reporting
Number requiring developers to pay impact fees
#
%
Libraries and related facilities
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%
Public safety, including police,
fire, and EMS
#
%
Parks, open space, recreation
areas
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%
Water supply production, treatment and distribution
#
%
Wastewater collection, treatment and distribution
#
%
Storm-water; flood control; bank and shore protection and enhancement
#
%
Roads, streets and bridges
#
%
Number taking action to implement
impact fees in near future
#
%
Number with capital
improvement program for five years or longer
#
%
A
25
B
16
C
32
D
34
E
18
F
31
Total
156
7
28.0%
7 100.0% 7 100.0% 6 85.7%
3
42.9%
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1 14.3% 2
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16.0% 23 92.0%
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2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 1
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12 38.7%
17 10.9% 19 111.8% 18 105.9% 16 94.1%
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2 11.8% 8
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6.4%
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Section 4.d - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group A Hall County Carroll County Clayton County Chatham County Houston County Henry County Douglas County DeKalb County Newton County Lowndes County Bartow County Coweta County Gwinnett County Paulding County Fayette County Columbus/Muscogee C Cherokee County Forsyth County Athens-Clarke CG Fulton County Macon-Bibb County Cobb County Whitfield County Augusta/Richmond CG Columbia County
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
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Spalding County
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Catoosa County
No
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Dougherty County
No
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Bulloch County
No
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Jackson County
No
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Liberty County
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group B Rockdale County Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Are developers required to pay impact fees
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
Storm water; flood control
Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
Yes
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group C Ware County Stephens County Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Are developers required to pay impact fees
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
Storm water; flood control
Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County
Population Group D Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Are developers required to pay impact fees
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
No
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Population Group E
Dooly County
No
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Early County
No
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Crawford County
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Pulaski County
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Bacon County
No
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Cusseta-Chattahoochee
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Wilkes County
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Towns County
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Macon County
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Screven County
No
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Evans County
No
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Oglethorpe County
No
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Candler County
No
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McIntosh County
No
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Lanier County
No
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Charlton County
No
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Heard County
No
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Storm water; flood control
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County Population Group E
Bleckley County
If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?
Are developers required to pay impact fees
Libraries and related facilities
Public safety services
Parks and recreation services
Water supply production/ treatment
Wastewater collection treatment distribution
No
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Population Group F
Calhoun County
No
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Baker County
No
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Atkinson County
No
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Clay County
No
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Seminole County
No
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Georgetown-Quitman C
No
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Echols County CG
No
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Wilkinson County
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Wilcox County
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Wheeler County
No
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Warren County
No
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Twiggs County
No
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Turner County
No
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Treutlen County
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Taylor County
No
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Taliaferro County
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Jenkins County
No
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Stewart County
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Clinch County
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Schley County
No
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Randolph County
No
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Montgomery County
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Miller County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Marion County
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Lincoln County
No
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Webster County Unifie
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Johnson County
No
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Irwin County
No
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Hancock County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Glascock County
No
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Storm water; flood control
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Roads, streets, and bridges
Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?
Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?
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No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures
County Population Group F
Talbot County
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?
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No
No
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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
25 16 32 34 18 31 156
Number with finance director as
the designated budget officer for the government
#
%
12
48.0%
9
56.3%
6
18.8%
6
17.6%
0
0.0%
2
6.5%
35
22.4%
Number with finance director having responsibility for preparing annual operating budget
#
%
7
28.0%
7
43.8%
11
34.4%
9
26.5%
1
5.6%
4
12.9%
39
25.0%
Number with position of full-time
finance director
#
%
24
96.0%
16
100.0%
23
71.9%
18
52.9%
8
44.4%
5
16.1%
94
60.3%
Number with capital budget for the acquisition of major fixed assets
#
%
22
88.0%
11
68.8%
17
53.1%
12
35.3%
6
33.3%
6
19.4%
74
47.4%
Number with capital budget plan of two years or less
#
%
1
4.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.2%
3
1.9%
Number with written investment policy to govern investment activities
#
%
22
88.0%
9
56.3%
13
40.6%
13
38.2%
4
22.2%
4
12.9%
65
41.7%
Section 5.a - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group A Carroll County Paulding County Lowndes County Hall County Forsyth County DeKalb County Clayton County Columbia County Bartow County Chatham County Coweta County Newton County Cobb County Henry County Whitfield County Houston County Gwinnett County Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Douglas County Cherokee County Macon-Bibb County Columbus/Muscogee C Fayette County Fulton County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
CEO Finance director Finance director Finance director Budget committee Finance director
Other Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Finance director Mgr/admin Budget director Mgr/admin Finance director
CEO Finance director
Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director
Mgr/admin Budget director
CEO Mgr/admin Finance director
Population Group B Spalding County Glynn County Troup County Walker County Floyd County
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director 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?
Other
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Other
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Budget director
Yes
Budget director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
CEO
Yes
Finance director
Yes
CEO
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Budget director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Three years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Two years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Three years
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
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Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
Yes
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Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
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Population Group B Catoosa County Gordon County Liberty County Barrow County Walton County Dougherty County Effingham County Rockdale County Camden County Jackson County Bulloch County
Population Group C Oconee County Upson County Jones County Lee County Tattnall County Laurens County Stephens County Chattooga County Toombs County Coffee County Pickens County Habersham County Ware County Thomas County Gilmer County Monroe County White County Peach County Decatur County
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
Finance director
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Budget committee
Yes
Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Other
No
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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Yes
No
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Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Staff committee Mgr/admin Finance director
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Mgr/admin Budget committee Mgr/admin
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
CEO
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Other
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
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Yes
Five years
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Other
No
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Five years
Yes
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Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
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Five years
Yes
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Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
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Population Group C Harris County Polk County Haralson County Baldwin County Tift County Sumter County Lumpkin County Wayne County Bryan County Colquitt County Hart County Madison County Grady County
Population Group D McDuffie County Fannin County Long County Franklin County Morgan County Telfair County Meriwether County Putnam County Banks County Berrien County Mitchell County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Elbert County Burke County Worth County Ben Hill County
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
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin
Yes
CEO
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
Staff committee
Yes
Mgr/admin
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Other
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Two years
Yes
No
---
No
Yes
Five years
No
No
---
No
Yes
Five years
No
No
---
No
No
---
Yes
Mgr/admin CEO
Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Budget committee Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Finance director Mgr/admin
Finance director Mgr/admin
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Budget committee
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
CEO
Yes
Budget committee
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
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Yes
Other
Yes
No
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Yes
Five years
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Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Brantley County Pike County Emanuel County Pierce County Dade County Butts County Crisp County Brooks County Washington County Lamar County Union County Appling County Rabun County Cook County Jefferson County Dodge County Greene County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Population Group E McIntosh County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Dooly County Pulaski County Charlton County Bleckley County Towns County Screven County Oglethorpe County Bacon County Early County Lanier County Candler County
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin
CEO CEO Mgr/admin CEO CEO Mgr/admin 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?
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
CEO
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
No
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No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Five years
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Five years
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
No
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No
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No
Five years
No
No
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Yes
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No
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No
No
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No
No
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No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
CEO
No
Mgr/admin
No
CEO
Yes
CEO
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
CEO
No
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
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Yes
Other
Yes
No
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Five years
No
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No
Yes
Five years
Yes
No
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No
Yes
Other
No
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Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
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Population Group E Crawford County Wilkes County Evans County Heard County Macon County
By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin
Population Group F Marion County Talbot County Irwin County Stewart County Lincoln County Wheeler County Glascock County Miller County Wilkinson County Calhoun County Atkinson County Echols County CG Clay County Clinch County Montgomery County Johnson County Treutlen County Twiggs County Taylor County Hancock County Webster County Unifie Jenkins County Randolph County Turner County Seminole County
Budget committee Mgr/admin CEO Clerk CEO CEO Clerk
Budget committee Mgr/admin
Budget committee CEO Clerk
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Clerk Mgr/admin Finance director
CEO Mgr/admin 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?
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
Yes
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
Yes
No
---
No
Yes
Five years
No
No
---
No
No
---
No
Yes
Five years
Yes
Budget committee
No
Mgr/admin
No
Staff committee
No
Clerk
No
Finance director
Yes
Clerk
No
Budget committee
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Clerk
No
CEO
No
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
No
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
Clerk
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
CEO
No
Mgr/admin
No
Finance director
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Mgr/admin
No
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Five years
Yes
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Two years
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Five years
No
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By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Population Group F Taliaferro County Georgetown-Quitman C Schley County Warren County Baker County Wilcox County
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Budget committee
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
Mgr/admin
Yes
Mgr/admin
No
Other
No
Budget committee
No
Mgr/admin
No
No
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No
No
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No
No
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No
Yes
Five years
No
No
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No
Yes
Other
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
25 16 32 34 18 31 156
Number with written interfund transfer policy
#
%
21
84.0%
4
25.0%
10
31.3%
12
35.3%
3
16.7%
5
16.1%
55
35.3%
Number applying transfer policy to following types of interfund transfers:
water and sewer fund
#
%
solid waste fund
#
%
electric utility fund
#
%
gas utility fund
#
%
14
66.7%
16
76.2%
0
1
25.0%
3
75.0%
0
4
40.0%
10 100.0%
0
3
25.0%
6
50.0%
0
1
33.3%
2
66.7%
0
3
60.0%
2
40.0%
0
26
47.3% 39
70.9%
0
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1
4.8%
0
0.0%
1
10.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
3.6%
capital project fund
#
%
18
85.7%
4
100.0%
10 100.0%
7
58.3%
1
33.3%
2
40.0%
42
3.6%
special revenue fund
#
%
17
81.0%
4
100.0%
10 100.0%
11
91.7%
3
100.0%
2
40.0%
47
85.5%
other
#
%
6
28.6%
4
100.0%
2
20.0%
3
25.0%
0
0.0%
1
20.0%
16
29.1%
Section 5.b - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group A Hall County Carroll County Clayton County Chatham County Houston County Henry County Douglas County DeKalb County Newton County Lowndes County Bartow County Coweta County Gwinnett County Paulding County Fayette County Columbus/Muscogee C Cherokee County Forsyth County Athens-Clarke CG Fulton County Macon-Bibb County Cobb County Whitfield County Augusta/Richmond CG Columbia County
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
Yes
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Population Group B
Spalding County
No
Catoosa County
No
Dougherty County
No
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Yes
Jackson County
No
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Yes
Rockdale County
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Population Group B Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens County
Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?
If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?
Water and sewer fund
Solid waste fund
Electric utility fund
Gas
Capital
Special
utility fund project fund revenue fund
Other funds
No
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Population Group C Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County
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Population Group D Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
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
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Electric utility fund
Gas
Capital
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utility fund project fund revenue fund
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Pulaski County
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Bacon County
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Cusseta-Chattahoochee
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Wilkes County
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Towns County
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Macon County
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Screven County
No
Evans County
No
Oglethorpe County
No
Candler County
No
McIntosh County
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Lanier County
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Charlton County
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Heard County
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Bleckley County
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Population Group F
Atkinson County
No
Clay County
Yes
Seminole County
Yes
Georgetown-Quitman C
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Echols County CG
No
Wilkinson County
No
Wilcox County
No
Wheeler County
No
Warren County
No
Twiggs County
No
Turner County
No
Treutlen County
No
Taylor County
No
Taliaferro County
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Jenkins County
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Stewart County
No
Clinch County
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Schley County
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Randolph County
No
Montgomery County
No
Miller County
No
Marion County
No
Lincoln County
No
Webster County Unifie
No
Johnson County
Yes
Irwin County
No
Hancock County
Yes
Glascock County
No
Talbot County
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Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
25 16 32 34 18 31 156
Number with special tax
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Number reporting
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sanitation
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Hall County
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Paulding County
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Population Group B Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens County
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Population Group C Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County
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Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices
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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
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fire
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Butts County
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Brooks County
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Appling County
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Jefferson County
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Jeff Davis County
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Dawson County
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Rabun County
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Early County
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Crawford County
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Pulaski County
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Bacon County
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Cusseta-Chattahoochee
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Wilkes County
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Towns County
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Macon County
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Screven County
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Evans County
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Oglethorpe County
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Candler County
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McIntosh County
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Lanier County
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Charlton County
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Heard County
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Bleckley County
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If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used?
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Baker County
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Atkinson County
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Seminole County
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Wilkinson County
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Wilcox County
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Warren County
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Twiggs County
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Turner County
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Treutlen County
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Taliaferro County
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Jenkins County
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Stewart County
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Clinch County
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Schley County
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Montgomery County
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Miller County
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Marion County
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Lincoln County
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Johnson County
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Irwin County
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Hancock County
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Glascock County
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Talbot County
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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
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Section 5.d - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group A Hall County Carroll County Clayton County Chatham County Houston County Henry County Douglas County DeKalb County Newton County Lowndes County Bartow County Coweta County Gwinnett County Paulding County Fayette County Columbus/Muscogee C Cherokee County Forsyth County Athens-Clarke CG Fulton County Macon-Bibb County Cobb County Whitfield County Augusta/Richmond CG Columbia County
Population Group B Spalding County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County
Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?
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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices
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Population Group B Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens County
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Population Group C Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County
Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?
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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
Population Group E Dooly County Early County Crawford County Pulaski County Bacon County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Wilkes County Towns County Macon County Screven County Evans County Oglethorpe County Candler County McIntosh County Lanier County Charlton County Heard County Bleckley County
Population Group F Calhoun County
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Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group F Baker County Atkinson County Clay County Seminole County Georgetown-Quitman C Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wilcox County Wheeler County Warren County Twiggs County Turner County Treutlen County Taylor County Taliaferro County Jenkins County Stewart County Clinch County Schley County Randolph County Montgomery County Miller County Marion County Lincoln County Webster County Unifie Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Glascock County Talbot County
Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?
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Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data
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A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
Number of governments
receiving revenues from special purpose local option
sales tax
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Number adopting special purpose local option sales tax in 2003 or 2004?
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airport facilities and equipment
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3 13.6% 2 13.3% 3 9.7% 3 8.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11 7.3%
5 22.7% 2 13.3% 2 6.5% 2 5.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11 7.3%
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13 59.1% 13 86.7% 15 48.4% 14 41.2% 8 44.4% 8 25.8% 71 47.0%
4 18.2% 3 20.0% 6 19.4% 8 23.5% 5 27.8% 5 16.1% 31 20.5%
Section 5.e - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
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
Population Group A
Hall County
Yes
Carroll County
Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Chatham County
Yes
Houston County
Yes
Henry County
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
DeKalb County
No
Newton County
Yes
Lowndes County
Yes
Bartow County
Yes
Coweta County
Yes
Gwinnett County
Yes
Paulding County
Yes
Fayette County
Yes
Columbus/Muscogee CG
No
Cherokee County
Yes
Forsyth County
Yes
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
Fulton County
Yes
Macon-Bibb County
Yes
Cobb County
Yes
Whitfield County
No
Augusta/Richmond CG
Yes
Columbia County
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2008
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Yes
---
2009
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---
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2011
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2014
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
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2014
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Yes
Yes
2013
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2014
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Yes
---
2011
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2010
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2012
Yes
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Yes
---
2013
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Yes
---
2011
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
1971
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2012
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
2011
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
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---
---
2013
---
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Yes
Yes
---
2011
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---
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cultural, recreational or historic
facility
Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes ----Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ----Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes --Yes Yes
Population Group B Spalding County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Floyd County
Yes
2009
---
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---
---
Yes
2014
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Yes
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2011
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2013
Yes
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2011
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Yes
Yes
2008
Yes
---
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2011
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---
Yes
Yes
2013
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
hospital
----------------Yes ---------------------------------
----------Yes -----
jail, correctional, or detention
facility
landfill or solid waste
facility
Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
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Yes
---
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group B Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens County Wayne County Colquitt County
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
2013
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2013
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
2014
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2013
---
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---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2005
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2012
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2012
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
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No
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Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2009
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---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2014
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
2006
---
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Yes
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Yes
2009
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Yes
---
Yes
---
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---
Yes
2013
---
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---
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---
---
Yes
2012
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2012
---
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---
Yes
---
---
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Yes
2009
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Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2009
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Yes
---
Yes
---
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Yes
2014
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No
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Yes
2014
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Yes
2009
Yes
---
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Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
2014
---
Yes
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---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2012
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Yes
---
Yes
---
---
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Yes
2011
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
2012
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---
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Yes
2009
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
2008
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Yes
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Yes
2008
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
2012
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2014
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2013
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Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
2012
---
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---
Yes
---
---
Yes
2013
Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
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Yes
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Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group C Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County Butts County Telfair County Burke County
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
2012
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
2014
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
2008
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
2008
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2012
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---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2008
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2011
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
2012
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
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---
---
Yes
2011
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
2008
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---
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
2013
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---
---
Yes
---
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---
Yes
2012
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---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
2010
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
2010
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---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2011
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---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
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Yes
2011
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Yes
2012
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2011
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Yes
---
Yes
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Yes
2013
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2011
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Yes
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Yes
2013
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Yes
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
2014
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Yes
---
Yes
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Yes
2012
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Yes
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Yes
2011
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Yes
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Yes
2007
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
2014
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
2011
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
2008
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
2009
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
2012
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
2012
---
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
2014
---
---
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---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
2012
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
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
2013
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
2011
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
2009
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
2011
---
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---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
2011
---
---
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Yes
---
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---
---
Yes
2012
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
2009
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
2013
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Population Group E
Dooly County
Yes
Early County
Yes
Crawford County
Yes
Pulaski County
Yes
Bacon County
Yes
Cusseta-Chattahoochee C
Yes
Wilkes County
Yes
Towns County
Yes
Macon County
Yes
Screven County
Yes
Evans County
Yes
Oglethorpe County
Yes
Candler County
Yes
McIntosh County
Yes
Lanier County
Yes
Charlton County
Yes
Heard County
Yes
Bleckley County
Yes
2013
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2012
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2009
---
---
2010
---
---
2012
---
---
2010
---
---
2011
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---
2011
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2010
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2013
Yes
---
2011
Yes
---
2012
---
---
2011
---
---
2010
---
---
2012
---
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2014
---
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2012
---
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2013
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
---
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Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Population Group F
Calhoun County
Yes
Baker County
Yes
Atkinson County
Yes
Clay County
Yes
Seminole County
Yes
Georgetown-Quitman CG
Yes
2007
---
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Yes
---
---
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Yes
2010
---
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2012
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Yes
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Yes
---
2012
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
2008
---
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Yes
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Yes
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2012
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices
County
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
Population Group F
Echols County CG
Yes
Wilkinson County
Yes
Wilcox County
Yes
Wheeler County
Yes
Warren County
Yes
Twiggs County
Yes
Turner County
Yes
Treutlen County
Yes
Taylor County
Yes
Taliaferro County
Yes
Jenkins County
Yes
Stewart County
Yes
Clinch County
Yes
Schley County
Yes
Randolph County
Yes
Montgomery County
Yes
Miller County
Yes
Marion County
Yes
Lincoln County
Yes
Webster County Unified
Yes
Johnson County
Yes
Irwin County
Yes
Hancock County
Yes
Glascock County
Yes
Talbot County
Yes
2013
---
---
---
---
---
2014
---
---
---
Yes
---
2012
---
---
---
Yes
---
2011
---
---
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Yes
---
2012
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---
---
---
2009
---
---
---
Yes
---
2012
---
---
---
Yes
---
2013
---
---
---
Yes
---
2011
---
---
---
Yes
---
2011
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---
---
Yes
---
2008
---
---
---
Yes
---
2007
---
---
---
Yes
---
2010
---
---
---
---
---
2012
---
---
---
Yes
---
2012
---
---
---
Yes
---
2008
---
---
---
---
---
2013
---
---
---
Yes
---
2008
---
---
---
---
---
2011
---
---
---
Yes
---
2012
---
---
---
Yes
---
2013
---
---
---
Yes
---
2012
---
---
---
Yes
---
2014
---
---
---
---
---
2005
---
---
---
Yes
---
2009
---
---
---
Yes
---
cultural, recreational or historic
facility
--Yes ----Yes --Yes --Yes --------Yes Yes ----------Yes ------Yes
hospital
---------------------------------------------------
jail, correctional, or detention
facility
landfill or solid waste
facility
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
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Yes
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Yes
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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
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
25
13 59.1% 2
9.1%
21 95.5% 17 77.3% 0
0.0%
8
36.4%
16
9
60.0% 0
0.0%
16 106.7% 15 100.0% 1
6.7% 12 80.0%
32
15 48.4% 4
12.9%
31 100.0% 29 93.5%
0
0.0% 21 67.7%
34
8
23.5% 4
11.8%
34 100.0% 28 82.4%
0
0.0% 14 41.2%
18
8
44.4% 0
0.0%
18 100.0% 15 83.3%
0
0.0%
3
16.7%
31
4
12.9% 2
6.5%
28 90.3% 19 61.3% 0
0.0%
7
22.6%
156
57 37.7% 12
7.9%
148 98.0% 123 81.5%
1
0.7% 65 43.0%
other purposes
#
%
10 45.5%
8
53.3%
16 51.6%
11 32.4%
5
27.8%
13 41.9%
63 41.7%
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
Number receiving revenues from occupation tax
authorized by state law
#
%
25
23
92.0%
16
12
75.0%
32
19
59.4%
34
19
55.9%
18
7
38.9%
31
8
25.8%
156
88
56.4%
Number using following methods to assess occupation tax:
flat fee
#
%
number of employees
#
%
gross receipts
#
%
6
26.1%
14
60.9%
14
60.9%
3
25.0%
11
91.7%
0
0.0%
12
63.2%
12
63.2%
2
10.5%
4
21.1%
15
78.9%
3
15.8%
4
57.1%
5
71.4%
0
0.0%
3
37.5%
5
62.5%
1
12.5%
32
36.4%
62
70.5%
20
22.7%
profitability ratios
#
%
5
21.7%
1
8.3%
1
5.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
7
8.0%
Number amending occupation tax in
either 2003 or 2004?
#
%
2
8.7%
2
16.7%
2
10.5%
0
0.0%
1
14.3%
2
25.0%
9
10.2%
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
#
%
22
88.0%
15
93.8%
25
78.1%
22
64.7%
11
61.1%
10
32.3%
105
67.3%
Section 5.f - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
County
Population Group A Hall County Carroll County Clayton County Chatham County Houston County Henry County Douglas County DeKalb County Newton County Lowndes County Bartow County Coweta County Gwinnett County Paulding County Fayette County Columbus/Muscogee C Cherokee County Forsyth County Athens-Clarke CG Fulton County Macon-Bibb County Cobb County Whitfield County Augusta/Richmond CG Columbia County
library
Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes ------Yes Yes --Yes ------Yes Yes Yes ----Yes --Yes ---
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
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
---
---
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Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
water or sewer
--Yes --Yes Yes --------Yes Yes ------------Yes Yes ----------Yes
Population Group B
Spalding County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Catoosa County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Dougherty County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Bulloch County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jackson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Liberty County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Rockdale County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Does the government
collect occupation
tax?
If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?
flat fee
number of employees
gross receipts
profitability ratios
Year in which occupation tax was last amended?
Does government
have regulatory
fees?
Does government have user
fees?
No
---
---
---
---
0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
1994
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1996
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
1995
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2007
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
1995
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2003
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2011
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1978
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
1996
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2012
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2013
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
2011
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1995
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2010
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
1995
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2009
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
2008
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2009
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
2011
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
2014
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
2010
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
2014
Yes
No
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2004
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
1994
No
No
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2009
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1995
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
2012
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
2004
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1993
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
1978
Yes
Yes
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Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group B Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
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
---
water or sewer
Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Population Group C
Decatur County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Monroe County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Lumpkin County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Jones County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Lee County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Laurens County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Hart County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Oconee County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Haralson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Chattooga County
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Habersham County
---
---
---
---
---
---
Grady County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Gilmer County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Harris County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Polk County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Upson County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Thomas County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Sumter County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Tattnall County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
White County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Baldwin County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Ware County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Stephens County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Does the government
collect occupation
tax?
If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?
flat fee
number of employees
gross receipts
profitability ratios
Year in which occupation tax was last amended?
Does government
have regulatory
fees?
Does government have user
fees?
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
0
Yes
Yes
---
2006
Yes
Yes
---
2012
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2003
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
1995
Yes
Yes
---
0
Yes
Yes
---
2012
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2001
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
2009
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
1998
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
1994
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
2006
No
No
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2006
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2005
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2011
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
1994
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
2005
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
Yes
No
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2003
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
1995
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
2006
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group C Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
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
---
---
water or sewer
Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes
Population Group D
Berrien County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Ben Hill County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Union County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Greene County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Banks County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Cook County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Franklin County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Worth County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Fannin County
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Emanuel County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Elbert County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Washington County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Long County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Morgan County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Pierce County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Mitchell County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Pike County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Meriwether County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Dade County
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Putnam County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Dodge County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
McDuffie County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Brantley County
---
---
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
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
2006
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
2005
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2003
No
Yes
---
1995
No
Yes
---
1996
No
Yes
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
0
No
No
---
1995
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
1995
No
Yes
---
2010
No
Yes
---
2000
Yes
Yes
---
2001
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
1995
No
Yes
---
2007
Yes
Yes
---
2006
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
2010
No
No
---
1995
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2010
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
2006
Yes
Yes
---
2009
No
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
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
---
water or sewer
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
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
---
---
---
---
2012
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2006
Yes
Yes
---
1994
No
No
---
1999
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
1998
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
2009
Yes
No
---
0
Yes
Yes
Population Group E
Dooly County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
Early County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Crawford County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Pulaski County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Bacon County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Wilkes County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
Towns County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
No
---
---
---
Macon County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Screven County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Evans County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
Oglethorpe County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
Yes
---
Candler County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
McIntosh County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Lanier County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Charlton County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Heard County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
No
---
---
---
Bleckley County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
2011
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
2004
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
2007
No
Yes
---
1994
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
Yes
Yes
---
2011
No
Yes
---
2000
No
Yes
---
2011
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
Population Group F
Calhoun County
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
No
Baker County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices
What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?
County
Population Group F Atkinson County Clay County Seminole County Georgetown-Quitman C Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wilcox County Wheeler County Warren County Twiggs County Turner County Treutlen County Taylor County Taliaferro County Jenkins County Stewart County Clinch County Schley County Randolph County Montgomery County Miller County Marion County Lincoln County Webster County Unifie Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Glascock County Talbot County
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--Yes ----------------Yes ------Yes ----------------Yes -----------
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
---
water or sewer
Yes --------------Yes Yes ----Yes --Yes ------------Yes --Yes -----------
Does the government
collect occupation
tax?
If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?
flat fee
number of employees
gross receipts
profitability ratios
Year in which occupation tax was last amended?
Does government
have regulatory
fees?
Does government have user
fees?
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
---
---
---
0
No
No
---
2006
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
2011
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
2007
No
Yes
---
2004
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
2005
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
2012
Yes
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
Yes
---
1998
Yes
Yes
---
2004
No
No
---
0
No
Yes
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
---
0
No
No
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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
#
%
25
18
72.0%
4
16.0%
23
92.0%
13
52.0%
16
7
43.8%
1
6.3%
14
87.5%
8
50.0%
32
15
46.9%
1
3.1%
27
84.4%
15
46.9%
34
21
61.8%
0
0.0%
31
91.2%
23
67.6%
18
12
66.7%
1
5.6%
17
94.4%
7
38.9%
31
12
38.7%
0
0.0%
28
90.3%
9
29.0%
156
85
54.5%
7
4.5%
140
89.7%
75
48.1%
local government
#
%
15
60.0%
6
37.5%
12
37.5%
15
44.1%
7
38.9%
11
35.5%
66
42.3%
no economic
development
activities
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.2%
1
0.6%
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
25 16 32 34 18 31 156
Number of governments with full-time economic
developer
#
%
16
64.0%
7
43.8%
14
43.8%
24
70.6%
5
27.8%
5
16.1%
71
45.5%
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
#
%
1
4.0%
2
8.0%
0
0.0%
1
4.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
6.3%
1
6.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
6.3%
2
6.3%
3
8.8%
4
11.8%
8
23.5%
5
14.7%
1
5.6%
0
0.0%
2
11.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.2%
2
6.5%
0
0.0%
5
3.2%
7
4.5%
15
9.6%
9
5.8%
QuickStart
#
%
4
16.0%
5
31.3%
7
21.9%
13
38.2%
1
5.6%
5
16.1%
35
22.4%
subsidies
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
2
5.9%
1
5.6%
1
3.2%
5
3.2%
Section 6.a - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group A Hall County Carroll County Clayton County Chatham County Houston County Henry County Douglas County DeKalb County Newton County Lowndes County Bartow County Coweta County Gwinnett County Paulding County Fayette County Columbus/Muscogee C Cherokee County Forsyth County Athens-Clarke CG Fulton County Macon-Bibb County Cobb County Whitfield County Augusta/Richmond CG Columbia County
Which of the following entities takes the initiative for economic development activities in the jurisdiction?
local chamber
multijurisdictional
chamber
development authority
joint development
authority
local government
no economic development
activities undertaken
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
---
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Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Does the government
employ a full-time economic developer?
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community?
land (at little or no cost)
low-interest or deferred payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
subsidies
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes
Yes
Never
Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
No
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always
Sometimes
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
Never
Never
Most of time
Never
Most of time
Never
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
No
Never
Never
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Never
Never
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Yes
Never
Always
Most of time
Always
Always
Never
Yes
Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
No
Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Never
Yes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Population Group B
Spalding County
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---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Catoosa County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Dougherty County
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Bulloch County
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---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Jackson County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Liberty County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Most of time Sometimes
Always
Always
Always
Sometimes
Rockdale County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group B Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens County
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
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
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---
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Never
Never
Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
Never
---
Sometimes
Never
Always
Never
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes
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No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Always
Never
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No
Sometimes
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Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
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No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
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Yes
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Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
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Yes
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No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
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No
Sometimes Sometimes
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Always
Always
Never
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Yes
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Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
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Sometimes Sometimes
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Never
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---
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No
Never
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Never
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Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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Never
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No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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No
Most of time
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No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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Yes
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Most of time
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Always
Never
Yes
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No
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No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
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No
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Never
Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
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Yes
Yes
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No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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Yes
---
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No
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
---
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Yes
---
---
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Yes
Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time
Never
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group C Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County
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
---
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Always
Never
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
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No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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Never
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No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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Sometimes
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No
Sometimes Most of time Most of time
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Never
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Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
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Never
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Yes
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Sometimes
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Always
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No
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Never
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Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time
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Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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No
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Never
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Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
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Yes
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Yes
Sometimes
Always
Always
Always
Always
Never
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Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group D Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
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 Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Always
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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Yes
Sometimes
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Always
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Yes
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No
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Yes
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Yes
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No
Most of time
Never
Always
Most of time Most of time
Never
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
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No
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
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Yes
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Yes
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Population Group E
Dooly County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Never
Never
Most of time Most of time Most of time
Never
Early County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always
Always
Crawford County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Pulaski County
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Bacon County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Wilkes County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Towns County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Macon County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Most of time
Always
Most of time Sometimes
Never
Screven County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Evans County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Oglethorpe County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Candler County
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
McIntosh County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Lanier County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
Most of time Sometimes
Always
Most of time
Never
Sometimes
Charlton County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Most of time
Never
Heard County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time
Never
Sometimes
Bleckley County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Population Group F
Calhoun County
---
Baker County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
No
Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never Never
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Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities
County
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
Population Group F
Atkinson County
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Clay County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Seminole County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Georgetown-Quitman C
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Echols County CG
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Wilkinson County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Wilcox County
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---
Yes
---
---
---
Wheeler County
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Warren County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Twiggs County
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Turner County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Treutlen County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Taylor County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Taliaferro County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Jenkins County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Stewart County
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
Clinch County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Schley County
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Randolph County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Montgomery County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Miller County
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
---
Marion County
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Lincoln County
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
Webster County Unifie
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Johnson County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Irwin County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Hancock County
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Glascock County
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
---
Talbot County
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
---
Does the government
employ a full-time economic developer?
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community?
land (at little or no cost)
low-interest or deferred payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
subsidies
No
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Most of time
Always
Never
No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never
No
---
Most of time Most of time
Never
Never
Never
No
Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
---
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---
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---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never
No
Sometimes
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Never
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
No
Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time
Always
Sometimes
No
Sometimes
Never
Always
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
No
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
No
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
No
Sometimes
Never
Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
No
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always
Sometimes
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Always
No
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
No
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Yes
Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
No
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
No
Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes
Always
Never
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Yes
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
No
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
No
Never
Never
Most of time Most of time
Never
Never
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data
Number Group reporting
A
25
B
16
C
32
D
34
E
18
F
31
Total
156
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
4.0%
4
16.0%
4
16.0%
0
0.0%
1
6.3%
0
0.0%
4
25.0%
5
31.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
4
12.5%
0
0.0%
1
2.9%
2
5.9%
4
11.8%
9
26.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
5
27.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
6.5%
0
0.0%
2
1.3%
3
1.9%
13
8.3%
29
18.6%
waiver of
regulations
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.2%
2
1.3%
waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments
#
%
0
0.0%
1
6.3%
0
0.0%
1
2.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
1.3%
other
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
1
2.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
1.3%
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time:
Number reporting
land (at little or no cost)
#
%
local or regional low-interest or
deferred
#
%
state grants and loans
#
%
federal grants and loans
#
%
QuickStart
#
%
25
1
4.0%
1
4.0%
0
0.0%
1
4.0%
4
16.0%
16
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
6.3%
1
6.3%
4
25.0%
32
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
6.3%
2
6.3%
6
18.8%
34
2
5.9%
3
8.8%
6
17.6%
6
17.6%
10
29.4%
18
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
5.6%
31
1
3.2%
1
3.2%
2
6.5%
2
6.5%
5
16.1%
156
4
2.6%
5
3.2%
11
7.1%
12
7.7%
30
19.2%
Section 6.b - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
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
Population Group A Hall County Carroll County Clayton County Chatham County Houston County Henry County Douglas County DeKalb County Newton County Lowndes County Bartow County Coweta County Gwinnett County Paulding County Fayette County Columbus/Muscogee C Cherokee County Forsyth County Athens-Clarke CG Fulton County Macon-Bibb County Cobb County Whitfield County Augusta/Richmond CG Columbia County
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time Most of time
Always Never Sometimes Always Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time
Population Group B Spalding County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County
Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Most of time Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never
Most of time Never
Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes
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2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group B Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
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
Most of time Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Always Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always
Always Most of time Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time
Always
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
---
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always ---
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Always Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
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2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group C Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
low-interest land (at little or deferred or no cost) payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Always Most of time
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
---
Always Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Always
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never ---
Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time
Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never
Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Always Sometimes Always Always
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
--Always Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Most of time Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Never Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Always
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2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
Population Group D Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
Sometimes Never
Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Always Never Never
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Most of time Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Population Group E Dooly County Early County Crawford County Pulaski County Bacon County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Wilkes County Towns County Macon County Screven County Evans County Oglethorpe County Candler County McIntosh County Lanier County Charlton County Heard County Bleckley County
Never Always Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
--Never Never Never Sometimes
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Never Always Never Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes
Population Group F Calhoun County Baker County
Never Sometimes
Never Never
Never Sometimes
Never Never
Never Never
Never Never
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waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
low-interest land (at little or deferred or no cost) payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes
Sometimes Never Always
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never
--Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Most of time Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to the community? (Cont.)
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
Population Group F
Atkinson County
Sometimes
Clay County
Most of time
Seminole County
Sometimes
Georgetown-Quitman C Most of time
Echols County CG
---
Wilkinson County
Sometimes
Wilcox County
Sometimes
Wheeler County
Sometimes
Warren County
Most of time
Twiggs County
Always
Turner County
Sometimes
Treutlen County
Sometimes
Taylor County
Most of time
Taliaferro County
Never
Jenkins County
Sometimes
Stewart County
Never
Clinch County
Always
Schley County
Always
Randolph County
Always
Montgomery County
Sometimes
Miller County
Never
Marion County
Sometimes
Lincoln County
Sometimes
Webster County Unifie
Never
Johnson County
Sometimes
Irwin County
Sometimes
Hancock County
Sometimes
Glascock County
Sometimes
Talbot County
Never
Never Never Never Never
----Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never ---
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never ---
Sometimes Never Never
Most of time Most of time
Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Always Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Never Never Never
--Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
low-interest land (at little or deferred or no cost) payment loans
state grants and loans
federal grants and loans
QuickStart Program
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never ---
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never
--Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never --Never ---
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always
Sometimes Sometimes
--Always
--Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Most of time
--Sometimes
--Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always
Sometimes Most of time
--Sometimes
----Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Never Always
Always Never
--Sometimes
--Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Always Always Never Sometimes Never Never Always Never Always Never Never Never Never
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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
#
%
25
0
0.0%
1
4.0%
1
4.0%
1
4.0%
4
16.0%
4
16.0%
0
0.0%
16
0
0.0%
4
25.0%
1
6.3%
0
0.0%
4
25.0%
5
31.3%
0
0.0%
32
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
2
6.3%
3
9.4%
1
3.1%
34
3
8.8%
2
5.9%
1
2.9%
2
5.9%
3
8.8%
9
26.5%
0
0.0%
18
1
5.6%
1
5.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
5.6%
0
0.0%
31
0
0.0%
2
6.5%
1
3.2%
1
3.2%
0
0.0%
1
3.2%
1
3.2%
156
4
2.6%
10
6.4%
4
2.6%
5
3.2%
13
8.3%
23 14.7%
2
1.3%
waiver or reduction of required fees of
assessments
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.2%
1
0.6%
other
#
%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.6%
Number Group reporting
A
25
B
16
C
32
D
34
E
18
F
31
Total
156
Number of counties collecting the additional mill of ad valorem tax for economic development
#
%
3
12.0%
0
0.0%
3
9.4%
6
17.6%
2
11.1%
3
9.7%
17
10.9%
Number collecting the additional mill for the following purpose:
county development authority
#
%
Multi-jurisdictional development authority
#
%
Other
#
%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
4
133.3%
6
100.0%
3
150.0%
5
166.7%
19 111.8%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
5.9%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
5.9%
Section 6.c - Summary
2014 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 Hall County Carroll County Clayton County Chatham County Houston County Henry County Douglas County DeKalb County Newton County Lowndes County Bartow County Coweta County Gwinnett County Paulding County Fayette County Columbus/Muscogee C Cherokee County Forsyth County Athens-Clarke CG Fulton County Macon-Bibb County Cobb County Whitfield County Augusta/Richmond CG Columbia County
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Always Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Never
other
Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?
For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?
----------Never --------Sometimes ----------------Sometimes ------Never ---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
Multi-juris DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
Both
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Population Group B
Spalding County
Never
Always
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
No
---
Catoosa County
Never
Most of time
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
---
No
---
Dougherty County
Never
Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never
Sometimes
---
No
---
Bulloch County
Never
Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Sometimes Sometimes
---
No
---
Jackson County
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
---
No
---
Liberty County
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Always
Sometimes Most of time
---
No
---
Rockdale County
Never
Sometimes
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group B Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
Population Group C Decatur County Monroe County Lumpkin County Jones County Lee County Laurens County Hart County Oconee County Haralson County Chattooga County Habersham County Grady County Gilmer County Harris County Polk County Upson County Thomas County Sumter County Tattnall County White County Baldwin County Ware County Stephens 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
Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time
Always Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Always Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
Most of time Sometimes
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always
Always Most of time
Never Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Most of time Never
Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never ---
Sometimes Never Never
Most of time Always
Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
other
----Never -------------
------------Never ------Never ----Never ----Always --------Never ---
Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?
For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group C Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Population Group D Berrien County Ben Hill County Union County Greene County Banks County Cook County Franklin County Worth County Fannin County Emanuel County Elbert County Washington County Long County Morgan County Pierce County Mitchell County Pike County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley 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
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
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
---
No
---
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
---
No
---
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
---
No
---
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
No
---
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
---
Yes
County DA
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
No
---
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
---
No
---
Never
Sometimes
Never
Never
Always
Always
Never
Never
Sometimes
No
County DA
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes Most of time
Never
Never
---
No
---
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never
--Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time
Always Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Always Sometimes Most of time Always Always Sometimes
--Always
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Never Never Never
----Never -----------------------------------------
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group D Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun 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
other
Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?
For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Most of time
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
---
No
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
---
No
Never
Most of time Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
No
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
---
Yes
Always
Always
Never
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
---
No
Never
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Always
Never
Sometimes
---
Yes
Sometimes Sometimes
Always
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
---
No
Never
Never
Never
Never
Always
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
---
No
Never
Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never
Never
---
No
--------County DA County DA --County DA -------
Population Group E
Dooly County
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never
Never
---
No
---
Early County
Always
Always
Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
---
No
---
Crawford County
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
---
No
---
Pulaski County
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
---
No
---
Bacon County
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Most of time Sometimes
Always
Never
Sometimes
---
No
---
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
Never
Sometimes
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
---
No
---
Wilkes County
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
---
No
---
Towns County
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
---
No
---
Macon County
Never
Sometimes
Never
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
---
No
---
Screven County
Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Never
---
Yes
County DA
Evans County
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
---
No
---
Oglethorpe County
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
---
No
---
Candler County
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes Sometimes
---
Sometimes Sometimes
---
No
---
McIntosh County
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
---
Yes
County DA
Lanier County
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes
Never
Most of time
Never
Never
---
No
---
Charlton County
Never
Never
Never
Never
Sometimes Most of time
Never
Never
---
No
---
Heard County
Never
Most of time
Never
Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never
Sometimes
---
No
---
Bleckley County
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
No
County DA
Population Group F
Calhoun County
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
No
---
Baker County
Never
Sometimes
Never
Sometimes
Never
Never
Never
Never
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities
County
How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?
subsidies
tax incentives
utilities at little or no cost
commitment of additional
local government
services
industrial development
bonds
expedited permitting
waiver of regulations
waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments
Population Group F Atkinson County Clay County Seminole County Georgetown-Quitman C Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wilcox County Wheeler County Warren County Twiggs County Turner County Treutlen County Taylor County Taliaferro County Jenkins County Stewart County Clinch County Schley County Randolph County Montgomery County Miller County Marion County Lincoln County Webster County Unifie Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Glascock County Talbot County
Never Never
--Never
--Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Never --Always ---
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never
Never Never
--Never
--Never Never Never Sometimes Always Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never --Never ---
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never --Never ---
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never
Most of time Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never
Most of time Never --Never ---
Sometimes Never Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never
Never Never
--Never
--Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Never --Never ---
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never
other
--Never
----------------------Never --------Never ----------Never ------Never
Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?
For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
---
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
County DA
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
Yes
County DA
No
---
No
---
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Developement Activities - Summary of Data
Group
A B C D E F Total
Number reporting
25 16 32 34 18 31 156
Number with constitutional development
authority
#
%
16 64.0%
8
50.0%
20 62.5%
22 64.7%
14 77.8%
13 41.9%
93 59.6%
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 25.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
2.2%
one mill
#
%
1 6.3% 0 0.0% 2 10.0% 1 4.5% 2 14.3% 1 7.7% 7 7.5%
other amount
#
%
1 6.3% 0 0.0% 5 25.0% 8 36.4% 4 28.6% 3 23.1% 21 22.6%
none
#
%
15 93.8% 7 87.5% 17 85.0% 14 63.6% 8 57.1% 13 100.0% 74 79.6%
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
#
%
#
%
24
96.0%
13
81.3%
26
81.3%
31
91.2%
17
94.4%
19
61.3%
130
60.9%
23
95.8%
13
100.0%
21
80.8%
26
83.9%
8
47.1%
4
21.1%
95
73.1%
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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 A
Carroll County
No
Paulding County
Yes
Lowndes County
Yes
Hall County
No
Forsyth County
Yes
DeKalb County
Yes
Clayton County
No
Columbia County
No
Bartow County
Yes
Chatham County
No
Coweta County
Yes
Newton County
Yes
Cobb County
Yes
Henry County
Yes
Whitfield County
Yes
Houston County
Yes
Gwinnett County
No
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
Augusta/Richmond CG
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
Cherokee County
Yes
Macon-Bibb County
No
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Fayette County
No
Fulton County
No
--None One mill
--None None
----None --None None None None None None --None None None None --Other --None
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
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
$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
Population Group B
Spalding County
No
Glynn County
No
Troup County
Yes
Walker County
Yes
Floyd County
Yes
Catoosa County
No
Gordon County
No
Liberty County
Yes
Barrow County
Yes
Walton County
No
----None None None ----Two mills None ---
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group B Dougherty County Effingham County Rockdale County Camden County Jackson County Bulloch County
Population Group C Oconee County Upson County Jones County Lee County Tattnall County Laurens County Stephens County Chattooga County Toombs County Coffee County Pickens County Habersham County Ware County Thomas County Gilmer County Monroe County White County Peach County Decatur County Harris County Polk County Haralson County Baldwin County Tift County Sumter County Lumpkin County Wayne County Bryan County Colquitt 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?
Yes
None
Yes
Two mills
No
---
No
None
Yes
None
No
---
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
None
Yes
None
No
---
No
None
Yes
Other
Yes
None
No
None
No
---
Yes
One mill
Yes
Other
No
---
Yes
None
Yes
None
No
---
Yes
None
Yes
None
Yes
None
No
---
No
None
No
---
Yes
Other
Yes
None
Yes
None
Yes
None
Yes
None
No
---
Yes
Other
No
Other
Yes
None
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
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
No
---
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
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
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group C Hart County Madison County Grady County
Population Group D McDuffie County Fannin County Long County Franklin County Morgan County Telfair County Meriwether County Putnam County Banks County Berrien County Mitchell County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Elbert County Burke County Worth County Ben Hill County Brantley County Pike County Emanuel County Pierce County Dade County Butts County Crisp County Brooks County Washington County Lamar County Union County Appling County Rabun County Cook County Jefferson 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?
Yes
None
Yes
One mill
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
None
Yes
None
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
None
Yes
Other
Yes
None
No
---
Yes
None
Yes
One mill
Yes
Other
Yes
None
No
---
No
---
Yes
None
Yes
Other
Yes
None
Yes
Other
Yes
Other
Yes
None
Yes
None
Yes
None
Yes
Other
Yes
Other
No
---
No
---
No
None
No
---
No
---
Yes
Other
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
No
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
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
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
No
---
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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 D
Dodge County
Yes
Greene County
Yes
None None
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Population Group E
McIntosh County
Yes
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
No
Dooly County
Yes
Pulaski County
Yes
Charlton County
No
Bleckley County
Yes
Towns County
Yes
Screven County
Yes
Oglethorpe County
Yes
Bacon County
Yes
Early County
Yes
Lanier County
Yes
Candler County
Yes
Crawford County
Yes
Wilkes County
No
Evans County
Yes
Heard County
Yes
Macon County
No
One mill ---
None Other
--None Other Other None Other None One mill None None
--None None
---
No
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Greater than $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Population Group F
Marion County
Yes
Talbot County
No
Irwin County
Yes
Stewart County
No
Lincoln County
No
Wheeler County
No
Glascock County
Yes
Miller County
No
Wilkinson County
No
Calhoun County
No
Atkinson County
No
Echols County CG
---
Clay County
No
Clinch County
Yes
None ---
One mill -----
Other None
------------Other
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
No
---
---
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
No
---
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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 F
Montgomery County
Yes
Johnson County
Yes
Treutlen County
No
Twiggs County
No
Taylor County
Yes
Hancock County
Yes
Webster County Unifie
Yes
Jenkins County
Yes
Randolph County
No
Turner County
Yes
Seminole County
Yes
Taliaferro County
No
Georgetown-Quitman C
No
Schley County
No
Warren County
No
Baker County
No
Wilcox County
Yes
Other None None None None None None None
--None None
----None ----None
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
No
---
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
No
---
Yes
Greater than $100,000
No
---
Yes
$51,000 - $100,000
Yes
$11,000 - $25,000
No
---
No
---
Yes
Less than $10,000
Yes
$26,000 - $50,000
Yes
Less than $10,000
No
---
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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
25 16 32 34 18 31 156
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
32.0%
8
100.0%
3
37.5%
1
12.5%
2
25.0%
5
31.3%
4
80.0%
2
40.0%
0
0.0%
1
20.0%
2
6.3%
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
3.2%
1
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
16
10.3%
15
100.0%
6
37.5%
1
6.3%
3
18.8%
12 hours
#
%
2
25.0%
2
40.0%
1
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
100.0%
6
37.5%
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%
5
100.0%
1
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
100.0%
12
75.0%
If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
3
1
2
---
---
---
3
Section 7.a - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...
Jurisdiction
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?
Population Group A
Carroll County
No
Paulding County
No
Lowndes County
No
Hall County
No
Forsyth County
No
DeKalb County
Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Columbia County
No
Bartow County
No
Chatham County
No
Coweta County
No
Newton County
No
Cobb County
Yes
Henry County
Yes
Whitfield County
No
Houston County
No
Gwinnett County
Yes
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
Augusta/Richmond CG
No
Douglas County
No
Cherokee County
No
Macon-Bibb County
No
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Fayette County
No
Fulton County
Yes
----------Govt. provides Govt. provides ----------Govt. provides Govt. provides ----Govt. provides Govt. provides --------Govt. provides --Govt. provides
----------10 Hours 8 Hours ----------8 Hours 10 Hours ----9 Hours 8 Hours --------12 Hours --12 Hours
Population Group B
Spalding County
No
Glynn County
Yes
Troup County
Yes
Walker County
Yes
Floyd County
Yes
Catoosa County
No
Gordon County
No
--Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides
-----
--10 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours
-----
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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
----------No No ----------No Yes ----Yes Yes --------Yes --Yes
If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
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1.0
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Liberty County Barrow County Walton County Dougherty County Effingham County Rockdale County Camden County Jackson County Bulloch County
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...
Does the county operate a police department?
Method of providing handguns
For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
Population Group C
Oconee County
No
Upson County
No
Jones County
No
Lee County
No
Tattnall County
No
Laurens County
No
Stephens County
No
Chattooga County
No
Toombs County
No
Coffee County
No
Pickens County
No
Habersham County
No
Ware County
Yes
Thomas County
No
Gilmer County
No
Monroe County
No
White County
No
Peach County
No
Decatur County
No
Harris County
No
Polk County
Yes
Haralson County
No
Baldwin County
No
Tift County
No
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------------------------8 Hours --------------12 Hours -------
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2.0
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Sumter County Lumpkin County Wayne County Bryan County Colquitt County Hart County Madison County Grady County
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
---
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No
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No
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---
No
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No
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---
No
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---
No
---
---
No
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---
Population Group D
McDuffie County
No
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---
Fannin County
No
---
---
Long County
No
---
---
Franklin County
No
---
---
Morgan County
No
---
---
Telfair County
No
---
---
Meriwether County
No
---
---
Putnam County
No
---
---
Banks County
No
---
---
Berrien County
No
---
---
Mitchell County
No
---
---
Jeff Davis County
No
---
---
Dawson County
No
---
---
Elbert County
No
---
---
Burke County
No
---
---
Worth County
No
---
---
Ben Hill County
No
---
---
Brantley County
No
---
---
Pike County
No
---
---
Emanuel County
No
---
---
Pierce County
No
---
---
Dade County
No
---
---
Butts County
No
---
---
Crisp County
No
---
---
Brooks County
No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Washington County Lamar County Union County Appling County Rabun County Cook County Jefferson County Dodge County Greene County
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
---
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No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
No
---
---
Population Group E
McIntosh County
No
---
---
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
No
---
---
Dooly County
No
---
---
Pulaski County
No
---
---
Charlton County
No
---
---
Bleckley County
No
---
---
Towns County
No
---
---
Screven County
No
---
---
Oglethorpe County
No
---
---
Bacon County
No
---
---
Early County
No
---
---
Lanier County
No
---
---
Candler County
No
---
---
Crawford County
No
---
---
Wilkes County
No
---
---
Evans County
No
---
---
Heard County
No
---
---
Macon County
No
---
---
Population Group F
Marion County
No
---
---
Talbot County
No
---
---
Irwin County
No
---
---
Stewart County
No
---
---
Lincoln County
No
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2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.a: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...
Jurisdiction
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?
Wheeler County
No
Glascock County
No
Miller County
No
Wilkinson County
No
Calhoun County
Yes
Atkinson County
No
Echols County CG
No
Clay County
No
Clinch County
No
Montgomery County
No
Johnson County
No
Treutlen County
No
Twiggs County
No
Taylor County
No
Hancock County
No
Webster County Unifie
No
Jenkins County
No
Randolph County
No
Turner County
No
Seminole County
No
Taliaferro County
No
Georgetown-Quitman C
No
Schley County
No
Warren County
No
Baker County
No
Wilcox County
No
--------Govt. provides -------------------------------------------
--------12 Hours -------------------------------------------
Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
--------Yes -------------------------------------------
If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.b: Public Safety - Summary of Data
Number Group reporting
A
25
B
16
C
32
D
34
E
18
F
31
Total
156
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
#
%
21
84.0%
4
16.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
19 76.0%
15
93.8%
5
31.3%
2
12.5%
0
0.0%
9
56.3%
30
93.8%
1
3.1%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
30 93.8%
29
85.3%
1
2.9%
0
0.0%
1
2.9%
32 94.1%
12
66.7%
2
11.1%
1
5.6%
0
0.0%
15 83.3%
21
67.7%
6
19.4%
1
3.2%
0
0.0%
24 77.4%
128
82.1%
19 12.2%
5
3.2%
1
0.6% 129 82.7%
other
#
%
1
4.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.6%
Number of governments with "One Car, One Driver
Rule"
#
%
12
48.0%
15
93.8%
30
93.8%
31
91.2%
16
88.9%
28
90.3%
132
84.6%
If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
3
2
2
2
4
2
4
Section 7.b - Summary
2014 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
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
Other
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
---
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---
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Other
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
No
Population Group B
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
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If not, what is the typical number of drivers per
vehicle?
1.0 ------2.0 3.0 2.0 ------2.0 --3.0 --2.0 2.0 --3.0 --2.0 3.0 ------2.0
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2014 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"?
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
9 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
9 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Population Group C
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Other
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
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2014 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"?
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
9 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Population Group D
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Other
8 Hours
No
Govt. provides
10 Hours
Yes
Other
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
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If not, what is the typical number of drivers per
vehicle?
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2014 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"?
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Population Group E
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
8 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
9 Hours
Yes
Population Group F
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
8 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
9 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
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2014 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"?
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Other
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
No
Officer provides
8 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
No
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
8 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Govt. provides
12 Hours
Yes
Officer provides
12 Hours
Yes
If not, what is the typical number of drivers per
vehicle?
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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
#
%
25
25
100.0%
16
16
100.0%
32
32
100.0%
34
33
97.1%
18
17
94.4%
31
22
71.0%
156
145
92.9%
Number of these governments
owning the facility they operate
#
%
25
100.0%
16
100.0%
32
100.0%
33
97.1%
17
94.4%
22
71.0%
145
92.9%
Number of governments adding the 10% fee to court
fines (1)
#
%
25
100.0%
15
93.8%
32
100.0%
31
91.2%
16
88.9%
29
93.5%
148
94.9%
Number with ISO rating
of 4 or better
#
%
14
56.0%
6
37.5%
2
6.3%
2
5.9%
1
5.6%
0
0.0%
25
16.0%
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
36.0%
0
0.0%
22
88.0%
2
187
5
19
12
75.0%
2
16.7%
12
75.0%
5
51
0
19
29
90.6%
10
34.5%
20
62.5%
1
15
5
15
33
97.1%
17
51.5%
16
47.1%
1
36
1
13
18
100.0%
12
66.7%
6
33.3%
1
15
1
10
30
96.8%
29
96.7%
1
3.2%
0
50
0
30
131
84.0%
70
53.4%
77
49.4%
0
187
(1) Number of governments adding the additional 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines.
Section 7.c - Summary
2014 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 A
Hall County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Carroll County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Clayton County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Chatham County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Houston County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Henry County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
DeKalb County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Newton County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Lowndes County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Bartow County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Coweta County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Gwinnett County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Paulding County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Fayette County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Columbus/Muscogee C
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Cherokee County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Forsyth County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Athens-Clarke CG
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Fulton County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Macon-Bibb County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Cobb County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Whitfield County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Augusta/Richmond CG
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
Columbia County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)?
4 5 3 3 6 6 4 3 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 2 5 5 2 4 3 3 5 5 4
Number of fire stations supported by the govt.?
14 13 14 0 8 13 9 26 13 18 14 15 30 11 8 14 24 12 9 10 20 29 10 19 17
Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting
duties?
Is the fire department all-volunteer?
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
---
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
---
No
No
No
No
No
---
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
---
No
---
Yes
No
No
---
Yes
No
Population Group B
Spalding County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Catoosa County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Dougherty County
Yes
Own govt.
No
2
Bulloch County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Jackson County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Liberty County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
7
Yes
No
7
Yes
No
5
No
No
13
Yes
Yes
9
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
Yes
81
Yes
24
Yes
123
---
---
Yes
2
Yes
87
Yes
40
Yes
170
Yes
25
No
---
Yes
32
Yes
42
Yes
187
Yes
37
Yes
34
Yes
108
Yes
86
Yes
35
Yes
51
Yes
48
---
---
Yes
150
Yes
15
Yes
73
Yes
36
Yes
25
Yes
12
Yes
51
No
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No
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No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Population Group B Rockdale County Floyd County Camden County Troup County Walker County Walton County Barrow County Effingham County Gordon County Glynn County
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
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
9
No
No
10
No
---
10
Yes
No
12
Yes
No
19
Yes
No
11
Yes
No
6
No
No
10
Yes
No
10
Yes
No
8
Yes
No
Population Group C
Decatur County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Monroe County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Lumpkin County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Jones County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Lee County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Laurens County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Hart County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Oconee County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Haralson County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Chattooga County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
8
Habersham County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Grady County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Gilmer County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
Harris County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
8
Polk County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Upson County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
8
Thomas County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Sumter County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Tattnall County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
White County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Baldwin County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
9
Yes
No
13
Yes
No
7
Yes
No
11
Yes
No
5
Yes
No
15
Yes
No
9
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
10
No
No
10
Yes
No
9
Yes
No
10
Yes
No
16
Yes
No
12
Yes
Yes
9
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
15
Yes
No
0
Yes
No
0
No
Yes
8
Yes
No
8
Yes
No
(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
Yes
33
---
---
Yes
28
Yes
16
Yes
10
Yes
15
Yes
27
Yes
5
Yes
14
Yes
41
Yes
4
Yes
15
Yes
11
Yes
1
Yes
10
Yes
5
Yes
2
No
---
Yes
12
No
---
Yes
5
Yes
1
Yes
9
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
12
Yes
5
---
---
No
---
Yes
10
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Population Group C Ware County Stephens County Wayne County Colquitt County Coffee County Madison County Toombs County Pickens County Tift County Peach County Bryan County
Does the government operate a jail?
What entity owns this jail?
Government add the 10% fee onto court
fines? (1)
What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)?
Number of fire stations supported by the govt.?
Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting
duties?
Is the fire department all-volunteer?
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
8
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
11
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
0
No
Yes
19
Yes
No
11
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
No
11
Yes
No
6
Yes
No
10
Yes
No
Population Group D
Berrien County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Ben Hill County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Union County
Yes
Own govt.
No
6
Greene County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Banks County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Cook County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Franklin County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Worth County
Yes
Own govt.
No
5
Fannin County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Emanuel County
Yes
Own govt.
No
9
Elbert County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Washington County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
Long County
No
---
Yes
5
Morgan County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Pierce County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Mitchell County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Pike County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Meriwether County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Dade County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
Putnam County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
7
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
12
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
11
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
12
Yes
Yes
14
Yes
No
14
Yes
Yes
13
Yes
No
12
Yes
Yes
9
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
No
15
Yes
No
8
Yes
Yes
12
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
13
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
No
11
Yes
No
(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
Yes
4
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
3
No
---
No
---
Yes
4
Yes
10
Yes
5
Yes
4
No
---
No
---
Yes
4
No
---
Yes
11
No
---
No
---
Yes
6
No
---
No
2
No
---
No
---
Yes
2
Yes
3
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
2
Yes
4
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Population Group D Dodge County McDuffie County Brantley County Butts County Telfair County Burke County Crisp County Lamar County Brooks County Appling County Jefferson County Jeff Davis County Dawson County Rabun County
Does the government operate a jail?
What entity owns this jail?
Government add the 10% fee onto court
fines? (1)
What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)?
Number of fire stations supported by the govt.?
Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting
duties?
Is the fire department all-volunteer?
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
4
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
---
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
8
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
9
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
No
5
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
12
No
---
6
Yes
No
7
Yes
No
9
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
No
8
Yes
No
12
Yes
No
Population Group E
Dooly County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Early County
Yes
Own govt.
No
9
Crawford County
Yes
Own govt.
No
7
Pulaski County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Bacon County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Cusseta-Chattahoochee
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Wilkes County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
8
Towns County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Macon County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Screven County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
3
Evans County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Oglethorpe County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Candler County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
McIntosh County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Lanier County
No
---
Yes
9
Charlton County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Heard County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
7
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
No
7
Yes
No
2
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
No
7
Yes
Yes
13
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
No
9
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
9
Yes
No
(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
No
---
Yes
4
No
---
Yes
13
No
---
Yes
36
Yes
5
Yes
1
Yes
1
No
---
No
---
Yes
2
Yes
12
Yes
2
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
2
Yes
3
No
---
No
---
Yes
4
No
---
Yes
3
No
---
No
---
Yes
1
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Population Group E Bleckley County
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
8
6
Yes
Yes
Population Group F
Calhoun County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Baker County
No
---
Yes
7
Atkinson County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Clay County
No
---
Yes
9
Seminole County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Georgetown-Quitman C
No
Other govt.
Yes
9
Echols County CG
No
---
Yes
---
Wilkinson County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Wilcox County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Wheeler County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Warren County
No
---
Yes
9
Twiggs County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Turner County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Treutlen County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Taylor County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Taliaferro County
No
---
Yes
9
Jenkins County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
5
Stewart County
Yes
Own govt.
No
7
Clinch County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Schley County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Randolph County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Montgomery County
No
---
Yes
5
Miller County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
6
Marion County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
Lincoln County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Webster County Unifie
No
---
Yes
6
Johnson County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Irwin County
Yes
Own govt.
No
6
Hancock County
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
9
Glascock County
No
Other govt.
Yes
8
1
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
No
8
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
4
No
---
(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
2
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
0
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
No
50
No
---
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 7.c: Public Safety
Jurisdiction
Population Group F Talbot County
Does the government operate a jail?
What entity owns this jail?
Government add the 10% fee onto court
fines? (1)
What is the govts. fire classification rating (ISO)?
Number of fire stations supported by the govt.?
Does fire dept. use volunteers for fire fighting
duties?
Is the fire department all-volunteer?
Yes
Own govt.
Yes
7
7
Yes
Yes
Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?
No
What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
---
(1) - Does the jurisdiction add the 10% fee authorized by the Jail Construction and Staffing Act onto court fines?
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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
25
B
16
C
32
D
34
E
18
F
31
Total
156
Number electing/appointing the chief executive/commission chair by the following methods:
popular vote
#
%
vote of commission
#
%
no CEO/chair
#
%
21
84.0%
3
12.0%
1
11
68.8%
5
31.3%
0
17
53.1%
15
46.9%
0
4.0% 0.0% 0.0%
20
58.8%
14
41.2%
0
10
55.6%
8
44.4%
0
11
35.5%
20
64.5%
0
90
57.7%
65
41.7%
1
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
Number electing members of the commission by the following methods:
by district
at-large
some by district and some
by at-large
not applicable
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
20
80.0%
2
8.0%
2
8.0%
1
4.0%
11
68.8%
3
18.8%
1
6.3%
1
6.3%
24
75.0%
6
18.8%
1
3.1%
1
3.1%
26
76.5%
7
20.6%
0
14
77.8%
1
5.6%
0
25
80.6%
5
16.1%
1
120
76.9%
24
15.4%
5
0.0% 0.0% 3.2% 3.2%
1
2.9%
3
16.7%
0
0.0%
7
4.5%
Excluding the CEO or chair, what are the minimum and maximum number of seats
on the board? (1)
minimum
maximum
4
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
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee CG Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Fulton County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County
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
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
By district
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
5
No CEO
By district
10
Popular vote
By district
5
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
At-large
4
Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
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By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large District/at-large At-large
6 6 4 4 6 5 4 6 4
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group B Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Chattooga County Coffee County Colquitt County Decatur County Gilmer County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County
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
6
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
Vote of commission Popular vote
Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote
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By district By district not applicable By district By district By district At-large By district At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district By district At-large District/at-large By district At-large At-large By district By district By district By district
4 5 --4 6 5 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 2 5 4 4 5 7 6
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group C Toombs County Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Fannin County Franklin County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County
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
4
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
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
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
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Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group D Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Oglethorpe County Pulaski County Screven County Towns County Wilkes County
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman CG Glascock County Hancock County
How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are
members of the board elected?
Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners?
Vote of commission
At-large
4
Vote of commission
By district
5
Popular vote
not applicable
---
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
4
Vote of commission
By district
5
Popular vote
By district
6
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
5
Popular vote
not applicable
---
Vote of commission
By district
6
Popular vote
not applicable
---
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote
Page 8 - 4
By district At-large By district By district By district At-large At-large At-large By district
5 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group F Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Treutlen County Turner County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkinson County
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
By district
4
Vote of commission
District/at-large
4
Vote of commission
By district
5
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
At-large
2
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
2
Popular vote
By district
4
Vote of commission
By district
2
Vote of commission
By district
4
Popular vote
By district
4
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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
25
B
16
C
32
D
34
E
18
F
31
Total
156
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
#
%
25
100.0%
25
100.0%
21
84.0%
16
64.0%
9
36.0%
16
100.0%
16
100.0%
15
93.8%
3
18.8%
3
18.8%
31
96.9%
31
100.0%
18
58.1%
6
19.4%
3
9.7%
30
88.2%
30
100.0%
20
66.7%
0
0.0%
6
20.0%
12
66.7%
13
108.3%
3
25.0%
1
8.3%
0
0.0%
20
64.5%
20
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
10.0%
134
85.9%
135 100.7%
77
57.5%
77
57.5%
23
17.2%
car tags and renewals
#
%
20
80.0%
12
75.0%
7
22.6%
10
33.3%
1
8.3%
0
0.0%
50
37.3%
other
#
%
13
52.0%
9
56.3%
11
35.5%
6
20.0%
3
25.0%
2
10.0%
44
32.8%
Number of governments maintaining general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information
from the public
#
%
19
76.0%
11
68.8%
18
56.3%
20
58.8%
10
55.6%
18
58.1%
96
61.5%
Section 9 - Summary
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG
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
Yes
Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Cobb County Columbia County
Yes
www.bartowga.org
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
Columbus/Muscogee CG
Yes
www.columbusga.org
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
Coweta County
Yes
www.coweta.ga.us
Yes
---
Yes
---
Yes
DeKalb County
Yes
www.dekalbcountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Douglas County
Yes
www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Fayette County
Yes
www.fayettecountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
Forsyth County Fulton County
Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County
Yes
www.forsythco.com
Yes
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
---
---
Yes
www.co.henry.ga.us/
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Houston County Lowndes County
Yes
www.houstoncountyga.org
Yes
www.lowndescounty.com
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Macon-Bibb County
Yes
Newton County
Yes
Paulding County
Yes
www.maconbibb.us www.co.newton.ga.us
www.paulding.gov
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
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Other
Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
Yes
Yes
info@athensclarkecounty.com
---
Yes
Request a Service at
www.augustaga.gov
Yes
No
---
Yes
info@carrollcountyga.com
---
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
---
Yes
information@cobbcounty.org
Yes
Yes commissioners@columbiacountyga.go
v
---
Yes
webmaster@columbusga.org
Yes
Yes
cowetainfo@coweta.ga.us
---
Yes
311@dekalbcountyga.gov
---
Yes
webmaster@co.douglas.ga.us
Yes
Yes
Fayette County Board of
Commissioners
140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 100
Fayetteville, Georgia 30214
Yes
Yes
forsythpr@forsythco.com
Yes
Yes fulton.communications@fultoncountyg
a.gov
Yes
Yes
info@gwinnettcounty.com
Yes
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
contact@maconbibb.us
Yes
Yes
newtonboc@co.newton.ga.us
Yes
Yes
administration@paulding.gov
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group A Whitfield County
Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County
Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County
Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Chattooga County Coffee County Colquitt County Decatur County Gilmer County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
Yes
www.whitfieldcountyga.com
Yes
www.barrowga.org
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.romefloyd.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.decaturcountyga.org
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
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
---
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---
Yes
---
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---
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Yes
Yes
Yes
---
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Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
Yes
webmaster@whitfieldcountyga.com
---
No
---
Yes
info@bullochcounty.net
Yes
Yes
kberry@co.camden.ga.us
---
Yes
commissioners@catoosa.com
Yes
Yes
www.dougherty.ga.us and can call 311
---
Yes
effinghamclerk@effinghamcounty.org
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
customerservice@glynncounty-ga.gov
---
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
---
Yes customersatisfaction@rockdalecounty.
org
Yes
Yes
Info@SpaldingCounty.com
Yes
Yes
commission@troupco.org
Yes
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
Yes
www.decaturcountyga.org
Yes
No
---
Yes
gradycountyboc@gradycountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
commissioners@habershamga.com
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
mike.underwood@jonescountyga.org
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group C Laurens County Lee County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Upson County Ware County
Wayne County White County
Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County
Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
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
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
waregov@warecounty.com
Yes
www.co.wayne.ga.us
Yes
whitecounty.net
Yes
WWW.BAXLEY.ORG
Yes
www.co.banks.ga.us
Yes
WWW.BENHILLCOUNTY.COM
Yes
www.berriencountygeorgia.com
Yes
www.brantleycountyga.blogspot.com
No
www.http://www.brookscountyga.us
Yes
www.burkecounty-ga.gov
Yes
www.buttscountyga.com
Yes
www.cookcountyga.us
Yes
www.crispcounty.com
Yes
www.dadecounty-ga.gov
Yes
www.dawsoncounty.org
Yes
www.dodgecountyga.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
---
---
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---
Yes
Yes
---
---
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Yes
---
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---
---
Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
---
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---
---
Yes
Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
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Yes
---
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Yes
---
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Yes
---
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Yes
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Other
--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
No
Yes
leecounty@lee.ga.us
Yes
commissioner@lumpkincounty.gov
Yes
webmaster@madisonco.us
No
Yes
contact@oconee.ga.us
Yes
webmaster@peachcounty.net
No
No
Yes
www.stephenscountyga.com
Yes
rfloyd@sumtercountyga.us
No
Yes
tcboc@rose.net
No
Yes
tccommissioners@bellsouth.net
No
Yes
you may contact the different
departments on the website.
Yes
wayneinfo@co.wayne.ga.us
No
---
No
Yes
Yes
webmaster@co.banks.ga.us
---
Yes DPRATHER@BENHILLCOUNTY.C
OM
Yes
No
---
No
---
No
Yes
Yes
county@burkecounty-ga.gov
---
Yes
feedback@buttscounty.org
---
Yes
cookgov@windstream.net
Yes
Yes
info@crispcounty.com
---
Yes
webmaster@dadecountyga.com
---
Yes
generalinquiries@dawsoncounty.org
---
Yes
dodgecc@bellsouth.net
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group D Elbert County Emanuel County Fannin County Franklin County Greene County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Lanier County Macon County
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
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Yes www.emanuelchamber.org to city and county in
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
www.fannincountyga.org
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
Yes
www.franklincountyga.com
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
www.greenecountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.http://www.jeffersoncountyga.gov/
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
www.lamarcountyga.com
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
www.longcountycommissioners.com
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.thomson-mcduffie.com
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
www.http://meriwethercountyga.us/
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.mitchellcountygov.net
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
Yes
www.morganga.org
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
www.piercecountyga.org
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
www.pikecoga.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.putnamcountyga.us
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
www.rabuncounty.ga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
www.unioncountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
---
---
Yes
www.washingtoncountyga.gov
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
Yes
Yes
www.worthcountyboc.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
No
www.
Yes
www.bleckley.org
No
www.
Yes
www.charltoncountyga.us
Yes
www.crawfordcountyga.org
Yes
www.ugoccc.us
Yes
www.doolycountyga.com
No
www.
No
www.
Yes
www.heardcountyga.com
Yes
www.laniercountyboc.com
Yes
www.maconcountyga.gov
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
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Yes
Yes
---
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
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---
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Other
------------------Yes ------Yes ---------------
Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
No
Yes
eprice@emanuelco-ga.gov
No
No
No
Yes
jdcboc@bellsouth.net
Yes
info@jeffersoncountyga.gov
Yes
cdavidson@lamarcountyga.com
No
Yes
dnorton@thomson-mcduffie.net
No
Yes
mitchellcountyga.net
No
No
Yes
info@pikecoga.com
Yes
putnamboc@putnamcountyga.us
No
Yes
telfairco@gmail.com
Yes
unioncounty@uniongov.com
Yes
boc@washingtoncountyga.gov
No
---
Yes
andy@baconcounty.org
---
Yes
info@bleckley.org
---
No
---
No
---
No
---
Yes
admin@ugoccc.us
---
No
---
No
---
No
Yes
No
---
Yes
lanierboc@laniercountyboc.com
Yes
Yes
info@maconcountyga.gov
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group E McIntosh County Oglethorpe County Pulaski County Screven County Towns County Wilkes County
Population Group F Atkinson County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
Yes
www.mcintoshcountyga.com
Yes
www.onlineoglethorpe.com
Yes
www.pulaskico.com
No
www.
Yes
www.townscountyga.com
No
www.
No
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
Yes
Yes
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
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Yes
---
---
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---
Yes
---
---
---
---
Yes
---
---
---
---
Baker County
Yes
www.BAKERCOUNTYGA.COM
Yes
---
---
---
---
Calhoun County
Yes
www.CALHOUNCOGA.COM
Yes
---
---
---
---
Clay County
Yes
www.claycountyga.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Clinch County
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Echols County CG
Yes
www.echolscountygeorgia.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Georgetown-Quitman CG
Yes
www.Georgetown-Quitman.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Glascock County
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Hancock County
Yes
www.hancockcountyga.gov
Yes
---
---
---
---
Irwin County
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Jenkins County
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Johnson County
Yes
www.johnsonco.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Lincoln County
Yes
www.http://www.lincolncountyga.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Marion County
Yes
www.marioncountyga.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Miller County
Yes
www.millercountyga.org
---
---
---
---
---
Montgomery County
Yes
www.montgomerycountyga.gov
Yes
---
---
---
---
Randolph County
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Schley County
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Seminole County
Yes
www.seminolecountyga.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Stewart County
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Talbot County
Yes
www.talbotcountyga.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Taliaferro County
No
www.
---
---
---
---
---
Taylor County
Yes
www.taylorcountyga.us
Yes
---
---
---
---
Treutlen County
Yes
www.soperton-treutlen.org
Yes
---
---
---
---
Turner County
Yes
www.turnercountygeorgia.com
Yes
---
---
---
---
Twiggs County
Yes
www.twiggscounty.us
Yes
---
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Other
----------Yes
Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
Yes
mcbc@darientel.net
Yes
amyforrester@windstream.net
Yes
pulaskico@comsouth.net
No
Yes
townscommissioner@windstream.net
Yes
wilkescoboc@yahoo.com
---
Yes
atkinson-ga.org n.lott@atkinson-ga.org l.davis@atkinson-ga.org
---
Yes
boardofcomm@bakercountyga.com
---
No
Yes
Yes
administrator@claycountyga.org
---
Yes
clinchcounty@windstream.net
---
Yes
ecboc@yahoo.com
---
Yes
quitmanco@eufaula.rr.com
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
commissioners@johnsonco.org
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No
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Yes
marionga@windstream.net
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Yes
bocclerk@millercountyga.com
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Yes
montco1@windstream.net
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No
randolphgaclerk@gmail.com
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No
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Yes
admin@seminolecountyga.com
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No
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No
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No
Yes
Yes
taylor@pstel.net
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Yes
treutlenboc@planttel.net
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Yes
turneradmin@windstream.net
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No
2014 County Government Information Catalog
Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government
County
Population Group F Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkinson County
Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?
Yes/No
Web address
No
www.
Yes
webstercounty.ga.org
No
www.
Yes
www.wilcoxcountygeorgia.com
Yes
www.wilkinsoncounty.net
What online services does the county's website offer?
General
Utility bill
information Tax payments payments
Voter
Car tags and
registration
renewals
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Other
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Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Email address
Yes
warrencoboc@classicsouth.net
Yes
websterco@windstream.net
No
Yes
pjonesball@wilcoxcountygeorgia.com
Yes
bdofcomm@wilkinsoncounty.net
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