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? 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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. 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Own govt. 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 Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. 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NP service not available Types of services provided include: Animal Control Building Inspection Building Permits Construction and Code Enforcement Emergency Medical Services Emergency 911 Fire Protection Health Screening Services Jail Law Enforcement Planning Public Hospital Public Transit Senior Citizen Program Wastewater Collection Wastewater Treatment Water Distribution Water Supply Water Treatment Department of Community Affairs Section 2.a: Services Provided - Summary of Data 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 Own govt. 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Own govt. 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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Own govt. 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 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. 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Own govt. 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided 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. Own govt. NP Own govt. Other govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Private NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Private NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Private Private Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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 Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Health Emergency Fire screening 911 protection services Jail Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available NP Authority NP Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. NP Authority Other govt. Available Available Authority Available Available Authority Authority Private Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Other govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Page 2.a - 4 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Other govt. Private Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Emergency medical services Own govt. Private Private Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. 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 Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority NP Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Other govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. 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Page 2.a - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.b: Services Provided - Summary of Data C o n Number providing services directly Number Group reporting A 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. Private Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Other govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Private Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Other govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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 Page 2.b - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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. Private Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Yes Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Authority Private Private Private Private Private Yes Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. No Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Available Available Available Authority Authority Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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Available Available Available Available Available No Page 2.b - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Page 2.b - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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. 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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 Page 2.b - 4 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 2.b - 5 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 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 Page 2.b - 6 2014 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 3 Public Facilities Provided This chapter covers the types of facilities that a local government may provide to citizens, and methods of managing them. Ways of providing public facilities include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Agreement agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available facility available but not through local government F. Not available facility not available Types of public facilities provided include: Airport Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Golf courses Health clinic Libraries Multi-purpose center/Community center Neighborhood playgrounds/Playground equipment Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball, etc) Outdoor fields (baseball, football, soccer, etc.) Parks Recreation center and/or gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools Department of Community Affairs Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data Number providing facility directly Number Group reporting A 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. 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Authority Authority Page 3.a - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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. 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Page 3.a - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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. 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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. 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Page 3.a - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data C o n Number providing facility directly Number Group reporting Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis) # % Outdoor fields (baseball, football) # % Parks # % Recreation center/gym # % Senior citizens' center # % Stadium # % Swimming pools # % Number operating facilities on a regional basis # % A 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. 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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 Page 3.b - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided 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. 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Page 3.b - 3 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 Department of Community Affairs 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. 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Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No Page 3.b - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 4 Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures Governments use planning and zoning mainly to control growth in an area, protect the character of neighborhoods, and ensure efficient and effective service delivery. Specific items covered in this chapter: Presence of a planning commission Zoning ordinance Including official responsible for the zoning ordinance Comprehensive Plan Review and amendments to comprehensive plan Variance and special exceptions When government policymakers grant a property owner a use for their property other than that for which it is zoned. Use of codes and ordinances Local governments pass regulatory codes for the purposes of managing growth, protecting the environment, and promoting public safety and welfare. Use of impact fees Impact fees are intended as a mechanism for growth to pay for itself. Local governments charge developers these fees, and the funds are earmarked for specific purposes based on the assessment method. Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number with zoning administrator Number with zoning C o n Number Number with planning commission Number with zoning ordinance having primary responsibility for administering zoning ordinance board having final decision on variances in zoning process Group reporting # % # % # % # % A 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 Page 4.a - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 4.a - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 4.a - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 4.a - 4 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 4.a - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 4.a - 6 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.b: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 1 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 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 2 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 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 New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 3 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 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 Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Population Group E Dooly County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Early County Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Crawford County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Pulaski County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Bacon County --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Wilkes County Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Towns County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Macon County Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Screven County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Evans County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Oglethorpe County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Candler County --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- McIntosh County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Lanier County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Charlton County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Heard County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 4 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 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 Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Population Group F Calhoun County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Baker County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Atkinson County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Clay County Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Seminole County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Georgetown-Quitman C Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Echols County CG Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Wilkinson County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Wilcox County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Wheeler County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Warren County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Twiggs County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Turner County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Treutlen County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Taylor County Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Taliaferro County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Jenkins County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Stewart County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Clinch County Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Schley County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Randolph County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Montgomery County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Miller County Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Marion County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Lincoln County Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Webster County Unifie Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Johnson County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Irwin County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Hancock County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Glascock County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Page 4.b - 5 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 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 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- Page 4.b - 6 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.c: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number of governments adopting the following ordinances Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 25 16 32 34 18 31 156 Historic preservation ordinance # % 20 80.0% 14 87.5% 19 59.4% 20 58.8% 5 27.8% 9 29.0% 87 55.8% Landscape ordinance # % 22 88.0% 16 100.0% 18 56.3% 22 64.7% 9 50.0% 9 29.0% 96 61.5% Sign control ordinance # % 24 96.0% 15 93.8% 24 75.0% 23 67.6% 15 83.3% 17 54.8% 118 75.6% Subdivision regulations # % 24 96.0% 16 100.0% 22 68.8% 25 73.5% 14 77.8% 16 51.6% 117 75.0% Tree ordinances # % 18 72.0% 9 56.3% 9 28.1% 13 38.2% 5 27.8% 11 35.5% 65 41.7% Zoning code # % 1 4.0% 0 0.0% 2 6.3% 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 2.6% Infill development incentives # % 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 # % 1 4.0% 1 6.3% 2 6.3% 0 0.0% 1 5.6% 1 3.2% 6 3.8% 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 Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 Glynn County Troup County Walker County Floyd County Catoosa County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Page 4.c - 1 Zoning code Infill development incentives Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Page 4.c - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.c - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Population Group E McIntosh County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- Yes Yes Yes --- Dooly County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pulaski County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Charlton County --- --- Yes Yes --- Bleckley County --- --- --- --- --- Towns County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Screven County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Oglethorpe County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Bacon County --- --- --- --- --- Early County --- --- Yes --- --- Lanier County --- Yes --- Yes Yes Candler County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Crawford County --- --- Yes Yes --- Wilkes County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Evans County --- --- Yes --- --- Heard County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Page 4.c - 4 Zoning code Infill development incentives Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- Yes Yes Yes --- Population Group F Marion County --- Yes Yes --- --- Talbot County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Irwin County --- --- Yes Yes Yes Stewart County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Lincoln County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Wheeler County --- --- --- --- --- Glascock County --- --- --- --- Yes Miller County --- --- --- --- --- Wilkinson County --- --- --- --- --- Calhoun County --- --- --- --- Yes Atkinson County Yes --- --- --- --- Echols County CG --- --- --- --- --- Clay County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Clinch County --- --- Yes Yes --- Montgomery County Yes --- Yes --- --- Johnson County --- --- --- Yes --- Treutlen County --- Yes Yes --- --- Twiggs County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Taylor County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Hancock County --- --- --- --- --- Webster County Unifie --- --- --- Yes --- Jenkins County --- --- --- Yes --- Randolph County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Turner County --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Seminole County --- --- --- --- Yes Taliaferro County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Georgetown-Quitman C --- --- Yes Yes --- Schley County Yes Yes Yes --- --- Warren County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Baker County --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.c - 5 Zoning code Infill development incentives Government has not adopted any of the preceeding ordinances --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Page 4.c - 6 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 # % Public safety, including police, fire, and EMS # % Parks, open space, recreation areas # % 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% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 2 28.6% 4 16.0% 23 92.0% 4 25.0% 5 125.0% 5 125.0% 5 125.0% 1 25.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 1 6.3% 14 87.5% 2 6.3% 3 150.0% 2 100.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 9.4% 22 68.8% 2 5.9% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 1 2.9% 18 52.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 44.4% 2 6.5% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 2 100.0% 1 3.2% 12 38.7% 17 10.9% 19 111.8% 18 105.9% 16 94.1% 7 41.2% 4 23.5% 2 11.8% 8 47.1% 10 6.4% 97 62.2% 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group B Spalding County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Catoosa County No --- --- --- --- --- Dougherty County No --- --- --- --- --- Bulloch County No --- --- --- --- --- Jackson County No --- --- --- --- --- Liberty County --- --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ----------Yes --------------------------------------- ------------- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- --- Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes Page 4.d - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Page 4.d - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Page 4.d - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Dooly County No --- --- --- --- --- Early County No --- --- --- --- --- Crawford County --- --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski County --- --- --- --- --- --- Bacon County No --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes County --- --- --- --- --- --- Towns County No --- --- --- --- --- Macon County --- --- --- --- --- --- Screven County No --- --- --- --- --- Evans County No --- --- --- --- --- Oglethorpe County No --- --- --- --- --- Candler County No --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh County No --- --- --- --- --- Lanier County No --- --- --- --- --- Charlton County No --- --- --- --- --- Heard County No --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ----------------------------- ----------------------------------- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No No --- No Yes --- No No Yes --- Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Page 4.d - 4 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Calhoun County No --- --- --- --- --- Baker County No --- --- --- --- --- Atkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- Clay County No --- --- --- --- --- Seminole County No --- --- --- --- --- Georgetown-Quitman C No --- --- --- --- --- Echols County CG No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkinson County --- --- --- --- --- --- Wilcox County --- --- --- --- --- --- Wheeler County No --- --- --- --- --- Warren County No --- --- --- --- --- Twiggs County No --- --- --- --- --- Turner County No --- --- --- --- --- Treutlen County --- --- --- --- --- --- Taylor County No --- --- --- --- --- Taliaferro County --- --- --- --- --- --- Jenkins County No --- --- --- --- --- Stewart County --- --- --- --- --- --- Clinch County --- --- --- --- --- --- Schley County No --- --- --- --- --- Randolph County No --- --- --- --- --- Montgomery County --- --- --- --- --- --- Miller County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Marion County --- --- --- --- --- --- Lincoln County No --- --- --- --- --- Webster County Unifie --- --- --- --- --- --- Johnson County No --- --- --- --- --- Irwin County No --- --- --- --- --- Hancock County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Glascock County No --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control --- --------------------------------------------------------Yes --- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- Yes Yes --- No No Yes --- Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No Yes --- No --- No No Page 4.d - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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? --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No Page 4.d - 6 2014 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 5 Financial Management Practices This chapter covers aspects of a local government's finances including financial administration, budgeting, and use of revenue options. Specific items covered in this chapter: Preparation and approval of annual operating budget For governments with an annual operating budget, either the finance officer, elected or appointed executive, city/county clerk, or a combination is responsible for preparing the budget. Presence of a full-time finance director Type of finance software used Existence of capital budget This budget is prepared by some governments to account for the acquisition of equipment and construction of facilities over a period of time, separate from the annual operating budget. Financial policies For some governments there are written policies to govern investment activities and interfund transfers. Types of special tax districts Special tax districts allow cities to collect a tax for services directly benefiting the district such as sanitation, drainage and storm water, sewerage, street lighting, street construction, police and fire. Distribution of local option sales tax (LOST) State law allows a county and cities within the county jointly to levy a 1 percent sale and use tax. There are several ways of distributing the tax proceeds among cities within a county. Collection and use of special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) State law also allows adoption of a special local option sales tax for any of the specified purposes in statute. Assessment and collection of occupation tax, regulatory fees and user fees Governments may levy taxes on occupations according to state law. The allowable assessment methods include a fixed fee, or an assessment based on number of employees, gross receipts, and profitability ratios. Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 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 --- Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- 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 Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years 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 Page 5.a - 1 Yes Other Yes Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County 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 --- Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Other No Yes Five years No Yes Five years No No --- Yes No --- 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 Page 5.a - 2 Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Other No No --- Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County 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 --- 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 Page 5.a - 3 No --- Yes Yes Other Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No Yes Five years No 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Other Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Other Yes No --- No No --- No No --- Yes No --- No No Five years No No --- Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- 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 Page 5.a - 4 Yes Other Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- Yes Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No Yes Other No 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County 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 Page 5.a - 5 No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Two years Yes No --- No No --- Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- Yes Yes Five years No 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County 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 --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No Yes Other No Page 5.a - 6 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 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 Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Other funds Yes --Yes ----Yes --Yes ------------Yes --Yes ----------------- Population Group B Spalding County No Catoosa County No Dougherty County No Bulloch County Yes Jackson County No Liberty County Yes Rockdale County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: 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 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: 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 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 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: 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 Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas Capital Special utility fund project fund revenue fund Other funds Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Population Group E Dooly County No Early County Yes Crawford County No Pulaski County No Bacon County No Cusseta-Chattahoochee No Wilkes County No Towns County No Macon County No Screven County No Evans County No Oglethorpe County No Candler County No McIntosh County Yes Lanier County No Charlton County Yes Heard County No Bleckley County No --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Calhoun County No Baker County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 4 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Government have written transfer policy to govern interfund transfers? Population Group F Atkinson County No Clay County Yes Seminole County Yes Georgetown-Quitman C No 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 No Jenkins County No Stewart County No Clinch County No Schley County Yes 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 No 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 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Other funds ----------------------------------Yes ----------------------- Page 5.b - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 25 16 32 34 18 31 156 Number with special tax districts # % 23 92.0% 11 68.8% 10 31.3% 8 23.5% 2 11.1% 4 12.9% 58 37.2% If special tax districts are available, how are these taxes used? business improvement districts # % community improvement districts # % downtown improvement # % 5 21.7% 6 26.1% 0 0.0% 1 9.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 8.6% 7 12.1% 3 13.0% 1 9.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 6.9% drainage and sewage # % 1 4.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.7% fire # % 18 78.3% 9 81.8% 4 40.0% 7 87.5% 2 100.0% 3 75.0% 43 74.1% police # % 4 17.4% 2 18.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 7 12.1% If special tax districts are available, how are the taxes used? Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 25 16 32 34 18 31 156 sanitation # % 1 4.3% 4 36.4% 2 20.0% 3 37.5% 2 100.0% 1 25.0% 13 22.4% sewerage # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 10.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.7% street lighting # % 12 52.2% 7 63.6% 3 30.0% 1 12.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 23 39.7% tax increment financing # % 4 17.4% 2 18.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 10.3% other # % 7 30.4% 4 36.4% 7 70.0% 2 25.0% 1 50.0% 1 25.0% 22 37.9% Page 5.c - Summary 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Population Group A Hall County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Carroll County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Clayton County Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Chatham County Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Houston County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Henry County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Douglas County No --- --- --- --- --- DeKalb County Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Newton County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Lowndes County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Bartow County No --- --- --- --- --- Coweta County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Gwinnett County Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Paulding County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Fayette County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Columbus/Muscogee C Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Cherokee County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Forsyth County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Athens-Clarke CG Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Fulton County Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Macon-Bibb County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Cobb County Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Whitfield County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Augusta/Richmond CG Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Columbia County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Population Group B Spalding County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Catoosa County No --- --- --- --- --- Dougherty County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Bulloch County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Jackson County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Liberty County No --- --- --- --- --- Rockdale County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 1 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: 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 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 If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 2 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: 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 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 If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Page 5.c - 3 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Population Group D Butts County No --- --- --- --- --- Telfair County No --- --- --- --- --- Burke County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Crisp County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Lamar County No --- --- --- --- --- Brooks County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Appling County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Jefferson County No --- --- --- --- --- Jeff Davis County No --- --- --- --- --- Dawson County No --- --- --- --- --- Rabun County No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Dooly County No --- --- --- --- --- Early County No --- --- --- --- --- Crawford County No --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski County No --- --- --- --- --- Bacon County No --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes County No --- --- --- --- --- Towns County No --- --- --- --- --- Macon County No --- --- --- --- --- Screven County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Evans County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Oglethorpe County No --- --- --- --- --- Candler County No --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh County No --- --- --- --- --- Lanier County No --- --- --- --- --- Charlton County No --- --- --- --- --- Heard County No --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley County No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Calhoun County No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 4 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Population Group F Baker County No --- --- --- --- --- Atkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- Clay County No --- --- --- --- --- Seminole County No --- --- --- --- --- Georgetown-Quitman C No --- --- --- --- --- Echols County CG No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- Wilcox County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Wheeler County No --- --- --- --- --- Warren County No --- --- --- --- --- Twiggs County No --- --- --- --- --- Turner County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Treutlen County No --- --- --- --- --- Taylor County No --- --- --- --- --- Taliaferro County No --- --- --- --- --- Jenkins County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Stewart County No --- --- --- --- --- Clinch County No --- --- --- --- --- Schley County No --- --- --- --- --- Randolph County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Montgomery County No --- --- --- --- --- Miller County No --- --- --- --- --- Marion County No --- --- --- --- --- Lincoln County No --- --- --- --- --- Webster County Unifie No --- --- --- --- --- Johnson County No --- --- --- --- --- Irwin County No --- --- --- --- --- Hancock County No --- --- --- --- --- Glascock County No --- --- --- --- --- Talbot County No --- --- --- --- --- police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number receiving revenues from local option sales tax # % 25 20 80.0% 16 14 87.5% 32 29 90.6% 34 32 94.1% 18 18 100.0% 31 31 100.0% 156 144 92.3% How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibilities # % intergovernmental responsibilities # % use of revenues as a subsidy # % any coordinated agreement of service delivery and financing # % 5 25.0% 17 85.0% 0 4 28.6% 10 71.4% 1 10 34.5% 27 93.1% 0 19 59.4% 26 81.3% 3 6 33.3% 14 77.8% 1 5 16.1% 24 77.4% 0 144 100.0% 118 81.9% 5 0.0% 7.1% 0.0% 9.4% 5.6% 0.0% 3.5% 3 15.0% 2 14.3% 5 17.2% 8 25.0% 4 22.2% 5 16.1% 27 18.8% point of sale # % 1 5.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 12.5% 1 5.6% 0 0.0% 6 4.2% other method # % 4 20.0% 1 7.1% 3 10.3% 1 3.1% 2 11.1% 2 6.5% 13 9.0% 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? Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale other --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 1 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: 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 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 Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale other --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: 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 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? Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale other Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- other ----------------------- ----------Yes Yes ----------------------- --- Page 5.d - 4 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- other --------Yes Yes ------------------------------------------------- Page 5.d - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number of governments receiving revenues from special purpose local option sales tax # % Number adopting special purpose local option sales tax in 2003 or 2004? Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: airport facilities and equipment # % business improvement district # % civic center or coliseum # % courthouse or administrative building # % community improvement district # % cultural, recreational or historic facility # % 25 22 88.0% 0 16 15 93.8% 0 32 31 96.9% 0 34 34 100.0% 0 18 18 100.0% 0 31 31 100.0% 0 156 151 96.8% 0 6 27.3% 4 26.7% 5 16.1% 10 29.4% 2 11.1% 0 0.0% 27 17.9% 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% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 4.5% 18 81.8% 0 0.0% 15 100.0% 1 3.2% 20 64.5% 1 2.9% 28 82.4% 0 0.0% 11 61.1% 0 0.0% 9 29.0% 3 2.0% 101 66.9% hospital # % jail, correction or detention facility # % landfill or solid waste facility # % 1 4.5% 1 6.7% 9 29.0% 9 26.5% 4 22.2% 0 0.0% 24 15.9% 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 Yes 2009 --- --- --- --- --- 2009 --- Yes --- Yes --- 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- 2014 --- --- Yes Yes --- 2006 --- --- --- --- --- 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- 2009 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2011 Yes --- --- Yes --- 2014 Yes --- Yes Yes --- 2014 --- --- --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- 2011 --- --- --- --- --- 2010 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 Yes --- --- Yes --- 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- 2011 Yes Yes Yes Yes --- 1971 --- --- --- --- --- 2012 Yes Yes Yes Yes --- 2011 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- 2013 --- --- Yes Yes --- 2011 --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2014 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2008 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2013 Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes hospital ----------------Yes --------------------------------- ----------Yes ----- jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Page 5.e - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2005 Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2014 --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2006 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2012 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2009 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2014 --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2011 Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2014 Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2013 Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Page 5.e - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2012 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2010 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes 2010 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2012 Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2013 Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2009 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 2012 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Page 5.e - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- 2012 --- --- 2009 --- --- 2010 --- --- 2012 --- --- 2010 --- --- 2011 --- --- 2011 --- --- 2010 --- --- 2013 Yes --- 2011 Yes --- 2012 --- --- 2011 --- --- 2010 --- --- 2012 --- --- 2014 --- --- 2012 --- --- 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- 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 F Calhoun County Yes Baker County Yes Atkinson County Yes Clay County Yes Seminole County Yes Georgetown-Quitman CG Yes 2007 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes 2010 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- 2012 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.e - 4 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 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 --- --- --- Yes --- 2012 --- --- --- --- --- 2009 --- --- --- Yes --- 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- 2011 --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.e - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: (Cont.) library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads and streets roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing water or sewer # % # % # % # % # % # % 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 --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- water or sewer --Yes --Yes Yes --------Yes Yes ------------Yes Yes ----------Yes 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 (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 4 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 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 library --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 (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 6 Economic Development Activities This chapter covers the administration and conduct of economic development activities sponsored by a government to attract new business and retain business. Specific items covered in this chapter: Initiatives for economic development activities Presence of a full-time economic developer Some governments employ a full-time staff person dedicated to economic development activities. Financial incentives used to attract and retain business Incentives may include land, grants or loans, and tax incentives, among others. Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number of entities taking initiative for economic development activities by type: Number reporting local chamber # % multi- jurisdictional chamber # % development authority # % joint development authority # % 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 --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies 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 Never Never 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 --- --- 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 --- --- 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 Page 6.a - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- 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 --- --- Yes Never --- Sometimes Never Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Always Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Always --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- --- --- Yes --- No Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Page 6.a - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- Yes Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Always Never --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Never Always Always Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Always Most of time Always Most of time Always Most of time Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Always Always Always Always Always Always --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Always Always Always Always Never Page 6.a - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Always Always Always Always Always --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Never Always Most of time Most of time Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- 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 Page 6.a - 4 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 Page 6.a - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.b - 1 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 Page 6.b - 2 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 Page 6.b - 3 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 Page 6.b - 4 waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? 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 Page 6.b - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time: (Cont.) Number reporting subsidies # % tax incentives # % utilities at little or no cost # % commitment of additional local government services # % industrial development bonds # % expedited permitting # % waiver or regulations # % 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 --- Page 6.c - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 6.c - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 6.c - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 6.c - 4 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 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 --- Page 6.c - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Developement Activities - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 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% Page 6.d - Summary 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Does government have a constitutional development authority? If government has a constitutional development authority, what amount of ad valorem tax is dedicated to the authority? If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget process? What is the range of the government's level of financial support? Population Group 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 Page 6.d - 1 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.d - 2 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 6.d - 3 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Does government have a constitutional development authority? If government has a constitutional development authority, what amount of ad valorem tax is dedicated to the authority? If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget process? What is the range of the government's level of financial support? Population Group 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 --- Page 6.d - 4 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Does government have a constitutional development authority? If government has a constitutional development authority, what amount of ad valorem tax is dedicated to the authority? If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget process? What is the range of the government's level of financial support? Population Group 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 --- Page 6.d - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 7 Public Safety This chapter covers provisions of a government's public safety functions, encompassing both fire and police services. Specific items covered in this chapter: Law Enforcement Existence of police department Issuance of handguns Use of law enforcement vehicles Assigned patrol shift hours Jail operations Fire Services Fire classification rating The Insurance Services Office (ISO) issues a fire protection scale on a range of 1 to 10, with "one" being the highest response and "ten" being the lowest response. Number of fire stations Use of volunteers for fire fighting Fire departments can include volunteer fire fighters in their force, or consist of all volunteers. Number of fire fighters on duty per shift Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 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 ----- Page 7.a - 1 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? ----------3.0 3.0 ----------3.0 ------------------------- --- --- Yes 1.0 Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 ------------------------Govt. provides --------------Govt. provides ------- ------------------------8 Hours --------------12 Hours ------- Page 7.a - 2 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ------Yes ----------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ------------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No 2.0 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Population Group D McDuffie County No --- --- 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 --- --- Page 7.a - 3 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ----------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- 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 --- --- Page 7.a - 4 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ------------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ------------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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? ----------------------------------------------------- Page 7.a - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- 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 Page 7.b - 1 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 --1.0 ----------- 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 Page 7.b - 2 If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ------2.0 ----------- ------------------------------------------2.0 ----- 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 Page 7.b - 3 If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? --2.0 ------------- ----------2.0 ------------1.0 ------------2.0 ----------- 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 Page 7.b - 4 If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ------------------- --------------------4.0 ----------2.0 --- ----------- 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? ----1.0 --------2.0 --2.0 --------------------------------- Page 7.b - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.c: Public Safety - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number of governments operating Number a jail facility reporting # % 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? Page 7.c - 1 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 --- No --- No --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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? Page 7.c - 2 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 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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? Page 7.c - 3 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 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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? Page 7.c - 4 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 15 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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? Page 7.c - 5 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 --- 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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? Page 7.c - 6 2014 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 8 Form of Government This chapter briefly summarizes how governments elect or appoint their commissioners/mayors and board/council members. Electing/appointing the chief elected official Popular vote Vote of council (municipality) Vote of commission (county) Excluding the chief elected official: The methods of electing members of the board/council The number of seats on the board/council Department of Community Affairs Section 8. Form of Government Number Group reporting A 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 Page 8 - 1 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 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 2 By district By district not applicable By district By district By district At-large By district At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district By district 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 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 2014 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 5 2014 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 9 E-Government This chapter gives a brief overview of those governments that use the Internet to conduct government business, specifically: Whether the government maintains an official website Types of services offered on the government website Whether government maintains a general email address Department of Community Affairs Section 9. E-Government Number Group reporting A 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 Page 9 - 1 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 --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Page 9 - 2 Other --- 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 --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Page 9 - 3 --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- 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 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Page 9 - 4 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 2014 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- Page 9 - 5 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 --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes commissioners@johnsonco.org --- No --- Yes marionga@windstream.net --- Yes bocclerk@millercountyga.com --- Yes montco1@windstream.net --- No randolphgaclerk@gmail.com --- No --- Yes admin@seminolecountyga.com --- No --- No --- No Yes Yes taylor@pstel.net --- Yes treutlenboc@planttel.net --- Yes turneradmin@windstream.net --- 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 --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Other ----------- 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 Page 9 - 6 2014 County Government Information Catalog