County government information catalog 2015

County Government Information Catalog
2015 Government Management Indicators Survey
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

2015 Government Management Indicators Survey
County Government Information Catalog
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNTY AFFAIRS Office of Research and Surveys 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
October 2015

COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2015
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-6 Chapter 3: Public Facilities..................................................Section 3.a-Summary to Page 3.b-5 Chapter 4: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures...........Section 4.a-Summary to Page 4.d-5 Chapter 5: Financial Management Practices.............................Section 5.a-Summary to Page 5.f-5 Chapter 6: Economic Development Activities.........................Section 6.a-Summary to Page 6.d-5 Chapter 7: Public Safety.......................................................Section 7.a-Summary to Page 7.c-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: 2015

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 95 percent. Due to the large variety of local conditions and characteristics of the governments participating in the mandated survey and the turnover of local government employees, individual responses to specific survey questions may not be consistent from year to year. In addition, data is self-reported 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

2015 Population Population group

18,540

D

120,938

A

8,223

F

201,368

A

11,281

E

3,255

F

45,909

C

18,295

D

73,240

B

101,736

A

17,464

D

18,700

D

12,795

E

18,417

D

15,418

D

33,906

C

72,087

B

22,709

D

23,368

D

6,463

F

52,027

B

10,888

E

114,093

A

65,621

B

12,897

E

283,379

A

24,939

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 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

* - Consolidated county/city government.

County
28 Cherokee 29 Clay 30 Clayton 31 Clinch 32 Cobb 33 Coffee 34 Colquitt 35 Columbia 36 Columbus/Muscogee * 37 Cook 38 Coweta 39 Crawford 40 Crisp 41 Cusseta-Chattahoochee * 42 Dade 43 Dawson 44 Decatur 45 DeKalb 46 Dodge 47 Dooly 48 Dougherty 49 Douglas 50 Early 51 Echols * 52 Effingham 53 Elbert 54 Emanuel

2015 Population Population group

230,985

A

3,102

F

267,542

A

6,831

F

730,981

A

42,811

C

46,102

C

139,257

A

200,887

A

17,214

D

135,571

A

12,387

E

22,934

D

11,837

E

16,389

D

22,957

D

27,220

C

722,161

A

20,976

D

14,188

E

92,407

B

138,776

A

10,491

E

4,003

F

55,423

B

19,438

D

22,755

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

2015 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

2015 Population Population group

10,898

E

23,753

D

109,664

A

96,063

B

204,302

A

22,264

D

996,319

A

2,315

F

28,829

C

3,053

F

82,175

B

56,047

B

25,359

C

16,490

D

877,922

A

43,752

C

190,761

A

8,509

F

28,641

C

32,876

C

25,377

C

11,603

E

213,869

A

149,111

A

9,104

F

61,870

B

13,432

E

Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 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

2015 Population Population group

14,859

E

16,272

D

9,125

F

9,701

F

28,787

C

18,207

D

10,373

E

47,851

C

29,191

C

65,198

B

7,622

F

17,113

D

113,523

A

31,176

C

13,792

E

153,905

A

28,312

C

8,797

F

21,370

D

14,214

E

21,198

D

5,958

F

22,771

D

27,051

C

8,991

F

17,956

D

39,410

C

Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

2015 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

2015 Population Population group

103,675

A

35,093

C

14,673

E

148,987

A

26,922

C

29,997

C

18,991

D

17,784

D

41,133

C

11,483

E

21,192

D

16,243

D

7,313

F

87,754

B

5,163

F

14,085

E

8,686

F

63,988

B

25,480

C

5,744

F

31,232

C

6,390

F

1,693

F

25,224

C

8,442

F

16,518

D

9,132

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 Yes

* - Consolidated county/city government.

County
136 Thomas 137 Tift 138 Toombs 139 Towns 140 Treutlen 141 Troup 142 Turner 143 Twiggs 144 Union 145 Upson 146 Walker 147 Walton 148 Ware 149 Warren 150 Washington 151 Wayne 152 Webster Unified * 153 Wheeler 154 White 155 Whitfield 156 Wilcox 157 Wilkes 158 Wilkinson 159 Worth

2015 Population Population group

44,959

C

40,704

C

27,282

C

11,098

E

6,778

F

69,469

B

8,153

F

8,320

F

21,984

D

26,256

C

68,218

B

87,615

B

35,515

C

5,520

F

20,635

D

29,949

C

2,649

F

7,995

F

27,970

C

103,542

A

8,847

F

9,940

F

9,326

F

20,940

D

Responded to survey
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

I - 3

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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 Elections (how held)

Department of Community Affairs
Section 1: Management Functions - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number performing management functions in-house

Number reporting

Accounts payable/ receivable

#

%

Archiving and historical data

#

%

Collecting and maintaining land use data

#

%

24

24

100.0%

19

79.2%

22

91.7%

16

16

100.0%

11

68.8%

9

56.3%

32

32

100.0%

16

50.0%

19

59.4%

34

33

97.1%

19

55.9%

18

52.9%

16

16

100.0%

5

31.3%

6

37.5%

29

29

100.0%

20

69.0%

11

37.9%

151

150

99.3%

90

59.6%

85

56.3%

Geographic information
systems

#

%

19

79.2%

14

87.5%

16

50.0%

12

35.3%

4

25.0%

7

24.1%

72

47.7%

Issusing occupation tax
certificates

#

%

23

95.8%

12

75.0%

20

62.5%

22

64.7%

8

50.0%

14

48.3%

99

65.6%

Law enforcement
records

#

%

23

95.8%

16

100.0%

31

96.9%

33

97.1%

16

100.0%

29

100.0%

148

98.0%

Maintaining court records

#

%

24

100.0%

15

93.8%

31

96.9%

31

91.2%

14

87.5%

28

96.6%

143

94.7%

Number performing management functions in-house

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting
24 16 32 34 16 29 151

Payroll preparation

#

%

22

91.7%

15

93.8%

29

90.6%

30

88.2%

15

93.8%

28

96.6%

139

92.1%

Tax assessment

#

%

23

95.8%

15

93.8%

28

87.5%

31

91.2%

14

87.5%

24

82.8%

135

89.4%

Tax billing

#

%

19

79.2%

12

75.0%

12

37.5%

19

55.9%

8

50.0%

17

58.6%

87

57.6%

Tax digest

#

%

24

100.0%

16

100.0%

24

75.0%

29

85.3%

11

68.8%

21

72.4%

125

82.8%

Utility bill preparation

#

%

9

37.5%

2

12.5%

9

28.1%

6

17.6%

5

31.3%

12

41.4%

43

28.5%

Voter registration

#

%

24

100.0%

15

93.8%

32

100.0%

33

97.1%

16

100.0%

28

96.6%

148

98.0%

Elections (how held)

#

%

20

83.3%

13

81.3%

29

90.6%

28

82.4%

14

87.5%

23

79.3%

127

84.1%

Section 1 - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

How does the government manage the following functions?

County

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Population Group A Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb.

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb.

Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Law enforcement
records
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Population Group B Spalding County Rockdale County Jackson County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Effingham County Gordon County Troup County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Comb.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other 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.

Maintaining court records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Payroll preparation
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

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Tax assessment
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.

Tax billing
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.

Tax digest

Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

Elections

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Other govt. NP Other govt. Other govt. NP Own govt. Private Private NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Private Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Other govt. Comb. NP NP NP NP
Own govt. NP NP

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

How does the government manage the following functions?

County

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Geographic information
system

Issuing occupation tax cerificates

Population Group B Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd 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. Other govt.

Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Other govt.
Comb. Own govt. Other govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.

Own govt. NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP

Law enforcement
records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall County Sumter County Lee County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Comb. Comb. Comb. Own govt.

Own govt. Comb. Comb.
Own govt. Comb. Comb. RDC Comb.
Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Comb.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. RDC Comb. Own govt. Comb. Comb. RDC Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Private NP Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Maintaining court records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Payroll preparation
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

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Tax assessment
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt. Own govt.

Tax billing
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Own govt.
Private Own govt.
Comb. Private Comb. Comb. Comb. Private Private Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Comb. Comb. Own govt.

Tax digest

Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

Elections

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Other govt. NP
Own govt. Private Comb. Comb. Private

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Other govt.

Comb.

Comb.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Comb. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. NP Comb. Comb. Other govt. NP Other govt. Private NP Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. Other govt. NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt.

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

How does the government manage the following functions?

County

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Population Group C Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Comb. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Comb. Other govt.

Own govt. Comb. RDC
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Geographic information
system
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP RDC

Issuing occupation tax cerificates
Own govt. NP NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Law enforcement
records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Rabun County Putnam County Pike County Pierce County

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NP RDC Comb. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. NP Own govt. RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. RDC RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.

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NP NP Comb. RDC Own govt. Own govt.

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Maintaining court records
Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
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Payroll preparation
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Private

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Tax assessment
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Comb.
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Tax billing
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Tax digest

Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

Elections

Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Comb.

Comb. Private
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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

How does the government manage the following functions?

County

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Population Group D Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar County

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

NP Own govt.
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RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
RDC RDC Own govt.

Geographic information
system
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Issuing occupation tax cerificates
NP Own govt.
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Law enforcement
records
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Maintaining court records
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Comb. Own govt. Own govt.

Payroll preparation
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Population Group E Towns County Charlton County Jeff Davis County Bleckley County Lanier County Oglethorpe County Crawford County McIntosh County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Evans County Macon County Screven County Early County Dooly County Pulaski County Bacon County

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Private

Population Group F Twiggs County Echols County CG Warren County Atkinson County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Georgetown-Quitman C

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Tax assessment
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Tax billing
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Tax digest
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Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

Elections

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 1: Management Functions

How does the government manage the following functions?

County

Accounts

Collecting/

payable/ Archiving and maintaining

receivable historical data land use data

Population Group F Calhoun County Baker County Wheeler County Schley County Jenkins County Glascock County Webster County Unifie Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Seminole County Irwin County Treutlen County Stewart County Clinch County Talbot County Clay County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Randolph 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.

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RDC

Geographic information
system
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Issuing occupation tax cerificates
NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP

Law enforcement
records
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Maintaining court records
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Payroll preparation
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Tax assessment
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Tax billing
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Tax digest
Own govt. Own govt.
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Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.

Utility bill preparation

Voter registration

Elections

NP Own govt.
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2015 County Government Information Catalog

CHAPTER 2 Services Provided

This chapter covers the delivery of local government services and the types of services provided.

Ways of providing a service include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Other government agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available service available but not through local government F. NP service not available

Types of services provided include: Animal Control Building Inspection Building Permits Construction and Code Enforcement Emergency Medical Services Emergency 911 Fire Protection Health Screening Services Jail Law Enforcement Planning Public Hospital Public Transit Senior Citizen Program Wastewater Collection Wastewater Treatment

Water Distribution Water Supply Water Treatment Storm Water Telecommunications

Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Services Provided - Summary of Data

Number providing services directly

Number Group reporting

A

24

B

16

C

32

D

34

E

16

F

29

Total

151

Animal control

#

%

22

91.7%

16

100.0%

26

81.3%

18

52.9%

5

31.3%

8

27.6%

95

62.9%

Building inspection

#

%

22

91.7%

12

75.0%

27

84.4%

28

82.4%

8

50.0%

14

48.3%

111

73.5%

Building permits

#

%

22

91.7%

14

87.5%

32

100.0%

30

88.2%

12

75.0%

25

86.2%

135

89.4%

Construction and code
enforcement

#

%

23

95.8%

14

87.5%

30

93.8%

29

85.3%

12

75.0%

19

65.5%

127

84.1%

Emergency medical services

#

%

11

45.8%

9

56.3%

19

59.4%

19

55.9%

10

62.5%

19

65.5%

87

57.6%

Emergency 911 service

#

%

22

91.7%

15

93.8%

30

93.8%

32

94.1%

9

56.3%

12

41.4%

120

79.5%

Fire protection

#

%

23

95.8%

13

81.3%

25

78.1%

27

79.4%

13

81.3%

22

75.9%

123

81.5%

Health screening services

#

%

4

16.7%

2

12.5%

8

25.0%

7

20.6%

3

18.8%

4

13.8%

28

18.5%

Jail

#

%

24 100.0%

16 100.0%

32 100.0%

33

97.1%

13

81.3%

18

62.1%

136 90.1%

Section 2.a - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

Population Group A Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes County

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Population Group B Spalding County Rockdale County Jackson County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Effingham County Gordon County Troup County

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Available Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Available

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Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County
Population Group B Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall County Sumter County Lee County

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

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Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt.

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Emergency 911
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt.

Health

Fire

screening

protection

services

Jail

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.

Available Private
Available Available Own govt. Available Available

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Available Available Available Own govt. Authority Available Available Available Authority Available Available Own govt.
NP Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Available Available
Private Other govt. Other govt.
Private

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County
Population Group C Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Rabun County Putnam County Pike County Pierce County

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Private Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Private

Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Other govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Other govt. Private Private 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. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP 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. Own govt.
NP 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.

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.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Authority Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Available Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt.

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Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available Authority
NP Own govt.
Private Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available Other govt. Available Own govt. 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. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

NP Own govt. Available
Private Available
NP NP NP Authority Own govt. NP NP Available Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Available NP Available Own govt. Available Authority Available

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

County

Method of providing services

Animal control

Building inspection

Building permits

Construction and code
enforcement

Emergency medical services

Population Group D Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar County

Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.
NP 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.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Private Own govt. Available Own govt.
Private Private Private

Population Group E Towns County Charlton County Jeff Davis County Bleckley County Lanier County Oglethorpe County Crawford County McIntosh County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Evans County Macon County Screven County Early County Dooly County Pulaski County Bacon County

Private NP
Other govt. Other govt.
Private NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Available Other govt. Other govt.

Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
Private Private Own govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Other govt. NP

Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
NP

Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
NP

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Private Own govt.

Population Group F Twiggs County Echols County CG Warren County Atkinson County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Georgetown-Quitman C

Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Private
NP NP

NP Private
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Other govt.

Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.

Own govt. Private
Own govt. Private
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt.

Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available Private Authority Authority NP
Own govt. Available

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt.
NP Authority Other govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available Available Authority Own govt.
Private Available Own govt. Authority Authority Available Available Authority Available Available Own govt.
NP

Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Other 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. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Private Other govt. Available Available Available Other govt. Available Available

Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.

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Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided

Method of providing services

County

Animal control

Population Group F Calhoun County Baker County Wheeler County Schley County Jenkins County Glascock County Webster County Unifie Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Seminole County Irwin County Treutlen County Stewart County Clinch County Talbot County Clay County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Randolph County

NP Own govt.
NP NP Other govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. Authority Own govt. NP Private Own govt. NP NP Available Own govt. NP

Building inspection
NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Building permits
Own govt. NP
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Construction and code
enforcement
NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Emergency medical services
Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Health

Emergency

Fire

screening

911

protection

services

Jail

Other govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Other govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available Own govt.
NP Available Available Other govt. Available Available Other govt. Other govt. Available Own govt. Available
NP Authority Available Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt.
Private Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Private Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Services Provided - Summary of Data

Number providing services directly

Group

Number reporting

Law

enforcement

#

%

Planning #%

A

24

23 95.8% 22 91.7%

B

16

16 100.0% 13 81.3%

C

32

32 100.0% 28 87.5%

D

34

34 100.0% 24 70.6%

E

16

16 100.0% 10 62.5%

F

29

29 100.0% 16 55.2%

Total 151

150 99.3% 113 74.8%

Public hospital #% 2 8.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.4% 3 2.0%

Public transit

Senior

citizen program

#

%#

%

10 41.7% 18 75.0%

4 25.0% 9 56.3%

10 31.3% 15 46.9%

14 41.2% 21 61.8%

4 25.0% 6 37.5%

11 37.9% 17 58.6%

53 35.1% 86 57.0%

Wastewater collection

#

%

11 45.8%

3 18.8%

4 12.5%

4 11.8%

2 12.5%

3 10.3%

27 17.9%

Wastewater treatment #%

Water distribution
#%

9 37.5% 13 54.2%

Water supply #%
13 54.2%

Water treatment
#%
12 50.0%

Storm Water #%

Telecommunications
#%

Number providing services on a regional basis

#

%

19 79.2% 5 20.8% 15 62.5%

3 18.8% 4 25.0% 3 18.8% 4 25.0% 11 68.8% 2 12.5% 11 68.8%

3 9.4% 10 31.3% 8 25.0% 7 21.9% 8 25.0% 2 6.3% 14 43.8%

3 8.8% 5 14.7% 4 11.8% 5 14.7% 9 26.5% 2 5.9% 13 38.2%

1 6.3% 3 18.8% 3 18.8% 3 18.8% 1 6.3% 0 0.0%

5

31.3%

3 10.3% 9 31.0% 9 31.0% 6 20.7% 6 20.7% 2 6.9% 15 51.7%

22 14.6% 44 29.1% 40 26.5% 37 24.5% 54 35.8% 13 8.6% 73 24.5%

Section 2.b - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided

Method of providing services

County

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Population Group A

Columbia County

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Chatham County

Other govt. Other govt.

Available

Cobb County

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Gwinnett County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Houston County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Cherokee County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Clayton County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Coweta County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Newton County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Douglas County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Henry County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Carroll County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

DeKalb County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Augusta/Richmond C Own govt.

Own govt.

Available

Paulding County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Columbus/Muscogee Own govt.

Own govt.

Private

Hall County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Fayette County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Athens-Clarke CG

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Whitfield County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Macon-Bibb County Own govt.

Authority

Available

Bartow County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Forsyth County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Lowndes County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Own govt. Authority Own govt.
Private NP
Own govt. Available
Private NP
Other govt. Own govt.
NP Authority
Private Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.
Private

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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.
Private Available Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Authority Available Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
NP Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt.

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Authority Available Authority Authority Authority Own govt.
Private Own govt. Own govt. Other govt.
NP Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt.

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Water treatment

Storm Water

Telecommunications

Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

---

No

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

---

No

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Authority Authority

Authority

No

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Authority Authority

Authority

No

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Authority Own govt.

Authority

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

Authority Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

---

No

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Authority Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

No

Authority Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Population Group B

Spalding County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Own govt. Available

Available

Authority Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Rockdale County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

Own govt.

Private

Private

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

No

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Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided

Method of providing services

County

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Population Group B

Jackson County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Catoosa County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Dougherty County

Own govt. Other govt.

Authority

Bulloch County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Effingham County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Gordon County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Troup County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Glynn County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Walker County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Walton County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Liberty County

Own govt. Other govt.

Authority

Camden County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Barrow County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Floyd County

Own govt. Other govt.

Authority

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Water treatment

Storm Water

Telecommunications

Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Own govt.

Own govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Available

Available Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Own govt.

Available

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Authority

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

Private

Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Available

Available Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Own govt.

No

Own govt. Other govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Authority

Available Available

Available

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Private

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

Available

Authority Own govt.

Own govt.

Available

Available

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

Other govt.

Private

Other govt. Other govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Population Group C

Decatur County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Private

Available Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

Pickens County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available Other govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

No

Peach County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Lumpkin County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt.

Own govt. Available

Available

Authority

Other govt.

Available

Available

Available

No

Oconee County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Yes

Murray County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Yes

Monroe County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Available

Private

Other govt. Other govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

Jones County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Private

Private

Private

Private

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

No

Madison County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

No

Gilmer County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Authority Other govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Authority

Authority

Yes

Tift County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Own govt.

Available Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Baldwin County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Own govt.

Private

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

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Method of providing services

County

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Population Group C

Haralson County

Own govt.

Own govt.

Available

Harris County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Hart County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

White County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Wayne County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Bryan County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Ware County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Stephens County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Toombs County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Polk County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Thomas County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Tattnall County

Own govt.

NP

Available

Sumter County

Own govt. Own govt.

Private

Lee County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Coffee County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Colquitt County

Own govt.

Authority

Authority

Laurens County

Own govt.

NP

NP

Habersham County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Grady County

Own govt.

Authority

Authority

Upson County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Water treatment

Storm Water

Telecommunications

Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Authority

Authority

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Authority Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Yes

NP

Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

No

Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

Private

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Private

Private

Authority

Other govt.

Authority

Authority

Authority Authority

Own govt.

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

NP

Other govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

No

Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

No

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Other govt.

Available

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

No

Other govt. Available Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

No

Private

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Private

Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

No

Population Group D

Franklin County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.

---

---

Yes

Greene County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

No

Chattooga County

Own govt.

Private

NP

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

Yes

Banks County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

No

Ben Hill County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

Own govt.

No

Berrien County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Private

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided

Method of providing services

County

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Population Group D

Brantley County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Brooks County

Own govt.

Authority

Available

Crisp County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Butts County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Fannin County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Cook County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Dade County

Own govt.

Authority

Authority

Dawson County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Dodge County

Own govt.

Authority

Authority

Elbert County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Emanuel County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Burke County

Own govt.

Private

Authority

Morgan County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Telfair County

Own govt.

NP

NP

Union County

Own govt.

NP

Available

Washington County

Own govt.

Own govt.

Available

Worth County

Own govt.

Available

Available

Rabun County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Putnam County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Pike County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Pierce County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Mitchell County

Own govt.

Authority

Private

Meriwether County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Appling County

Own govt.

Authority

Available

McDuffie County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Jefferson County

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Long County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Water treatment

Storm Water

Telecommunications

Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt. Own govt.

No

Private

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Private

Private

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Available

Own govt. Own govt.

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Authority

Authority

Yes

Private

Private

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Private

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Other govt.

Private

Other govt. Authority

Authority

Authority Authority

Authority

Yes

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Own govt.

Authority

No

Authority

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Private

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Own govt.

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Available

Available

Available

NP

Available

Available Available

Available

No

Available

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Authority

Authority

No

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Other govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Authority Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt.

Yes

Private

Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Yes

Available

Available Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

No

Other govt. Other govt. Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority

Authority Authority

Authority

Yes

NP

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided

Method of providing services

County

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Population Group D

Lamar County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Population Group E

Towns County

Own govt.

Charlton County

Own govt.

Jeff Davis County

Own govt.

Bleckley County

Own govt.

Lanier County

Own govt.

Oglethorpe County

Own govt.

Crawford County

Own govt.

McIntosh County

Own govt.

Cusseta-Chattahooche Own govt.

Evans County

Own govt.

Macon County

Own govt.

Screven County

Own govt.

Early County

Own govt.

Dooly County

Own govt.

Pulaski County

Own govt.

Bacon County

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt.
Private Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Available NP
Authority Private Private
NP NP Available NP Authority NP Available Authority NP Available Authority

Population Group F

Twiggs County

Own govt.

Echols County CG

Own govt.

Warren County

Own govt.

Atkinson County

Own govt.

Wilcox County

Own govt.

Wilkes County

Own govt.

Wilkinson County

Own govt.

Georgetown-Quitman Own govt.

NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt.

NP NP NP NP NP Authority NP NP

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Water treatment

Storm Water

Telecommunications

Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?

Private

Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

No

Own govt.

Private

Other govt. Other govt. Authority Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

No

Private

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Own govt. Available

Available

Available

Available

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

No

Available

Other govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

NP

Other govt. Own govt.

NP

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

NP

Authority

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Available Other govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Private

Available

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Private

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

---

Own govt.

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

NP

Available

Available

Available Available

Available

Yes

Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

Yes

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

Private

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

No

Available

Available Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 2.b: Governmental Services Provided

Method of providing services

County

Law enforcement

Planning

Public hospital

Population Group F

Calhoun County

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Baker County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Wheeler County

Own govt.

Authority

NP

Schley County

Own govt. Other govt.

NP

Jenkins County

Own govt.

Authority

Available

Glascock County

Own govt.

NP

NP

Webster County Unifi Own govt.

Own govt.

NP

Lincoln County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Miller County

Own govt.

NP

Authority

Montgomery County Own govt.

Own govt.

NP

Seminole County

Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Irwin County

Own govt.

Own govt.

Own govt.

Treutlen County

Own govt.

NP

NP

Stewart County

Own govt. Other govt.

NP

Clinch County

Own govt. Other govt.

Authority

Talbot County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Clay County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Taliaferro County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Taylor County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Terrell County

Own govt. Own govt.

NP

Randolph County

Own govt. Other govt.

Authority

Public transit

Senior citizen Wastewater

program

collection

Wastewater treatment

Water distribution

Water supply

Available Private
Own govt. Other govt. Own govt.
NP NP Own govt. Available NP Private NP NP NP NP Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority

Available Available Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available
Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available

NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Other govt. Available NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP

NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Other govt. Available NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP

NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Available NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Authority

NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Available NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Authority

Water treatment

Storm Water

Telecommunications

Does the government provide any of these
services on a regional basis?

NP

NP

NP

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

NP

NP

NP

Yes

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt. Own govt.

---

Yes

Other govt. Other govt. Own govt.

No

Available Available

Available

No

NP

NP

NP

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

NP

Own govt.

NP

No

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

NP

NP

NP

No

Other govt. Other govt. Other govt.

No

NP

Own govt.

NP

Yes

NP

NP

NP

No

Own govt.

---

---

Yes

NP

NP

NP

No

Authority Authority

Authority

Yes

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CHAPTER 3 Public Facilities Provided
This chapter covers the types of facilities that a local government may provide to citizens, and methods of managing them.
Ways of providing public facilities include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Agreement agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available facility available but not through local government F. Not available facility not available
Types of public facilities provided include: Airport Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Golf courses Health clinic Libraries Multi-purpose center/Community center Neighborhood playgrounds/Playground equipment Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball, etc) Outdoor fields (baseball, football, soccer, etc.) Parks Recreation center and/or gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools

Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data

Number providing facility directly

Number Group reporting

A

24

B

16

C

32

D

34

E

16

F

29

Total

151

Airport

#

%

Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails

#

%

5

20.8% 22

91.7%

1

6.3% 12

75.0%

10

31.3% 15

46.9%

4

11.8% 9

26.5%

3

18.8% 6

37.5%

4

13.8% 4

13.8%

27

17.9% 68

45.0%

Cemeteries

#

%

4

16.7%

0

0.0%

1

3.1%

0

0.0%

1

6.3%

1

3.4%

7

4.6%

Civic center

#

%

6

25.0%

3

18.8%

5

15.6%

5

14.7%

2

12.5%

0

0.0%

21

13.9%

Correctional institute

#

%

Golf courses

#

%

13

54.2% 3

12.5%

7

43.8% 1

6.3%

7

21.9% 3

9.4%

3

8.8%

3

8.8%

3

18.8% 1

6.3%

3

10.3% 1

3.4%

36

23.8% 12

7.9%

Health clinic

#

%

4

16.7%

1

6.3%

7

21.9%

7

20.6%

4

25.0%

6

20.7%

29

19.2%

Libraries

#

%

Community center

#

%

Neighborhood playgrounds/
equipment

#

%

11

45.8% 16

7

43.8% 11

10

31.3%

9

7

20.6%

9

6

37.5%

7

15

51.7% 10

56

37.1% 62

66.7% 20

68.8% 14

28.1% 15

26.5% 16

43.8%

7

34.5% 10

41.1% 82

83.3% 87.5% 46.9% 47.1% 43.8% 34.5% 54.3%

Section 3.a - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided

County

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Population Group A Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes County

Not avail. Available Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Available Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Available Available Authority Agreement Own govt. Authority Available Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Available Available Available Available Available Authority Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available

Population Group B Spalding County Rockdale County Jackson County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Effingham County Gordon County Troup County Glynn County

Authority Not avail. Authority Not avail. Available Agreement Not avail. Authority Authority Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.

Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available

Civic center

Correctional institute

Not avail. Available Own govt.
Private Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Authority Authority Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Own govt.

Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.

Available Available Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail.

Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment

Available Private Own govt. Private Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Agreement Private Available Private Private Available Own govt. Authority Available Available Agreement Own govt. Available Available Available

Authority Agreement Authority Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Available Available Authority Agreement Available Available Authority Available Available Available Agreement

Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Authority Agreement Authority Agreement

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority

Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available

Available Available Agreement Own govt. Available Authority Private Agreement Private Available

Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Private Agreement Agreement Own govt.

Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group B Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall County Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment

Available Available Agreement Available Authority Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement

Available Available Available Available Available Agreement

Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt.

Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.

Available Available Available Available Available Agreement

Available Authority Available Available Available Agreement

Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Private Not avail. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Agreement Agreement Authority Not avail. Available Authority

Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Available Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Available

Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Agreement Not avail. Available Available Available

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available

Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Available Own govt.

Private Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Agreement Available Not avail. Authority Available Available

Available Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Authority Available Available Authority Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Private Available Agreement Available Agreement Agreement Authority

Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Authority Agreement Agreement Available Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Authority Own govt. Agreement Agreement

Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available

Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Available Agreement Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement

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Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group C Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Rabun County Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Civic center

Correctional institute

Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.

Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt.

Available Available Not avail. Available

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Authority Authority Not avail. Not avail. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Agreement Available Authority Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Authority Available

Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Agreement Authority Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Not avail.

Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available
Private Available Available Available

Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available
Private Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment

Available Available Not avail. Available

Own govt. Available Authority Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement

Available Available Not avail. Not avail.

Authority Available Not avail. Own govt.

Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Available
Private Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available

Available Available Available Available Authority Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Authority Own govt. Available Available Authority Authority Authority Agreement Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Available

Available Private Authority Authority
Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Authority Authority Agreement Agreement Authority Agreement Own govt. Available Available Authority Authority Available Authority Authority Own govt. Agreement
Private

Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement Available Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Available

Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Agreement Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Available

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Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group D McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar County

Airport

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails

Cemeteries

Agreement Available Not avail. Not avail.

Not avail. Not avail. Available Available

Available Available Available Available

Population Group E Towns County Charlton County Jeff Davis County Bleckley County Lanier County Oglethorpe County Crawford County McIntosh County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Evans County Macon County Screven County Early County Dooly County Pulaski County Bacon County

Not avail. Own govt. Authority Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Available Not avail. Authority Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Available Agreement Not avail. Available Available Not avail.

Population Group F Twiggs County Echols County CG Warren County Atkinson County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Georgetown-Quitman C Calhoun County Baker County Wheeler County Schley County Jenkins County

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Own govt.

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Agreement Available

Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available

Civic center

Correctional institute

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available

Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available

Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Available

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available

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Golf courses
Available Available Not avail. Available
Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment

Authority Agreement Own govt. Authority

Agreement Agreement Own govt. Authority

Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Available

Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt.

Available Available Own govt. Authority Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Available Authority Not avail. Available Own govt. Available

Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Agreement Agreement Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Available Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Available Not avail.

Own govt. Agreement Available Authority Available Agreement Authority Own govt. Available Available Available Agreement Available

Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Agreement Available

Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Authority Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Own govt. Available

2015 County Government Information Catalog

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Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided

County

Airport

Population Group F Glascock County Webster County Unifie Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Seminole County Irwin County Treutlen County Stewart County Clinch County Talbot County Clay County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Randolph County

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Authority Authority

Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Cemeteries
Available Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available

Civic center

Correctional institute

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

Golf courses

Health clinic

Libraries

Community center

Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment

Not avail. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail.

Available Agreement Authority Agreement Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Not avail. Authority Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Available

Agreement Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Agreement Available Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail.

Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Authority

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data

Number providing facility directly

Number Group reporting

Outdoor courts

(basketball, tennis)

#

%

Outdoor fields

(baseball, football)

#

%

A

24

B

16

C

32

D

34

E

16

F

29

Total

151

22

91.7%

23

95.8%

14

87.5%

13

81.3%

20

62.5%

25

78.1%

17

50.0%

22

64.7%

9

56.3%

11

68.8%

9

31.0%

15

51.7%

91

60.3%

109

72.2%

Parks

#

%

22

91.7%

15

93.8%

24

75.0%

24

70.6%

11

68.8%

11

37.9%

107

70.9%

Recreation

center/gym

#

%

22

91.7%

11

68.8%

22

68.8%

21

61.8%

11

68.8%

11

37.9%

98

64.9%

Senior

citizens' center

#

%

18

75.0%

13

81.3%

20

62.5%

25

73.5%

11

68.8%

20

69.0%

107

70.9%

Stadium

#

%

3

12.5%

2

12.5%

0

0.0%

3

8.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

8

5.3%

Swimming pools

#

%

11

45.8%

7

43.8%

12

37.5%

7

20.6%

2

12.5%

1

3.4%

40

26.5%

Number operating

facilities on a

regional basis

#

%

11

45.8%

7

43.8%

13

40.6%

11

32.4%

3

18.8%

7

24.1%

52

34.4%

Summary 3.b - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group A Bartow County Columbus/Muscogee C Macon-Bibb County Forsyth County DeKalb County Clayton County Coweta County Carroll County Columbia County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Whitfield County Cobb County Cherokee County Hall County Douglas County Houston County Gwinnett County Chatham County Newton County Henry County Lowndes County
Population Group B Spalding County Camden County Walton County Jackson County Catoosa County Barrow County Walker County Bulloch County Dougherty County Glynn County

Outdoor courts

Outdoor fields

Parks

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt.

Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Recreation center/gym
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Agreement Own govt.

Senior citizens center
Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority
Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available

Stadium
Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Agreement
Private Own govt. Agreement Available Available
Available Authority Own govt. Agreement Available Available Available Available Available Available

Swimming pools
Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Authority
Agreement Authority Not avail. Agreement Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Yes
Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No

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Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group B Liberty County Effingham County Troup County Rockdale County Gordon County Floyd County
Population Group C Baldwin County Decatur County Madison County Upson County Polk County Hart County Tattnall County Lee County White County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Grady County Habersham County Harris County Wayne County Thomas County Pickens County Lumpkin County Tift County Ware County Stephens County Oconee County Haralson County Murray County Peach County Monroe County Laurens County

Outdoor courts

Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Senior citizens center

Stadium

Swimming pools

Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available

Yes

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Available

Available

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority

Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Private Own govt.

Not avail. Available Available Agreement Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Agreement Not avail. Available Available Available Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Not avail.

Not avail. Available Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail.

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No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group C Sumter County Jones County Toombs County Gilmer County
Population Group D Mitchell County Brooks County Fannin County Franklin County Pike County Cook County Union County Berrien County Morgan County Brantley County Butts County Rabun County Elbert County Jefferson County Greene County Long County Emanuel County Ben Hill County Telfair County Crisp County Appling County McDuffie County Banks County Burke County Lamar County Washington County Chattooga County Dawson County Meriwether County Dade 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. Authority Not avail. Own govt.

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail.

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available

Not avail.

No

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt.

Yes

Own govt. Available Agreement Agreement Not avail. Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Authority Agreement Authority Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Authority Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available

Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt.
Private Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt.

Own govt. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Not avail. Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.

Available Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Available Available Not avail. Available Own govt. Not avail. Available

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No No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
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Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group D Putnam County Dodge County Worth County Pierce County

Outdoor courts

Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Own govt. Not avail. Authority Available

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority

Own govt. Not avail. Authority Not avail.

Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt.

Population Group E Pulaski County Charlton County Evans County Macon County Lanier County Screven County Jeff Davis County Crawford County Dooly County Bacon County McIntosh County Bleckley County Oglethorpe County Towns County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Early County

Available Own govt. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement

Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement

Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement

Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement

Population Group F Randolph County Calhoun County Clay County Montgomery County Atkinson County Georgetown-Quitman C Wilkinson County Lincoln County Miller County Treutlen County Twiggs County Wheeler County Baker County

Agreement Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available

Available Available Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Available

Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available

Available Available Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Agreement Not avail. Authority Not avail.

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Senior citizens center
Available Own govt. Authority Own govt.
Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail.
Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.
Private

Stadium
Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail.
Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Available Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Swimming pools
Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Agreement
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
Yes Yes No No
No Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No
Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes No
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Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided

County
Population Group F Warren County Glascock County Irwin County Jenkins County Wilcox County Wilkes County Clinch County Seminole County Talbot County Terrell County Webster County Unifie Taliaferro County Taylor County Stewart County Schley County Echols County CG

Outdoor courts

Outdoor fields

Parks

Recreation center/gym

Senior citizens center

Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt.

Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Available Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt.

Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Authority Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail.

Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt.
Private Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt.

Stadium
Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Swimming pools
Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail.

Does the government provide any of these
facilities on a regional basis?
No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes

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CHAPTER 4 Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures
Governments use planning and zoning mainly to control growth in an area, protect the character of neighborhoods, and ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Presence of a planning commission Zoning ordinance Including official responsible for the zoning ordinance Comprehensive Plan Review and amendments to comprehensive plan Variance and special exceptions When government policymakers grant a property owner a use for their property
other than that for which it is zoned. Use of codes and ordinances Local governments pass regulatory codes for the purposes of managing growth,
protecting the environment, and promoting public safety and welfare. Use of impact fees Impact fees are intended as a mechanism for growth to pay for itself. Local governments charge
developers these fees, and the funds are earmarked for specific purposes based on the assessment method.

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data

Number Group reporting

A

24

B

16

C

32

D

34

E

16

F

29

Total

151

Number with planning
commission

#

%

23

95.8%

16

100.0%

27

84.4%

25

73.5%

11

68.8%

15

51.7%

117

77.5%

Number with zoning
ordinance

#

%

24

100.0%

16

100.0%

23

71.9%

23

67.6%

9

56.3%

16

55.2%

111

73.5%

Number with zoning administrator
having primary responsibility for
administering zoning ordinance

#

%

Number with zoning board having final
decision on variances in zoning
process

#

%

7

29.2%

8

33.3%

3

18.8%

3

18.8%

10

31.3%

2

6.3%

9

26.5%

2

5.9%

4

25.0%

0

0.0%

6

20.7%

1

3.4%

39

25.8%

16

10.6%

Number with planning director
maintaining comprehensive
plan

#

%

15

62.5%

7

43.8%

4

12.5%

4

11.8%

1

6.3%

0

0.0%

31

20.5%

Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process

#

%

24

100.0%

16

100.0%

22

68.8%

22

64.7%

6

37.5%

12

41.4%

102

67.5%

Number amending comprehensive plan
for changes in zoning

#

%

7

29.2%

3

18.8%

3

9.4%

4

11.8%

0

0.0%

5

17.2%

22

14.6%

Section 4.a - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group A Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes County
Population Group B Spalding County Rockdale County Jackson County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Effingham 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

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Board zoning appeal

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Board zoning appeal

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

No

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Board zoning appeal

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Plan commission

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No Always Some cases
No Some cases
No Always
No Always Some cases Always
No No No No Some cases No Some cases Always Some cases Always No Some cases Always

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. 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

Plan commission

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Other

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Some cases Always
Some cases Always
Some cases No No

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group B Gordon County Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs 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

Bldg. Insp.

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Other

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases
No Always
No

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

No

---

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

No

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Yes

No

---

---

C.D. Director

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Other

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

No

--No Some cases No Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases No Some cases --Some cases Some cases --Always --Some cases --No -----

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group C Thomas County Tattnall County Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union 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

Council/chair

Other

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Plan commission

Zoning Adm

Yes

Always ---
Some cases Some cases Some cases
Always ---
Some cases --No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Council/chair

C.D. Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Other

Zoning Adm

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Plan commission

Plan Director

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Yes

No

---

---

Bldg. Insp.

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No Always
--Some cases Some cases
No --Always Some cases Some cases --Some cases --Some cases --Always ----Always -----

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Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group D Washington County Worth County Rabun County Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar County
Population Group E Towns County Charlton County Jeff Davis County Bleckley County Lanier County Oglethorpe County Crawford County McIntosh County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Evans County Macon County Screven County Early County Dooly County Pulaski County Bacon County
Population Group F

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

RDC

Council/chair

Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Other

No

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Board zoning appeal

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.D. Director

Other

Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Other

Zoning Adm

Yes

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Zoning Adm

Yes

--Some cases
--No No No No Some cases --Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases

Yes

No

---

---

Other

No

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Plan Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

Not App

---

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mgr/Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

No

No

Other

Other

RDC

No

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Other

RDC

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Plan commission

RDC

No

No

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

No

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

--------Some cases Some cases --Some cases Some cases --No No ---------

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Does government
have a planning commission?

Does government have a zoning ordinance?

Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance?

Entity with final decision on
variances in zoning process?

Entity with responsibility for maintaining and
revising comprehensive plan?

Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning
process?

Comprehensive plan amended for changes
in zoning?

Population Group F

Twiggs County

No

Yes

Other

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Echols County CG

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Warren County

Yes

Yes

Plan Director

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Atkinson County

Yes

No

---

Plan commission

RDC

No

Wilcox County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Wilkes County

Yes

Yes

Other

Plan commission

RDC

Yes

Wilkinson County

No

No

Mgr/Adm

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Georgetown-Quitman C

Yes

Yes

Plan Brd Chair

Council/chair

RDC

No

Calhoun County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Baker County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Wheeler County

Yes

No

---

---

RDC

No

Schley County

No

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Jenkins County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Glascock County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Webster County Unifie

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Lincoln County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Miller County

No

No

---

---

Mgr/Adm

No

Montgomery County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Seminole County

No

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

Mgr/Adm

No

Irwin County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Board zoning appeal

Zoning Adm

No

Treutlen County

No

No

---

---

RDC

No

Stewart County

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

No

Clinch County

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Talbot County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Clay County

Yes

Yes

Other

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Taliaferro County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Taylor County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Terrell County

Yes

Yes

Zoning Adm

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Randolph County

Yes

Yes

Bldg. Insp.

Council/chair

RDC

Yes

Always ---
Always -----
Some cases -----------
Always ------No -------------
Some cases No
Some cases Some cases
Always No
Always

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Section 4.b: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data

Number of governments adopting the following codes:

Group

Number reporting

Building Code

#

%

Residential Code

#

%

Electrical Code

#

%

Fire Code

#

%

Mechanical Code

#

%

Gas Code

#

%

A B C D E F Total

24

24 100.0% 22 91.7% 24 100.0% 24 100.0% 24 100.0% 18 75.0%

16

16 100.0% 14 87.5% 16 100.0% 16 100.0% 16 100.0% 11 68.8%

32

28 87.5% 27 84.4% 29 90.6% 26 81.3% 26 81.3% 22 68.8%

34

27 79.4% 24 70.6% 27 79.4% 25 73.5% 28 82.4% 18 52.9%

16

12 75.0% 11 68.8% 14 87.5% 10 62.5% 13 81.3% 9 56.3%

29

16 55.2% 9 31.0% 14 48.3% 8 27.6% 10 34.5% 9 31.0%

151 123 81.5% 107 70.9% 124 82.1% 109 72.2% 117 77.5% 87 57.6%

Plumbing Code

#

%

24 100.0% 16 100.0% 29 90.6% 27 79.4% 11 68.8% 13 44.8% 120 79.5%

Energy Code

#

%

Property Maint. Code

#

%

Existing Bldg

Code

#

%

Residential

Green Code

#

%

Number not adopting any
of the named codes

#

%

23 95.8% 12 50.0%

8 33.3% 5 20.8%

0

0.0%

13 81.3% 5 31.3%

4 25.0% 3 18.8%

0

0.0%

23 71.9% 11 34.4% 13 40.6% 7 21.9%

3

9.4%

17 50.0% 6 17.6%

4 11.8% 3 8.8%

3

8.8%

8 50.0% 2 12.5%

2 12.5% 1 6.3%

1

6.3%

6 20.7% 4 13.8%

5 17.2% 2 6.9%

13 44.8%

90 59.6% 40 26.5% 36 23.8% 21 13.9%

20 13.2%

Section 4.b - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

County
Population Group A Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes County

Building 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

Population Group B

Spalding County

Yes

Rockdale County

Yes

Jackson County

Yes

Catoosa County

Yes

Dougherty County

Yes

Bulloch County

Yes

Effingham County

Yes

Residential 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

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

Fire 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

Mechanical Code

Gas 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

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

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Plumbing 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

Energy Code

Property

Existing Bldg

Maint. Code

Code

Residential Green Code

Number not adopting any
of the named codes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

2015 County Government Information Catalog

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Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted?

County
Population Group B Gordon County Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County

Building Code
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Population Group C

Decatur County

Yes

Pickens County

Yes

Peach County

Yes

Lumpkin County

Yes

Oconee County

Yes

Murray County

Yes

Monroe County

Yes

Jones County

---

Madison County

Yes

Gilmer County

Yes

Tift County

Yes

Baldwin County

Yes

Haralson County

Yes

Harris County

Yes

Hart County

---

White County

Yes

Wayne County

Yes

Bryan County

Yes

Ware County

Yes

Stephens County

Yes

Toombs County

---

Polk County

Yes

Residential 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 -----

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

Fire 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 -----

Mechanical Code

Gas 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

---

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Plumbing 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

Energy Code

Property

Existing Bldg

Maint. Code

Code

Residential Green Code

Number not adopting any
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2015 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 Thomas County Tattnall County Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County

Building Code
Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Population Group D

Franklin County

---

Greene County

Yes

Chattooga County

---

Banks County

Yes

Ben Hill County

Yes

Berrien County

Yes

Brantley County

Yes

Brooks County

Yes

Crisp County

Yes

Butts County

Yes

Fannin County

Yes

Cook County

Yes

Dade County

---

Dawson County

Yes

Dodge County

Yes

Elbert County

Yes

Emanuel County

Yes

Burke County

Yes

Morgan County

Yes

Telfair County

---

Union County

Yes

Residential Code
Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes
--Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes --Yes --Yes --Yes Yes --Yes

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

Fire Code
Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes
--Yes --Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes ----Yes Yes --Yes

Mechanical Code

Gas Code

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Page 4.b - 3

Plumbing 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

Energy Code

Property

Existing Bldg

Maint. Code

Code

Residential Green Code

Number not adopting any
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2015 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 Washington County Worth County Rabun County Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar County

Building Code
--Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes

Population Group E

Towns County

Yes

Charlton County

Yes

Jeff Davis County

---

Bleckley County

Yes

Lanier County

Yes

Oglethorpe County

Yes

Crawford County

Yes

McIntosh County

Yes

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

---

Evans County

---

Macon County

Yes

Screven County

Yes

Early County

Yes

Dooly County

Yes

Pulaski County

Yes

Bacon County

---

Population Group F

Twiggs County

Yes

Residential Code
--Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ----Yes Yes --Yes Yes ---
Yes

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

Fire Code
--Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes ----Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ----Yes --Yes Yes ---
Yes

Mechanical Code

Gas Code

---

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Page 4.b - 4

Plumbing Code
--Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ----Yes Yes --Yes Yes ---
Yes

Energy Code

Property

Existing Bldg

Maint. Code

Code

Residential Green Code

Number not adopting any
of the named codes

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2015 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 Echols County CG Warren County Atkinson County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Georgetown-Quitman C Calhoun County Baker County Wheeler County Schley County Jenkins County Glascock County Webster County Unifie Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Seminole County Irwin County Treutlen County Stewart County Clinch County Talbot County Clay County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Randolph County

Building Code
Yes --Yes --Yes --Yes ------Yes ----Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes ----Yes Yes Yes --Yes --Yes

Residential Code
--------Yes --Yes ------Yes --------Yes --Yes ------Yes Yes --------Yes

Electrical Code
Yes --Yes --Yes --Yes ------Yes ------Yes Yes --Yes Yes ----Yes Yes ----Yes --Yes

Fire Code
----Yes ------Yes ------Yes ------------Yes Yes ----Yes ----------Yes

Mechanical Code

Gas Code

Yes

Yes

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Plumbing Code
Yes --Yes --Yes --Yes ------Yes ------Yes Yes --Yes Yes ----Yes Yes --------Yes

Energy Code

Property

Existing Bldg

Maint. Code

Code

Residential Green Code

Number not adopting any
of the named codes

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2015 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

Number reporting

A

24

B

16

C

32

D

34

E

16

F

29

Total

151

Historic preservation ordinance

#

%

19

79.2%

12

75.0%

17

53.1%

19

55.9%

5

31.3%

8

27.6%

80 53.0%

Landscape ordinance

#

%

21

87.5%

16 100.0%

15

46.9%

20

58.8%

7

43.8%

6

20.7%

85 56.3%

Sign control ordinance

#

%

Subdivision regulations

#

%

Tree ordinances

#

%

24 100.0% 24 100.0% 20

83.3%

15

93.8%

16 100.0% 10

62.5%

23

71.9%

29

90.6%

7

21.9%

27

79.4%

27

79.4%

12

35.3%

12

75.0%

12

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4

25.0%

18

62.1%

19

65.5%

9

31.0%

119 78.8% 127 84.1%

62

41.1%

Environ. Protection Ordinance

#

%

Water Conservation
Ordinance

#

%

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

#

%

Architectual Design
Guidelines

#

%

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

#

%

0

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2.6%

Section 4.c - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Population Group A

Columbia County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Chatham County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cobb County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Gwinnett County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Houston County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Cherokee County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Clayton County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Coweta County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Newton County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Douglas County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Henry County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Carroll County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

DeKalb County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Augusta/Richmond CG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Paulding County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Columbus/Muscogee C

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Hall County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Fayette County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Athens-Clarke CG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Whitfield County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Macon-Bibb County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bartow County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Forsyth County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lowndes County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Population Group B

Spalding County Rockdale County Jackson County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Effingham County

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Page 4.c - 1

Environ. Protection Ordinance

Water Conservation
Ordinance

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

Architectual Design
Guidelines

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Population Group B

Gordon County Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Population Group C

Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County

Yes

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Page 4.c - 2

Environ. Protection Ordinance

Water Conservation
Ordinance

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

Architectual Design
Guidelines

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Population Group C

Thomas County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Tattnall County

---

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Yes

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Sumter County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lee County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Coffee County

---

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Yes

Yes

---

Colquitt County

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

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Laurens County

---

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---

Yes

---

Habersham County

---

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Yes

Yes

---

Grady County

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Upson County

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Population Group D

Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County

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Page 4.c - 3

Environ. Protection Ordinance

Water Conservation
Ordinance

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

Architectual Design
Guidelines

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Population Group D

Washington County

---

---

---

---

---

Worth County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rabun County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Putnam County

---

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Yes

Yes

---

Pike County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Pierce County

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Mitchell County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Meriwether County

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Yes

Yes

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Appling County

---

Yes

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Yes

Yes

McDuffie County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Jefferson County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Long County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lamar County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Population Group E

Towns County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

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Charlton County

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Yes

Yes

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Jeff Davis County

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Bleckley County

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Lanier County

---

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Oglethorpe County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Crawford County

---

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Yes

Yes

---

McIntosh County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Evans County

---

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Yes

Yes

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Macon County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Screven County

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Early County

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Yes

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Dooly County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pulaski County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Bacon County

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Population Group F

Environ. Protection Ordinance

Water Conservation
Ordinance

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

Architectual Design
Guidelines

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

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Yes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 4.c: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County

Which of the following ordinances has the local government adopted?

Historic preservation
ordinance

Landscape ordinance

Sign control ordinance

Subdivision regulations

Tree ordinance

Population Group F

Twiggs County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Echols County CG

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Warren County

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Atkinson County

Yes

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Wilcox County

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Wilkes County

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Wilkinson County

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Georgetown-Quitman C

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Yes

Yes

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Calhoun County

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Yes

Baker County

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Wheeler County

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Schley County

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Yes

Yes

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Jenkins County

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Yes

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Glascock County

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Webster County Unifie

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Yes

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Lincoln County

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Miller County

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Montgomery County

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Seminole County

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Irwin County

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Treutlen County

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Yes

Yes

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Stewart County

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Clinch County

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Yes

Yes

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Talbot County

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Clay County

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Taliaferro County

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Yes

Yes

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Taylor County

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Terrell County

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Yes

Yes

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Randolph County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Environ. Protection Ordinance

Water Conservation
Ordinance

Storm Water Management
Ordinance

Architectual Design
Guidelines

None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data

Number Group reporting

A

24

B

16

C

32

D

34

E

16

F

29

Total

151

Number applying impact fees to the following services:

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

#

%

7

29.2%

7 100.0% 7 100.0% 7 100.0% 3

42.9%

2

28.6%

1 14.3% 3

42.9%

4

16.7% 22 91.7%

4

25.0%

5 125.0% 5 125.0% 5 125.0% 1

25.0%

1

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0

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1

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3 100.0% 3 100.0% 3 100.0% 0

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4 12.5% 25 78.1%

2

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0.0%

0

0.0%

1 100.0% 1

3.4%

13 44.8%

17 11.3% 18 105.9% 18 105.9% 18 105.9% 6 35.3% 3 17.6% 1

5.9%

7 41.2% 12 7.9%

99 65.6%

Section 4.d - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group A Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes County

Are developers required to pay impact fees

If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

No

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Population Group B Spalding County Rockdale County Jackson County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Effingham County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group B Gordon County Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County

Are developers required to pay impact fees

If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

Storm water; flood control

Roads, streets, and bridges

Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?

Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?

No

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group C Thomas County Tattnall County Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County

Are developers required to pay impact fees

If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

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

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group D Washington County Worth County Rabun County Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar County

Are developers required to pay impact fees

If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

No

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Population Group E

Towns County

No

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Charlton County

No

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Jeff Davis County

No

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Bleckley County

No

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Lanier County

No

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Oglethorpe County

No

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Crawford County

No

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McIntosh County

No

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Cusseta-Chattahoochee

No

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Evans County

No

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Macon County

No

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Screven County

No

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Early County

No

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Dooly County

No

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Pulaski County

No

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Bacon County

No

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Population Group F

Twiggs County

No

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Storm water; flood control
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Roads, streets, and bridges

Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?

Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?

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No

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures

County
Population Group F Echols County CG Warren County Atkinson County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Georgetown-Quitman C Calhoun County Baker County Wheeler County Schley County Jenkins County Glascock County Webster County Unifie Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Seminole County Irwin County Treutlen County Stewart County Clinch County Talbot County Clay County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Randolph County

Are developers required to pay impact fees
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No

If impact fees are paid, toward which services are the impact fees applied?

Libraries and related facilities

Public safety services

Parks and recreation services

Water supply production/ treatment

Wastewater collection treatment distribution

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Storm water; flood control
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Roads, streets, and bridges

Has government taken any action towards implementing impact
fees in the near future?

Does government have a capital
improvement program or schedule of
construction planned for five years or longer?

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

No

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No

No

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

Yes

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No

No

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No

No

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No

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No

Yes

Yes

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No

No

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Yes

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

No

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No

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No

No

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No

Yes

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No

No

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No

No

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No

No

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Yes

Yes

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CHAPTER 5 Financial Management Practices
This chapter covers aspects of a local government's finances including financial administration, budgeting, and use of revenue options.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Preparation and approval of annual operating budget For governments with an annual operating budget, either
the financeofficer, 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 andconstruction 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 assanitation, 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 percentsale and use tax. There are several ways of distributing the tax proceeds among cities within a county. Collection and use of special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) State law also allows adoption of a special local option sales tax for any of the specified purposes in statute. Assessment and collection of occupation tax, regulatory fees and user fees Governments may levy taxes on occupations according to state law. The allowable assessment methods include a fixed fee, or an assessment based on number of employees, gross receipts, and profitability ratios.

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
24 16 32 34 16 29 151

Number with finance director as
the designated budget officer for the government

#

%

9

37.5%

7

43.8%

7

21.9%

6

17.6%

0

0.0%

1

3.4%

30

19.9%

Number with finance director having responsibility for preparing annual operating budget

#

%

5

20.8%

7

43.8%

11

34.4%

10

29.4%

0

0.0%

2

6.9%

35

23.2%

Number with position of full-time
finance director

#

%

23

95.8%

16

100.0%

24

75.0%

18

52.9%

7

43.8%

5

17.2%

93

61.6%

Number with capital budget for the acquisition of major fixed assets

#

%

21

87.5%

12

75.0%

19

59.4%

12

35.3%

6

37.5%

7

24.1%

77

51.0%

Number with capital budget plan of two years or less

#

%

1

4.2%

0

0.0%

1

3.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

1.3%

Number with written investment policy to govern investment activities

#

%

21

87.5%

10

62.5%

13

40.6%

15

44.1%

3

18.8%

3

10.3%

65

43.0%

Section 5.a - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group A Bartow County Columbus/Muscogee C Macon-Bibb County Forsyth County DeKalb County Clayton County Coweta County Carroll County Columbia County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Whitfield County Cobb County Cherokee County Hall County Douglas County Houston County Gwinnett County Chatham County Newton County Henry County Lowndes County

By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Finance director CEO
Budget director Budget committee
CEO Other Finance director CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Budget director Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director CEO Finance director Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director

Population Group B Spalding County Camden County Walton County Jackson County Catoosa County Barrow County

Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director 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?

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Budget director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Budget director

Yes

Other

No

Finance director

Yes

Other

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Budget director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

CEO

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Budget director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Three years

No

Yes

Other

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

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Budget committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Page 5.a - 1

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group B Walker County Bulloch County Dougherty County Glynn County Liberty County Effingham County Troup County Rockdale County Gordon County Floyd County
Population Group C Baldwin County Decatur County Madison County Upson County Polk County Hart County Tattnall County Lee County White County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Grady County Habersham County Harris County Wayne County Thomas County Pickens County Lumpkin County Tift 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

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Other

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Finance director

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Other

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Staff committee Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin

Staff committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Page 5.a - 2

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Two years

Yes

No

---

No

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group C Ware County Stephens County Oconee County Haralson County Murray County Peach County Monroe County Laurens County Sumter County Jones County Toombs County Gilmer County
Population Group D Mitchell County Brooks County Fannin County Franklin County Pike County Cook County Union County Berrien County Morgan County Brantley County Butts County Rabun County Elbert County Jefferson County Greene County Long County Emanuel 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

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

CEO

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Other

No

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

Yes

Other

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Other

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

No

Budget committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

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No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Other

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County
Population Group D Telfair County Crisp County Appling County McDuffie County Banks County Burke County Lamar County Washington County Chattooga County Dawson County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County Worth County Pierce County
Population Group E Pulaski County Charlton County Evans County Macon County Lanier County Screven County Jeff Davis County Crawford County Dooly County Bacon County McIntosh County Bleckley County Oglethorpe County Towns 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?

Budget committee

Budget committee

No

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

CEO

No

Mgr/admin

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

Yes

CEO

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

Mgr/admin

No

No

---

No

Yes

Other

Yes

No

Five years

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Clerk Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin
CEO CEO CEO

CEO

No

Mgr/admin

No

Budget committee

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

Yes

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

Yes

Page 5.a - 4

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Other

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group E Cusseta-Chattahoochee Early County

By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government?
Mgr/admin Clerk

Population Group F Randolph County Calhoun County Clay County Montgomery County Atkinson County Georgetown-Quitman C Wilkinson County Lincoln County Miller County Treutlen County Twiggs County Wheeler County Baker County Warren County Glascock County Irwin County Jenkins County Wilcox County Wilkes County Clinch County Seminole County Talbot County Terrell County Webster County Unifie Taliaferro County Taylor County Stewart County Schley County

Finance director Budget committee
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
CEO Budget committee
Mgr/admin Clerk CEO
Budget committee CEO Clerk CEO
Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin
Clerk CEO CEO Mgr/admin Clerk Mgr/admin

What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget?

Does government have full-time
finance director?

Does government have comprehensive
capital budget for major fixed
assets?

What is the time frame of the capital
budget plan?

Does government have written
investment plan to govern investment
activities?

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

CEO

Yes

Mgr/admin

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Finance director

Yes

Finance director

Yes

Mgr/admin

No

Other

No

Clerk

No

Budget committee

No

Other

No

Budget committee

No

Staff committee

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

Mgr/admin

No

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

CEO

No

CEO

No

Mgr/admin

No

Clerk

No

Clerk

No

Page 5.a - 5

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

Yes

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

Yes

Other

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

Yes

Five years

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

No

No

---

Yes

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices
County Population Group F
Echols County CG

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?

Clerk

Clerk

No

No

---

No

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
24 16 32 34 16 29 151

Number with written interfund transfer policy

#

%

20

83.3%

5

31.3%

12

37.5%

11

32.4%

3

18.8%

3

10.3%

54

35.8%

Number applying transfer policy to following types of interfund transfers:

water and sewer fund

#

%

solid waste fund

#

%

electric utility fund

#

%

gas utility fund

#

%

13

65.0%

15

75.0%

0

2

40.0%

3

60.0%

0

4

33.3%

12 100.0%

0

3

27.3%

7

63.6%

0

1

33.3%

2

66.7%

0

2

66.7%

3

100.0%

0

25

46.3% 42

77.8%

0

0.0%

1

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

5.0% 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.7%

capital project fund

#

%

17

85.0%

5

100.0%

10

83.3%

6

54.5%

1

33.3%

2

66.7%

41

3.7%

special revenue fund

#

%

16

80.0%

5

100.0%

11

91.7%

10

90.9%

3

100.0%

2

66.7%

47

87.0%

other

#

%

6

30.0%

4

80.0%

2

16.7%

3

27.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

15

27.8%

Section 5.b - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group A Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes 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

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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No

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

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---

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---

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

---

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No

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Yes

Yes

---

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Yes

Yes

Other funds
----------Yes Yes ------Yes --Yes ------Yes Yes -------------

Population Group B

Spalding County

No

Rockdale County

No

Jackson County

No

Catoosa County

No

Dougherty County

No

Bulloch County

Yes

Effingham County

Yes

Gordon County

No

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group B Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall County

Government have written transfer policy to govern
interfund transfers?

If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?

Water and sewer fund

Solid waste fund

Electric utility fund

Gas

Capital

Special

utility fund project fund revenue fund

Other funds

No

---

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No

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Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Rabun County

Government have written transfer policy to govern
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If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds?

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Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group D Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar 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

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Capital

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Bleckley County

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Lanier County

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Oglethorpe County

No

Crawford County

No

McIntosh County

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Evans County

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Macon County

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Screven County

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices

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

Population Group F

Wilkes County

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Wilkinson County

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Calhoun County

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Baker County

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Wheeler County

No

Schley County

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Jenkins County

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Glascock County

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Webster County Unifie

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Lincoln County

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Miller County

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Montgomery County

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Seminole County

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Irwin County

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Treutlen County

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Stewart County

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Clinch County

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Talbot County

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Clay County

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
24 16 32 34 16 29 151

Number with special tax districts

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%

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Group
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sanitation

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If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used?

Government

business

community

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fire

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Columbia County

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Paulding County

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Fayette County

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group B Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall County

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Rabun County

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices

County

If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used?

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2015 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?

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting

Number receiving revenues from local
option sales tax

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%

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Section 5.d - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group A Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes County
Population Group B Spalding County Rockdale County Jackson County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Effingham County Gordon County

Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law?
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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group B Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall County

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Rabun County

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group D Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar County
Population Group E Towns County Charlton County Jeff Davis County Bleckley County Lanier County Oglethorpe County Crawford County McIntosh County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Evans County Macon County Screven County Early County Dooly County Pulaski County Bacon County
Population Group F Twiggs County Echols County CG Warren County Atkinson County

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group F Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Georgetown-Quitman C Calhoun County Baker County Wheeler County Schley County Jenkins County Glascock County Webster County Unifie Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Seminole County Irwin County Treutlen County Stewart County Clinch County Talbot County Clay County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Randolph County

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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

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Number adopting special
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Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses:

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12 60.0% 10 71.4% 11 34.4% 14 41.2% 7 43.8% 9 31.0% 63 43.4%

4 20.0% 3 21.4% 8 25.0% 11 32.4% 4 25.0% 6 20.7% 36 24.8%

Section 5.e - Summary

2015 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

Columbia County

Yes

Chatham County

Yes

Cobb County

Yes

Gwinnett County

Yes

Houston County

Yes

Cherokee County

Yes

Clayton County

Yes

Coweta County

Yes

Newton County

Yes

Douglas County

Yes

Henry County

Yes

Carroll County

Yes

DeKalb County

No

Augusta/Richmond CG

Yes

Paulding County

Yes

Columbus/Muscogee CG

No

Hall County

Yes

Fayette County

No

Athens-Clarke CG

Yes

Whitfield County

No

Macon-Bibb County

Yes

Bartow County

Yes

Forsyth County

Yes

Lowndes County

Yes

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

2014

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

2011

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2014

---

---

---

Yes

---

2012

---

---

---

---

---

2012

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

2013

---

---

---

---

---

2011

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2009

---

---

---

---

---

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

2015

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

2009

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2011

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2009

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2011

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

2012

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

2014

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2013

---

---

---

Yes

---

2014

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

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 Rockdale County Jackson County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Effingham County Gordon County Troup County

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2011

---

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---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2011

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---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2014

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2011

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2013

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2012

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2012

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2013

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

hospital
------------Yes --Yes -------------------------------
-------------------

jail, correctional, or detention
facility

landfill or solid waste
facility

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

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---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

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---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

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Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group B Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall County Sumter County Lee 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

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2014

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2013

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2008

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

2014

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2012

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2013

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

2015

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2014

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2011

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2015

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2013

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2014

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2014

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

2013

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

2012

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2012

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2014

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2012

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2014

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2012

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2014

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2013

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2008

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

2014

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2012

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2014

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2014

---

---

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Yes

---

Yes

---

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---

Yes

2013

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Rabun County Putnam County Pike County Pierce 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

2013

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2012

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2015

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2014

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2011

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2010

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2013

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2014

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2012

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2011

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2012

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2012

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2015

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

2013

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

2012

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

2011

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2010

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

2014

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2013

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2012

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2012

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

2013

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

2014

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

2015

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

2013

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2013

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

2014

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group D Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar 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

---

---

---

Yes

2014

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

2011

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

2015

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

2016

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2011

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Population Group E

Towns County

Yes

Charlton County

Yes

Jeff Davis County

Yes

Bleckley County

Yes

Lanier County

Yes

Oglethorpe County

Yes

Crawford County

Yes

McIntosh County

Yes

Cusseta-Chattahoochee C

Yes

Evans County

Yes

Macon County

Yes

Screven County

Yes

Early County

Yes

Dooly County

Yes

Pulaski County

Yes

Bacon County

Yes

2011

---

---

2014

---

---

2012

Yes

---

2013

---

---

2012

---

---

2012

---

---

2015

---

---

2010

---

---

2015

---

---

2011

Yes

---

2010

---

---

2013

Yes

---

2012

---

---

2013

---

---

2010

---

---

2012

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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

Twiggs County

Yes

Echols County CG

Yes

Warren County

Yes

Atkinson County

Yes

Wilcox County

Yes

Wilkes County

Yes

Wilkinson County

Yes

Georgetown-Quitman CG

Yes

Calhoun County

Yes

2009

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

2013

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2012

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

2012

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

2012

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

---

2014

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

2012

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2007

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices

County

Does the government receive revenues from
a special purpose local option sales tax authorized in state law?

Year in which most recent
SPLOST tax was imposed?

What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?

airport facilities and equipment

business improvement
district

civic center or coliseum

courthouse or admin. building

community improvement
district

Population Group F

Baker County

Yes

Wheeler County

Yes

Schley County

Yes

Jenkins County

Yes

Glascock County

Yes

Webster County Unified

Yes

Lincoln County

Yes

Miller County

Yes

Montgomery County

Yes

Seminole County

Yes

Irwin County

Yes

Treutlen County

Yes

Stewart County

Yes

Clinch County

Yes

Talbot County

Yes

Clay County

Yes

Taliaferro County

Yes

Taylor County

Yes

Terrell County

Yes

Randolph County

Yes

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

2013

---

---

---

Yes

---

2014

---

---

---

Yes

---

2015

---

---

---

---

Yes

2012

---

---

---

Yes

---

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

2013

---

---

---

Yes

---

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

2015

---

---

---

Yes

---

2012

---

---

---

Yes

---

2013

---

---

---

Yes

---

2007

---

---

---

Yes

---

2010

---

---

---

---

---

2015

---

---

---

---

---

2012

---

---

---

Yes

---

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

2011

---

---

---

Yes

---

2010

---

---

---

Yes

---

2012

---

---

---

Yes

---

cultural, recreational or historic
facility
----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

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting

Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: (Cont.)

library

retirement of previously
incurred G.O. debt for roads
and streets

roads, streets and bridges

public safety facilities and
capital equipment

tax increment financing

water or sewer

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

24

12 60.0% 2

10.0%

19 95.0% 17 85.0%

0

0.0% 10 50.0%

16

8

57.1% 0

0.0%

14 100.0% 14 100.0% 1

7.1%

9

64.3%

32

14 43.8% 4

12.5%

32 100.0% 31 96.9%

0

0.0% 20 62.5%

34

8

23.5% 4

11.8%

34 100.0% 27 79.4%

0

0.0% 12 35.3%

16

5

31.3% 0

0.0%

16 100.0% 14 87.5%

0

0.0%

2

12.5%

29

6

20.7% 2

6.9%

27 93.1% 20 69.0% 0

0.0%

5

17.2%

151

53 36.6% 12

8.3%

142 97.9% 123 84.8%

1

0.7% 58 40.0%

other purposes

#

%

9

45.0%

9

64.3%

16 50.0%

14 41.2%

6

37.5%

11 37.9%

65 44.8%

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting

Number receiving revenues from occupation tax
authorized by state law

#

%

24

22

91.7%

16

13

81.3%

32

19

59.4%

34

22

64.7%

16

7

43.8%

29

9

31.0%

151

92

60.9%

Number using following methods to assess occupation tax:

flat fee

number of employees

gross receipts

#

%

#

%

#

%

6

27.3%

13

59.1%

13

59.1%

3

23.1%

12

92.3%

0

0.0%

12

63.2%

12

63.2%

2

10.5%

6

27.3%

16

72.7%

4

18.2%

4

57.1%

5

71.4%

0

0.0%

4

44.4%

6

66.7%

0

0.0%

35

38.0%

64

69.6%

19

20.7%

profitability ratios

#

%

Number amending occupation tax

#

%

5

22.7%

2

9.1%

1

7.7%

2

15.4%

1

5.3%

2

10.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

14.3%

0

0.0%

1

11.1%

7

7.6%

8

8.7%

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

#

%

21

87.5%

15

93.8%

25

78.1%

22

64.7%

10

62.5%

9

31.0%

102

67.5%

Section 5.f - Summary

2015 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 Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes County

library
--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

---

water or sewer
Yes Yes ----Yes ----------Yes Yes ------------Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes

Population Group B

Spalding County

---

---

---

---

---

---

Rockdale County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Jackson County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Catoosa County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Dougherty County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Bulloch County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Effingham County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Gordon County

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

---

---

2004

No

No

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

1995

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

2010

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

2011

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2007

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2009

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

1996

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2010

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1978

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2003

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

1995

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

2015

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2011

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2014

Yes

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

1995

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2010

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2009

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

2014

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2012

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

2008

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

1996

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

1994

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1978

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

2004

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2012

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

2012

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1995

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

Yes

Yes

(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group B Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd 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

---

water or sewer
----Yes Yes Yes ----Yes

Population Group C

Decatur County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Pickens County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Peach County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Lumpkin County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Oconee County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Murray County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Monroe County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Jones County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Madison County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Gilmer County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Tift County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Baldwin County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Haralson County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Harris County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Hart County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

White County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Wayne County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Bryan County

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Ware County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Stephens County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Toombs County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Polk County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Thomas County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Tattnall 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?

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

2012

Yes

Yes

---

2015

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2003

Yes

Yes

---

1993

No

Yes

---

2006

Yes

Yes

---

2005

Yes

Yes

---

0

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

2015

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2001

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

1994

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2013

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

0

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2003

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

1995

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2006

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2005

No

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2003

No

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2006

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

1996

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

2006

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

No

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

No

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2011

No

No

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

2005

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group C Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson 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

---

water or sewer
--Yes Yes Yes ------Yes

Population Group D

Franklin County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Greene County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Chattooga County

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Banks County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Ben Hill County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Berrien County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Brantley County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Brooks County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Crisp County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Butts County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Fannin County

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Cook County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Dade County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Dawson County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Dodge County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Elbert County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Emanuel County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Burke County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Morgan County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Telfair County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Union County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Washington County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Worth County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Rabun 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

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

0

Yes

No

---

1998

Yes

Yes

---

2005

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

2006

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

1994

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

2001

No

No

---

1995

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2010

No

Yes

---

1995

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

2009

Yes

Yes

---

1999

No

Yes

---

2006

No

Yes

---

2012

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

2000

Yes

Yes

---

2015

No

Yes

---

2009

Yes

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

2007

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

2013

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

Yes

Yes

(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

County
Population Group D Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar 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

---

water or sewer
--------Yes --Yes Yes -----

Does the government
collect occupation
tax?

If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax?

flat fee

number of employees

gross receipts

profitability ratios

Year in which occupation tax was last amended?

Does government
have regulatory
fees?

Does government have user
fees?

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

2013

No

Yes

---

2010

No

No

---

2014

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

1995

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2006

Yes

Yes

---

1998

No

Yes

---

1995

No

Yes

---

1994

No

No

Population Group E

Towns County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

Charlton County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Jeff Davis County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Bleckley County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Lanier County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Oglethorpe County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

Yes

---

Crawford County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

McIntosh County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Evans County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Macon County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Screven County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Early County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Dooly County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Pulaski County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Bacon County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

No

---

2011

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

2000

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2011

No

Yes

---

2011

No

Yes

---

2004

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

2007

No

Yes

---

1994

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

Population Group F

Twiggs County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Echols County CG

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

Warren County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

Atkinson County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

No

---

---

---

Wilcox County

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

---

---

---

(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.

---

2007

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

No

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices

What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax?

County
Population Group F Wilkes County Wilkinson County Georgetown-Quitman C Calhoun County Baker County Wheeler County Schley County Jenkins County Glascock County Webster County Unifie Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Seminole County Irwin County Treutlen County Stewart County Clinch County Talbot County Clay County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Randolph County

library
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

---

---

water or sewer
------------------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

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

---

---

---

---

0

No

Yes

---

2011

No

No

---

2007

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

2012

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

2004

No

No

---

1998

Yes

Yes

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

2006

No

No

---

0

No

No

---

2005

No

No

---

1997

No

No

---

0

No

Yes

(1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges.

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CHAPTER 6 Economic Development Activities
This chapter covers the administration and conduct of economic development activities sponsored by a government to attract new business and retain business.
Specific items covered in this chapter: Initiatives for economic development activities Presence of a full-time economic developer Some governments employ a full-time staff person dedicated to
economic development activities. Financial incentives used to attract and retain business Incentives may include land, grants or loans, and tax
incentives, among others. Presence of a constitutional development authority, and percent of ad valorem taxes dedicated thereto.

Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number of entities taking initiative for economic development activities by type:

Number reporting

local chamber

#

%

multi-

jurisdictional

chamber

#

%

development

authority

#

%

joint development

authority

#

%

24

17

70.8%

4

16.7%

22

91.7%

13

54.2%

16

7

43.8%

1

6.3%

14

87.5%

8

50.0%

32

16

50.0%

1

3.1%

26

81.3%

17

53.1%

34

21

61.8%

0

0.0%

31

91.2%

20

58.8%

16

10

62.5%

0

0.0%

15

93.8%

8

50.0%

29

10

34.5%

1

3.4%

26

89.7%

6

20.7%

151

81

53.6%

7

4.6%

134

88.7%

72

47.7%

local government

#

%

16

66.7%

6

37.5%

13

40.6%

16

47.1%

7

43.8%

9

31.0%

67

44.4%

no economic

development

activities

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.4%

1

0.7%

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
24 16 32 34 16 29 151

Number of governments with full-time economic
developer

#

%

14

58.3%

7

43.8%

13

40.6%

25

73.5%

4

25.0%

5

17.2%

68

45.0%

Number of governments using the following incentives in attracting new industry all of the time:

land (at little or no cost)

#

%

local or regional low-interest or deferred payment
loans

#

%

state grants and loans

#

%

federal grants and loans

#

%

0

0.0%

1

4.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

6.3%

1

6.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

6.3%

2

6.3%

5

14.7%

4

11.8%

9

26.5%

6

17.6%

1

6.3%

0

0.0%

2

12.5%

0

0.0%

1

3.4%

1

3.4%

3

10.3%

1

3.4%

7

4.6%

6

4.0%

17

11.3%

10

6.6%

QuickStart

#

%

3

12.5%

5

31.3%

8

25.0%

12

35.3%

2

12.5%

4

13.8%

34

22.5%

subsidies

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.1%

3

8.8%

1

6.3%

1

3.4%

6

4.0%

Section 6.a - Summary

2015 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 A

Columbia County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Chatham County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Cobb County

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Gwinnett County

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

Houston County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Cherokee County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Clayton County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Coweta County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Newton County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Douglas County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Henry County

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Carroll County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

DeKalb County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Augusta/Richmond CG

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Paulding County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Columbus/Muscogee C

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Hall County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Fayette County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Athens-Clarke CG

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Whitfield County

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Macon-Bibb County

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Bartow County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Forsyth County

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Lowndes 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

Yes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

Never

Never

Most of time

Never

Most of time

Never

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

Never

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

No

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Yes

Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

No

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Always

Sometimes

Population Group B

Spalding County

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Rockdale County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Never

Jackson 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

Effingham County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Always

Never

Gordon County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group B Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall 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

---

No

Never

Never

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Sometimes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Never

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

No

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always

Always

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Never

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Never

Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Never

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group C Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth 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

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Most of time

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Always

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Always

Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Always

Most of time

Always

Always

Always

Always

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Always

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Always

Most of time Most of time

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Always

Most of time

Always

Most of time

Always

Most of time

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group D Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar 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

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Always

Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Never

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Never

Never

Always

Sometimes

Always

Never

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Population Group E

Towns County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Charlton County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Most of time

Never

Jeff Davis County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Sometimes

Bleckley County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Lanier County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Most of time Sometimes

Always

Most of time

Never

Sometimes

Oglethorpe County

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Crawford County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

McIntosh County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Evans County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

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

Early County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Always

Always

Dooly County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Never

Never

Most of time Most of time Most of time

Never

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

Population Group F

Twiggs County

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Always

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Echols County CG

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Warren County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time

Always

Sometimes

Atkinson County

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

No

Sometimes Most of time

Always

Most of time

Always

Never

Wilcox County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

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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

Wilkes County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Wilkinson County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Georgetown-Quitman C

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Calhoun County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Baker County

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Wheeler County

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Schley County

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Jenkins County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Glascock County

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Webster County Unifie

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Lincoln County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Miller County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Montgomery County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Seminole County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Irwin County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Treutlen County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Stewart County

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Clinch County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Talbot County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Clay County

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Taliaferro County

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Taylor County

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Terrell County

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Randolph County

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

Does the government
employ a full-time economic developer?

How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community?

land (at little or no cost)

low-interest or deferred payment loans

state grants and loans

federal grants and loans

QuickStart Program

subsidies

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Never

No

Never

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

No

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

No

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

No

Sometimes Sometimes

Always

Always

Always

Always

Yes

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

No

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Yes

Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Yes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

No

Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Never

Never

No

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

No

Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time

Always

Sometimes

No

Never

Never

Most of time Most of time

Never

Never

No

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Never

No

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

No

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes

No

Always

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

No

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data

Number Group reporting

A

24

B

16

C

32

D

34

E

16

F

29

Total

151

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%

0

0.0%

4

16.7%

5

20.8%

0

0.0%

1

6.3%

0

0.0%

4

25.0%

6

37.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.1%

5

15.6%

0

0.0%

1

2.9%

2

5.9%

5

14.7%

9

26.5%

0

0.0%

1

6.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

4

25.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

6.9%

0

0.0%

3

2.0%

2

1.3%

14

9.3%

31

20.5%

waiver of

regulations

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.7%

waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments

#

%

1

4.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.7%

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time:

Number reporting

land (at little or no cost)

#

%

local or regional low-interest or
deferred

#

%

state grants and loans

#

%

federal grants and loans

#

%

QuickStart

#

%

24

1

4.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

12.5%

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%

9

26.5%

16

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

12.5%

29

1

3.4%

1

3.4%

2

6.9%

2

6.9%

4

13.8%

151

4

2.6%

4

2.6%

11

7.3%

11

7.3%

28

18.5%

Section 6.b - Summary

2015 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 A Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes County

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Always Never Always Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time Most of time

Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Never 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

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Never Sometimes

Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Never
Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Always

Population Group B Spalding County Rockdale County Jackson County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Effingham County Gordon County

Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Always Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group B Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall 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

Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always Always Always Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Always Always
Most of time Always
Sometimes Always Always

Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Most of time Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Always Always
Sometimes Always
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Never Always
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes
Always Never Most of time Sometimes Never

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never

Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
--Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Never Always
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group C Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Rabun 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

Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time

Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Most of time Never Always Never Always
Sometimes Never Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Never Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes
--Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never

Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Never Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Always Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Never Always Most of time Most of time Most of time

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes

Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Never Never Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Always Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Always Sometimes
--Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
--Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Never Always Never Always Most of time

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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 Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar County

Sometimes Always
Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Always Always Most of time Sometimes

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes

Population Group E Towns County Charlton County Jeff Davis County Bleckley County Lanier County Oglethorpe County Crawford County McIntosh County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Evans County Macon County Screven County Early County Dooly County Pulaski County Bacon County

Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Most of time

Never Never Always Sometimes Never Never Never
--Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never

Population Group F Twiggs County Echols County CG Warren County Atkinson County Wilcox County

Always ---
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never ---
Most of time Never
Sometimes

Most of time ---
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time ---
Most of time Sometimes
Never

Always ---
Most of time Most of time
Never

Sometimes ---
Sometimes 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 Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Always
Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Always
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Always
Sometimes Most of time Most of time
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time

Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never Most of time
Always Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never ---
Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Never ---
Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes ---
Sometimes Most of time
Never

Sometimes ---
Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes ---
Sometimes Sometimes
Never

Sometimes ---
Most of time Always Never

2015 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

Wilkes County

Most of time

Wilkinson County

Sometimes

Georgetown-Quitman C Most of time

Calhoun County

Never

Baker County

Sometimes

Wheeler County

Sometimes

Schley County

Always

Jenkins County

Sometimes

Glascock County

Sometimes

Webster County Unifie

Never

Lincoln County

Sometimes

Miller County

Never

Montgomery County

Sometimes

Seminole County

Sometimes

Irwin County

Sometimes

Treutlen County

Sometimes

Stewart County

Never

Clinch County

Always

Talbot County

Never

Clay County

Most of time

Taliaferro County

Never

Taylor County

Most of time

Terrell County

Never

Randolph County

Always

Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never
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 Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Always Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Never Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Most of time Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Always Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Always Never Never Never Most of time Never Never

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time: (Cont.)

Number reporting

subsidies

#

%

tax incentives

#

%

utilities at little or no cost

#

%

commitment of additional local
government services

#

%

industrial development
bonds

#

%

expedited permitting

#

%

waiver of regulations

#

%

24

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

4

16.7%

5

20.8%

0

0.0%

16

0

0.0%

4

25.0%

1

6.3%

0

0.0%

4

25.0%

6

37.5%

0

0.0%

32

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.1%

2

6.3%

4

12.5%

1

3.1%

34

3

8.8%

3

8.8%

0

0.0%

2

5.9%

4

11.8%

7

20.6%

0

0.0%

16

1

6.3%

1

6.3%

1

6.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

6.3%

0

0.0%

29

1

3.4%

2

6.9%

1

3.4%

1

3.4%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

151

5

3.3%

10

6.6%

3

2.0%

4

2.6%

14

9.3%

23 15.2%

1

0.7%

waiver or reduction of required fees of
assessments

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

other

#

%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

3.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.7%

Number Group reporting

A

24

B

16

C

32

D

34

E

16

F

29

Total

151

Number of counties collecting the additional mill of ad valorem tax for economic development

#

%

2

8.3%

1

6.3%

3

9.4%

6

17.6%

2

12.5%

3

10.3%

17

11.3%

Number collecting the additional mill for the following purpose:

county development authority

#

%

Multi-jurisdictional development authority

#

%

Other

#

%

1

50.0%

1

100.0%

5

166.7%

7

116.7%

3

150.0%

5

166.7%

22 129.4%

1

50.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

5.9%

1

50.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

5.9%

Section 6.c - Summary

2015 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 Columbia County Chatham County Cobb County Gwinnett County Houston County Cherokee County Clayton County Coweta County Newton County Douglas County Henry County Carroll County DeKalb County Augusta/Richmond CG Paulding County Columbus/Muscogee C Hall County Fayette County Athens-Clarke CG Whitfield County Macon-Bibb County Bartow County Forsyth County Lowndes County

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Most of time Never
Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time
Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Always Sometimes Most of time Never Always Most of time

Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Most of time
Never Never Sometimes

other

Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?

For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?

--------------------Never ----Never --------------Sometimes -----

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

Both

No

---

No

---

Yes

Multi-juris DA

Population Group B

Spalding County

Never

Always

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never

No

---

Rockdale County

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Jackson County

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

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

---

Effingham County

Never

Sometimes

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Gordon County

Never

Most of time

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Never

---

No

---

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Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group B Troup County Glynn County Walker County Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall 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 Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never

Most of time Sometimes
Always Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Always

Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never

Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always Always Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never Always Always Most of time Always Sometimes Always Always

Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Never ---------------

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Most of time Never Always
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never

Sometimes Never Always
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Most of time Sometimes
Never

Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never

Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never

--Never Sometimes
----------Never --------Never Never ------Never ------Always ---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group C Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham County Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth 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 Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

---

No

---

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Never

Sometimes

Never

Always

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Never

Sometimes

Never

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

Never

Never

No

---

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes

---

No

---

Never

Sometimes

Never

Most of time Most of time

Always

Sometimes Sometimes

---

No

---

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Never

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Always Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never

Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Most of time Most of time

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Always Most of time
Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Sometimes Most of time
Never Always Most of time Most of time Most of time

Never Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never

----------------Most of time ----------------------Never -------

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

Yes

County DA

No

---

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities

County
Population Group D Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long County Lamar 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

Sometimes Always Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes
--Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time Sometimes

Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Always Most of time
Never -----
Most of time Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes

other
---------------------

Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?

For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

County DA

No

---

Yes

County DA

Population Group E Towns County Charlton County Jeff Davis County Bleckley County Lanier County Oglethorpe County Crawford County McIntosh County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Evans County Macon County Screven County Early County Dooly County Pulaski County Bacon County

Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Always Never Never Sometimes

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Sometimes

Never Never Always Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Never
Most of time Sometimes Sometimes
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time
Never Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always

Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never

Sometimes Never
Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes

------Sometimes -------------------------

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Population Group F

Twiggs County

Sometimes Most of time

Always

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes

Never

---

Echols County CG

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Warren County

Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes

---

Atkinson County

Never

Sometimes

Never

Sometimes Sometimes Most of time

Never

Sometimes

---

Wilcox County

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

---

No

---

---

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities

County

How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry?

subsidies

tax incentives

utilities at little or no cost

commitment of additional
local government
services

industrial development
bonds

expedited permitting

waiver of regulations

waiver or reduction of required
fees or assessments

Population Group F Wilkes County Wilkinson County Georgetown-Quitman C Calhoun County Baker County Wheeler County Schley County Jenkins County Glascock County Webster County Unifie Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Seminole County Irwin County Treutlen County Stewart County Clinch County Talbot County Clay County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Randolph County

Never Never Never Never Never Never Always Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Always Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Always Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes

Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes Never Never Never
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes Never
Sometimes

Sometimes Sometimes
Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes

other

Does the county collect the one mill for economic development?

For what purpose is the
mill of ad valorem taxes
used?

------Never ------------Never --------------Never Never Never --Never Never

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

County DA

No

---

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

Yes

County DA

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

No

County DA

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Developement Activities - Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
24 16 32 34 16 29 151

Number with constitutional development
authority

#

%

16 66.7%

9

56.3%

20 62.5%

21 61.8%

13 81.3%

10 34.5%

89 58.9%

three mills

#

%

0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

Number and percentage dedicating by amount

two mills

#

%

0

0.0%

2 22.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

2.2%

one mill

#

%

1 6.3% 0 0.0% 2 10.0% 0 0.0% 3 23.1% 1 10.0% 7 7.9%

other amount

#

%

1 6.3% 0 0.0% 5 25.0% 7 33.3% 4 30.8% 3 30.0% 20 22.5%

none

#

%

14 87.5% 8 88.9% 18 90.0% 16 76.2% 6 46.2% 9 90.0% 71 79.8%

Of those governments not dedicating additional mill of ad valorem tax, number
supporting economic development through the normal budgeting process

Number providing more than $50,000 support to economic
development

#

%

#

%

23

95.8%

13

81.3%

26

81.3%

32

94.1%

15

93.8%

18

62.1%

127

63.6%

23

100.0%

13

100.0%

22

84.6%

27

84.4%

8

53.3%

3

16.7%

96

75.6%

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2015 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

Columbia County

No

Chatham County

No

Cobb County

Yes

Gwinnett County

No

Houston County

Yes

Cherokee County

Yes

Clayton County

No

Coweta County

Yes

Newton County

Yes

Douglas County

Yes

Henry County

Yes

Carroll County

No

DeKalb County

Yes

Augusta/Richmond CG

Yes

Paulding County

Yes

Columbus/Muscogee C

Yes

Hall County

No

Fayette County

No

Athens-Clarke CG

Yes

Whitfield County

Yes

Macon-Bibb County

No

Bartow County

Yes

Forsyth County

Yes

Lowndes County

Yes

----None --None None --None None None None --None None None Other ----None None --None None One mill

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$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

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

Population Group B

Spalding County

No

Rockdale County

No

Jackson County

Yes

Catoosa County

Yes

Dougherty County

Yes

Bulloch County

No

Effingham County

Yes

Gordon County

No

Troup County

Yes

Glynn County

No

Walker County

Yes

----None None None --Two mills --None --None

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

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group B Walton County Liberty County Camden County Barrow County Floyd County
Population Group C Decatur County Pickens County Peach County Lumpkin County Oconee County Murray County Monroe County Jones County Madison County Gilmer County Tift County Baldwin County Haralson County Harris County Hart County White County Wayne County Bryan County Ware County Stephens County Toombs County Polk County Thomas County Tattnall County Sumter County Lee County Coffee County Colquitt County Laurens County Habersham 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?

No

---

Yes

Two mills

No

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

None

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

One mill

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

Other

No

Other

Yes

None

No

None

Yes

One mill

Yes

Other

No

---

Yes

Other

Yes

None

No

None

Yes

Other

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

None

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

No

---

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

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

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County
Population Group C Grady County Upson County
Population Group D Franklin County Greene County Chattooga County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Crisp County Butts County Fannin County Cook County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Burke County Morgan County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Rabun County Putnam County Pike County Pierce County Mitchell County Meriwether County Appling County McDuffie County Jefferson County Long 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?

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

Other

Yes

Other

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

Other

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

Other

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

Yes

Other

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

Yes

None

Yes

Other

Yes

None

Yes

None

No

None

Yes

None

No

Other

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

No

---

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

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Greater than $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

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities

County

Does government have a constitutional
development authority?

If government has a constitutional
development authority, what amount of ad
valorem tax is dedicated to the authority?

If additional mills are not dedicated, does government support economic development through the budget
process?

What is the range of the government's level of financial support?

Population Group D

Lamar County

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Population Group E

Towns County

Yes

Charlton County

No

Jeff Davis County

Yes

Bleckley County

Yes

Lanier County

Yes

Oglethorpe County

Yes

Crawford County

Yes

McIntosh County

Yes

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

No

Evans County

Yes

Macon County

No

Screven County

Yes

Early County

Yes

Dooly County

Yes

Pulaski County

Yes

Bacon County

Yes

Other ---
One mill None
One mill None None
One mill ---
None ---
Other None None Other Other

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

No

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Population Group F

Twiggs County

No

Echols County CG

---

Warren County

No

Atkinson County

No

Wilcox County

Yes

Wilkes County

No

Wilkinson County

No

Georgetown-Quitman C

No

Calhoun County

No

Baker County

No

Wheeler County

No

Schley County

Yes

Jenkins County

Yes

Glascock County

Yes

Webster County Unifie

Yes

Lincoln County

No

Miller County

No

None -------
None -----------
Other None None None None
-----

No

---

---

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

No

---

No

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

Yes

Greater than $100,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

No

---

No

---

Yes

Less than $10,000

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities
County Population Group F
Montgomery County Seminole County Irwin County Treutlen County Stewart County Clinch County Talbot County Clay County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Randolph 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

Other

Yes

None

Yes

One mill

No

None

No

---

Yes

Other

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

None

No

---

No

---

Yes

$51,000 - $100,000

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

No

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

No

---

No

---

Yes

$11,000 - $25,000

Yes

Less than $10,000

No

---

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

Yes

$26,000 - $50,000

No

---

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CHAPTER 7 Public Safety
This chapter covers provisions of a government's public safety functions, encompassing both fire and police services.
Specific items covered in this chapter:
Law Enforcement Existence of police department Issuance of handguns Use of law enforcement vehicles Assigned patrol shift hours Number of police vehicles in use for specific operations Number of certified officers with arrest powers normally employed 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 firefighting Fire departments can include volunteer fire fighters in their force, or consist of all
volunteers. Number of fire fighters on duty per shift

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety - Summary of Data

Group A B C D E F
Total

Number reporting
24 16 32 34 16 29 151

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

#

%

7

29.2%

7

100.0%

3

42.9%

1

14.3%

2

28.6%

4

25.0%

3

75.0%

3

75.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

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

3.4%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

14

9.3%

13

100.0%

7

50.0%

1

7.1%

2

14.3%

12 hours

#

%

1

14.3%

1

25.0%

1

50.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

4

28.6%

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"

#

%

4

57.1%

3

75.0%

1

50.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

9

64.3%

If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
11
55
3
0
0
0
55

Section 7.a - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction

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?

Population Group A

Bartow County

No

Columbus/Muscogee C

Yes

Macon-Bibb County

No

Forsyth County

No

DeKalb County

Yes

Clayton County

Yes

Coweta County

No

Carroll County

No

Columbia County

No

Fayette County

No

Athens-Clarke CG

Yes

Augusta/Richmond CG

No

Paulding County

No

Whitfield County

No

Cobb County

Yes

Cherokee County

No

Hall County

No

Douglas County

No

Houston County

No

Gwinnett County

Yes

Chatham County

No

Newton County

No

Henry County

Yes

Lowndes County

No

--Govt. provides
----Govt. provides Govt. provides --------Govt. provides ------Govt. provides --------Govt. provides ----Govt. provides ---

--12 Hours
----10 Hours 8 Hours --------8 Hours ------8 Hours --------9 Hours ----10 Hours ---

Population Group B

Spalding County

No

Camden County

No

Walton County

No

Jackson County

No

Catoosa County

No

Barrow County

No

Walker County

Yes

Bulloch County

No

------------Officer provides ---

------------8 Hours ---

Page 7.a - 1

Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
--Yes ----No No --------Yes ------No --------Yes ----Yes ---

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
--1 ----3 3 --------1 ------3 ---------------
---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

1

---

---

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Dougherty County Glynn County Liberty County Effingham County Troup County Rockdale County Gordon County Floyd 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?

Yes

Govt. provides

12 Hours

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

No

---

---

Yes

Govt. provides

8 Hours

Population Group C

Baldwin County

No

Decatur County

No

Madison County

No

Upson County

No

Polk County

Yes

Hart County

No

Tattnall County

No

Lee County

No

White County

No

Bryan County

No

Coffee County

No

Colquitt County

No

Grady County

No

Habersham County

No

Harris County

No

Wayne County

No

Thomas County

No

Pickens County

No

Lumpkin County

No

Tift County

No

Ware County

Yes

Stephens County

No

Oconee County

No

Haralson County

No

Murray County

No

--------Govt. provides ------------------------------Govt. provides ---------

--------12 Hours ------------------------------8 Hours ---------

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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
No Yes ----------Yes

If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
1 ------------53

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

1

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

No

2

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Peach County Monroe County Laurens County Sumter County Jones County Toombs County Gilmer 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

---

---

Population Group D

Mitchell County

No

---

---

Brooks County

No

---

---

Fannin County

No

---

---

Franklin County

No

---

---

Pike County

No

---

---

Cook County

No

---

---

Union County

No

---

---

Berrien County

No

---

---

Morgan County

No

---

---

Brantley County

No

---

---

Butts County

No

---

---

Rabun County

No

---

---

Elbert County

No

---

---

Jefferson County

No

---

---

Greene County

No

---

---

Long County

No

---

---

Emanuel County

No

---

---

Ben Hill County

No

---

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Telfair County

No

---

---

Crisp County

No

---

---

Appling County

No

---

---

McDuffie County

No

---

---

Banks County

No

---

---

Burke County

No

---

---

Lamar County

No

---

---

Washington County

No

---

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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
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If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Chattooga County Dawson County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County Worth County Pierce County

Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...

Does the county operate a police department?

Method of providing handguns

For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?

No

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No

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No

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No

---

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No

---

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No

---

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No

---

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No

---

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Population Group E

Pulaski County

No

---

---

Charlton County

No

---

---

Evans County

No

---

---

Macon County

No

---

---

Lanier County

No

---

---

Screven County

No

---

---

Jeff Davis County

No

---

---

Crawford County

No

---

---

Dooly County

No

---

---

Bacon County

No

---

---

McIntosh County

No

---

---

Bleckley County

No

---

---

Oglethorpe County

No

---

---

Towns County

No

---

---

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

No

---

---

Early County

No

---

---

Population Group F

Randolph County

No

Calhoun County

Yes

Clay County

No

Montgomery County

No

Atkinson County

No

Georgetown-Quitman C

No

Wilkinson County

No

Lincoln County

No

--Govt. provides
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--12 Hours
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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.a: Public Safety

Jurisdiction
Miller County Treutlen County Twiggs County Wheeler County Baker County Warren County Glascock County Irwin County Jenkins County Wilcox County Wilkes County Clinch County Seminole County Talbot County Terrell County Webster County Unifie Taliaferro County Taylor County Stewart County Schley County Echols County CG

Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ...

Does the county operate a police department?

Method of providing handguns

For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they
primarily assigned?

No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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No

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Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver
rule"?
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If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle?
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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.b: Public Safety - Summary of Data

Number Group reporting

A

24

B

16

C

32

D

34

E

16

F

29

Total

151

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

87.5%

2

8.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

21 87.5%

15

93.8%

6

37.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

10 62.5%

30

93.8%

2

6.3%

1

3.1%

0

0.0%

29 90.6%

32

94.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

34 100.0%

11

68.8%

1

6.3%

1

6.3%

0

0.0%

14 87.5%

20

69.0%

4

13.8%

1

3.4%

1

3.4%

23 79.3%

129

85.4%

15

9.9%

3

2.0%

1

0.7% 131 86.8%

other

#

%

1

4.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.7%

Number of governments with "One Car, One Driver
Rule"

#

%

13

54.2%

15

93.8%

30

93.8%

31

91.2%

15

93.8%

26

89.7%

130

86.1%

If more than one driver per car, maximum number
of drivers
24
46
7
5
4
4
46

SEE Footnote*

* For Reported Number of Law Enforcement Vehicles or Officers, see govm't pages 7.b-1 - 7.b-5

Section 7.b - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Jurisdiction

Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Method of providing handguns to sworn
deputies to sworn personnel?

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"?

If not, what is the typical
number of drivers per
vehicle?

Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only

Population Group A

Bartow County

Officer provides

Columbus/Muscogee

Govt. provides

Macon-Bibb County

Govt. provides

Forsyth County

Govt. provides

DeKalb County

Govt. provides

Clayton County

Govt. provides

Coweta County

Govt. provides

Carroll County

Govt. provides

Columbia County

Govt. provides

Fayette County

Other

Athens-Clarke CG

Govt. provides

Augusta/Richmond C

Govt. provides

Paulding County

Govt. provides

Whitfield County

Govt. provides

Cobb County

Govt. provides

Cherokee County

Govt. provides

Hall County

Govt. provides

Douglas County

Govt. provides

Houston County

Govt. provides

Gwinnett County

Govt. provides

Chatham County

Govt. provides

Newton County

Officer provides

Henry County

Govt. provides

Lowndes County

Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours
Other 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

154

3

Yes

---

61

5

Yes

---

---

---

No

1

195

3

No

3

52

9

No

2

84

1

No

2

42

15

No

1

130

10

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

72

1

No

3

17

Yes

---

277

2

Yes

---

---

---

No

2

73

No

3

94

43

No

3

50

4

Yes

---

---

---

No

2

---

---

No

2

95

2

Yes

---

184

7

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

124

2

Yes

---

168

2

Yes

---

192

2

Population Group B

Spalding County

Govt. provides

Camden County

Govt. provides

Walton County

Govt. provides

Jackson County

Govt. provides

Catoosa County

Govt. provides

Barrow County

Govt. provides

Walker County

Govt. provides

Bulloch County

Officer provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

93

1

Yes

---

80

10

Yes

---

157

6

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

70

Yes

---

65

2

Yes

---

91

1

Yes

---

---

---

Page 7.b - 1

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

163

8

324

---

---

256

234

124

157

123

---

---

148

127

470

---

---

---

99

466

5

353

5

---

---

---

---

131

558

13

---

---

147

1

143

135

8

108

68

16

150

---

---

70

110

2

69

5

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Jurisdiction

Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Method of providing handguns to sworn
deputies to sworn personnel?

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"?

If not, what is the typical
number of drivers per
vehicle?

Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only

Dougherty County Glynn County Liberty County Effingham County Troup County Rockdale County Gordon County Floyd County

Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides

8 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours

No

2

40

1

Yes

---

2

Yes

---

5

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

73

3

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

60

Yes

44

42

2

Population Group C

Baldwin County

Govt. provides

Decatur County

Govt. provides

Madison County

Govt. provides

Upson County

Govt. provides

Polk County

Govt. provides

Hart County

Govt. provides

Tattnall County

Govt. provides

Lee County

Govt. provides

White County

Govt. provides

Bryan County

Govt. provides

Coffee County

Govt. provides

Colquitt County

Govt. provides

Grady County

Govt. provides

Habersham County

Govt. provides

Harris County

Govt. provides

Wayne County

Govt. provides

Thomas County

Govt. provides

Pickens County

Govt. provides

Lumpkin County

Govt. provides

Tift County

Govt. provides

Ware County

Govt. provides

Stephens County

Govt. provides

Oconee County

Govt. provides

Haralson County

Officer provides

Murray County

Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

17

1

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

22

Yes

1

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

20

1

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

56

1

Yes

---

50

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

2

17

---

Yes

---

54

2

Yes

---

50

---

Yes

---

39

2

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

46

---

Yes

---

70

Yes

2

30

10

Yes

---

40

Yes

---

---

---

No

2

6

---

Yes

---

45

Page 7.b - 2

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

101

8

116

64

5

---

---

74

---

---

8

5

85

11

---

---

29

5

---

---

33

1

32

---

---

17

1

---

---

45

43

---

---

---

---

19

8

51

---

---

31

9

---

---

---

---

62

3

65

---

32

2

---

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---

---

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Jurisdiction

Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Method of providing handguns to sworn
deputies to sworn personnel?

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"?

If not, what is the typical
number of drivers per
vehicle?

Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only

Peach County Monroe County Laurens County Sumter County Jones County Toombs County Gilmer County

Other Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

28

---

Yes

---

41

Yes

---

65

1

Yes

---

47

---

Yes

---

64

5

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

67

Population Group D

Mitchell County

Govt. provides

Brooks County

Govt. provides

Fannin County

Govt. provides

Franklin County

Govt. provides

Pike County

Govt. provides

Cook County

Govt. provides

Union County

Govt. provides

Berrien County

Govt. provides

Morgan County

Govt. provides

Brantley County

Govt. provides

Butts County

Govt. provides

Rabun County

Govt. provides

Elbert County

Govt. provides

Jefferson County

Govt. provides

Greene County

Govt. provides

Long County

Govt. provides

Emanuel County

Govt. provides

Ben Hill County

Govt. provides

Telfair County

Other

Crisp County

Govt. provides

Appling County

Govt. provides

McDuffie County

Govt. provides

Banks County

Govt. provides

Burke County

Govt. provides

Lamar County

Govt. provides

Washington County

Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

38

Yes

---

16

1

Yes

---

20

1

Yes

---

9

2

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

10

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

22

1

Yes

---

35

4

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

50

2

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

24

Yes

---

35

Yes

---

27

---

No

2

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

No

2

20

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

18

Yes

---

26

Yes

---

38

7

Yes

---

40

Yes

---

15

---

Yes

---

---

---

Page 7.b - 3

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

30

---

45

---

60

---

---

---

41

1

---

---

60

2

25

17

---

5

1

---

---

---

---

24

44

8

---

---

31

7

---

---

45

---

---

---

---

22

2

35

24

3

---

---

---

---

12

5

---

---

18

1

21

41

24

32

4

---

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Jurisdiction

Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Method of providing handguns to sworn
deputies to sworn personnel?

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"?

If not, what is the typical
number of drivers per
vehicle?

Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only

Chattooga County Dawson County Meriwether County Dade County Putnam County Dodge County Worth County Pierce County

Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

28

1

No

1

35

Yes

---

43

---

Yes

---

24

1

Yes

---

39

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

26

2

Yes

---

20

4

Population Group E

Pulaski County

Govt. provides

Charlton County

Govt. provides

Evans County

Govt. provides

Macon County

Govt. provides

Lanier County

Govt. provides

Screven County

Govt. provides

Jeff Davis County

Officer provides

Crawford County

Officer provides

Dooly County

Govt. provides

Bacon County

Officer provides

McIntosh County

Govt. provides

Bleckley County

Govt. provides

Oglethorpe County

Officer provides

Towns County

Govt. provides

Cusseta-Chattahooch

Officer provides

Early County

Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

28

Yes

---

16

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

19

Yes

---

18

Yes

---

38

3

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

15

5

Yes

---

13

Yes

---

15

---

Yes

---

16

Yes

---

7

No

4

10

Population Group F

Randolph County

Govt. provides

Calhoun County

Govt. provides

Clay County

Govt. provides

Montgomery County

Officer provides

Atkinson County

Govt. provides

Georgetown-Quitman

Govt. provides

Wilkinson County

Govt. provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

6

No

2

5

No

1

---

---

Yes

---

5

---

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

20

3

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

23

15

53

33

1

26

---

---

---

---

25

17

7

20

5

16

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

18

1

17

33

2

---

---

46

5

13

1

15

2

18

8

7

27

1

---

---

6

---

---

---

---

7

---

---

16

10

Page 7.b - 4

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Jurisdiction

Section 7.b: Public Safety
Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ...

Method of providing handguns to sworn
deputies to sworn personnel?

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"?

If not, what is the typical
number of drivers per
vehicle?

Lincoln County Miller County Treutlen County Twiggs County Wheeler County Baker County Warren County Glascock County Irwin County Jenkins County Wilcox County Wilkes County Clinch County Seminole County Talbot County Terrell County Webster County Unif Taliaferro County Taylor County Stewart County Schley County Echols County CG

Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides
Other Officer provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Officer provides

12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 10 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours

Yes

---

No

1

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only

---

---

---

---

12

---

---

---

---

7

8

4

5

---

---

---

12

---

---

---

---

---

---

12

12

13

---

---

13

---

---

5

---

---

---

---

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

---

---

---

---

7

2

---

---

---

---

7

7

1

---

---

---

---

6

2

---

---

---

---

---

---

12

1

10

1

12

1

---

---

13

---

---

5

---

---

---

---

Page 7.b - 5

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Section 7.c: Public Safety - Summary of Data

SEE Footnote*

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number of

governments operating

Number

a jail facility

reporting

#

%

24

24

100.0%

16

16

100.0%

32

32

100.0%

34

33

97.1%

16

15

93.8%

29

20

69.0%

151

140

92.7%

Number of these governments
owning the facility they operate

#

%

24

100.0%

16

100.0%

32

100.0%

33

97.1%

15

93.8%

20

69.0%

140

92.7%

Number of governments adding the 10% fee to court
fines (1)

#

%

24

100.0%

15

93.8%

32

100.0%

31

91.2%

14

87.5%

27

93.1%

143

94.7%

Number with ISO rating
of 4 or better

#

%

17

70.8%

8

50.0%

3

9.4%

3

8.8%

1

6.3%

1

3.4%

33

21.9%

Number of fire stations that the government supports:
minimum maximum

Number of governments using volunteers for fire
fighting duties

#

%

Number of these departments as allvolunteers departments

#

%

Number of departments with fire
fighting personnel working on scheduled
shifts

Number of fire fighting personnel on duty on any shift:

#

% minimum maximum

0

30

9

37.5%

0

0.0%

21

87.5%

2

187

5

19

11

68.8%

2

18.2%

12

75.0%

5

51

0

19

30

93.8%

11

36.7%

22

68.8%

1

15

5

15

33

97.1%

17

51.5%

15

44.1%

1

36

2

13

16

100.0%

10

62.5%

6

37.5%

2

4

1

10

29

100.0%

27

93.1%

2

6.9%

1

2

0

30

128

84.8%

67

52.3%

78

51.7%

1

187

* For Reported Number of Law Enforcement Vehicles or Officers, see govm't pages 7.b-1 - 7.b-5;

Section 7.c - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs

Jurisdiction

Section 7.c: Public Safety

See Footnote*

Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

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?

Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

Population Group A

Columbia County

---

---

Chatham County

---

---

Cobb County

---

---

Gwinnett County

---

---

Houston County

---

---

Cherokee County

---

---

Clayton County

---

---

Coweta County

---

---

Newton County

---

---

Douglas County

---

---

Henry County

---

---

Carroll County

---

---

DeKalb County

---

---

Augusta/Richmond CG ---

---

Paulding County

---

---

Columbus/Muscogee C ---

---

Hall County

---

---

Fayette County

---

---

Athens-Clarke CG

---

---

Whitfield County

---

---

Macon-Bibb County

---

---

Bartow County

---

---

Forsyth County

---

---

Lowndes County

---

---

Population Group B

Spalding County

---

---

Rockdale County

---

---

Jackson County

---

---

Catoosa County

---

---

Dougherty County

---

---

Bulloch County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

---

---

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

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

No

2

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

16

Yes

No

Yes

0

No

---

---

29

No

---

Yes

30

No

---

Yes

8

Yes

No

Yes

24

Yes

No

Yes

14

No

No

Yes

15

No

No

Yes

13

Yes

No

Yes

10

No

No

Yes

13

No

No

Yes

13

Yes

No

Yes

26

No

No

Yes

19

No

No

Yes

12

No

No

Yes

14

No

---

Yes

14

No

No

Yes

9

No

No

Yes

9

No

No

Yes

10

Yes

No

Yes

21

No

---

---

14

Yes

No

Yes

12

Yes

No

Yes

18

Yes

No

No

7

Yes

No

Yes

9

No

No

Yes

9

Yes

No

No

7

Yes

No

Yes

5

No

No

Yes

13

Yes

Yes

No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
38 --150 187 2 86 123 54 25 40 78 24 170 80 41 108 81 43 51 15 125 32 35 ---
25 33 --12 51 ---

*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.

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Section 7.c: Public Safety

See Footnote*

Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

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?

Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

Population Group B

Effingham County

---

---

Gordon County

---

---

Troup County

---

---

Glynn County

---

---

Walker County

---

---

Walton County

---

---

Liberty County

---

---

Camden County

---

---

Barrow County

---

---

Floyd County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

2

11

Yes

No

Yes

10

Yes

No

Yes

12

Yes

No

Yes

8

Yes

No

Yes

19

Yes

No

Yes

11

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

7

No

No

Yes

6

No

No

Yes

10

No

---

---

Population Group C

Decatur County

---

---

Pickens County

---

---

Peach County

---

---

Lumpkin County

---

---

Oconee County

---

---

Murray County

---

---

Monroe County

---

---

Jones County

---

---

Madison County

---

---

Gilmer County

---

---

Tift County

---

---

Baldwin County

---

---

Haralson County

---

---

Harris County

---

---

Hart County

---

---

White County

---

---

Wayne County

---

---

Bryan County

---

---

Ware County

---

---

Stephens County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

9

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

No

Yes

6

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

Yes

13

Yes

No

Yes

11

Yes

No

Yes

11

Yes

Yes

No

16

Yes

No

Yes

11

Yes

No

Yes

8

Yes

No

Yes

10

No

No

Yes

10

Yes

Yes

No

9

Yes

No

Yes

8

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

No

Yes

11

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
5 14 16 41 10 15 --30 27 ---
4 4 5 11 --9 15 1 --9 10 10 13 --2 4 --4 4 ---

*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.

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Jurisdiction

Section 7.c: Public Safety

See Footnote*

Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

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?

Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

Population Group C

Toombs County

---

---

Polk County

---

---

Thomas County

---

---

Tattnall County

---

---

Sumter County

---

---

Lee County

---

---

Coffee County

---

---

Colquitt County

---

---

Laurens County

---

---

Habersham County

---

---

Grady County

---

---

Upson County

---

---

Population Group D

Franklin County

---

---

Greene County

---

---

Chattooga County

---

---

Banks County

---

---

Ben Hill County

---

---

Berrien County

---

---

Brantley County

---

---

Brooks County

---

---

Crisp County

---

---

Butts County

---

---

Fannin County

---

---

Cook County

---

---

Dade County

---

---

Dawson County

---

---

Dodge County

---

---

Elbert County

---

---

Emanuel County

---

---

Burke County

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

6

Yes

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

No

15

Yes

No

Yes

0

No

Yes

---

0

Yes

No

Yes

5

Yes

No

Yes

19

Yes

No

Yes

0

Yes

Yes

No

15

Yes

No

Yes

9

Yes

No

Yes

10

Yes

No

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

No

12

Yes

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

No

No

11

Yes

No

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

No

5

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

No

Yes

6

Yes

No

Yes

6

Yes

No

Yes

14

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

No

Yes

8

Yes

No

Yes

9

Yes

Yes

No

12

Yes

Yes

No

13

Yes

No

No

12

No

No

Yes

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
----12 --5 10 3 --5 5 1 ---
------11 ------1 5 15 ----2 12 ----2 36

*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.

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Jurisdiction

Section 7.c: Public Safety

See Footnote*

Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

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?

Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

Population Group D

Morgan County

---

---

Telfair County

---

---

Union County

---

---

Washington County

---

---

Worth County

---

---

Rabun County

---

---

Putnam County

---

---

Pike County

---

---

Pierce County

---

---

Mitchell County

---

---

Meriwether County

---

---

Appling County

---

---

McDuffie County

---

---

Jefferson County

---

---

Long County

---

---

Lamar County

---

---

Population Group E

Towns County

---

---

Charlton County

---

---

Jeff Davis County

---

---

Bleckley County

---

---

Lanier County

---

---

Oglethorpe County

---

---

Crawford County

---

---

McIntosh County

---

---

Cusseta-Chattahoochee ---

---

Evans County

---

---

Macon County

---

---

Screven County

---

---

Early County

---

---

Dooly County

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

No

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

No

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

No

---

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

No

---

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

3

Yes

Own govt.

No

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

15

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

12

Yes

No

Yes

9

Yes

Yes

No

14

Yes

No

Yes

12

Yes

No

Yes

10

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

No

12

Yes

Yes

No

13

Yes

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

No

6

Yes

No

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

No

6

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

No

Yes

6

Yes

No

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

No

5

Yes

No

Yes

6

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

No

13

Yes

Yes

No

8

Yes

Yes

No

9

Yes

Yes

No

2

Yes

Yes

No

6

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

No

Yes

10

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
3 --4 --6 2 5 ----------4 --2 1
4 --2 ------------4 --3 -----

*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.

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Department of Community Affairs

Jurisdiction

Section 7.c: Public Safety

See Footnote*

Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

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?

Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

Population Group E

Pulaski County

---

---

Bacon County

---

---

Population Group F

Twiggs County

---

---

Echols County CG

---

---

Warren County

---

---

Atkinson County

---

---

Wilcox County

---

---

Wilkes County

---

---

Wilkinson County

---

---

Georgetown-Quitman C ---

---

Calhoun County

---

---

Baker County

---

---

Wheeler County

---

---

Schley County

---

---

Jenkins County

---

---

Glascock County

---

---

Webster County Unifie ---

---

Lincoln County

---

---

Miller County

---

---

Montgomery County

---

---

Seminole County

---

---

Irwin County

---

---

Treutlen County

---

---

Stewart County

---

---

Clinch County

---

---

Talbot County

---

---

Clay County

---

---

Taliaferro County

---

---

Taylor County

---

---

Terrell County

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

No

---

Yes

---

No

---

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

8

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

No

Other govt.

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

No

---

Yes

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

5

No

Other govt.

Yes

6

No

---

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

No

---

Yes

5

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

4

Yes

Own govt.

No

6

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

6

Yes

Own govt.

No

7

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

7

No

---

Yes

---

No

---

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

7

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

No

Yes

4

Yes

Yes

No

3

Yes

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

No

2

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yes

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

Yes

No

2

Yes

Yes

No

3

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

No

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

No

3

Yes

Yes

No

5

Yes

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

No

3

Yes

Yes

No

5

Yes

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

No

3

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

Yes

No

7

Yes

Yes

No

4

Yes

Yes

No

3

Yes

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

No

1

Yes

No

Yes

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
2 3
----------------------2 ------------------------------1

*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.

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Section 7.c: Public Safety

See Footnote*

Number of Police Vehicles normally in use?
For Gen. For Special Law Tactics Only

Normal Number of Certified

Officers with arrest powers?

On Full time On Part time

Basis

Basis

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?

Do fire fighting personnel work scheduled shifts?

Population Group F

Randolph County

---

---

---

---

Yes

Own govt.

Yes

9

8

Yes

Yes

No

What is the typical
number of personnel on duty on any
shift?
---

*Vehicle and Officer Counts shown are for Citiy Police Departments only; not County "Police" Depts. Figures reported for County "Sheriff's" Office appear in the County Catalog.

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CHAPTER 8 Form of Government
This chapter briefly summarizes how governments elect or appoint their commissioners/mayors and board/council members.
Electing/appointing the chief elected official Popular vote Vote of council (municipality) Vote of commission (county)
Excluding the chief elected official: The methods of electing members of the board/council The number of seats on the board/council

Department of Community Affairs

Section 8. Form of Government

Number Group reporting

A

24

B

16

C

32

D

34

E

16

F

29

Total

151

Number electing/appointing the chief executive/commission chair by the following methods:

popular vote

#

%

vote of commission

#

%

no CEO/chair

#

%

21

87.5%

3

12.5%

0

11

68.8%

5

31.3%

0

16

50.0%

15

46.9%

1

21

61.8%

13

38.2%

0

7

43.8%

9

56.3%

0

12

41.4%

17

58.6%

0

88

58.3%

62

41.1%

1

0.0% 0.0% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%

Number electing members of the commission by the following methods:

by district

at-large

some by district and some
by at-large

not applicable

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

20

83.3%

2

8.3%

1

11

68.8%

3

18.8%

1

24

75.0%

6

18.8%

1

25

73.5%

7

20.6%

0

12

75.0%

1

6.3%

0

24

82.8%

5

17.2%

0

116

76.8%

24

15.9%

3

4.2% 6.3% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0%

1

4.2%

1

6.3%

1

3.1%

2

5.9%

3

18.8%

0

0.0%

8

5.3%

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

2015 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 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 Jackson 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

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

5

Popular vote

At-large

4

Popular vote

By district

5

Popular vote

By district

9

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 Popular vote
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6 6 4 4 6 5 4 6 4 4
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group B Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County
Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan 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 Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County Tift County Toombs 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

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
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
No CEO Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote
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By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district At-large By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large By district By district not applicable At-large District/at-large By district At-large At-large By district 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 4
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group C 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 Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Fannin County Franklin County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Pierce County Pike County Putnam County Rabun 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

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 Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission
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By district At-large By district By district At-large By district By district By district not applicable 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 At-large

5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 --4 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group D Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Jeff Davis County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Oglethorpe County Pulaski County Screven County Towns County
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman CG Glascock County Irwin County Jenkins County Lincoln County Miller 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

By district

4

Popular vote

not applicable

---

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

4

Popular vote

By district

5

Popular vote

not applicable

---

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

Vote of commission

By district

4

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 Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission
Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission
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5 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 5
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Department of Community Affairs
Section 8: Form of Government
County
Population Group F Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes 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?

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

Popular vote

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

Popular vote

By district

4

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CHAPTER 9 E-Government
This chapter gives a brief overview of those governments that use the Internet to conduct government business, specifically:
Whether the government maintains an official website Types of services offered on the government website Whether government maintains a general email address

Department of Community Affairs

Section 9. E-Government

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting

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

#

%

car tags and renewals

#

%

24

24

100.0%

24

100.0%

21

87.5%

15

62.5%

11

45.8%

5

20.8%

16

16

100.0%

16

100.0%

15

93.8%

4

25.0%

5

31.3%

5

31.3%

32

31

96.9%

31

100.0%

18

58.1%

7

22.6%

5

16.1%

1

3.2%

34

30

88.2%

32

106.7%

20

66.7%

0

0.0%

9

30.0%

4

13.3%

16

12

75.0%

12

100.0%

2

16.7%

1

8.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

29

20

69.0%

19

95.0%

1

5.0%

0

0.0%

2

10.0%

0

0.0%

151

133

88.1%

134 100.8%

77

57.9%

77

57.9%

32

24.1%

15

11.3%

payment of court fines

#

%

20

83.3%

12

75.0%

7

22.6%

10

33.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

49

36.8%

other

#

%

12

50.0%

9

56.3%

13

41.9%

7

23.3%

1

8.3%

3

15.0%

45

33.8%

Number of governments maintaining general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public

#

%

18

75.0%

11

68.8%

19

59.4%

19

55.9%

11

68.8%

17

58.6%

95

62.9%

Section 9 - Summary

2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-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 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

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

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

www.columbusga.org

Yes

www.coweta.ga.us

Yes

www.dekalbcountyga.gov

Yes

www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com

Yes

www.fayettecountyga.gov

Yes

www.forsythco.com

Yes

www.gwinnettcounty.com

Yes

www.http://www.hallcounty.org/

Yes

www.co.henry.ga.us

Yes

www.houstoncountyga.org

Yes

www.lowndescounty.com

Yes

www.maconbibb.us

Yes

www.co.newton.ga.us

Yes

www.paulding.gov

Yes

www.whitfieldcountyga.com

Yes

www.barrowga.org

Yes

www.bullochcounty.net

Yes

www.camdencountyga.gov/

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

What online services does the county's website offer?

General

Utility bill

information Tax payments payments

Voter

Car tags and

registration

renewals

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Pay Court Fines
Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes ----Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---

Other
Yes Yes Yes ----Yes Yes --Yes --------Yes Yes Yes Yes --------Yes Yes ---

Does govmt maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

---

No

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

---

No

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-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 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 Murray County Oconee County Peach County Pickens County Polk County Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Thomas County

Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?

Yes/No

Web address

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.coffeecountygov.com

Yes

www.ccboc.com

Yes

www.decaturcountyga.gov

Yes

www.gilmercounty-ga.gov

Yes

www.gradycountyga.gov

Yes

www.habershamga.com

Yes

www.haralsoncountyga.gov

Yes

www.harriscountyga.gov

Yes

www.hartcountyga.gov

Yes

www.jonescountyga.org

Yes

www.laurenscoga.org

Yes

www.lee.ga.us

Yes

www.lumpkincounty.gov

Yes

www.madisoncountyga.us

Yes

www.monroecountygeorgia.com

Yes

www.murraycountyga.org

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

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

---

---

---

---

Pay Court Fines
--Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes
--Yes Yes --------Yes ----------Yes Yes -----------------------

Other
Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes ---

Does govmt maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Yes

No

---

Yes

---

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

---

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

No

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

---

No

---

Yes

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Department of Community Affairs

Section 9: E-Government

County
Population Group C 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 Chattooga County Cook County Crisp County Dade County Dawson County Dodge County Elbert County Emanuel County Fannin County Franklin County Greene County Jefferson County Lamar County Long County McDuffie County Meriwether County Mitchell County Morgan County Pierce 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

Yes

www.tiftcounty.org

Yes

www.toombscountyga.gov

Yes

www.upsoncountyga.org

Yes

www.warecounty.com

Yes

www.co.wayne.ga.us

Yes

whitecounty.net

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

WWW.BAXLEY.ORG

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

www.bankscountyga.org

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

WWW.BENHILLCOUNTY.COM

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

www.berriencountygeorgia.com

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

www.brantleycountyga.blogspot.com

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

No

www.http://www.brookscountyga.us

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

www.burkecounty-ga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

www.buttscountyga.com

Yes

---

---

---

---

No

www.chattoogacountyga.com

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

www.cookcountyga.us

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

www.crispcounty.com

Yes

Yes

---

---

Yes

Yes

www.dadecounty-ga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

www.dawsoncounty.org

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

www.dodgecountyga.com

Yes

---

---

---

---

No

www.

---

---

---

---

---

Yes

www.emanuelco-ga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Yes

www.fannincountyga.org

Yes

---

---

Yes

---

Yes

www.franklincountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

Yes

Yes

www.greenecountyga.gov

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

www.http://www.jeffersoncountyga.gov/

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

www.lamarcountyga.com

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

www.longcouboc.com

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

www.thomson-mcduffie.com

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

www.http://meriwethercountyga.gov

Yes

---

---

---

---

Yes

www.mitchellcountygov.net

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

www.morganga.org

Yes

Yes

---

---

---

Yes

www.piercecountyga.org

Yes

Yes

---

Yes

---

Pay Court Fines
------Yes --Yes
--Yes ----Yes --------------Yes ----Yes --Yes --Yes ----Yes --Yes --Yes

Other
----Yes Yes -----

Does govmt maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the
public?
Yes/No
No Yes No Yes Yes No

---

No

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Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government

County
Population Group D Pike County Putnam County Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County
Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Jeff Davis County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Oglethorpe County Pulaski County Screven County Towns County
Population Group F Atkinson County Baker County Calhoun County Clay County Clinch County Echols County CG Georgetown-Quitman CG Glascock County Irwin County

Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?

Yes/No

Web address

Yes

www.pikecoga.com

Yes

www.putnamcountyga.us

Yes

www.rabuncounty.ga.gov

No

www.

Yes

www.unioncountyga.gov

Yes

www.washingtoncountyga.gov

Yes

www.worthcountyboc.com

No

www.

Yes

www.bleckley.org

Yes

www.charltoncountyga.us

Yes

www.crawfordcountyga.org

Yes

www.ugoccc.us

Yes

www.doolycountyga.com

No

www.

Yes

www.evanscounty.org

No

www.

Yes

www.laniercountyboc.com

Yes

www.maconcountyga.gov

Yes

www.mcintoshcountyga.com

Yes

www.onlineoglethorpe.com

Yes

www.pulaskico.com

No

www.

Yes

www.townscountyga.com

Yes

www.http://www.atkinsoncounty.org

No

www.

Yes

www.CALHOUNCOGA.COM

Yes

www.claycountyga.net

Yes

www.clinchcountyga.com

Yes

www.echolscountyga.com

Yes

www.Georgetown-Quitman.org

Yes

www.glascockcountyga.com

No

www.

What online services does the county's website offer?

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2015 County Government Information Catalog

Department of Community Affairs
Section 9: E-Government

County
Population Group F Jenkins County Lincoln County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Twiggs County Warren County Webster County Unified Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County

Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented?

Yes/No

Web address

No

www.

Yes

www.http://www.lincolncountyga.com

Yes

www.millercountyga.org

Yes

www.montgomerycountyga.gov

No

www.

Yes

www.schleycountyga.us

Yes

www.seminolecountyga.com

No

www.

Yes

www.talbotcountyga.org

No

www.

Yes

www.taylorcountyga.us

Yes

www.terrellcountygeorgia.com

Yes

www.soperton-treutlen.org

Yes

www.twiggscounty.us

No

www.

Yes

webstercounty.ga.org

No

www.

Yes

www.wilcoxcountygeorgia.com

No

www.

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www.wilkinsoncounty.net

What online services does the county's website offer?

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