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 2015 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 1 Management Functions This chapter covers the provision of certain management functions that can be performed by local governments. Ways a government may provide a management function: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Other government agreement with other local government(s) C. RDC contracted with regional development commission D. Private contracted with a private provider E. Combination combination of one or more of the above functions F. NP function not provided Types of management functions include: Accounts Payable/Receivable Archiving & Historical Data Collecting & Maintaining Land Use Data Geographic Information System Issuing Occupation Tax Certificates Law Enforcement Records Maintaining Court Records Payroll Preparation Tax Assessment Tax Billing Tax Digest Utility Bill Preparation Voter Registration 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. Page 1 - 1 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. Page 1 - 2 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. 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 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 Own govt. Comb. RDC 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 Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Comb. Own govt. NP Comb. Comb. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. RDC Comb. RDC Own govt. 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. Comb. Own govt. NP Own govt. RDC Own govt. Own govt. RDC Comb. Own govt. Comb. RDC Comb. Own govt. RDC Other govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Own govt. NP NP Comb. RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Maintaining court records 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. Comb. 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. Payroll preparation Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Page 1 - 3 Tax assessment 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. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Tax billing Comb. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Tax digest Utility bill preparation Voter registration Elections Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Comb. Private NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP Other govt. NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Comb. Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other 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. Other 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 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. Comb. Own govt. NP NP Comb. RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. RDC RDC Own govt. Geographic information system RDC RDC Comb. Comb. Private Comb. Own govt. Issuing occupation tax cerificates NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Law enforcement records 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. 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 Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. RDC Comb. Own govt. NP Comb. Comb. Comb. Comb. NP Comb. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Other govt. Own govt. RDC Own govt. Own govt. RDC Comb. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. RDC NP NP Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. RDC Private Comb. RDC Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. RDC Comb. NP NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Own govt. Private 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Other govt. RDC NP RDC Comb. Own govt. RDC Comb. Own govt. RDC Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Tax assessment Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Tax billing Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Comb. Private Comb. Own govt. Comb. Other govt. Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Tax digest Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Private Comb. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Private Utility bill preparation Voter registration Elections Own govt. Other govt. 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. NP NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP 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. 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. NP Other govt. NP NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Page 1 - 4 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. Comb. NP Own govt. Own govt. Comb. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP RDC Own govt. NP NP Own govt. RDC RDC NP Own govt. NP RDC NP Own govt. Own govt. RDC Own govt. RDC Own govt. RDC Geographic information system Comb. RDC RDC Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. RDC NP Private NP RDC NP Private Own govt. RDC NP RDC Private RDC 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 Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Tax assessment Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Tax billing Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Private Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Private Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Tax digest Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Page 1 - 5 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 Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other 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. 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. 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. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Private Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Private Available Own govt. Private Authority 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. Own govt. Private 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Available Page 2.a - 1 Health Emergency Fire screening 911 protection services Jail 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Authority Available Other govt. Available Private Available Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Available Private Available Available Private 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. 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. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Available Own govt. Available Available Other govt. Other govt. Private 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 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 Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available 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. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private NP 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. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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. Page 2.a - 2 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. Page 2.a - 3 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. Page 2.a - 4 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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. Page 2.a - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 2.b - 1 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 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 Page 2.b - 2 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 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 Page 2.b - 3 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 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 Page 2.b - 4 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 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 Page 2.b - 5 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 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 Page 2.b - 6 2015 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 3 Public Facilities Provided This chapter covers the types of facilities that a local government may provide to citizens, and methods of managing them. Ways of providing public facilities include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Agreement agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available facility available but not through local government F. Not available facility not available Types of public facilities provided include: Airport Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Golf courses Health clinic Libraries Multi-purpose center/Community center Neighborhood playgrounds/Playground equipment Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball, etc) Outdoor fields (baseball, football, soccer, etc.) Parks Recreation center and/or gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools Department of Community Affairs Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data Number providing facility directly Number Group reporting A 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. Page 3.a - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 3.a - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Page 3.a - 3 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Page 3.a - 4 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 Department of Community Affairs 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 Page 3.a - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 3.b - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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. Page 3.b - 2 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 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 3.b - 3 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 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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. Page 3.b - 4 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 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Page 3.b - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 4 Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures Governments use planning and zoning mainly to control growth in an area, protect the character of neighborhoods, and ensure efficient and effective service delivery. Specific items covered in this chapter: Presence of a planning commission Zoning ordinance Including official responsible for the zoning ordinance Comprehensive Plan Review and amendments to comprehensive plan Variance and special exceptions When government policymakers grant a property owner a use for their property other than that for which it is zoned. Use of codes and ordinances Local governments pass regulatory codes for the purposes of managing growth, protecting the environment, and promoting public safety and welfare. Use of impact fees Impact fees are intended as a mechanism for growth to pay for itself. Local governments charge developers these fees, and the funds are earmarked for specific purposes based on the assessment method. Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 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 Page 4.a - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 ----- Page 4.a - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 ----- Page 4.a - 3 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --------- Page 4.a - 4 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Does government have a planning commission? Does government have a zoning ordinance? Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance? Entity with final decision on variances in zoning process? Entity with responsibility for maintaining and revising comprehensive plan? Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning process? Comprehensive plan amended for changes in zoning? Population Group 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 Page 4.a - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 --- Page 4.b - 1 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 Department of Community Affairs Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted? County Population Group B Gordon 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 --- Page 4.b - 2 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 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 --- --- 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 --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Page 4.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 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 --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Page 4.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 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 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 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 --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Page 4.b - 5 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 75.0% 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 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 41.7% 15 62.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 25.0% 8 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 18.8% 6 18.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 23.5% 7 20.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 12.5% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 10.3% 1 3.4% 3 10.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 33 21.9% 37 24.5% 4 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 --- 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 --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Page 4.c - 1 Environ. Protection Ordinance Water Conservation Ordinance Storm Water Management Ordinance Architectual Design Guidelines None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- 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 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 --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes 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 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 --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Page 4.c - 2 Environ. Protection Ordinance Water Conservation Ordinance Storm Water Management Ordinance Architectual Design Guidelines None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- Tattnall County --- --- --- Yes --- Sumter County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Lee County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Coffee County --- --- Yes Yes --- Colquitt County Yes Yes --- Yes --- Laurens County --- --- --- Yes --- Habersham County --- --- 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 --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.c - 3 Environ. Protection Ordinance Water Conservation Ordinance Storm Water Management Ordinance Architectual Design Guidelines None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- Yes Yes --- Pike County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Pierce County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Mitchell County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Meriwether County --- --- Yes Yes --- Appling County --- Yes --- Yes Yes McDuffie County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- 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 --- Charlton County --- --- Yes Yes --- Jeff Davis County --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley County --- --- --- --- --- Lanier County --- Yes --- Yes Yes Oglethorpe County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Crawford County --- --- Yes Yes --- McIntosh County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- Yes Yes Yes --- Evans County --- --- Yes Yes --- Macon County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Screven County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Early County --- --- Yes --- --- Dooly County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pulaski County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Bacon County --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Environ. Protection Ordinance Water Conservation Ordinance Storm Water Management Ordinance Architectual Design Guidelines None of the preceeding ordinances have been adopted --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Page 4.c - 4 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 F Twiggs County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Echols County CG --- --- --- --- --- Warren County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Atkinson County Yes --- --- --- --- Wilcox County --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Wilkinson County --- --- --- --- --- Georgetown-Quitman C --- --- Yes Yes --- Calhoun County --- --- --- --- Yes Baker County --- --- --- --- --- Wheeler County --- --- --- --- --- Schley County --- --- Yes Yes --- Jenkins County --- --- --- Yes --- Glascock County --- --- --- --- --- Webster County Unifie --- --- --- Yes --- Lincoln County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Miller County --- --- --- --- --- Montgomery County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Seminole County --- --- Yes Yes Yes Irwin County --- --- Yes Yes Yes Treutlen County --- Yes Yes --- --- Stewart County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Clinch County --- --- Yes Yes --- Talbot County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Clay County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Taliaferro County --- --- Yes Yes --- Taylor County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Terrell County --- --- Yes Yes --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Page 4.c - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 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 25.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 1 6.3% 14 87.5% 3 9.4% 3 100.0% 3 100.0% 3 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 12.5% 25 78.1% 2 5.9% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 1 2.9% 20 58.8% 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 6.3% 5 31.3% 1 3.4% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 0 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 --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group B Spalding County Rockdale County Jackson County Catoosa County Dougherty County Bulloch County Effingham County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes Page 4.d - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No Page 4.d - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Page 4.d - 3 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Towns County No --- --- --- --- --- Charlton County No --- --- --- --- --- Jeff Davis County No --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley County No --- --- --- --- --- Lanier County No --- --- --- --- --- Oglethorpe County No --- --- --- --- --- Crawford County No --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh County No --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee No --- --- --- --- --- Evans County No --- --- --- --- --- Macon County No --- --- --- --- --- Screven County No --- --- --- --- --- Early County No --- --- --- --- --- Dooly County No --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski County No --- --- --- --- --- Bacon County No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Twiggs County No --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.d - 4 Storm water; flood control --------------------------- --------------------------------- --- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- Yes Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control --------------------------------------------------------- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- Yes Yes Page 4.d - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 5 Financial Management Practices This chapter covers aspects of a local government's finances including financial administration, budgeting, and use of revenue options. Specific items covered in this chapter: Preparation and approval of annual operating budget For governments with an annual operating budget, either the 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 Page 5.a - 3 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 Page 5.a - 6 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 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 --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 interfund transfers? If the government has a written transfer policy, does it apply to the following funds? Water and sewer fund Solid waste fund Electric utility fund Gas Capital Special utility fund project fund revenue fund Other funds Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Page 5.b - 3 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Gas Capital Special utility fund project fund revenue fund Other funds No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Population Group E Towns County No Charlton County Yes Jeff Davis County No Bleckley County No Lanier County No Oglethorpe County No Crawford County No McIntosh County Yes Cusseta-Chattahoochee No Evans County No Macon County No Screven County No Early County Yes Dooly County No Pulaski County No Bacon County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Twiggs County No Echols County CG No Warren County No Atkinson County No Wilcox County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 4 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 No Wilkinson County No Georgetown-Quitman C No Calhoun County No Baker County No Wheeler County No Schley County Yes Jenkins County No Glascock County No Webster County Unifie No Lincoln County No Miller County No Montgomery County No Seminole County Yes Irwin County No Treutlen County No Stewart County No Clinch County No Talbot County No Clay County Yes Taliaferro County No Taylor County No Terrell County No Randolph County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Other funds ------------------------------------------------- Page 5.b - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 32 34 16 29 151 Number with special tax districts # % 22 91.7% 12 75.0% 11 34.4% 8 23.5% 2 12.5% 4 13.8% 59 39.1% If special tax districts are available, how are these taxes used? business improvement districts # % community improvement districts # % downtown improvement # % 4 18.2% 5 22.7% 0 0.0% 2 16.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 6.8% 7 11.9% 3 13.6% 1 8.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 6.8% drainage and sewage # % 1 4.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.7% fire # % 17 77.3% 10 83.3% 4 36.4% 7 87.5% 2 100.0% 3 75.0% 43 72.9% police # % 3 13.6% 2 16.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 6 10.2% If special tax districts are available, how are the taxes used? Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 32 34 16 29 151 sanitation # % 1 4.5% 4 33.3% 2 18.2% 3 37.5% 2 100.0% 1 25.0% 13 22.0% sewerage # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 9.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.7% street lighting # % 12 54.5% 8 66.7% 3 27.3% 1 12.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 24 40.7% tax increment financing # % 4 18.2% 2 16.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 10.2% other # % 6 27.3% 5 41.7% 8 72.7% 2 25.0% 1 50.0% 1 25.0% 23 39.0% Page 5.c - Summary 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? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Population Group A Columbia County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Chatham County Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Cobb County Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Gwinnett County Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Houston County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Cherokee County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Clayton County Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Coweta County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Newton County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Douglas County No --- --- --- --- --- Henry County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Carroll County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes DeKalb County Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Augusta/Richmond CG Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Paulding County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Columbus/Muscogee C Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Hall County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Fayette County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Athens-Clarke CG Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Whitfield County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Macon-Bibb County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Bartow County No --- --- --- --- --- Forsyth County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Lowndes County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Population Group B Spalding County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Rockdale County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Jackson County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Catoosa County No --- --- --- --- --- Dougherty County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Bulloch County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Effingham County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Gordon County No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 1 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 2 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 If the government has special tax districts, how are the taxes used? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 3 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Population Group D Putnam County No --- --- --- --- --- Pike County No --- --- --- --- --- Pierce County No --- --- --- --- --- Mitchell County No --- --- --- --- --- Meriwether County No --- --- --- --- --- Appling County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes McDuffie County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Jefferson County No --- --- --- --- --- Long County No --- --- --- --- --- Lamar County No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Towns County No --- --- --- --- --- Charlton County No --- --- --- --- --- Jeff Davis County No --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley County No --- --- --- --- --- Lanier County No --- --- --- --- --- Oglethorpe County No --- --- --- --- --- Crawford County No --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh County No --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee No --- --- --- --- --- Evans County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Macon County No --- --- --- --- --- Screven County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Early County No --- --- --- --- --- Dooly County No --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski County No --- --- --- --- --- Bacon County No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Twiggs County No --- --- --- --- --- Echols County CG No --- --- --- --- --- Warren County No --- --- --- --- --- Atkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 4 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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? Government business community have special improvement improvement downtown drainage and tax districts? district districts improvement sewage fire Population Group F Wilcox County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Wilkes County No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- Georgetown-Quitman C No --- --- --- --- --- Calhoun County No --- --- --- --- --- Baker County No --- --- --- --- --- Wheeler County No --- --- --- --- --- Schley County No --- --- --- --- --- Jenkins County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Glascock County No --- --- --- --- --- Webster County Unifie No --- --- --- --- --- Lincoln County No --- --- --- --- --- Miller County No --- --- --- --- --- Montgomery County No --- --- --- --- --- Seminole County No --- --- --- --- --- Irwin County No --- --- --- --- --- Treutlen County No --- --- --- --- --- Stewart County No --- --- --- --- --- Clinch County No --- --- --- --- --- Talbot County No --- --- --- --- --- Clay County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Taliaferro County No --- --- --- --- --- Taylor County No --- --- --- --- --- Terrell County No --- --- --- --- --- Randolph County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Page 5.c - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number receiving revenues from local option sales tax # % 24 19 79.2% 16 14 87.5% 32 30 93.8% 34 31 91.2% 16 16 100.0% 29 29 100.0% 151 139 92.1% How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibilities # % intergovernmental responsibilities # % use of revenues as a subsidy # % any coordinated agreement of service delivery and financing # % 5 26.3% 17 89.5% 0 6 42.9% 9 64.3% 1 10 33.3% 29 96.7% 0 19 61.3% 26 83.9% 3 5 31.3% 12 75.0% 1 4 13.8% 23 79.3% 0 139 100.0% 116 83.5% 5 0.0% 7.1% 0.0% 9.7% 6.3% 0.0% 3.6% 3 15.8% 2 14.3% 5 16.7% 8 25.8% 3 18.8% 3 10.3% 24 17.3% point of sale # % 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 12.9% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 6 4.3% population # % 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 1 3.3% 1 3.2% 0 0.0% 2 6.9% 5 3.6% other method # % 2 10.5% 1 7.1% 2 6.7% 1 3.2% 1 6.3% 3 10.3% 10 7.2% 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? Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale population other --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Page 5.d - 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale population other Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale population other --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 3 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- population --------------------- --------------------------------- --------- other --Yes ----------------- ----------------Yes --------------- --Yes ----- Page 5.d - 4 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- population ----------------------------Yes ----------------Yes --- other --Yes --Yes ------------------------------------------- Page 5.d - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number of governments receiving revenues from special purpose local option sales tax # % Number adopting special purpose local option sales tax Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: airport facilities and equipment # % business improvement district # % civic center or coliseum # % courthouse or administrative building #% community improvement district # % cultural, recreational or historic facility #% 24 20 83.3% 0 16 14 87.5% 0 32 32 100.0% 0 34 34 100.0% 0 16 16 100.0% 0 29 29 100.0% 0 151 145 96.0% 0 6 30.0% 3 21.4% 4 12.5% 9 26.5% 3 18.8% 0 0.0% 25 17.2% 2 10.0% 2 14.3% 3 9.4% 3 8.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 6.9% 4 20.0% 1 7.1% 3 9.4% 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 6.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 1 3.4% 4 2.8% 18 90.0% 13 92.9% 21 65.6% 27 79.4% 10 62.5% 8 27.6% 97 66.9% hospital # % jail, correction or detention facility # % landfill or solid waste facility # % 2 10.0% 1 7.1% 8 25.0% 8 23.5% 4 25.0% 1 3.4% 24 16.6% 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 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.e - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.e - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- --- --- Page 5.e - 3 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 5.e - 4 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 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 --- --- Page 5.e - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: (Cont.) library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads and streets roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing water or sewer # % # % # % # % # % # % 24 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. Page 5.f - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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. Page 5.f - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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. Page 5.f - 3 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 5.f - 4 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 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. Page 5.f - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 6 Economic Development Activities This chapter covers the administration and conduct of economic development activities sponsored by a government to attract new business and retain business. Specific items covered in this chapter: Initiatives for economic development activities Presence of a full-time economic developer Some governments employ a full-time staff person dedicated to economic development activities. Financial incentives used to attract and retain business Incentives may include land, grants or loans, and tax incentives, among others. 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 Page 6.a - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.a - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.a - 3 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.a - 4 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 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 Page 6.a - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 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 Page 6.b - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.b - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.b - 3 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 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 Page 6.b - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time: (Cont.) Number reporting subsidies # % tax incentives # % utilities at little or no cost # % commitment of additional local government services # % industrial development bonds # % expedited permitting # % waiver 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 --- Page 6.c - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs 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 Page 6.c - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 6.c - 3 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 6.c - 4 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 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 Page 6.c - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Developement Activities - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 24 16 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% Page 6.d - Summary 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 Page 6.d - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.d - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 6.d - 3 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 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 Page 6.d - 4 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 --- Page 6.d - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 7 Public Safety This chapter covers provisions of a government's public safety functions, encompassing both fire and police services. Specific items covered in this chapter: Law Enforcement Existence of police department Issuance of handguns Use of law enforcement vehicles Assigned patrol shift hours 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 --------- Page 7.a - 2 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 --- --- Telfair County No --- --- Crisp County No --- --- Appling County No --- --- McDuffie County No --- --- Banks County No --- --- Burke County No --- --- Lamar County No --- --- Washington County No --- --- Page 7.a - 3 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? --------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? --------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- 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 ------------- --12 Hours ------------- Page 7.a - 4 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ----------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ----------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ------------------------------------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ------------------------------------------- Page 7.a - 5 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 --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- 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 --- --- 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. Page 7.c - 1 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 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. Page 7.c - 2 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 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. Page 7.c - 3 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 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. Page 7.c - 4 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 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. Page 7.c - 5 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 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. Page 7.c - 6 2015 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 8 Form of Government This chapter briefly summarizes how governments elect or appoint their commissioners/mayors and board/council members. Electing/appointing the chief elected official Popular vote Vote of council (municipality) Vote of commission (county) Excluding the chief elected official: The methods of electing members of the board/council The number of seats on the board/council Department of Community Affairs Section 8. Form of Government Number Group reporting A 24 B 16 C 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 Page 8 - 1 By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large District/at-large At-large By district 6 6 4 4 6 5 4 6 4 4 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 2 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 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 3 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 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 4 By district At-large By district By district By district At-large At-large At-large By district By district By district By district 5 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 8 - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 9 E-Government This chapter gives a brief overview of those governments that use the Internet to conduct government business, specifically: Whether the government maintains an official website Types of services offered on the government website Whether government maintains a general email address Department of Community Affairs Section 9. E-Government 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 Page 9 - 1 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Page 9 - 2 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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 Yes Yes --- Yes Yes No --- No --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Yes Yes --- No --- No --- No --- Yes --- No --- No Yes Yes --- No --- Yes --- No Yes No Page 9 - 3 2015 County Government Information Catalog 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? 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 9 - 4 Pay Court Fines ----------Yes --- Other --------------- Does govmt maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- No --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- No --- Yes No --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- No --- --- No 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. Yes www.wilkinsoncounty.net What online services does the county's website offer? General Utility bill information Tax payments payments Voter Car tags and registration renewals --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- Pay Court Fines ----------------------------------------- Other --------------------Yes --------------Yes --- Does govmt maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Page 9 - 5 2015 County Government Information Catalog