County Government Information Catalog 2017 Government Management Indicators Survey GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 2017 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 September 2017 COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CATALOG: 2017 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-7 Chapter 3: Public Facilities..................................................Section 3.a-Summary to Page 3.b-5 Chapter 4: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures..........Section 4.a-Summary to Page 4.d-6 Chapter 5: Financial Management Practices.............................Section 5.a-Summary to Page 5.f-6 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 9-6 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: 2017 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 100 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 2017 Population Population group 18,428 D 124,707 A 8,273 F 201,647 A 11,372 E 3,150 F 45,144 C 18,397 D 77,126 B 103,807 A 17,243 D 18,993 D 12,970 E 18,355 D 15,687 D 36,230 C 74,722 B 22,688 D 23,817 D 6,324 F 53,008 B 10,910 E 116,261 A 66,398 B 12,497 E 289,082 A 24,824 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 County 2017 Population Population group 28 Cherokee 241,689 A 29 Clay 3,020 F 30 Clayton 279,462 A 31 Clinch 6,829 F 32 Cobb 748,150 A 33 Coffee 43,012 C 34 Colquitt 45,708 C 35 Columbia 147,450 A 36 Columbus/Muscogee * 197,485 A 37 Cook 17,167 D 38 Coweta 140,526 A 39 Crawford 12,322 E 40 Crisp 22,721 D 41 Cusseta-Chattahoochee * 10,922 E 42 Dade 16,257 D 43 Dawson 23,604 D 44 Decatur 26,822 C 45 DeKalb 740,321 A 46 Dodge 20,563 D 47 Dooly 13,763 E 48 Dougherty 90,017 B 49 Douglas 142,224 A 50 Early 10,339 E 51 Echols * 3,962 F 52 Effingham 58,712 B 53 Elbert 19,143 D 54 Emanuel 22,635 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 * - Consolidated county/city government. I - 1 2017 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 2017 Population Population group 10,670 E 24,900 D 111,627 A 96,560 B 221,009 A 22,320 D 1,023,336 A 2,335 F 29,733 C 3,006 F 84,502 B 56,904 B 24,808 C 17,003 D 907,135 A 44,246 C 196,637 A 8,640 F 29,042 C 33,652 C 25,553 C 11,487 E 221,768 A 152,122 A 9,422 F 64,615 B 13,654 E Responded to survey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes * - 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 2017 Population Population group 14,877 E 15,916 D 8,849 F 9,505 F 28,623 C 18,469 D 10,399 E 47,516 C 29,337 C 62,570 B 7,828 F 18,437 D 114,628 A 31,445 C 13,450 E 152,760 A 28,824 C 8,524 F 21,490 D 13,927 E 21,074 D 5,926 F 22,459 D 27,306 C 9,060 F 18,170 D 39,315 C Responded to survey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2017 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 2017 Population Population group 106,999 A 36,838 C 14,921 E 155,825 A 26,655 C 30,832 C 19,171 D 17,941 D 41,776 C 11,251 E 21,477 D 16,559 D 7,177 F 89,355 B 5,098 F 14,044 E 8,468 F 64,806 B 25,751 C 5,705 F 30,389 C 6,171 F 1,593 F 25,092 C 8,232 F 15,965 D 8,967 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 2017 Population Population group 45,248 C 40,828 C 27,196 C 11,391 E 6,637 F 70,005 B 8,030 F 8,171 F 22,928 D 26,335 C 67,896 B 90,184 B 35,738 C 5,442 F 20,457 D 30,104 C 2,599 F 7,978 F 28,884 C 104,589 A 8,761 F 9,805 F 9,104 F 20,748 D Responded to survey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I - 3 2017 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 # % 25 25 100.0% 20 80.0% 22 88.0% 16 16 100.0% 11 68.8% 9 56.3% 32 32 100.0% 16 50.0% 18 56.3% 34 33 97.1% 19 55.9% 17 50.0% 19 19 100.0% 9 47.4% 8 42.1% 33 32 97.0% 22 66.7% 13 39.4% 159 157 98.7% 97 61.0% 87 54.7% Geographic information systems # % 20 80.0% 13 81.3% 15 46.9% 11 32.4% 2 10.5% 5 15.2% 66 41.5% Issusing occupation tax certificates # % 23 92.0% 12 75.0% 20 62.5% 22 64.7% 10 52.6% 16 48.5% 103 64.8% Law enforcement records # % 23 92.0% 16 100.0% 32 100.0% 33 97.1% 19 100.0% 33 100.0% 156 98.1% Maintaining court records # % 25 100.0% 15 93.8% 31 96.9% 31 91.2% 16 84.2% 32 97.0% 150 94.3% Number performing management functions in-house Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 25 16 32 34 19 33 159 Payroll preparation # % 22 88.0% 15 93.8% 29 90.6% 28 82.4% 17 89.5% 30 90.9% 141 88.7% Tax assessment # % 24 96.0% 15 93.8% 28 87.5% 30 88.2% 17 89.5% 28 84.8% 142 89.3% Tax billing # % 20 80.0% 12 75.0% 12 37.5% 17 50.0% 11 57.9% 21 63.6% 93 58.5% Tax digest # % 25 100.0% 16 100.0% 26 81.3% 29 85.3% 14 73.7% 28 84.8% 138 86.8% Utility bill preparation # % 8 32.0% 3 18.8% 6 18.8% 6 17.6% 6 31.6% 13 39.4% 42 26.4% Voter registration # % 25 100.0% 16 100.0% 31 96.9% 34 100.0% 18 94.7% 33 100.0% 157 98.7% Elections (how held) # % 22 88.0% 15 93.8% 28 87.5% 28 82.4% 16 84.2% 27 81.8% 136 85.5% Section 1 - Summary 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 1: Management Functions How does the government manage the following functions? 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County Accounts Collecting/ payable/ Archiving and maintaining receivable historical data land use data Population Group D Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair County Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. RDC Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. RDC RDC RDC Own govt. Geographic information system Comb. Private Own govt. Comb. Private Private Own govt. Private Issuing occupation tax cerificates Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP 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. Maintaining court records Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Comb. Own govt. Own govt. Payroll preparation Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. 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NP service not available Types of services provided include: Animal Control Building Inspection Building Permits Construction and Code Enforcement Emergency Medical Services Emergency 911 Fire Protection Health Screening Services Jail Law Enforcement Planning Public Hospital Public Transit Senior Citizen Program Wastewater Collection Wastewater Treatment Water Distribution Water Supply Water Treatment Storm Water Telecommunications Department of Community Affairs Section 2.a: Services Provided - Summary of Data Number providing services directly Number Group reporting A 25 B 16 C 32 D 34 E 19 F 33 Total 159 Animal control # % 24 96.0% 16 100.0% 25 78.1% 18 52.9% 7 36.8% 7 21.2% 97 61.0% Building inspection # % 22 88.0% 12 75.0% 28 87.5% 26 76.5% 10 52.6% 17 51.5% 115 72.3% Building permits # % 24 96.0% 14 87.5% 31 96.9% 30 88.2% 15 78.9% 28 84.8% 142 89.3% Construction and code enforcement # % 25 100.0% 14 87.5% 29 90.6% 30 88.2% 15 78.9% 23 69.7% 136 85.5% Emergency medical services # % 11 44.0% 7 43.8% 19 59.4% 18 52.9% 13 68.4% 20 60.6% 88 55.3% Emergency 911 service # % 23 92.0% 15 93.8% 29 90.6% 32 94.1% 10 52.6% 14 42.4% 123 77.4% Fire protection # % 23 92.0% 12 75.0% 25 78.1% 26 76.5% 16 84.2% 25 75.8% 127 79.9% Health screening services # % 5 20.0% 2 12.5% 6 18.8% 8 23.5% 3 15.8% 4 12.1% 28 17.6% Jail # % 25 100.0% 16 100.0% 31 96.9% 33 97.1% 15 78.9% 21 63.6% 141 88.7% Section 2.a - Summary 2017 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 Lowndes County Clayton County Chatham County Cobb County Columbia County Carroll County DeKalb County Paulding County Newton County Douglas County Fayette County Cherokee County Forsyth County Coweta County Fulton County Bartow County Augusta/Richmond CG Henry County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Athens-Clarke CG Macon-Bibb County Hall County Gwinnett County Whitfield County Own govt. 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Own govt. 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided County Population Group C Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell County Pierce County Meriwether County Pike County Worth County Putnam County McDuffie 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. NP 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. Other govt. 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Own govt. Own govt. NP 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. Private Authority Authority Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Page 2.a - 3 Health Emergency Fire screening 911 protection services Jail Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Available Available Available 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. 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. 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Own govt. 2017 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 Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair County Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Other govt. NP Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Private Private Authority Available Available Private Available Own govt. Population Group E Heard County Bleckley County Dooly County Pulaski County Candler County Charlton County Oglethorpe County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Jasper County Towns County Jeff Davis County Lanier County McIntosh County Macon County Evans County Screven County Early County Bacon County Own govt. Other govt. Available Other govt. Other govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Other govt. Private Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. NP Own govt. Private Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Private Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other 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. Other 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. Private Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C Atkinson County Turner County Calhoun County NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Authority Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. NP Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Health Emergency Fire screening 911 protection services Jail Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Private NP NP Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. 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Page 2.a - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 2.a: Governmental Services Provided Method of providing services County Animal control Population Group F Twiggs County Warren County Baker County Wilkes County Wilcox County Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wheeler County Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Jenkins County Webster County Unifie Glascock County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Schley County Randolph County Treutlen County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Clinch County Taliaferro County Clay County Taylor County Terrell County Montgomery County NP NP NP Private NP Own govt. NP NP NP Authority NP Other govt. Other govt. NP NP Private NP NP NP Other govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Private NP NP Available Own govt. Own govt. Building inspection Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP Private NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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Private Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority NP Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Private Available Own govt. Other govt. Available Other govt. Available NP Authority Own govt. Available Available Authority Other govt. Available Available Other govt. Available Available Available Available NP Available Authority Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority NP Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Available Other govt. 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Private Page 2.a - 5 2017 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 25 23 92.0% 22 88.0% B 16 16 100.0% 13 81.3% C 32 32 100.0% 27 84.4% D 34 34 100.0% 24 70.6% E 19 19 100.0% 14 73.7% F 33 33 100.0% 18 54.5% Total 159 157 98.7% 118 74.2% Public hospital #% 2 8.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 4 2.5% Public transit Senior citizen program # %# % 10 40.0% 19 76.0% 4 25.0% 9 56.3% 9 28.1% 14 43.8% 14 41.2% 20 58.8% 4 21.1% 8 42.1% 11 33.3% 19 57.6% 52 32.7% 89 56.0% Wastewater collection # % 11 44.0% 2 12.5% 4 12.5% 5 14.7% 2 10.5% 3 9.1% 27 17.0% Wastewater treatment #% Water distribution #% 9 36.0% 13 52.0% Water supply #% 12 48.0% Water treatment #% 11 44.0% Storm Water #% Telecommunications #% Number providing services on a regional basis # % 25 100.0% 3 12.0% 15 60.0% 2 12.5% 6 37.5% 4 25.0% 3 18.8% 15 93.8% 2 12.5% 12 75.0% 3 9.4% 10 31.3% 7 21.9% 7 21.9% 28 87.5% 2 6.3% 14 43.8% 4 11.8% 5 14.7% 5 14.7% 6 17.6% 33 97.1% 2 5.9% 15 44.1% 1 5.3% 3 15.8% 3 15.8% 3 15.8% 19 100.0% 0 0.0% 8 42.1% 3 9.1% 10 30.3% 8 24.2% 6 18.2% 32 97.0% 2 6.1% 19 57.6% 22 13.8% 47 29.6% 39 24.5% 36 22.6% 152 95.6% 11 6.9% 83 22.6% Section 2.b - Summary 2017 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 Lowndes County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Clayton County Own govt. Own govt. Available Chatham County Other govt. Other govt. Available Cobb County Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Columbia County Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Carroll County Own govt. Own govt. Authority DeKalb County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Paulding County Own govt. Own govt. Available Newton County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Douglas County Own govt. Own govt. Available Fayette County Own govt. Own govt. Available Cherokee County Own govt. Own govt. Available Forsyth County Own govt. Own govt. Available Coweta County Own govt. Own govt. Available Fulton County NP NP NP Bartow County Own govt. Own govt. Available Augusta/Richmond C Own govt. Own govt. Available Henry County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Columbus/Muscogee Own govt. Own govt. Private Houston County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Athens-Clarke CG Own govt. Own govt. Available Macon-Bibb County Own govt. Authority Available Hall County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Gwinnett County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Whitfield County Own govt. Own govt. Available Public transit Senior citizen Wastewater program collection Wastewater treatment Water distribution Water supply Private Available Authority Own govt. Own govt. NP Authority Own govt. NP Other govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Private NP Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Authority Other govt. Private Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other 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. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority NP Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Other govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority NP Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Private Authority Authority Other govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority NP Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority NP Authority Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Authority Other govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Water treatment Storm Water Telecommunications Does the government provide any of these services on a regional basis? Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Authority Own govt. Authority No NP Own govt. NP No Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Authority Own govt. Authority No Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Yes Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Authority Own govt. Authority No Own govt. Own govt. --- No Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. --- No Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. No Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. --- No Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Authority Own govt. Own govt. Yes Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. No Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Yes Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. No Population Group B Dougherty County Own govt. Other govt. Authority Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Yes Page 2.b - 1 2017 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 Liberty County Own govt. Other govt. Authority Floyd County Own govt. Other govt. Authority Effingham County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Rockdale County Own govt. Own govt. Available Spalding County Own govt. Own govt. Available Gordon County Own govt. Own govt. Available Glynn County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Jackson County Own govt. Own govt. NP Catoosa County Own govt. Own govt. Available Camden County Own govt. Own govt. Available Barrow County Own govt. Own govt. Available Walton County Own govt. Own govt. Available Troup County Own govt. Own govt. Available Bulloch County Own govt. Own govt. Available Walker County Own govt. Own govt. Private 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 Private NP NP Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. NP Yes Other govt. Private Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- --- Yes NP Own govt. Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. No Private Own govt. Available Available Authority Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Yes Private Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. No Available Available Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. No 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 Authority Other govt. NP Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Yes NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Authority Available Available Available Own govt. Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. No NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Yes Own govt. Other govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Population Group C Tattnall County Own govt. NP Available NP Available NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP No Monroe County Own govt. Own govt. Authority NP Private Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Madison County Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority No Ware County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Private Private Authority Other govt. Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. No Lumpkin County Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Authority Other govt. Available Own govt. Available No Upson County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Private Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- No Wayne County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available No Lee County Own govt. Own govt. Available Other govt. Available Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Laurens County Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP NP NP No Gilmer County Own govt. Own govt. Available Authority Other govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Yes White County Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available No Page 2.b - 2 2017 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 Grady County Own govt. Authority Authority Habersham County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Haralson County Own govt. Own govt. Available Baldwin County Own govt. Own govt. Available Harris County Own govt. Own govt. NP Bryan County Own govt. Own govt. NP Hart County Own govt. Own govt. NP Thomas County Own govt. Own govt. Available Sumter County Own govt. Own govt. Private Coffee County Own govt. Own govt. Available Stephens County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Tift County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Colquitt County Own govt. Authority Authority Toombs County Own govt. Own govt. Available Jones County Own govt. Own govt. NP Murray County Own govt. Own govt. Private Polk County Own govt. Own govt. Available Pickens County Own govt. Own govt. Available Peach County Own govt. Own govt. Available Oconee County Own govt. Own govt. NP Decatur 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? Private Authority NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Yes Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available No Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority No Own govt. Private Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Yes NP Available NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Other govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Own govt. Own govt. Authority Other govt. Authority Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Yes Own govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available No NP Other govt. NP NP Available Available NP Own govt. NP Yes NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- No NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP No Own govt. Available Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. No Other govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available Yes NP Available NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Yes Private Private Private Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- No Own govt. Own govt. NP NP Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Yes NP Other govt. Available Available Available Available Available Available Available No Other govt. Own govt. NP NP Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. No Private Available NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP No NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Yes Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- --- Yes Population Group D Brantley County Own govt. Own govt. NP Private Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP No Chattooga County Own govt. Private NP Own govt. Available NP NP Available Available Available Own govt. Available Yes Burke County Own govt. Private Authority Own govt. Private Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Available No Banks County Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Butts County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Authority Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Page 2.b - 3 2017 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 Ben Hill County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Dodge County Own govt. Authority Authority Berrien County Own govt. Own govt. Available Brooks County Own govt. Authority Available Crisp County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Emanuel County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Fannin County Own govt. Own govt. Available Cook County Own govt. Own govt. Available Elbert County Own govt. Own govt. Available Franklin County Own govt. Own govt. Available Dade County Own govt. Authority Available Dawson County Own govt. Own govt. NP Greene County Own govt. Own govt. Available Rabun County Own govt. Own govt. Available Mitchell County Own govt. Authority Private Pierce County Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Meriwether County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Pike County Own govt. Own govt. NP Worth County Own govt. Available Available Putnam County Own govt. Own govt. Authority McDuffie County Own govt. Own govt. Available Long County Own govt. Own govt. NP Morgan County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Lamar County Own govt. Own govt. NP Appling County Own govt. Authority Available Washington County Own govt. Own govt. Available Jefferson County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Public transit Senior citizen Wastewater program collection Wastewater treatment Water distribution Water supply NP Authority Private Private Private NP Private Private Own govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Available Private Other govt. Other govt. NP Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private NP Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Available Private Authority Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Private Other govt. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP NP Other govt. NP Available Own govt. Private Authority Available Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority NP NP Authority Other govt. NP Own govt. Available NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Other govt. NP Available Own govt. Other govt. Authority Available Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority NP NP Authority Other govt. NP Own govt. Available NP NP NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Other govt. NP Available Own govt. Authority Authority Available Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. NP Authority Other govt. NP Available Available NP NP Available Own govt. NP NP NP Own govt. NP Other govt. NP Available Other govt. Authority Authority Available Authority Own govt. Other govt. Authority Own govt. NP Authority Other govt. NP Available Available NP NP Available Water treatment Storm Water Telecommunications Does the government provide any of these services on a regional basis? Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. No NP Own govt. NP Yes NP NP NP No NP Own govt. NP No Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes NP Own govt. NP No Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. No NP Own govt. NP Yes Available Own govt. Available No Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Authority Own govt. Authority No Available Own govt. Available No Authority Own govt. Authority No Own govt. Own govt. --- No Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Yes Authority Own govt. Authority Yes Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes NP Own govt. NP No Authority Own govt. Authority No Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Yes NP Own govt. NP Yes Available Own govt. Available No Available Own govt. Available Yes NP Own govt. NP No NP Own govt. NP Yes Available Own govt. Own govt. No Page 2.b - 4 2017 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 Union County Own govt. NP Available Telfair County Own govt. NP NP Population Group E Heard County Own govt. Bleckley County Own govt. Dooly County Own govt. Pulaski County Own govt. Candler County Own govt. Charlton County Own govt. Oglethorpe County Own govt. Crawford County Own govt. Cusseta-Chattahooche Own govt. Jasper County Own govt. Towns County Own govt. Jeff Davis County Own govt. Lanier County Own govt. McIntosh County Own govt. Macon County Own govt. Evans County Own govt. Screven County Own govt. Early County Own govt. Bacon County Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. NP Own govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. NP Private NP Available Authority NP NP NP NP Private Available Authority Private Available NP Authority Available Authority Authority Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman Own govt. Atkinson County Own govt. Turner County Own govt. Calhoun County Own govt. Own govt. NP Authority NP NP NP NP 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. 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NP Echols County CG Own govt. NP NP Wilkinson County Own govt. NP NP Wheeler County Own govt. Authority NP Johnson County Own govt. Private NP Irwin County Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Hancock County Own govt. Authority NP Jenkins County Own govt. Authority Available Webster County Unifi Own govt. Own govt. NP Glascock County Own govt. NP NP Lincoln County Own govt. Own govt. NP Marion County Own govt. Own govt. NP Miller County Own govt. NP Authority Schley County Own govt. Other govt. NP Randolph County Own govt. Own govt. Authority Treutlen County Own govt. NP NP Seminole County Own govt. Own govt. Available Stewart County Own govt. Other govt. NP Talbot County Own govt. Own govt. NP Clinch County Own govt. Other govt. Authority Taliaferro County Own govt. Own govt. NP Clay County Own govt. Own govt. NP Taylor 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? Private Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. --- Yes Own govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Yes Private Available NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Yes Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP No Private Private NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Yes NP Own govt. NP NP Available Available Available Own govt. Available Yes Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP No Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP Yes NP Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. NP No NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP NP Own govt. NP No NP Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Other govt. Other govt. Own govt. Own govt. No Own govt. Own govt. NP NP NP NP NP Own govt. 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Own govt. --- --- Yes Page 2.b - 6 2017 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 Terrell County Own govt. Own govt. NP Montgomery County Own govt. Own govt. NP Public transit Senior citizen Wastewater program collection Wastewater treatment Water distribution Water supply Available Available NP NP Private NP NP Available Available NP NP NP Water treatment Storm Water Telecommunications Does the government provide any of these services on a regional basis? NP Own govt. NP No NP Own govt. NP No Page 2.b - 7 2017 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 3 Public Facilities Provided This chapter covers the types of facilities that a local government may provide to citizens, and methods of managing them. Ways of providing public facilities include: A. Own-government provided directly by the government B. Authority provided through a local government authority C. Agreement agreement with other local government(s) D. Private contracted with private provider E. Available facility available but not through local government F. Not available facility not available Types of public facilities provided include: Airport Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Golf courses Health clinic Libraries Multi-purpose center/Community center Neighborhood playgrounds/Playground equipment Outdoor courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball, etc) Outdoor fields (baseball, football, soccer, etc.) Parks Recreation center and/or gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools Department of Community Affairs Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided - Summary of Data Number providing facility directly Number Group reporting A 25 B 16 C 32 D 34 E 19 F 33 Total 159 Airport # % Bicycle, hiking, and/or jogging trails # % 7 28.0% 23 92.0% 2 12.5% 12 75.0% 10 31.3% 16 50.0% 4 11.8% 11 32.4% 3 15.8% 7 36.8% 6 18.2% 5 15.2% 32 20.1% 74 46.5% Cemeteries # % 4 16.0% 1 6.3% 1 3.1% 0 0.0% 2 10.5% 1 3.0% 9 5.7% Civic center # % 6 24.0% 3 18.8% 5 15.6% 5 14.7% 2 10.5% 0 0.0% 21 13.2% Correctional institute # % Golf courses # % 15 60.0% 6 24.0% 7 43.8% 1 6.3% 7 21.9% 3 9.4% 3 8.8% 3 8.8% 3 15.8% 0 0.0% 3 9.1% 1 3.0% 38 23.9% 14 8.8% Health clinic # % 6 24.0% 1 6.3% 6 18.8% 7 20.6% 3 15.8% 8 24.2% 31 19.5% Libraries # % Community center # % Neighborhood playgrounds/ equipment # % 12 48.0% 18 6 37.5% 12 11 34.4% 8 7 20.6% 9 6 31.6% 7 12 36.4% 12 54 34.0% 66 72.0% 21 75.0% 13 25.0% 17 26.5% 19 36.8% 10 36.4% 11 41.5% 91 84.0% 81.3% 53.1% 55.9% 52.6% 33.3% 57.2% Section 3.a - Summary 2017 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 Lowndes County Clayton County Chatham County Cobb County Columbia County Carroll County DeKalb County Paulding County Newton County Douglas County Fayette County Cherokee County Forsyth County Coweta County Fulton County Bartow County Augusta/Richmond CG Henry County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Athens-Clarke CG Macon-Bibb County Hall County Gwinnett County Whitfield County Authority Available Available Own govt. 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Page 3.a - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group B Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee County Stephens County Tift County Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Airport Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Golf courses Health clinic Libraries Community center Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment Not avail. Available Authority Available Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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Agreement Page 3.a - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group C Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell County Pierce County Meriwether County Pike County Worth County Putnam County McDuffie County Long County Morgan County Lamar County Airport Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Civic center Correctional institute Golf courses Health clinic Libraries Community center Neighborhood playgrounds/ playground equipment Own govt. Authority Available Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Not avail. 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Population Group E Heard County Bleckley County Dooly County Pulaski County Candler County Charlton County Oglethorpe County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Jasper County Towns County Jeff Davis County Lanier County McIntosh County Macon County Evans County Screven County Early County Bacon County Not avail. Agreement Not avail. Agreement Authority Own govt. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Available Authority Authority Authority Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Available Available Available Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Available Available Authority Available Available Available Available Agreement Not avail. Not avail. 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Available Authority Available 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.a: Public Facilities Provided County Airport Population Group F Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wheeler County Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Jenkins County Webster County Unifie Glascock County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Schley County Randolph County Treutlen County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Clinch County Taliaferro County Clay County Taylor County Terrell County Montgomery County Not avail. Not avail. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Authority Own govt. Authority Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Authority Own govt. Authority Not avail. Biking, hiking, and/or jogging trails Cemeteries Not avail. Own govt. Available Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Available Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. Not avail. 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Available Available Page 3.a - 5 2017 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 25 B 16 C 32 D 34 E 19 F 33 Total 159 23 92.0% 24 96.0% 13 81.3% 12 75.0% 20 62.5% 25 78.1% 18 52.9% 23 67.6% 10 52.6% 14 73.7% 13 39.4% 20 60.6% 97 61.0% 118 74.2% Parks # % 23 92.0% 14 87.5% 23 71.9% 23 67.6% 14 73.7% 12 36.4% 109 68.6% Recreation center/gym # % 23 92.0% 11 68.8% 22 68.8% 20 58.8% 14 73.7% 12 36.4% 102 64.2% Senior citizens' center # % 18 72.0% 12 75.0% 19 59.4% 25 73.5% 13 68.4% 23 69.7% 110 69.2% Stadium # % 4 16.0% 2 12.5% 0 0.0% 3 8.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 5.7% Swimming pools # % 13 52.0% 6 37.5% 11 34.4% 7 20.6% 2 10.5% 1 3.0% 40 25.2% Number operating facilities on a regional basis # % 11 44.0% 6 37.5% 13 40.6% 12 35.3% 5 26.3% 10 30.3% 57 35.8% Summary 3.b - Summary 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group A Bartow County Henry County Gwinnett County Fulton County Athens-Clarke CG DeKalb County Cherokee County Lowndes County Forsyth County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Coweta County Cobb County Newton County Clayton County Augusta/Richmond CG Carroll County Paulding County Fayette County Hall County Whitfield County Chatham County Macon-Bibb County Douglas County Columbia County Population Group B Spalding County Bulloch County Troup County Gordon County Walton County Walker County Floyd County Liberty County Jackson County Outdoor courts Outdoor fields Parks Own govt. 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No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Page 3.b - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group B Camden County Dougherty County Glynn County Effingham County Rockdale County Catoosa County Barrow County Population Group C Lee County Tattnall County Habersham County Madison County Harris County Bryan County Coffee County Decatur County Gilmer County White County Lumpkin County Colquitt County Grady County Wayne County Oconee County Stephens County Polk County Hart County Tift County Upson County Peach County Ware County Pickens County Sumter County Haralson County Baldwin 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? Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority Authority No Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Agreement Agreement Available Own govt. No Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Available Own govt. No Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Available Yes 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. Available Available Yes Authority Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. 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Page 3.b - 2 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group C Jones County Monroe County Toombs County Murray County Thomas County Population Group D Chattooga County Union County Pike County Rabun County Jefferson County Lamar County McDuffie County Meriwether County Fannin County Brantley County Brooks County Banks County Appling County Burke County Dade County Berrien County Long County Putnam County Worth County Dodge County Emanuel County Butts County Dawson County Crisp County Morgan County Washington County Mitchell County Greene County Cook County Outdoor courts Outdoor fields Parks Recreation center/gym Senior citizens center Stadium Swimming pools Does the government provide any of these facilities on a regional basis? Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. 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Page 3.b - 3 No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group D Telfair County Pierce County Ben Hill County Franklin County Elbert County Population Group E Evans County Macon County Charlton County Towns County Bacon County Dooly County Pulaski County Oglethorpe County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Bleckley County Screven County Crawford County Jeff Davis County Lanier County Heard County Jasper County McIntosh County Early County Candler County Population Group F Montgomery County Treutlen County Clinch County Wilkes County Wilcox County Miller County Twiggs County Atkinson County Randolph County Outdoor courts Outdoor fields Parks Recreation center/gym Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Agreement Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Agreement Own govt. Own govt. 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No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 3.b: Public Facilities Provided County Population Group F Stewart County Johnson County Georgetown-Quitman C Taylor County Seminole County Terrell County Clay County Taliaferro County Hancock County Wheeler County Irwin County Jenkins County Schley County Marion County Lincoln County Warren County Turner County Talbot County Echols County CG Calhoun County Wilkinson County Glascock County Webster County Unifie Baker County Outdoor courts Outdoor fields Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Available Own govt. Available Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Not avail. Not avail. Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Agreement Available Own govt. Own govt. Available Agreement Not avail. Own govt. Available Not avail. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Own govt. Authority Own govt. Not avail. Own govt. 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Specific items covered in this chapter: Presence of a planning commission Zoning ordinance Including official responsible for the zoning ordinance Comprehensive Plan Review and amendments to comprehensive plan Variance and special exceptions When government policymakers grant a property owner a use for their property other than that for which it is zoned. Use of codes and ordinances Local governments pass regulatory codes for the purposes of managing growth, protecting the environment, and promoting public safety and welfare. Use of impact fees Impact fees are intended as a mechanism for growth to pay for itself. Local governments charge developers these fees, and the funds are earmarked for specific purposes based on the assessment method. Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 25 B 16 C 32 D 34 E 19 F 33 Total 159 Number with planning commission # % 23 92.0% 16 100.0% 26 81.3% 25 73.5% 13 68.4% 16 48.5% 119 74.8% Number with zoning ordinance # % 24 96.0% 16 100.0% 24 75.0% 24 70.6% 11 57.9% 19 57.6% 118 74.2% Number with zoning administrator having primary responsibility for administering zoning ordinance # % Number with zoning board having final decision on variances in zoning process # % 8 32.0% 9 36.0% 3 18.8% 3 18.8% 11 34.4% 3 9.4% 10 29.4% 1 2.9% 4 21.1% 1 5.3% 7 21.2% 1 3.0% 43 27.0% 18 11.3% Number with planning director maintaining comprehensive plan # % 16 64.0% 7 43.8% 5 15.6% 4 11.8% 1 5.3% 1 3.0% 34 21.4% Number reviewing comprehensive plan in rezoning process # % 24 96.0% 16 100.0% 21 65.6% 23 67.6% 8 42.1% 17 51.5% 109 68.6% Number amending comprehensive plan for changes in zoning # % 7 28.0% 4 25.0% 3 9.4% 4 11.8% 0 0.0% 9 27.3% 27 17.0% Section 4.a - Summary 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group A Bartow County Henry County Gwinnett County Fulton County Athens-Clarke CG DeKalb County Cherokee County Lowndes County Forsyth County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Coweta County Cobb County Newton County Clayton County Augusta/Richmond CG Carroll County Paulding County Fayette County Hall County Whitfield County Chatham County Macon-Bibb County Douglas County Columbia County Population Group B Spalding County Bulloch County Troup County Gordon County Walton County Walker County Does government have a planning commission? Does government have a zoning ordinance? Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance? Entity with final decision on variances in zoning process? Entity with responsibility for maintaining and revising comprehensive plan? Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning process? Comprehensive plan amended for changes in zoning? Yes Yes C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Plan commission Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes No No --- --- Not App --- Yes Yes Plan Director Other Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Other Plan Director Yes Yes Yes C.D. Director Board zoning appeal C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Board zoning appeal Mgr/Adm Yes No Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes C.D. Director Board zoning appeal C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Board zoning appeal C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Plan commission Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Plan commission RDC 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 Plan commission Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes No Always No --Always No No Always No Some cases Some cases No No Always Always No No No No No Some cases Always Always Some cases No Yes Yes C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Other Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Plan commission Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Mgr/Adm Yes Always No Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases Page 4.a - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group B Floyd County Liberty County Jackson County Camden County Dougherty County Glynn County Effingham County Rockdale County Catoosa County Barrow County Population Group C Lee County Tattnall County Habersham County Madison County Harris County Bryan County Coffee County Decatur County Gilmer County White County Lumpkin County Colquitt County Grady County Wayne County Oconee County Stephens County Polk County Hart County Tift County Upson County Peach 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 Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Board zoning appeal Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Plan commission RDC Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Plan commission Plan Director Yes Yes Yes C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Plan commission Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Yes C.D. Director Other C.D. Director Yes No Some cases Some cases No Some cases Some cases No Always Always Always Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Plan Director Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes C.D. Director Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Other Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair Mgr/Adm Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes C.D. Director Council/chair C.D. Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes No --- --- RDC No No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Mgr/Adm No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC No No No --- --- Mgr/Adm No Yes Yes Plan Director Board zoning appeal RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Plan commission Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Board zoning appeal RDC Yes Some cases --- Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases --No Always No Always ----Some cases ------Some cases No Some cases Page 4.a - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group C Ware County Pickens County Sumter County Haralson County Baldwin County Laurens County Jones County Monroe County Toombs County Murray County Thomas County Population Group D Chattooga County Union County Pike County Rabun County Jefferson County Lamar County McDuffie County Meriwether County Fannin County Brantley County Brooks County Banks County Appling County Burke County Dade County Berrien County Long County Putnam County Worth County Dodge 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 No Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Board zoning appeal RDC Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Yes No --- Council/chair Mgr/Adm No No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes --No Some cases Some cases ----Some cases Some cases --Some cases Always No No --- --- RDC No No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Other No Yes Yes Other Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Other Zoning Adm Yes Yes No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Mgr/Adm Council/chair Other Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair C.D. Director Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes No --- --- Bldg. Insp. No No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes RDC Council/chair Other Yes No No --- --- RDC No ----No --Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases --No Always Some cases ------Some cases Some cases Some cases Some cases --- Page 4.a - 3 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group D Emanuel County Butts County Dawson County Crisp County Morgan County Washington County Mitchell County Greene County Cook County Telfair County Pierce County Ben Hill County Franklin County Elbert County Population Group E Evans County Macon County Charlton County Towns County Bacon County Dooly County Pulaski County Oglethorpe County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Bleckley County Screven County Crawford County Jeff Davis County Lanier County Heard County Jasper County McIntosh County Does government have a planning commission? Does government have a zoning ordinance? Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance? Entity with final decision on variances in zoning process? Entity with responsibility for maintaining and revising comprehensive plan? Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning process? Comprehensive plan amended for changes in zoning? No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Other Zoning Adm Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Plan commission Plan Director Yes No Yes Plan Director Board zoning appeal RDC Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes C.D. Director Other Other Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes --Some cases Some cases Some cases Always --No Always Some cases --No Some cases No Always No No Other Other RDC No Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- Mgr/Adm No Yes No --- --- Other No Yes No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Plan commission RDC No No Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC No Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Yes Yes Mgr/Adm Council/chair RDC Yes No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Zoning Adm Other RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC No No No --- --- RDC No Yes Yes Mgr/Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Yes Yes Plan Director Board zoning appeal Mgr/Adm Yes Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair Mgr/Adm Yes --No ----------Some cases Some cases --No ----Some cases Some cases No Some cases Page 4.a - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Does government have a planning commission? Does government have a zoning ordinance? Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance? Entity with final decision on variances in zoning process? Entity with responsibility for maintaining and revising comprehensive plan? Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning process? Comprehensive plan amended for changes in zoning? Population Group E Early County Yes No --- --- Mgr/Adm No --- Candler County No No --- --- RDC No --- Population Group F Montgomery County No No --- --- RDC No Treutlen County No No --- --- RDC No Clinch County Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Wilkes County Yes Yes Other Plan commission RDC Yes Wilcox County No No --- --- RDC No Miller County No No --- --- Mgr/Adm No Twiggs County No Yes Other Council/chair RDC Yes Atkinson County No No --- Plan commission RDC No Randolph County No Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Stewart County Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Johnson County No No --- --- RDC No Georgetown-Quitman C Yes Yes Plan Brd Chair Plan commission RDC No Taylor County Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Seminole County No Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC No Terrell County Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes Clay County Yes Yes Other Council/chair RDC Yes Taliaferro County Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Hancock County Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair Other Yes Wheeler County Yes No --- --- RDC No Irwin County Yes Yes Zoning Adm Board zoning appeal Zoning Adm Yes Jenkins County No No --- --- RDC No Schley County No Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Marion County Yes Yes Bldg. Insp. Council/chair RDC Yes Lincoln County Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair Plan Director Yes Warren County Yes Yes Plan Director Council/chair RDC Yes Turner County Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Talbot County Yes Yes Zoning Adm Council/chair RDC Yes Echols County CG No No --- --- RDC No Calhoun County No No --- --- RDC No ----Some cases Some cases ----Always --Always Always ----Always No No Some cases Some cases Some cases --Always --Always Some cases Always Always Always No ----- Page 4.a - 5 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group F Wilkinson County Glascock County Webster County Unifie Baker County Does government have a planning commission? Does government have a zoning ordinance? Entity with primary responsibility for zoning ordinance? Entity with final decision on variances in zoning process? Entity with responsibility for maintaining and revising comprehensive plan? Comprehensive plan reviewed in rezoning process? Comprehensive plan amended for changes in zoning? No No Mgr/Adm --- Mgr/Adm No --- No No --- --- RDC No --- No No --- --- Other No --- No No --- --- RDC No --- Page 4.a - 6 2017 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 25 24 96.0% 22 88.0% 24 96.0% 24 96.0% 24 96.0% 19 76.0% 16 16 100.0% 15 93.8% 16 100.0% 16 100.0% 16 100.0% 12 75.0% 32 28 87.5% 27 84.4% 29 90.6% 25 78.1% 26 81.3% 22 68.8% 34 27 79.4% 24 70.6% 27 79.4% 25 73.5% 27 79.4% 19 55.9% 19 14 73.7% 13 68.4% 15 78.9% 13 68.4% 14 73.7% 11 57.9% 33 20 60.6% 15 45.5% 18 54.5% 13 39.4% 14 42.4% 12 36.4% 159 129 81.1% 116 73.0% 129 81.1% 116 73.0% 121 76.1% 95 59.7% Plumbing Code # % 24 96.0% 16 100.0% 29 90.6% 27 79.4% 13 68.4% 17 51.5% 126 79.2% Energy Code # % Property Maint. Code # % Existing Bldg Code # % Residential Green Code # % Number not adopting any of the named codes # % 22 88.0% 15 60.0% 11 44.0% 4 16.0% 1 4.0% 14 87.5% 7 43.8% 5 31.3% 3 18.8% 0 0.0% 23 71.9% 12 37.5% 15 46.9% 6 18.8% 3 9.4% 17 50.0% 8 23.5% 9 26.5% 4 11.8% 3 8.8% 9 47.4% 4 21.1% 4 21.1% 0 0.0% 3 15.8% 10 30.3% 10 30.3% 8 24.2% 5 15.2% 11 33.3% 95 59.7% 56 35.2% 52 32.7% 22 13.8% 21 13.2% Section 4.b - Summary 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted? County New construction code Population Group A Lowndes County Yes Clayton County Yes Chatham County Yes Cobb County Yes Columbia County Yes Carroll County Yes DeKalb County Yes Paulding County Yes Newton County Yes Douglas County Yes Fayette County Yes Cherokee County Yes Forsyth County Yes Coweta County Yes Fulton County --- Bartow County Yes Augusta/Richmond CG Yes Henry County Yes Columbus/Muscogee C Yes Houston County Yes Athens-Clarke CG Yes Macon-Bibb County Yes Hall County Yes Gwinnett County Yes Whitfield County Yes Existing building code Electrical code Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Fire prevention code Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Population Group B Dougherty County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Liberty County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Floyd County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Effingham County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Rockdale County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Spalding County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Page 4.b - 1 2017 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 Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee County New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 2 2017 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 Stephens County Tift County Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell County New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.b - 3 2017 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 Pierce County Meriwether County Pike County Worth County Putnam County McDuffie County Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair County New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Heard County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Bleckley County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Dooly County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Pulaski County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Candler County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Charlton County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Oglethorpe County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Crawford County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Jasper County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Towns County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Jeff Davis County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Lanier County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- McIntosh County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Macon County Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Evans County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Screven County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Page 4.b - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.b: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures Which of the following codes has the jurisdiction adopted? County Population Group E Early County Bacon County New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Atkinson County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Turner County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Calhoun County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Twiggs County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Warren County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Baker County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes County Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Wilcox County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Echols County CG Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Wilkinson County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Wheeler County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Johnson County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Irwin County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hancock County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Jenkins County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Webster County Unifie Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Glascock County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Lincoln County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Marion County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Miller County Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Schley County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Randolph County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Treutlen County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Seminole County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Stewart County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Talbot County Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Clinch County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Taliaferro County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Page 4.b - 5 2017 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 Clay County Taylor County Terrell County Montgomery County New construction code Existing building code Electrical code Fire prevention code Flood damage prevention code Housing code Plumbing code Unsafe building abatement Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Other Government has not adopted (specified) any of the preceeding codes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Page 4.b - 6 2017 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 25 B 16 C 32 D 34 E 19 F 33 Total 159 Historic preservation ordinance # % 19 76.0% 11 68.8% 16 50.0% 18 52.9% 6 31.6% 8 24.2% 78 49.1% Landscape ordinance # % Sign control ordinance # % 20 80.0% 24 96.0% 16 100.0% 15 93.8% 15 46.9% 26 81.3% 20 58.8% 27 79.4% 8 42.1% 16 84.2% 7 21.2% 19 57.6% 86 54.1% 127 79.9% Subdivision regulations # % Tree ordinances # % 24 96.0% 22 88.0% 16 100.0% 13 81.3% 29 90.6% 8 25.0% 30 88.2% 13 38.2% 15 78.9% 5 26.3% 20 60.6% 8 24.2% 134 84.3% 69 43.4% 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% 12 48.0% 20 80.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 31.3% 11 68.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 18.8% 10 31.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12 35.3% 8 23.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 10.5% 1 5.3% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 24.2% 4 12.1% 4 12.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 45 28.3% 54 34.0% 5 3.1% Section 4.c - Summary 2017 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 Lowndes County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Clayton County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Chatham County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Cobb County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Columbia County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Carroll County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes DeKalb County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Paulding County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Newton County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Douglas County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Fayette County --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Cherokee County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Forsyth County --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Coweta County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Fulton County --- --- --- --- Yes Bartow County --- --- Yes Yes --- Augusta/Richmond CG Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Henry County --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Columbus/Muscogee C Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Houston County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Athens-Clarke CG Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Macon-Bibb County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hall County --- --- Yes Yes --- Gwinnett County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Whitfield County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Population Group B Dougherty County Liberty County Floyd County Effingham County Rockdale County Spalding 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 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 --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2017 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 Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker 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 Population Group C Tattnall County --- --- --- Yes --- Monroe County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Madison County --- --- Yes Yes --- Ware County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Lumpkin County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Upson County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Wayne County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Lee County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Laurens County --- --- --- Yes --- Gilmer County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes White County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Grady County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Habersham County --- --- Yes Yes --- Haralson County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Baldwin County --- --- Yes Yes --- Harris County Yes --- --- Yes --- Bryan County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Hart County --- Yes Yes --- --- Thomas County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Sumter County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Coffee County --- --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2017 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 Stephens County Tift County Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur 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 --- Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell 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 --- 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 --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- 2017 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 Pierce County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Meriwether County --- --- Yes Yes --- Pike County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Worth County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Putnam County --- --- Yes Yes --- McDuffie County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Long County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Morgan County --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Lamar County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Appling County --- Yes --- Yes Yes Washington County --- --- --- --- --- Jefferson County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Union County --- --- Yes Yes --- Telfair County --- --- --- Yes --- Population Group E Heard County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Bleckley County --- --- --- --- --- Dooly County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pulaski County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Candler County --- --- Yes Yes --- Charlton County --- --- Yes Yes --- Oglethorpe County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Crawford County --- --- Yes Yes --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- Yes Yes Yes --- Jasper County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Towns County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Jeff Davis County --- --- --- --- --- Lanier County --- Yes --- Yes Yes McIntosh County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Macon County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Evans County --- --- Yes Yes --- Screven County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Page 4.c - 4 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2017 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 E Early County Bacon County --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C --- --- Yes Yes --- Atkinson County Yes --- --- --- --- Turner County --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Calhoun County --- --- --- --- Yes Twiggs County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Warren County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Baker County --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Wilcox County --- --- --- --- --- Echols County CG --- --- --- --- --- Wilkinson County --- --- --- Yes --- Wheeler County --- --- --- --- --- Johnson County --- --- --- --- --- Irwin County --- --- Yes Yes Yes Hancock County --- --- --- --- --- Jenkins County --- --- --- Yes --- Webster County Unifie Yes --- --- --- --- Glascock County --- --- --- --- --- Lincoln County --- --- Yes Yes --- Marion County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Miller County --- --- --- --- --- Schley County --- --- Yes Yes --- Randolph County --- --- Yes Yes --- Treutlen County --- Yes Yes --- --- Seminole County --- --- Yes Yes Yes Stewart County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Talbot County --- Yes Yes Yes --- Clinch County --- --- --- --- --- Taliaferro County --- --- Yes Yes --- Page 4.c - 5 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2017 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 Clay County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Taylor County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Terrell County --- --- Yes Yes --- Montgomery County 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 4.c - 6 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Zoning and Development Procedures - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 25 B 16 C 32 D 34 E 19 F 33 Total 159 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 # % 7 28.0% 5 71.4% 5 71.4% 6 85.7% 2 4 25.0% 5 125.0% 5 125.0% 5 125.0% 1 2 6.3% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 2 5.9% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 1 1 5.3% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 0 3 9.1% 2 66.7% 2 66.7% 2 66.7% 2 19 11.9% 17 89.5% 17 89.5% 18 94.7% 6 28.6% 25.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 66.7% 31.6% 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 # % 1 14.3% 1 14.3% 3 42.9% 3 12.0% 22 88.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 1 6.3% 13 81.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 9.4% 24 75.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 1 2.9% 19 55.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 10 52.6% 1 33.3% 1 33.3% 3 100.0% 1 3.0% 14 42.4% 3 15.8% 2 10.5% 9 47.4% 10 6.3% 102 64.2% Section 4.d - Summary 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group A Lowndes County Clayton County Chatham County Cobb County Columbia County Carroll County DeKalb County Paulding County Newton County Douglas County Fayette County Cherokee County Forsyth County Coweta County Fulton County Bartow County Augusta/Richmond CG Henry County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Athens-Clarke CG Macon-Bibb County Hall County Gwinnett County Whitfield 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 --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group B Dougherty County Liberty County Floyd County Effingham County Rockdale County Spalding County No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Page 4.d - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group B Gordon County Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No Page 4.d - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group C Stephens County Tift County Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Yes Page 4.d - 3 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group D Pierce County Meriwether County Pike County Worth County Putnam County McDuffie County Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair 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 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Heard County No --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley County No --- --- --- --- --- Dooly County No --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski County No --- --- --- --- --- Candler County No --- --- --- --- --- Charlton County No --- --- --- --- --- Oglethorpe County No --- --- --- --- --- Crawford County No --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee No --- --- --- --- --- Jasper County Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Towns County No --- --- --- --- --- Jeff Davis County No --- --- --- --- --- Lanier County No --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh County No --- --- --- --- --- Macon County No --- --- --- --- --- Evans County No --- --- --- --- --- Screven County No --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ----------------------------- ----------------------------------- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No Yes --- No No Yes --- Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- --- Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- Yes Yes --- No Yes Page 4.d - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group E Early County Bacon 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 --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C No --- --- --- --- --- Atkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- Turner County No --- --- --- --- --- Calhoun County No --- --- --- --- --- Twiggs County No --- --- --- --- --- Warren County No --- --- --- --- --- Baker County No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes County No --- --- --- --- --- Wilcox County No --- --- --- --- --- Echols County CG No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- Wheeler County No --- --- --- --- --- Johnson County No --- --- --- --- --- Irwin County No --- --- --- --- --- Hancock County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Jenkins County No --- --- --- --- --- Webster County Unifie No --- --- --- --- --- Glascock County No --- --- --- --- --- Lincoln County No --- --- --- --- --- Marion County No --- --- --- --- --- Miller County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Schley County No --- --- --- --- --- Randolph County No --- --- --- --- --- Treutlen County No --- --- --- --- --- Seminole County No --- --- --- --- --- Stewart County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Talbot County No --- --- --- --- --- Clinch County No --- --- --- --- --- Taliaferro County No --- --- --- --- --- Storm water; flood control ----- ----------------------------Yes ----------------------------- Roads, streets, and bridges Has government taken any action towards implementing impact fees in the near future? Does government have a capital improvement program or schedule of construction planned for five years or longer? --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No No --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No Yes --- No No Yes --- No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No Yes --- Yes --- No Yes --- No No --- No Yes --- No Yes Yes --- Yes --- No No --- No No --- No No Page 4.d - 5 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 4.d: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures County Population Group F Clay County Taylor County Terrell County Montgomery 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No No Page 4.d - 6 2017 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 25 16 32 34 19 33 159 Number with finance director as the designated budget officer for the government # % 9 36.0% 7 43.8% 7 21.9% 6 17.6% 1 5.3% 2 6.1% 32 20.1% Number with finance director having responsibility for preparing annual operating budget # % 7 28.0% 6 37.5% 10 31.3% 10 29.4% 1 5.3% 4 12.1% 38 23.9% Number with position of full-time finance director # % 24 96.0% 16 100.0% 25 78.1% 20 58.8% 9 47.4% 8 24.2% 102 64.2% Number with capital budget for the acquisition of major fixed assets # % 22 88.0% 13 81.3% 19 59.4% 12 35.3% 9 47.4% 10 30.3% 85 53.5% Number with capital budget plan of two years or less # % 1 4.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 1 3.0% 3 1.9% Number with written investment policy to govern investment activities # % 22 88.0% 10 62.5% 12 37.5% 16 47.1% 2 10.5% 4 12.1% 66 41.5% Section 5.a - Summary 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group A Bartow County Henry County Gwinnett County Fulton County Athens-Clarke CG DeKalb County Cherokee County Lowndes County Forsyth County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Coweta County Cobb County Newton County Clayton County Augusta/Richmond CG Carroll County Paulding County Fayette County Hall County Whitfield County Chatham County Macon-Bibb County Douglas County Columbia County By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Budget director Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Finance director Budget committee CEO CEO Finance director Budget director Mgr/admin Other Mgr/admin CEO Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Finance director Budget director Finance director Mgr/admin Population Group B Spalding County Bulloch County Troup County Gordon County Walton County Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director 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 Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Budget committee Yes Mgr/admin Yes Budget director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes CEO Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Other No Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Budget director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Other Yes Yes Other Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes Yes Two years Yes Yes Three years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Other Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Budget committee Yes Page 5.a - 1 Yes Other Yes Yes Other Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Walker County Floyd County Liberty County Jackson County Camden County Dougherty County Glynn County Effingham County Rockdale County Catoosa County Barrow County Population Group C Lee County Tattnall County Habersham County Madison County Harris County Bryan County Coffee County Decatur County Gilmer County White County Lumpkin County Colquitt County Grady County Wayne County Oconee County Stephens County Polk County Hart 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 Finance director Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Finance director Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Other Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Finance director Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Other No Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Staff committee Yes Page 5.a - 2 Yes Five years No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- Yes Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes Yes Other Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No No --- No 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Upson County Peach County Ware County Pickens County Sumter County Haralson County Baldwin County Laurens County Jones County Monroe County Toombs County Murray County Thomas County Population Group D Chattooga County Union County Pike County Rabun County Jefferson County Lamar County McDuffie County Meriwether County Fannin County Brantley County Brooks County Banks County Appling County Burke County Dade County Berrien County Long 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 Yes Mgr/admin Other No Mgr/admin Mgr/admin No Finance director Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Finance director Yes CEO Clerk No Mgr/admin Staff committee Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Clerk Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Other No Yes Five years Yes Yes Other No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes CEO CEO Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Finance director CEO No CEO Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Page 5.a - 3 No --- No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes Yes Other Yes No --- Yes No --- Yes No --- Yes Yes Other Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No Five years No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Putnam County Worth County Dodge County Emanuel County Butts County Dawson County Crisp County Morgan County Washington County Mitchell County Greene County Cook County Telfair County Pierce County Ben Hill County Franklin County Elbert County By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Budget committee Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Finance director Population Group E Evans County Macon County Charlton County Towns County Bacon County Dooly County Pulaski County Oglethorpe County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Bleckley County Screven County Crawford County Jeff Davis County Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO CEO Mgr/admin Clerk Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes CEO Yes Finance director Yes Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Budget committee No Clerk No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Budget committee Yes Yes Three years Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Other Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years Yes Yes Other Yes No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No Budget committee Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No CEO Yes Clerk No Mgr/admin No Clerk Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No CEO Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Page 5.a - 4 Yes Five years No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group E Lanier County Heard County Jasper County McIntosh County Early County Candler County By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? Clerk CEO Finance director Mgr/admin Clerk Mgr/admin Population Group F Montgomery County Treutlen County Clinch County Wilkes County Wilcox County Miller County Twiggs County Atkinson County Randolph County Stewart County Johnson County Georgetown-Quitman C Taylor County Seminole County Terrell County Clay County Taliaferro County Hancock County Wheeler County Irwin County Jenkins County Schley County Marion County Lincoln County Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Clerk Mgr/admin Budget committee Mgr/admin CEO Finance director Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Other Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Clerk Mgr/admin CEO Finance director CEO CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Mgr/admin CEO What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Clerk No Mgr/admin No No --- No Yes Two years No Yes Five years No Yes Other No Yes Five years Yes Yes Five years No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Clerk No Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Other Yes Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Clerk No Mgr/admin No CEO No Finance director Yes Clerk No Staff committee No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Mgr/admin No Finance director Yes Page 5.a - 5 No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No Yes Five years No Yes Other No Yes Five years No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Two years Yes No --- No No --- No Yes Five years No No --- No Yes Five years Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Yes Three years Yes Yes Five years No No --- No 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.a: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Warren County Turner County Talbot County Echols County CG Calhoun County Wilkinson County Glascock County Webster County Unifie Baker County By law, what entity serves as the budget officer for the government? CEO Mgr/admin Mgr/admin Clerk Clerk Mgr/admin Clerk CEO Budget committee What entity has responsibility for preparing annual operating budget? Does government have full-time finance director? Does government have comprehensive capital budget for major fixed assets? What is the time frame of the capital budget plan? Does government have written investment plan to govern investment activities? Other No Mgr/admin Yes Mgr/admin Yes Clerk No Clerk No Mgr/admin No Budget committee No CEO No Budget committee No Yes Five years No No --- Yes No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No No --- No Page 5.a - 6 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 25 16 32 34 19 33 159 Number with written interfund transfer policy # % 21 84.0% 5 31.3% 12 37.5% 10 29.4% 2 10.5% 5 15.2% 55 34.6% Number applying transfer policy to following types of interfund transfers: water and sewer fund # % solid waste fund # % electric utility fund # % gas utility fund # % 14 66.7% 16 76.2% 0 3 60.0% 3 60.0% 0 5 41.7% 12 100.0% 0 3 30.0% 6 60.0% 0 1 50.0% 2 100.0% 0 3 60.0% 3 60.0% 0 29 52.7% 42 76.4% 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 4.8% 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.6% capital project fund # % 18 85.7% 5 100.0% 10 83.3% 6 60.0% 1 50.0% 4 80.0% 44 3.6% special revenue fund # % 17 81.0% 5 100.0% 11 91.7% 9 90.0% 2 100.0% 4 80.0% 48 87.3% other # % 7 33.3% 4 80.0% 3 25.0% 2 20.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 17 30.9% Section 5.b - Summary 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group A Lowndes County Clayton County Chatham County Cobb County Columbia County Carroll County DeKalb County Paulding County Newton County Douglas County Fayette County Cherokee County Forsyth County Coweta County Fulton County Bartow County Augusta/Richmond CG Henry County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Athens-Clarke CG Macon-Bibb County Hall County Gwinnett County Whitfield 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 utility fund Capital Special project fund revenue fund Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- Other funds --Yes Yes ------Yes ------Yes Yes ----------------Yes --Yes ----- Population Group B Dougherty County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Liberty County Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Floyd County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Effingham County Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Rockdale County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Spalding County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Gordon County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee County Stephens County Tift 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 utility fund Capital Special project fund revenue fund Other funds No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Page 5.b - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell County Pierce County Meriwether County Pike 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 utility fund Capital Special project fund revenue fund Other funds No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Page 5.b - 3 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Worth County Putnam County McDuffie County Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair 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 utility fund Capital Special project fund revenue fund Other funds No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Heard County No Bleckley County No Dooly County No Pulaski County No Candler County No Charlton County No Oglethorpe County No Crawford County No Cusseta-Chattahoochee No Jasper County No Towns County No Jeff Davis County No Lanier County No McIntosh County Yes Macon County No Evans County No Screven County No Early County Yes Bacon County No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.b - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.b: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Atkinson County Turner County Calhoun County Twiggs County Warren County Baker County Wilkes County Wilcox County Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wheeler County Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Jenkins County Webster County Unifie Glascock County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Schley County Randolph County Treutlen County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Clinch County Taliaferro County Clay County Taylor County Terrell County Montgomery 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 utility fund Capital Special project fund revenue fund No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- --- Other funds ----------------------------------------------Yes ----------------- Page 5.b - 5 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 25 16 32 34 19 33 159 Number with special tax districts # % 23 92.0% 12 75.0% 13 40.6% 10 29.4% 5 26.3% 5 15.2% 68 42.8% If special tax districts are available, how are these taxes used? business improvement districts # % community improvement districts # % downtown improvement # % 4 17.4% 6 26.1% 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 5.9% 8 11.8% 3 13.0% 1 8.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 5.9% drainage and sewage # % 2 8.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 2.9% fire # % 16 69.6% 10 83.3% 6 46.2% 9 90.0% 4 80.0% 3 60.0% 48 70.6% police # % 3 13.0% 2 16.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 6 8.8% If special tax districts are available, how are the taxes used? Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 25 16 32 34 19 33 159 sanitation # % 1 4.3% 4 33.3% 3 23.1% 3 30.0% 3 60.0% 2 40.0% 16 23.5% sewerage # % 1 4.3% 0 0.0% 1 7.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 2.9% street lighting # % 11 47.8% 8 66.7% 3 23.1% 1 10.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 23 33.8% tax increment financing # % 6 26.1% 2 16.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 11.8% other # % 7 30.4% 6 50.0% 8 61.5% 3 30.0% 2 40.0% 1 20.0% 27 39.7% Page 5.c - Summary 2017 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 Lowndes County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Clayton County Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Chatham County Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Cobb County Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Columbia County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Carroll County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes DeKalb County Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Paulding County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Newton County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Douglas County No --- --- --- --- --- Fayette County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Cherokee County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Forsyth County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Coweta County Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Fulton County Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Bartow County No --- --- --- --- --- Augusta/Richmond CG Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Henry County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Columbus/Muscogee C Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Houston County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Athens-Clarke CG Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Macon-Bibb County Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Hall County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Gwinnett County Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Whitfield County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Population Group B Dougherty County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Liberty County No --- --- --- --- --- Floyd County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Effingham County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Rockdale County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Spalding 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 --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee County Stephens County Tift 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 Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Page 5.c - 2 police Yes ----------------- ----------------------------------------------- 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 --- --- 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.c: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell County Pierce County Meriwether County Pike 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 No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 3 police ------------------- ----------------------------------------------- sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2017 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 Worth County No --- --- --- --- --- Putnam County No --- --- --- --- --- McDuffie County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Long County No --- --- --- --- --- Morgan County No --- --- --- --- --- Lamar County No --- --- --- --- --- Appling County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Washington County No --- --- --- --- --- Jefferson County No --- --- --- --- --- Union County No --- --- --- --- --- Telfair County No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Heard County No --- --- --- --- --- Bleckley County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Dooly County No --- --- --- --- --- Pulaski County No --- --- --- --- --- Candler County No --- --- --- --- --- Charlton County No --- --- --- --- --- Oglethorpe County No --- --- --- --- --- Crawford County No --- --- --- --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee No --- --- --- --- --- Jasper County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Towns County No --- --- --- --- --- Jeff Davis County No --- --- --- --- --- Lanier County No --- --- --- --- --- McIntosh County No --- --- --- --- --- Macon County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Evans County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Screven County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Early County No --- --- --- --- --- Bacon County No --- --- --- --- --- Population Group F Page 5.c - 4 police ----------------------- --------------------------------------- sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2017 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 Georgetown-Quitman C No --- --- --- --- --- Atkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- Turner County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Calhoun County No --- --- --- --- --- Twiggs County No --- --- --- --- --- Warren County No --- --- --- --- --- Baker County No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkes County No --- --- --- --- --- Wilcox County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Echols County CG No --- --- --- --- --- Wilkinson County No --- --- --- --- --- Wheeler County No --- --- --- --- --- Johnson County No --- --- --- --- --- Irwin County No --- --- --- --- --- Hancock County No --- --- --- --- --- Jenkins County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Webster County Unifie No --- --- --- --- --- Glascock County No --- --- --- --- --- Lincoln County No --- --- --- --- --- Marion County No --- --- --- --- --- Miller County No --- --- --- --- --- Schley County No --- --- --- --- --- Randolph County Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Treutlen County No --- --- --- --- --- Seminole County No --- --- --- --- --- Stewart County No --- --- --- --- --- Talbot County No --- --- --- --- --- Clinch County No --- --- --- --- --- Taliaferro County No --- --- --- --- --- Clay County Yes --- --- --- --- --- Taylor County No --- --- --- --- --- Terrell County No --- --- --- --- --- Montgomery County No --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.c - 5 police ------------------------------Yes ----------------------------------- sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2017 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 police sanitation sewerage street lighting tax increment financing other Page 5.c - 6 2017 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 25 16 32 34 19 33 159 Number receiving revenues from local option sales tax # % 20 80.0% 14 87.5% 30 93.8% 31 91.2% 19 100.0% 33 100.0% 147 92.5% How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibilities # % intergovernmental responsibilities # % use of revenues as a subsidy # % any coordinated agreement of service delivery and financing # % 5 25.0% 16 80.0% 0 6 42.9% 10 71.4% 1 10 33.3% 29 96.7% 0 20 64.5% 26 83.9% 3 6 31.6% 15 78.9% 1 5 15.2% 26 78.8% 0 147 100.0% 122 83.0% 5 0.0% 7.1% 0.0% 9.7% 5.3% 0.0% 3.4% 3 15.0% 2 14.3% 4 13.3% 8 25.8% 4 21.1% 4 12.1% 25 17.0% point of sale # % 1 5.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 12.9% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 6 4.1% population # % 4 20.0% 1 7.1% 3 10.0% 1 3.2% 1 5.3% 4 12.1% 14 9.5% other method # % 2 10.0% 1 7.1% 2 6.7% 2 6.5% 1 5.3% 4 12.1% 12 8.2% Section 5.d - Summary 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group A Lowndes County Clayton County Chatham County Cobb County Columbia County Carroll County DeKalb County Paulding County Newton County Douglas County Fayette County Cherokee County Forsyth County Coweta County Fulton County Bartow County Augusta/Richmond CG Henry County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Athens-Clarke CG Macon-Bibb County Hall County Gwinnett County Whitfield County Population Group B Dougherty County Liberty County Floyd County Effingham County Rockdale County Spalding County Gordon County Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 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 Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee County Stephens County Tift County Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 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 --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.d - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell County Pierce County Meriwether County Pike County Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Page 5.d - 3 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Worth County Putnam County McDuffie County Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair County Population Group E Heard County Bleckley County Dooly County Pulaski County Candler County Charlton County Oglethorpe County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Jasper County Towns County Jeff Davis County Lanier County McIntosh County Macon County Evans County Screven County Early County Bacon County Population Group F Does the government receive revenues from a local option sales tax authorized in state law? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How was the government's share of the local option sales tax determined? service delivery responsibility intergovt. agreements use of revenues as a subsidy coordinated agreement point of sale Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- population ----------------------- --------Yes ----------------------------- other --Yes ------------------- ----------------Yes --------------------- Page 5.d - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.d: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C Atkinson County Turner County Calhoun County Twiggs County Warren County Baker County Wilkes County Wilcox County Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wheeler County Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Jenkins County Webster County Unifie Glascock County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Schley County Randolph County Treutlen County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Clinch County Taliaferro County Clay County Taylor County Terrell County Montgomery 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 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 --- --- --- population ----------------Yes ------------------Yes ----------Yes ------------Yes --- other Yes ------------Yes --Yes ------------Yes --------------------------------- Page 5.d - 5 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number of governments receiving revenues from special purpose local option sales tax # % Number adopting special purpose local option sales tax in 2003 or 2004? Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: airport facilities and equipment # % business improvement district # % civic center or coliseum # % courthouse or administrative building # % community improvement district # % cultural, recreational or historic facility # % 25 24 96.0% 0 16 16 100.0% 0 32 32 100.0% 0 34 34 100.0% 0 19 19 100.0% 0 33 33 100.0% 0 159 158 99.4% 0 8 33.3% 3 18.8% 4 12.5% 10 29.4% 3 15.8% 0 0.0% 28 17.7% 2 8.3% 2 12.5% 3 9.4% 3 8.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 6.3% 8 33.3% 1 6.3% 3 9.4% 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 13 8.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 8.3% 21 87.5% 1 6.3% 14 87.5% 1 3.1% 22 68.8% 1 2.9% 29 85.3% 0 0.0% 14 73.7% 1 3.0% 13 39.4% 6 3.8% 113 71.5% hospital # % jail, correction or detention facility # % landfill or solid waste facility # % 3 12.5% 1 6.3% 7 21.9% 9 26.5% 3 15.8% 1 3.0% 24 15.2% 10 41.7% 10 62.5% 11 34.4% 14 41.2% 9 47.4% 11 33.3% 65 41.1% 4 16.7% 3 18.8% 8 25.0% 11 32.4% 5 26.3% 6 18.2% 37 23.4% Section 5.e - Summary 2017 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 Lowndes County Yes Clayton County Yes Chatham County Yes Cobb County Yes Columbia County Yes Carroll County Yes DeKalb County No Paulding County Yes Newton County Yes Douglas County Yes Fayette County Yes Cherokee County Yes Forsyth County Yes Coweta County Yes Fulton County Yes Bartow County Yes Augusta/Richmond CG Yes Henry County Yes Columbus/Muscogee CG Yes Houston County Yes Athens-Clarke CG Yes Macon-Bibb County Yes Hall County Yes Gwinnett County Yes Whitfield County Yes 2014 Yes --- Yes Yes --- 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- 2014 --- --- Yes Yes --- 2016 Yes --- Yes Yes --- 2016 --- --- --- Yes --- 2015 --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- 2017 --- --- --- --- --- 2017 Yes --- Yes Yes --- 2009 --- --- --- --- --- 2017 --- --- --- --- --- 2012 Yes --- --- Yes --- 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- 2013 --- --- --- --- --- 2016 --- --- --- --- Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes Yes 2016 Yes --- Yes Yes --- 2014 Yes --- --- Yes --- 1999 --- --- --- Yes --- 2016 Yes --- --- Yes --- 2011 Yes Yes Yes Yes --- 2012 --- --- Yes Yes --- 2015 --- --- --- --- --- 2017 --- --- Yes Yes --- 2015 --- --- --- --- --- Population Group B Dougherty County Liberty County Floyd County Effingham County Rockdale County Spalding County Gordon County Yes 2011 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2016 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes 2013 Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2017 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2016 --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- cultural, recreational or historic facility Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes hospital --Yes ------------Yes ----------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 --- --- --- Page 5.e - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee County Stephens County Tift 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 Yes 2017 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2014 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2013 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2014 --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2014 Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2016 Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2012 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2015 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2018 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2014 --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes hospital ------------------- --Yes --------Yes ----------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 Page 5.e - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell County Pierce County Meriwether County Pike 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 Yes 2013 Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes 2008 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2015 --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2015 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2012 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2011 Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2012 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2015 Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes 2013 Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes 2012 Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2017 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2010 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2017 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2017 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2014 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes 2016 --- --- --- --- --- --- hospital Yes ----Yes --------Yes --------Yes Yes Yes ------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 --- --- --- Page 5.e - 3 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group D Worth County Putnam County McDuffie County Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair 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 Yes 2015 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2016 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2016 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2013 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2011 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2017/2018 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2013 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes 2016 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes 2015 --- --- --- --- --- Yes 2014 --- --- --- --- --- Population Group E Heard County Yes Bleckley County Yes Dooly County Yes Pulaski County Yes Candler County Yes Charlton County Yes Oglethorpe County Yes Crawford County Yes Cusseta-Chattahoochee C Yes Jasper County Yes Towns County Yes Jeff Davis County Yes Lanier County Yes McIntosh County Yes Macon County Yes Evans County Yes Screven County Yes Early County Yes Bacon County Yes 2013 --- --- 2013 --- --- 2013 --- --- 2017 --- --- 2011 --- --- 2014 --- --- 2012 --- --- 2015 --- --- 2015 --- --- 2012 --- --- 2011 --- --- 2012 Yes --- 2017 --- --- 2016 --- --- 2016 --- --- 2011 Yes --- 2013 Yes --- 2018 --- --- 2012 --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman CG Yes 2012 --- --- --- --- --- cultural, recreational or historic facility Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ----Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes --- hospital --Yes --------Yes Yes Yes ----- ----------------------Yes ------Yes ----Yes --- jail, correctional, or detention facility landfill or solid waste facility --- --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Page 5.e - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.e: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Atkinson County Turner County Calhoun County Twiggs County Warren County Baker County Wilkes County Wilcox County Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wheeler County Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Jenkins County Webster County Unified Glascock County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Schley County Randolph County Treutlen County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Clinch County Taliaferro County Clay County Taylor County Terrell County Montgomery County Does the government receive revenues from a special purpose 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 Year in which most recent SPLOST tax was imposed? 2017 2012 2007 2014 2012 2015 2017 2012 2013 2014 2017 2013 2012 2014 2014 2016 2015 2017 2015 2013 2013 2012 2013 2015 2007 2015 2016 2012 2012 2011 2016 2015 What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? airport facilities and equipment business improvement district civic center or coliseum courthouse or admin. building community improvement district --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes --- cultural, recreational or historic facility --Yes ----Yes --------Yes --Yes ----Yes --Yes Yes ----Yes Yes ------Yes ----Yes Yes --Yes hospital ------------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 Page 5.e - 5 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number using proceeds from special purpose local option sales taxes for the following authorized uses: (Cont.) library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads and streets roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing water or sewer # % # % # % # % # % # % 25 17 70.8% 1 4.2% 24 100.0% 22 91.7% 1 4.2% 13 54.2% 16 7 43.8% 0 0.0% 16 100.0% 16 100.0% 2 12.5% 10 62.5% 32 14 43.8% 5 15.6% 32 100.0% 31 96.9% 0 0.0% 19 59.4% 34 6 17.6% 4 11.8% 34 100.0% 27 79.4% 0 0.0% 12 35.3% 19 8 42.1% 0 0.0% 19 100.0% 17 89.5% 0 0.0% 5 26.3% 33 6 18.2% 2 6.1% 30 90.9% 25 75.8% 0 0.0% 6 18.2% 159 58 36.7% 12 7.6% 155 98.1% 138 87.3% 3 1.9% 65 41.1% other purposes # % 11 45.8% 10 62.5% 16 50.0% 13 38.2% 7 36.8% 13 39.4% 70 44.3% Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting Number receiving revenues from occupation tax authorized by state law # % 25 22 88.0% 16 13 81.3% 32 21 65.6% 34 23 67.6% 19 7 36.8% 33 10 30.3% 159 96 60.4% Number using following methods to assess occupation tax: flat fee number of employees gross receipts # % # % # % 6 27.3% 12 54.5% 14 63.6% 3 23.1% 11 84.6% 0 0.0% 13 61.9% 12 57.1% 3 14.3% 7 30.4% 16 69.6% 4 17.4% 4 57.1% 5 71.4% 0 0.0% 5 50.0% 6 60.0% 1 10.0% 38 39.6% 62 64.6% 22 22.9% profitability ratios # % Number amending occupation tax in either 2003 or 2004? # % 7 31.8% 2 9.1% 1 7.7% 2 15.4% 1 4.8% 2 9.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 14.3% 0 0.0% 3 30.0% 9 9.4% 10 10.4% Number of governments with regulatory fees # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Number of governments with user fees # % 22 88.0% 16 100.0% 25 78.1% 23 67.6% 12 63.2% 12 36.4% 110 69.2% Section 5.f - Summary 2017 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 Lowndes County Clayton County Chatham County Cobb County Columbia County Carroll County DeKalb County Paulding County Newton County Douglas County Fayette County Cherokee County Forsyth County Coweta County Fulton County Bartow County Augusta/Richmond CG Henry County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Athens-Clarke CG Macon-Bibb County Hall County Gwinnett County Whitfield County library Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ------Yes ----Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes --Yes Yes Yes retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1) roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- --- water or sewer Yes --Yes --Yes Yes ------------Yes ----Yes --Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --Yes Population Group B Dougherty County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Liberty County --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Floyd County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Effingham County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Rockdale County --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Spalding 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 --- 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1996 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes 1995 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2016 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2004 No No Yes Yes --- Yes --- 2015 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2011 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 1995 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 1978 No Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2003 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2010 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2009 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- 2008 No Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2010 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2012 No Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2016 Yes No Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 1996 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes 1995 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2007 No No Yes --- Yes --- --- 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- 2014 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes 2011 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- 1995 No Yes --- 1993 No Yes --- 0 Yes Yes --- 1995 Yes Yes --- 1978 Yes Yes --- 1994 No Yes (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group B Gordon County Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee County What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1) roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- 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 Yes Yes --Yes ------Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ----Yes Does the government collect occupation tax? If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax? flat fee number of employees gross receipts profitability ratios Year in which occupation tax was last amended? Does government have regulatory fees? Does government have user fees? No --- --- --- --- 0 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2015 No Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes 2004 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2012 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2006 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2005 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2003 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2012 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- 2012 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 2006 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- 2016 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2006 No No Yes --- --- Yes --- 1998 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No Yes Yes --- --- 0 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2003 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2015 Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- 2006 No No Yes Yes Yes --- --- 2016 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2005 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 1996 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- 2005 Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2014 No No Yes Yes --- --- --- 2005 No Yes (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group C Stephens County Tift County Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell County What are the authorized uses for the special purpose local option sales tax? library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1) roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes 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 --------Yes --Yes ----Yes Yes ----Yes --- Does the government collect occupation tax? If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax? flat fee number of employees gross receipts profitability ratios Year in which occupation tax was last amended? Does government have regulatory fees? Does government have user fees? No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No --- --- --- --- 0 No No --- 2003 No Yes --- 2007 No No --- 0 No No --- 2013 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2011 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 2015 No Yes --- 1994 Yes Yes --- 0 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2009 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2010 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2012 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 1995 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Yes --- Yes --- --- 1999 No Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2006 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Yes --- Yes --- --- 2000 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- 2001 No No Yes Yes Yes --- --- 2015 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- 2009 Yes No Yes Yes --- --- --- 1995 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 Yes Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No No (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 3 2017 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 D Pierce County Meriwether County Pike County Worth County Putnam County McDuffie County Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair County library retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt (1) roads, streets and bridges public safety facilities and capital equipment tax increment financing water or sewer --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- --- Yes --- --- --- Population Group E Heard County --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Bleckley County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Dooly County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Pulaski County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Candler County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Charlton County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Oglethorpe County --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Crawford County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Jasper County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Towns County Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Jeff Davis County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Lanier County --- --- Yes --- --- --- McIntosh County --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Macon County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Evans County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Screven 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? Yes --- Yes --- --- 2014 No No Yes Yes Yes --- --- 1995 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2010 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- 2013 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2006 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 1995 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 2007 Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 1994 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- 1999 No Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- 1998 No Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 2013 No Yes Yes --- --- Yes --- 0 No No No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- No --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No --- --- --- Yes --- Yes --- --- 0 No No --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 2011 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 2011 No Yes --- 2004 No No --- 0 No No --- 0 No No --- 0 No Yes --- 2000 No Yes --- 2011 No Yes --- 2007 No Yes --- 0 No Yes --- 1994 No Yes (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group E Early County Bacon 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 --- water or sewer ----- Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C --- --- Yes --- --- --- Atkinson County --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Turner County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Calhoun County --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Twiggs County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Warren County --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Baker County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Wilkes County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Wilcox County --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Echols County CG --- --- --- Yes --- --- Wilkinson County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Wheeler County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Johnson County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Irwin County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Hancock County --- --- --- Yes --- --- Jenkins County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Webster County Unifie Yes --- Yes Yes --- Yes Glascock County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Lincoln County --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Marion County --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Miller County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Schley County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Randolph County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Treutlen County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Seminole County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Stewart County --- --- --- Yes --- --- Talbot County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Clinch County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Taliaferro County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Does the government collect occupation tax? If so, what method is used to assess the occupation tax? flat fee number of employees gross receipts profitability ratios Year in which occupation tax was last amended? Does government have regulatory fees? Does government have user fees? No --- --- --- --- 0 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- 2007 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Yes --- --- Yes --- 2004 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Yes --- Yes --- --- 2007 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Yes Yes --- --- --- 2011 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Yes Yes Yes --- --- 2012 Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- --- 2004 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No No Yes --- Yes --- --- 2003 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 Yes No No --- --- --- --- 0 No No No --- --- --- --- 0 No Yes No --- --- --- --- 0 No No (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 5 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 5.f: Financial Management Practices County Population Group F Clay County Taylor County Terrell County Montgomery 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 --- water or sewer --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 Yes --- No --- --- --- --- 2006 No No --- 2005 No No --- 1997 Yes No --- 0 No No (1) - Retirement of previously incurred G.O. debt for roads, streets and bridges. Page 5.f - 6 2017 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 # % multijurisdictional chamber # % development authority # % joint development authority # % 25 17 68.0% 5 20.0% 23 92.0% 13 52.0% 16 7 43.8% 1 6.3% 14 87.5% 8 50.0% 32 15 46.9% 1 3.1% 27 84.4% 16 50.0% 34 20 58.8% 0 0.0% 31 91.2% 18 52.9% 19 11 57.9% 0 0.0% 17 89.5% 9 47.4% 33 15 45.5% 1 3.0% 29 87.9% 11 33.3% 159 85 53.5% 8 5.0% 141 88.7% 75 47.2% local government # % 16 64.0% 6 37.5% 13 40.6% 18 52.9% 9 47.4% 14 42.4% 76 47.8% no economic development activities # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 1 0.6% Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 25 16 32 34 19 33 159 Number of governments with full-time economic developer # % 14 56.0% 7 43.8% 13 40.6% 24 70.6% 7 36.8% 6 18.2% 71 44.7% 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 4.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 0 0.0% 2 6.3% 2 6.3% 5 14.7% 3 8.8% 8 23.5% 5 14.7% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 2 10.5% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 0 0.0% 2 6.1% 0 0.0% 8 5.0% 4 2.5% 15 9.4% 7 4.4% QuickStart # % 3 12.0% 5 31.3% 8 25.0% 11 32.4% 2 10.5% 3 9.1% 32 20.1% subsidies # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 3 8.8% 1 5.3% 1 3.0% 6 3.8% Section 6.a - Summary 2017 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 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 Population Group A Lowndes County Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Clayton County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Chatham County --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never Cobb County Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Columbia County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Carroll County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never DeKalb County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Paulding County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Newton County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Douglas County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Fayette County --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never Cherokee County --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Forsyth County Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Coweta County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Fulton County Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Never Bartow County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Augusta/Richmond CG Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Henry County Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Columbus/Muscogee C Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Houston County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Athens-Clarke CG --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Macon-Bibb County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Hall County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Gwinnett County Yes --- --- --- Yes --- Yes Never Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Whitfield County Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Population Group B Dougherty County --- --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Liberty County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Floyd County Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Effingham County --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Always Never Rockdale County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Spalding County --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Gordon County Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Page 6.a - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee County Stephens County Tift 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 Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Never Always Never --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Always Never Yes --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- --- Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Always Never --- --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- --- --- Yes --- No Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Always Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Always Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Page 6.a - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group C Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell County Pierce County Meriwether County Pike 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 --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- Yes Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never --- --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes 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 Always Always Always Always Always Always Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes --- --- --- Yes --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Never Always Always Sometimes 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 --- No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Page 6.a - 3 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.a: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Worth County Putnam County McDuffie County Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair 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 Always Most of time Always Most of time Always Most of time --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Never Never Always Most of time Always Never Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Always Never Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Never Never Never Never Never Never Population Group E Heard County Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Bleckley County --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes 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 Candler County --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Charlton County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Oglethorpe County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Crawford County --- --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Cusseta-Chattahoochee Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Jasper County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Towns County Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- No Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Jeff Davis County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Lanier County Yes --- Yes --- --- --- No Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes McIntosh County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Macon County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Never Evans County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never 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 Bacon County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Population Group F Page 6.a - 4 2017 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 Georgetown-Quitman C --- --- Yes --- --- --- Atkinson County --- --- --- --- Yes --- Turner County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Calhoun County --- --- --- --- Yes --- Twiggs County Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Warren County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Baker County --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Wilkes County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Wilcox County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Echols County CG --- --- --- --- --- Yes Wilkinson County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Wheeler County Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Johnson County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Irwin County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Hancock County --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Jenkins County Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Webster County Unifie --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- Glascock County --- --- Yes --- Yes --- Lincoln County Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Marion County Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Miller County Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Schley County --- Yes Yes Yes --- --- Randolph County Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Treutlen County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Seminole County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Stewart County --- --- --- --- Yes --- Talbot County Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- Clinch County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Taliaferro County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Clay County Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Taylor County --- --- Yes Yes --- --- Terrell County Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Montgomery County --- --- Yes --- --- --- Does the government employ a full-time economic developer? How often does the government use the following incentives in attracting new industry to your community? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program subsidies No Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never No Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Never Never No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never No Never Never Never Never Never Never No Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes No Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes No Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never No Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never No Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never No Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Always Never No Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Yes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never No Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never No Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes No Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes No Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never No Never Never Never Never Never Never No Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Always No Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never No Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never No Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Never No Never Never Never Never Never Never No Never Never Most of time Most of time Never Never Yes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes No Never Never Never Never Never Never No Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never No Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes No Always Never Never Never Never Never Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Page 6.a - 5 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 25 B 16 C 32 D 34 E 19 F 33 Total 159 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% 3 12.0% 5 20.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 3 18.8% 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 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 26.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 0 0.0% 3 1.9% 2 1.3% 12 7.5% 31 19.5% waiver of regulations # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.6% waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 1 0.6% other # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 1.3% Group A B C D E F Total Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time: Number reporting land (at little or no cost) # % local or regional low-interest or deferred # % state grants and loans # % federal grants and loans # % QuickStart # % 25 1 4.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 12.0% 16 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 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% 8 23.5% 19 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 10.5% 33 1 3.0% 1 3.0% 2 6.1% 2 6.1% 5 15.2% 159 4 2.5% 4 2.5% 10 6.3% 10 6.3% 28 17.6% Section 6.b - Summary 2017 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 Lowndes County Clayton County Chatham County Cobb County Columbia County Carroll County DeKalb County Paulding County Newton County Douglas County Fayette County Cherokee County Forsyth County Coweta County Fulton County Bartow County Augusta/Richmond CG Henry County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Athens-Clarke CG Macon-Bibb County Hall County Gwinnett County Whitfield County Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Never Always Sometimes Most of time Never Never Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never --Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Population Group B Dougherty County Liberty County Floyd County Effingham County Rockdale County Spalding County Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Never Always Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Page 6.b - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Gordon County Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee 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? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Always Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Always Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Always Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Always Always Never Always Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Page 6.b - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group C Stephens County Tift County Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell 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? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Always Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Most of time Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Always Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Always Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Always Most of time --Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Page 6.b - 3 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Pierce County Meriwether County Pike County Worth County Putnam County McDuffie County Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair 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? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Sometimes Most of time Always Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Always Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Always Always Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Always Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Never Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time Always Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Never Always Always Never Population Group E Heard County Bleckley County Dooly County Pulaski County Candler County Charlton County Oglethorpe County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Jasper County Towns County Jeff Davis County Lanier County McIntosh County Macon County Evans County Screven County Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Always Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Always Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Page 6.b - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group E Early County Bacon 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 Always Most of time Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C Atkinson County Turner County Calhoun County Twiggs County Warren County Baker County Wilkes County Wilcox County Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wheeler County Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Jenkins County Webster County Unifie Glascock County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Schley County Randolph County Treutlen County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Clinch County Taliaferro County Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never --Never Never Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Never --Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never --Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never --Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never --Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Never Always Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Sometimes --Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Always Most of time Never Sometimes Always Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Never Always Never Never Never Never Never Always Never Never Always Never Never Never Never Never Always Never Page 6.b - 5 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.b: Economic Development Activities County Population Group F Clay County Taylor County Terrell County Montgomery 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 Most of time Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes 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? land (at little or no cost) low-interest or deferred payment loans state grants and loans federal grants and loans QuickStart Program Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Page 6.b - 6 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number of governments using the following incentives to encourage the retention and expansion of existing industry all of the time: (Cont.) Number reporting subsidies # % tax incentives # % utilities at little or no cost # % commitment of additional local government services # % industrial development bonds # % expedited permitting # % waiver or regulations # % 25 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 12.0% 4 16.0% 0 0.0% 16 0 0.0% 3 18.8% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 3 18.8% 6 37.5% 0 0.0% 32 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 2 6.3% 5 15.6% 1 3.1% 34 3 8.8% 3 8.8% 0 0.0% 2 5.9% 4 11.8% 10 29.4% 0 0.0% 19 1 5.3% 1 5.3% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 15.8% 0 0.0% 33 1 3.0% 1 3.0% 1 3.0% 1 3.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 159 5 3.1% 8 5.0% 3 1.9% 4 2.5% 12 7.5% 28 17.6% 1 0.6% 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 0.6% Number Group reporting A 25 B 16 C 32 D 34 E 19 F 33 Total 159 Number of counties collecting the additional mill of ad valorem tax for economic development # % 2 8.0% 2 12.5% 2 6.3% 7 20.6% 2 10.5% 4 12.1% 19 11.9% Number collecting the additional mill for the following purpose: county development authority # % Multi-jurisdictional development authority # % Other # % 1 50.0% 2 100.0% 4 200.0% 7 100.0% 3 150.0% 6 150.0% 23 121.1% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% Section 6.c - Summary 2017 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 Lowndes County Clayton County Chatham County Cobb County Columbia County Carroll County DeKalb County Paulding County Newton County Douglas County Fayette County Cherokee County Forsyth County Coweta County Fulton County Bartow County Augusta/Richmond CG Henry County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Athens-Clarke CG Macon-Bibb County Hall County Gwinnett County Whitfield County Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Always Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never other ------------------------Never --Never Sometimes Never Never --------------- Population Group B Dougherty County Liberty County Floyd County Effingham County Rockdale County Spalding County Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Never Always Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Always Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes ----------Never Reported Millage Rate Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Yes Multi-juris DA No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No Both No --- No --- No --- 0.000 No --- 0.000 No --- 0.000 No --- 0.000 No --- 0.000 No --- 0.000 No --- Page 6.c - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Gordon County Glynn County Jackson County Catoosa County Camden County Barrow County Walton County Troup County Bulloch County Walker County Population Group C Tattnall County Monroe County Madison County Ware County Lumpkin County Upson County Wayne County Lee County Laurens County Gilmer County White County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Baldwin County Harris County Bryan County Hart County Thomas County Sumter County Coffee County How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Most of time Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Always Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Never Always Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Always Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes other --------------Never Never --- Never --- Never Never ----------------Never ----Never --Never Always ----- Reported Millage Rate Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 No County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Page 6.c - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group C Stephens County Tift County Colquitt County Toombs County Jones County Murray County Polk County Pickens County Peach County Oconee County Decatur County Population Group D Brantley County Chattooga County Burke County Banks County Butts County Ben Hill County Dodge County Berrien County Brooks County Crisp County Emanuel County Fannin County Cook County Elbert County Franklin County Dade County Dawson County Greene County Rabun County Mitchell 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 Reported Millage Rate Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Most of time Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never --------------Never Sometimes ----- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Always Never Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Always Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Always Most of time Sometimes Always Always Sometimes Most of time Most of time Always Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never ------------------Most of time --------------------- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Page 6.c - 3 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Pierce County Meriwether County Pike County Worth County Putnam County McDuffie County Long County Morgan County Lamar County Appling County Washington County Jefferson County Union County Telfair County How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments Never Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Never Most of time Never Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Always Always Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Always Most of time Most of time Sometimes Never Most of time Always Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Never other ------------------------Never --- Population Group E Heard County Bleckley County Dooly County Pulaski County Candler County Charlton County Oglethorpe County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee Jasper County Towns County Jeff Davis County Lanier County McIntosh County Macon County Evans County Screven County Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Always Never Never Never Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Always Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never --Sometimes ------------------------------- Reported Millage Rate Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- Yes County DA Yes County DA No --- No --- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 No --- No County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- Yes County DA Page 6.c - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group E Early County Bacon 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 Always Sometimes Always Sometimes Never Never Most of time Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Always Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C Atkinson County Turner County Calhoun County Twiggs County Warren County Baker County Wilkes County Wilcox County Echols County CG Wilkinson County Wheeler County Johnson County Irwin County Hancock County Jenkins County Webster County Unifie Glascock County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Schley County Randolph County Treutlen County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Clinch County Taliaferro County Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never --Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Never Always Never Never Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Sometimes Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Always Sometimes Never Never Never --Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Sometimes Never Always Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never --Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Most of time Sometimes Never Sometimes Most of time Never Sometimes Never --- Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Sometimes Never --Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never --Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Most of time Never Never Sometimes Sometimes Never Never Never Never Never Never other ----- ------Never ----------------Never ----------Never ------Never ------Never --Never Reported Millage Rate Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? 0.000 No --- 0.000 No --- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- No --- --- --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No County DA No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- No --- No --- No County DA No --- No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA No --- Page 6.c - 5 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.c: Economic Development Activities County Population Group F Clay County Taylor County Terrell County Montgomery County How often does the government use the following incentives in encouraging the retention and expansion of existing industry? subsidies tax incentives utilities at little or no cost commitment of additional local government services industrial development bonds expedited permitting waiver of regulations waiver or reduction of required fees or assessments Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Most of time Never Sometimes Never Never Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes Never Sometimes other Never --- Never --- Reported Millage Rate Does the county collect the one mill for economic development? For what purpose is the mill of ad valorem taxes used? 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 No --- No --- No --- Yes County DA Page 6.c - 6 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Developement Activities - Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 25 16 32 34 19 33 159 Number with constitutional development authority # % 16 64.0% 9 56.3% 21 65.6% 20 58.8% 15 78.9% 17 51.5% 98 61.6% three mills # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Number and percentage dedicating by amount two mills # % 0 0.0% 2 22.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 2.0% one mill # % 1 6.3% 1 11.1% 2 9.5% 1 5.0% 2 13.3% 2 11.8% 9 9.2% other amount # % 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 3 14.3% 6 30.0% 3 20.0% 3 17.6% 16 16.3% none # % 15 93.8% 7 77.8% 20 95.2% 16 80.0% 10 66.7% 13 76.5% 81 82.7% Of those governments not dedicating additional mill of ad valorem tax, number supporting economic development through the normal budgeting process # % Number providing more than $50,000 support to economic development # % 24 96.0% 13 81.3% 27 84.4% 33 97.1% 18 94.7% 25 75.8% 140 66.0% 24 100.0% 13 100.0% 22 81.5% 28 84.8% 13 72.2% 5 20.0% 105 75.0% Page 6.d - Summary 2017 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? Population Group A Bartow County Yes Henry County Yes Gwinnett County No Fulton County Yes Athens-Clarke CG Yes DeKalb County Yes Cherokee County Yes Lowndes County Yes Forsyth County No Columbus/Muscogee C Yes Houston County Yes Coweta County Yes Cobb County Yes Newton County Yes Clayton County No Augusta/Richmond CG Yes Carroll County No Paulding County Yes Fayette County No Hall County No Whitfield County Yes Chatham County No Macon-Bibb County No Douglas County Yes Columbia County No None None --None None None None One mill None Other None None None None --None --None ----None ----None --- 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 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 No --- 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 $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 $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Population Group B Spalding County No Bulloch County No Troup County Yes Gordon County No Walton County No Walker County Yes Floyd County Yes Liberty County Yes Jackson County Yes Camden County No Dougherty County Yes Glynn County No ----None ----One mill None Two mills None None None --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Page 6.d - 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group B Effingham County Rockdale County Catoosa County Barrow County Population Group C Lee County Tattnall County Habersham County Madison County Harris County Bryan County Coffee County Decatur County Gilmer County White County Lumpkin County Colquitt County Grady County Wayne County Oconee County Stephens County Polk County Hart County Tift County Upson County Peach County Ware County Pickens County Sumter County Haralson County Baldwin County Laurens County Jones County Monroe County Toombs County Murray County Thomas 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 Two mills No --- Yes None Yes None No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No None Yes None No None Yes One mill No --- No Other Yes Other No None Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None No --- Yes Other Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None No --- Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None Yes One mill Yes None No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes Less than $10,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 No --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes 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 $11,000 - $25,000 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 Greater than $100,000 No --- No --- Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Page 6.d - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 6.d: Economic Development Activities County Population Group D Chattooga County Union County Pike County Rabun County Jefferson County Lamar County McDuffie County Meriwether County Fannin County Brantley County Brooks County Banks County Appling County Burke County Dade County Berrien County Long County Putnam County Worth County Dodge County Emanuel County Butts County Dawson County Crisp County Morgan County Washington County Mitchell County Greene County Cook County Telfair County Pierce County Ben Hill County Franklin County Elbert County Population Group E Evans County Macon County Charlton 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 --- No --- No None No --- No Other No --- Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes None Yes Other Yes None No None No --- Yes None No --- No --- Yes Other No --- Yes None Yes One mill Yes None Yes Other Yes None No --- Yes Other Yes None Yes None No --- Yes None Yes Other Yes None No --- Yes None 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 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $51,000 - $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 $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes None No --- No --- Page 6.d - 3 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 2017 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? Population Group E Towns County Yes Bacon County Yes Dooly County Yes Pulaski County Yes Oglethorpe County Yes Cusseta-Chattahoochee No Bleckley County Yes Screven County Yes Crawford County Yes Jeff Davis County Yes Lanier County Yes Heard County Yes Jasper County No McIntosh County Yes Early County Yes Candler County Yes Other Other None None None --None Other None None One mill None --One mill None None 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 Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 No Greater than $100,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Population Group F Montgomery County Yes Treutlen County No Clinch County Yes Wilkes County No Wilcox County Yes Miller County No Twiggs County Yes Atkinson County No Randolph County No Stewart County No Johnson County Yes Georgetown-Quitman C No Taylor County Yes Seminole County Yes Terrell County No Clay County No Taliaferro County No Hancock County Yes Wheeler County Yes Irwin County Yes Jenkins County Yes Other None Other --None --None ------None --None None ------None Other One mill None Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 No --- Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 No --- Yes Less than $10,000 No --- Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes Less than $10,000 Yes Greater than $100,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes Less than $10,000 No --- Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 No --- Yes Greater than $100,000 Page 6.d - 4 2017 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? Population Group F Schley County Yes Marion County Yes Lincoln County Yes Warren County No Turner County Yes Talbot County No Echols County CG --- Calhoun County No Wilkinson County No Glascock County Yes Webster County Unifie Yes Baker County No None None One mill --None --------None None --- 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 Less than $10,000 Yes Less than $10,000 No --- Yes $26,000 - $50,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes $11,000 - $25,000 --- --- Yes Less than $10,000 Yes $51,000 - $100,000 Yes Less than $10,000 No --- Yes Less than $10,000 Page 6.d - 5 2017 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 25 16 32 34 19 33 159 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 28.0% 7 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 71.4% 4 25.0% 3 75.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 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 3.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 14 8.8% 13 100.0% 2 14.3% 0 0.0% 7 50.0% 12 hours # % 2 28.6% 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 5 35.7% other # % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Number with "One Car, One Driver rule" # % 5 71.4% 3 75.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 10 71.4% If more than one driver per car, maximum number of drivers 8 3 3 0 0 1 8 Section 7.a - Summary 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Population Group A Bartow County Henry County Gwinnett County Fulton County Athens-Clarke CG DeKalb County Cherokee County Lowndes County Forsyth County Columbus/Muscogee C Houston County Coweta County Cobb County Newton County Clayton County Augusta/Richmond CG Carroll County Paulding County Fayette County Hall County Whitfield County Chatham County Macon-Bibb County Douglas County Columbia 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 --- --- Yes Govt. provides 10 Hours Yes Govt. provides 12 Hours No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 10 Hours Yes Govt. provides 10 Hours No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 12 Hours No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 10 Hours No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 10 Hours No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Population Group B Spalding County No Bulloch County No Troup County No Gordon County No Walton County No Walker County Yes Floyd County Yes ----------Officer provides Govt. provides ----------8 Hours 10 Hours Page 7.a - 1 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? --Yes Yes --No Yes ------Yes ----Yes --No --------------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? --1 1 --1 1 ------1 --------3 --------------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Yes 1 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Liberty County Jackson County Camden County Dougherty County Glynn County Effingham County Rockdale County Catoosa County Barrow County Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Yes Govt. provides 12 Hours Yes Govt. provides 10 Hours No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Population Group C Lee County No Tattnall County No Habersham County No Madison County No Harris County No Bryan County No Coffee County No Decatur County No Gilmer County No White County No Lumpkin County No Colquitt County No Grady County No Wayne County No Oconee County No Stephens County No Polk County Yes Hart County No Tift County No Upson County No Peach County No Ware County Yes Pickens County No Sumter 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 --------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ------1 1 --------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No 2 --- --- --- --- 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Haralson County Baldwin County Laurens County Jones County Monroe County Toombs County Murray County Thomas County Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Population Group D Chattooga County No --- --- Union County No --- --- Pike County No --- --- Rabun County No --- --- Jefferson County No --- --- Lamar County No --- --- McDuffie County No --- --- Meriwether County No --- --- Fannin County No --- --- Brantley County No --- --- Brooks County No --- --- Banks County No --- --- Appling County No --- --- Burke County No --- --- Dade County No --- --- Berrien County No --- --- Long County No --- --- Putnam County No --- --- Worth County No --- --- Dodge County No --- --- Emanuel County No --- --- Butts County No --- --- Dawson County No --- --- Crisp County No --- --- Morgan 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? ----------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Jurisdiction Washington County Mitchell County Greene County Cook County Telfair County Pierce County Ben Hill County Franklin County Elbert County Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- No --- --- Population Group E Evans County No --- --- Macon County No --- --- Charlton County No --- --- Towns County No --- --- Bacon County No --- --- Dooly County No --- --- Pulaski County No --- --- Oglethorpe County No --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee No --- --- Bleckley County No --- --- Screven County No --- --- Crawford County No --- --- Jeff Davis County No --- --- Lanier County No --- --- Heard County No --- --- Jasper County No --- --- McIntosh County No --- --- Early County No --- --- Candler County No --- --- Population Group F Montgomery County No --- --- Treutlen County No --- --- Clinch County No --- --- Wilkes County No --- --- Page 7.a - 4 Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ------------------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ------------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.a: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county police department ... Jurisdiction Does the county operate a police department? Method of providing handguns For the majority of the police patrol officers, for what shift hours are they primarily assigned? Wilcox County No Miller County No Twiggs County No Atkinson County No Randolph County No Stewart County No Johnson County No Georgetown-Quitman C No Taylor County No Seminole County No Terrell County No Clay County No Taliaferro County No Hancock County No Wheeler County No Irwin County No Jenkins County No Schley County No Marion County No Lincoln County No Warren County No Turner County No Talbot County No Echols County CG No Calhoun County Yes Wilkinson County No Glascock County No Webster County Unifie No Baker County No ------------------------------------------------Govt. provides --------- ------------------------------------------------12 Hours --------- Does the police department have "One Car, One Driver rule"? ------------------------------------------------Yes --------- If not, what is the typical number of drivers per vehicle? ------------------------------------------------1 --------- Page 7.a - 5 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety - Summary of Data Number Group reporting A 25 B 16 C 32 D 34 E 19 F 33 Total 159 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 # % 24 96.0% 3 12.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 21 84.0% 15 93.8% 5 31.3% 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 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% 14 73.7% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 18 94.7% 24 72.7% 2 6.1% 1 3.0% 2 6.1% 27 81.8% 139 87.4% 12 7.5% 3 1.9% 3 1.9% 139 87.4% other # % 1 4.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 2 1.3% Number of governments with "One Car, One Driver Rule" # % 15 60.0% 15 93.8% 30 93.8% 30 88.2% 17 89.5% 31 93.9% 138 86.8% If more than one driver per car, maximum number of drivers 24 2 7 5 6 2 24 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 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ... Jurisdiction Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies 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? Population Group A Bartow County Govt. provides Henry County Govt. provides Gwinnett County Govt. provides Fulton County Govt. provides Athens-Clarke CG Govt. provides DeKalb County Govt. provides Cherokee County Govt. provides Lowndes County Govt. provides Forsyth County Govt. provides Columbus/Muscogee Govt. provides Houston County Govt. provides Coweta County Govt. provides Cobb County Govt. provides Newton County Govt. provides Clayton County Govt. provides Augusta/Richmond C Govt. provides Carroll County Govt. provides Paulding County Govt. provides Fayette County Other Hall County Govt. provides Whitfield County Govt. provides Chatham County Govt. provides Macon-Bibb County Govt. provides Douglas County Govt. provides Columbia County Govt. provides 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 8 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 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours Yes --- Yes 1 Yes --- Yes --- No 3 No 3 No 3 Yes --- Yes --- Yes 1 No 2 No 2 No 2 Yes --- No 2 Yes --- No 1 Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No 2 Yes --- Yes --- No 2 Yes --- Population Group B Spalding County Govt. provides Bulloch County Officer provides Troup County Govt. provides Gordon County Govt. provides Walton County Govt. provides Walker County Govt. provides Floyd County Govt. provides 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 10 Hours Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use? For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only 154 3 168 2 184 7 --- --- 19 52 9 50 4 140 14 300 5 61 5 95 2 42 15 94 43 173 10 147 1 404 8 130 10 --- --- 141 1 --- --- 73 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 59 --- --- --- 73 3 60 --- 157 6 79 5 42 2 Page 7.b - 1 Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers? On Full time On Part time Basis Basis 170 10 143 558 25 --- --- 124 234 353 5 135 10 305 --- 324 131 --- 157 --- 466 5 162 9 122 409 123 --- --- --- 148 --- --- --- 99 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 115 --- --- --- 74 --- 8 5 150 --- 73 4 85 11 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ... Jurisdiction Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies 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? Liberty County Jackson County Camden County Dougherty County Glynn County Effingham County Rockdale County Catoosa County Barrow County Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No 2 Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Population Group C Lee County Govt. provides Tattnall County Govt. provides Habersham County Govt. provides Madison County Govt. provides Harris County Govt. provides Bryan County Govt. provides Coffee County Govt. provides Decatur County Govt. provides Gilmer County Govt. provides White County Govt. provides Lumpkin County Govt. provides Colquitt County Govt. provides Grady County Govt. provides Wayne County Govt. provides Oconee County Govt. provides Stephens County Govt. provides Polk County Govt. provides Hart County Govt. provides Tift County Govt. provides Upson County Govt. provides Peach County Other Ware County Govt. provides Pickens County Govt. provides Sumter County Govt. provides 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 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No 2 Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 1 Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes 2 Yes --- Yes --- Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use? For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only 5 --- 70 10 51 12 40 1 2 2 95 --- --- --- 70 --- 65 2 200 --- 20 1 54 2 --- --- 50 --- 50 --- --- --- 36 5 67 --- 56 1 46 --- --- --- 17 --- 39 2 --- --- 40 --- 38 --- --- 70 --- 22 --- 28 --- 30 10 --- --- 47 --- Page 7.b - 2 Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers? On Full time On Part time Basis Basis 64 5 --- --- 65 12 101 8 65 1 --- --- 70 --- 110 2 --- --- 17 1 51 --- --- --- --- --- 43 --- --- --- 25 10 60 2 45 --- 52 3 --- --- 19 8 31 9 --- --- 38 2 32 --- --- 65 --- 33 1 30 --- --- --- --- --- 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ... Jurisdiction Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies 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? Haralson County Baldwin County Laurens County Jones County Monroe County Toombs County Murray County Thomas County Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours No 2 Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Population Group D Chattooga County Govt. provides Union County Govt. provides Pike County Govt. provides Rabun County Govt. provides Jefferson County Govt. provides Lamar County Govt. provides McDuffie County Govt. provides Meriwether County Govt. provides Fannin County Govt. provides Brantley County Govt. provides Brooks County Govt. provides Banks County Govt. provides Appling County Govt. provides Burke County Govt. provides Dade County Govt. provides Berrien County Govt. provides Long County Govt. provides Putnam County Govt. provides Worth County Govt. provides Dodge County Govt. provides Emanuel County Govt. provides Butts County Govt. provides Dawson County Govt. provides Crisp County Govt. provides Morgan 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 Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No 1 Yes --- Yes --- No 1 Yes --- No 1 Yes --- Yes --- Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use? For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only 6 --- --- --- 65 1 64 5 41 --- --- --- 45 --- --- --- 28 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- 24 --- 15 --- 26 --- 43 --- 35 1 25 --- 16 1 38 7 20 --- 46 --- 24 1 22 1 31 --- 40 --- 26 2 --- --- --- --- 50 2 35 --- --- --- 35 4 Page 7.b - 3 Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers? On Full time On Part time Basis Basis 36 --- --- 60 --- 41 1 45 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 23 14 44 8 --- --- --- --- 22 2 30 4 21 --- 33 1 5 1 20 3 17 --- 41 --- 20 53 --- 26 --- 22 26 3 38 3 25 --- --- --- --- --- 45 --- 55 --- --- --- 31 8 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 7.b: Public Safety Questions refer to the operation of a county sheriff's department ... Jurisdiction Method of providing handguns to sworn deputies 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? Washington County Mitchell County Greene County Cook County Telfair County Pierce County Ben Hill County Franklin County Elbert County Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Other Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No 2 Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Population Group E Evans County Govt. provides Macon County Govt. provides Charlton County Govt. provides Towns County Govt. provides Bacon County Officer provides Dooly County Govt. provides Pulaski County Govt. provides Oglethorpe County Govt. provides Cusseta-Chattahooch Officer provides Bleckley County Govt. provides Screven County Govt. provides Crawford County Officer provides Jeff Davis County Officer provides Lanier County Govt. provides Heard County Officer provides Jasper County Govt. provides McIntosh County Govt. provides Early County Govt. provides Candler County Govt. provides 12 Hours 9 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 --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- No 2 Yes --- Yes --- No 4 Yes --- Population Group F Montgomery County Officer provides Treutlen County Govt. provides Clinch County Officer provides 12 Hours 12 Hours 8 Hours No 1 Yes --- Yes --- Number of Sheriff Vehicles normally in use? For Gen. Law For Special Enforcement Tactics Only --- --- 38 --- 35 --- 10 --- 20 --- 20 4 --- --- 9 2 --- --- --- --- 8 16 --- 16 --- --- --- 38 3 28 --- 15 --- 7 --- 13 --- --- --- 18 --- 19 --- 2 --- 16 --- 40 2 20 5 10 --- 12 --- --- --- 12 --- --- --- Page 7.b - 4 Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers? On Full time On Part time Basis Basis --- --- 25 --- 35 --- 24 --- 12 5 17 7 --- --- 31 3 --- --- --- --- 9 16 --- --- --- --- --- 33 2 23 --- 17 2 7 --- --- --- --- --- 17 --- 18 1 7 --- 16 2 25 15 46 2 27 1 --- --- --- --- 7 2 --- --- 2017 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? Wilkes County Wilcox County Miller County Twiggs County Atkinson County Randolph County Stewart County Johnson County Georgetown-Quitman Taylor County Seminole County Terrell County Clay County Taliaferro County Hancock County Wheeler County Irwin County Jenkins County Schley County Marion County Lincoln County Warren County Turner County Talbot County Echols County CG Calhoun County Wilkinson County Glascock County Webster County Unif Baker County Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Govt. provides Officer provides Govt. provides 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 9 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 12 Hours 10 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 10 Hours Other 12 Hours Yes --- Yes --- No 1 Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- Yes --- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- 29 --- 6 --- 16 --- 5 --- 13 --- 7 --- --- --- 12 --- 15 2 6 --- 13 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 11 --- 3 --- --- --- 11 8 8 4 --- --- 12 --- --- --- 6 20 3 5 --- 1 --- 5 --- Normal Number of Certified Officers with arrest powers? On Full time On Part time Basis Basis --- --- --- --- --- --- 23 --- --- --- 15 2 --- --- 14 5 6 --- --- --- 12 --- 13 --- 4 2 13 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 7 1 3 1 --- --- 10 3 7 1 --- --- 10 2 --- --- 6 16 10 --- --- 4 --- 5 --- Page 7.b - 5 2017 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 reporting Number of governments operating a jail facility # % Number of these governments owning the facility they operate # % 25 25 100.0% 25 100.0% 16 16 100.0% 16 100.0% 32 32 100.0% 32 100.0% 34 33 97.1% 33 97.1% 19 18 94.7% 18 94.7% 33 24 72.7% 24 72.7% 159 148 93.1% 148 93.1% Number of governments adding the 10% fee to court fines (1) # % 24 96.0% 15 93.8% 32 100.0% 32 94.1% 17 89.5% 30 90.9% 150 94.3% Number with ISO rating of 4 or better # % 22 88.0% 9 56.3% 4 12.5% 9 26.5% 4 21.1% 3 9.1% 51 32.1% 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 31 10 40.0% 0 0.0% 21 84.0% 2 204 5 19 11 68.8% 2 18.2% 13 81.3% 5 51 0 19 31 96.9% 10 32.3% 21 65.6% 1 15 5 16 33 97.1% 16 48.5% 16 47.1% 2 36 2 14 19 100.0% 10 52.6% 9 47.4% 1 72 0 10 33 100.0% 30 90.9% 3 9.1% 1 50 0 31 137 86.2% 68 49.6% 83 52.2% 1 204 * For Reported Number of Law Enforcement Vehicles or Officers, see govm't pages 7.b-1 - 7.b-5; Section 7.c - Summary 2017 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 Lowndes County --- --- Clayton County --- --- Chatham County --- --- Cobb County --- --- Columbia County --- --- Carroll County --- --- DeKalb County --- --- Paulding County --- --- Newton County --- --- Douglas County --- --- Fayette County --- --- Cherokee County --- --- Forsyth County --- --- Coweta County --- --- Fulton County --- --- Bartow County --- --- Augusta/Richmond CG --- --- Henry County --- --- Columbus/Muscogee C --- --- Houston County --- --- Athens-Clarke CG --- --- Macon-Bibb County --- --- Hall County --- --- Gwinnett County --- --- Whitfield County --- --- Population Group B Dougherty County --- --- Liberty County --- --- Floyd County --- --- Effingham County --- --- Rockdale County --- --- --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 1 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 3 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 1 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 3 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 2 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 3 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 5 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 3 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 3 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 --- --- Yes Own govt. No 3 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 5 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 3 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 2 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 6 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 2 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 3 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 3 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 3 --- --- Yes Own govt. No 2 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 5 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 2 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 18 Yes No No 14 No No Yes 0 No --- --- 29 No No Yes 17 Yes No Yes 13 Yes No Yes 26 No No Yes 12 No No Yes 12 Yes No Yes 10 No No Yes 9 No No Yes 24 Yes No Yes 13 Yes No Yes 15 No No Yes 0 No --- --- 14 Yes No Yes 19 No No Yes 14 No No Yes 14 No No Yes 8 Yes No Yes 9 No No Yes 21 No --- --- 16 Yes No Yes 31 No --- Yes 10 Yes No Yes 5 No No Yes 8 Yes Yes No 10 No No Yes 12 Yes No Yes 9 No No Yes What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? --81 --160 38 24 119 45 25 40 43 86 50 54 --32 100 92 108 2 51 125 95 204 15 51 --40 5 33 *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 2017 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 Spalding County --- --- Gordon County --- --- Glynn County --- --- Jackson County --- --- Catoosa County --- --- Camden County --- --- Barrow County --- --- Walton County --- --- Troup County --- --- Bulloch County --- --- Walker County --- --- Population Group C Tattnall County --- --- Monroe County --- --- Madison County --- --- Ware County --- --- Lumpkin County --- --- Upson County --- --- Wayne County --- --- Lee County --- --- Laurens County --- --- Gilmer County --- --- White County --- --- Grady County --- --- Habersham County --- --- Haralson County --- --- Baldwin County --- --- Harris County --- --- Bryan County --- --- Hart County --- --- Thomas County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 3 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 3 Yes Own govt. Yes --- Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 8 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 3 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 7 Yes No Yes 11 Yes No Yes 8 Yes No Yes 9 Yes No No 7 Yes No Yes 7 No No Yes 6 No No Yes 12 Yes No Yes 12 Yes No Yes 13 Yes Yes No 19 Yes No Yes 14 Yes Yes No 13 Yes No Yes 11 Yes Yes No 11 Yes No Yes 8 Yes No Yes 6 Yes Yes No 7 Yes Yes No 5 Yes No Yes 18 Yes No Yes 16 Yes No Yes 8 Yes No Yes 10 Yes No No 9 Yes No Yes 10 No No Yes 8 Yes No Yes 10 Yes Yes No 10 Yes No Yes 9 Yes No Yes 15 Yes No Yes What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? 25 14 41 --13 28 27 15 16 --14 --15 --4 11 ----10 5 9 4 1 5 13 10 --4 2 12 *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 2017 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 Sumter County --- --- Coffee County --- --- Stephens County --- --- Tift County --- --- Colquitt County --- --- Toombs County --- --- Jones County --- --- Murray County --- --- Polk County --- --- Pickens County --- --- Peach County --- --- Oconee County --- --- Decatur County --- --- Population Group D Brantley County --- --- Chattooga County --- --- Burke County --- --- Banks County --- --- Butts County --- --- Ben Hill County --- --- Dodge County --- --- Berrien County --- --- Brooks County --- --- Crisp County --- --- Emanuel County --- --- Fannin County --- --- Cook County --- --- Elbert County --- --- Franklin County --- --- Dade County --- --- Dawson County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 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 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 8 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. No 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 3 0 Yes No Yes 19 Yes No Yes 10 Yes Yes No 11 Yes No Yes 0 Yes Yes No 6 Yes Yes No 11 Yes No Yes 7 Yes No Yes 9 Yes Yes No 8 Yes No Yes 6 Yes No Yes 7 Yes Yes No 9 Yes No Yes 5 Yes Yes No 10 Yes No No 12 No No Yes 11 Yes No Yes 6 Yes No Yes 6 Yes Yes No 9 Yes Yes No 11 Yes Yes No 10 Yes No Yes 6 Yes No Yes 13 Yes No No 14 Yes Yes No 7 Yes Yes No 12 Yes Yes No 12 Yes Yes No 7 Yes No Yes 8 Yes No Yes What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? 5 3 --7 ----1 9 --15 6 --4 ----36 10 16 ------2 5 2 --------2 12 *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 2017 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 Greene County --- --- Rabun County --- --- Mitchell County --- --- Pierce County --- --- Meriwether County --- --- Pike County --- --- Worth County --- --- Putnam County --- --- McDuffie County --- --- Long County --- --- Morgan County --- --- Lamar County --- --- Appling County --- --- Washington County --- --- Jefferson County --- --- Union County --- --- Telfair County --- --- Population Group E Heard County --- --- Bleckley County --- --- Dooly County --- --- Pulaski County --- --- Candler County --- --- Charlton County --- --- Oglethorpe County --- --- Crawford County --- --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee --- --- Jasper County --- --- Towns County --- --- Jeff Davis County --- --- Lanier County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 No --- Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 7 Yes Own govt. Yes --- Yes Own govt. Yes 7 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. No 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 7 Yes Own govt. Yes 7 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. No 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 No --- Yes 6 9 Yes Yes No 12 Yes No Yes 14 Yes Yes No 8 Yes Yes No 13 Yes No Yes 7 Yes Yes No 14 Yes No Yes 9 Yes No Yes 6 Yes No Yes 6 Yes No Yes 16 Yes No Yes 7 Yes No Yes 9 Yes Yes No 9 Yes Yes No 8 Yes Yes No 12 Yes No Yes 7 Yes Yes No 9 Yes No Yes 6 Yes Yes No 7 Yes Yes No 7 Yes No Yes 2 Yes No Yes 5 Yes Yes No 14 Yes Yes No 9 Yes Yes No 2 Yes Yes No 7 Yes No Yes 6 Yes No Yes 5 Yes No Yes 8 Yes Yes No What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? --2 ----8 --10 5 4 2 4 2 ------4 --- 15 ----2 1 --------2 4 2 --- *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 2017 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 McIntosh County --- --- Macon County --- --- Evans County --- --- Screven County --- --- Early County --- --- Bacon County --- --- Population Group F Georgetown-Quitman C --- --- Atkinson County --- --- Turner County --- --- Calhoun County --- --- Twiggs County --- --- Warren County --- --- Baker County --- --- Wilkes County --- --- Wilcox County --- --- Echols County CG --- --- Wilkinson County --- --- Wheeler County --- --- Johnson County --- --- Irwin County --- --- Hancock County --- --- Jenkins County --- --- Webster County Unifie --- --- Glascock County --- --- Lincoln County --- --- Marion County --- --- Miller County --- --- Schley County --- --- Randolph County --- --- Treutlen County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. No 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 No Other govt. Yes 7 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. No 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 No --- Yes 9 No --- Yes 7 Yes Own govt. Yes 8 Yes Own govt. Yes --- No --- Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. No 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 No --- Yes 6 No Other govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 6 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes --- Yes Own govt. Yes 6 11 Yes Yes No 7 Yes Yes No 6 Yes No Yes 12 Yes No Yes 10 Yes Yes No 7 Yes No Yes 4 Yes Yes No 5 Yes Yes No 6 Yes No Yes 2 Yes Yes No 4 Yes Yes No 6 Yes Yes No 2 Yes Yes No 10 Yes Yes No 1 Yes Yes No 3 Yes Yes No 10 Yes Yes No 3 Yes Yes No 10 Yes Yes No 5 Yes Yes No 5 Yes Yes No 6 Yes Yes No 3 Yes Yes No 4 Yes Yes No 7 Yes Yes No 6 Yes Yes No 4 Yes Yes No 1 Yes No Yes 8 Yes Yes No 4 Yes Yes No What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? ----4 8 72 3 ----1 ----------------------50 ------------2 ----- *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 2017 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 Seminole County --- --- Stewart County --- --- Talbot County --- --- Clinch County --- --- Taliaferro County --- --- Clay County --- --- Taylor County --- --- Terrell County --- --- Montgomery County --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Yes Own govt. Yes 4 Yes Own govt. No 7 Yes Own govt. Yes 5 Yes Own govt. Yes 4 No --- Yes 9 No --- Yes --- Yes Own govt. Yes 9 Yes Own govt. Yes 9 No --- Yes 5 3 Yes Yes No 0 Yes Yes No 7 Yes Yes No 1 Yes Yes No 3 Yes Yes No 4 Yes Yes No 6 Yes Yes No 2 Yes No Yes 6 Yes Yes No What is the typical number of personnel on duty on any shift? --------------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 - 6 2017 County Government Information Catalog CHAPTER 8 Form of Government This chapter briefly summarizes how governments elect or appoint their commissioners/mayors and board/council members. Electing/appointing the chief elected official Popular vote Vote of council (municipality) Vote of commission (county) Excluding the chief elected official: The methods of electing members of the board/council The number of seats on the board/council Department of Community Affairs Section 8. Form of Government Number Group reporting A 25 B 16 C 32 D 34 E 19 F 33 Total 159 Number electing/appointing the chief executive/commission chair by the following methods: popular vote # % vote of commission # % no CEO/chair # % 22 88.0% 3 12.0% 0 0.0% 11 68.8% 5 31.3% 0 0.0% 16 50.0% 15 46.9% 1 3.1% 20 58.8% 13 38.2% 1 2.9% 9 47.4% 10 52.6% 0 0.0% 13 39.4% 20 60.6% 0 0.0% 91 57.2% 66 41.5% 2 1.3% Number electing members of the commission by the following methods: by district # % at-large # % some by district and some by at-large # % not applicable # % 20 80.0% 2 8.0% 2 8.0% 1 4.0% 11 68.8% 3 18.8% 1 6.3% 1 6.3% 24 75.0% 6 18.8% 1 3.1% 1 3.1% 25 73.5% 7 20.6% 0 0.0% 2 5.9% 15 78.9% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 3 15.8% 28 84.8% 4 12.1% 1 3.0% 0 0.0% 123 77.4% 23 14.5% 5 3.1% 8 5.0% 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 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group A Athens-Clarke CG Augusta/Richmond CG Bartow County Carroll County Chatham County Cherokee County Clayton County Cobb County Columbia County Columbus/Muscogee CG Coweta County DeKalb County Douglas County Fayette County Forsyth County Fulton County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry County Houston County Lowndes County Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County Population Group B Barrow County Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Popular vote By district 10 Popular vote By district 10 Popular vote not applicable --- Popular vote By district 6 Popular vote By district 8 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote District/at-large 10 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 7 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission District/at-large 4 Vote of commission By district 5 Popular vote By district 6 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 5 Popular vote At-large 4 Popular vote By district 5 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 Page 8 - 1 By district By district By district By district By district By district At-large District/at-large At-large 6 6 4 4 6 5 4 6 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group B Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County 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 How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 6 Popular vote At-large 2 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote not applicable --- Popular vote By district 6 Vote of commission Popular vote 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 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 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 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group C Toombs County Upson County Ware County Wayne County White County Population Group D Appling County Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Brooks County Burke County Butts County 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 How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote Popular vote Popular vote Vote of commission Popular vote Vote of commission Vote of commission Vote of commission 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 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 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 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group D Rabun County Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper 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 How is the chief executive or commission chair elected/appointed? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how are members of the board elected? Excluding the chief executive or commission chair, how many seats are there on the board of commissioners? Vote of commission At-large 4 Vote of commission By district 4 No CEO not applicable --- Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 5 Popular vote not applicable --- Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission At-large 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 5 Popular vote By district 6 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 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 Page 8 - 4 By district At-large By district By district By district At-large At-large By district 5 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 8: Form of Government County Population Group F Hancock County Irwin County Jenkins County Johnson County Lincoln County Marion County Miller County Montgomery County Randolph County Schley County Seminole County Stewart County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Treutlen County Turner 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? Popular vote By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission District/at-large 4 Vote of commission By district 5 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Vote of commission By district 4 Popular vote At-large 2 Vote of commission By district 4 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 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 2017 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: # % 25 25 100.0% 16 16 100.0% 32 31 96.9% 34 31 91.2% 19 16 84.2% 33 25 75.8% 159 144 90.6% 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 # % 25 100.0% 24 96.0% 15 60.0% 14 56.0% 17 68.0% 16 100.0% 16 100.0% 6 37.5% 6 37.5% 10 62.5% 31 100.0% 19 61.3% 8 25.8% 8 25.8% 10 32.3% 31 100.0% 21 67.7% 1 3.2% 13 41.9% 8 25.8% 16 100.0% 3 18.8% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 2 12.5% 25 100.0% 1 4.0% 0 0.0% 2 8.0% 0 0.0% 144 100.0% 84 58.3% 84 58.3% 43 29.9% 47 32.6% payment of court fines # % 18 72.0% 11 68.8% 10 32.3% 12 38.7% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 52 36.1% other # % 13 52.0% 9 56.3% 12 38.7% 8 25.8% 5 31.3% 6 24.0% 53 36.8% Number of governments maintaining general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public # % 19 76.0% 11 68.8% 17 53.1% 21 61.8% 9 47.4% 23 69.7% 100 62.9% Section 9 - Summary 2017 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 Fulton County Gwinnett County Hall County Henry 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.claytoncountyga.gov 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.fultoncountyga.gov Yes www.gwinnettcounty.com Yes www.http://www.hallcounty.org/ Yes www.co.henry.ga.us 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 Houston County Lowndes County Yes www.houstoncountyga.org Yes www.lowndescounty.com Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Macon-Bibb County Newton County Paulding County Whitfield County Population Group B Barrow County Yes www.maconbibb.us Yes www.co.newton.ga.us Yes www.paulding.gov Yes www.whitfieldcountyga.com Yes www.barrowga.org Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes --- --- --- Yes Yes Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Page 9 - 1 Other Yes Yes Yes ----Yes Yes --Yes Yes ------Yes Yes --Yes Yes --- ----- --Yes Yes --- Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address Yes info@athensclarkecounty.com Yes www.augustaga.gov "311 Submit A Request" No Yes info@carrollcountyga.com No No No Yes information@cobbcounty.org Yes commissioners@columbiacountyga.go v Yes webmaster@columbusga.org Yes cowetainfo@coweta.ga.us Yes 311@dekalbcountyga.gov Yes webmaster@co.douglas.ga.us Yes administration@fayettecountyga.gov Yes forsythpr@forsythco.com Yes customer.service@fultoncountyga.gov Yes info@gwinnettcounty.com No Yes http://www.co.henry.ga.us/CountyMan ager/ContactUs.shtml (Web link to general e-mail address) No Yes www.lowndescounty.com then click on hyper link that says "contact us"; there is a form to fill in and the inquirer may hit a "submit" button. Yes contact@maconbibb.us Yes newtonboc@co.newton.ga.us Yes commissioners@paulding.gov Yes webmaster@whitfieldcountyga.com --- No 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group B Bulloch County Camden County Catoosa County Dougherty County Effingham County Floyd County Glynn County Gordon County Jackson County Liberty County Rockdale County Spalding County Troup County Walker County Walton County Population Group C Baldwin County Bryan County Coffee County Colquitt County Decatur County Gilmer County Grady County Habersham County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Jones County Laurens County Lee County Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? Yes/No Web address 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 Yes www.jacksoncountygov.com Yes www.libertycountyga.com Yes www.rockdalecountyga.gov 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 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 Other --Yes --Yes --Yes Yes --Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- Yes ----Yes Yes Yes --------------Yes Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address Yes info@bullochcounty.net Yes kberry@co.camden.ga.us Yes commissioners@catoosa.com Yes www.dougherty.ga.us and can call 311 Yes effinghamclerk@effinghamcounty.org No Yes customerservice@glynncounty-ga.gov No Yes citizen_feedback@jacksoncountygov.c om No Yes customersatisfaction@rockdalecountyg a.gov Yes Info@SpaldingCounty.com Yes commission@troupco.org No Yes ltalbird@co.walton.ga.us No General contact / concerns made through link from website. No No No Yes michelle@decaturcountyga.gov No Yes gradycountyboc@gradycountyga.gov Yes commissioners@habershamga.com No No No Yes shannon.wagner@jonescountyga.org No Yes leecounty@lee.ga.us Page 9 - 2 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group C 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 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 Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? Yes/No Web address 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.polkga.org Yes www.stephenscountyga.com Yes www.sumtercountyga.us No www. Yes www.thomascountyboc.org Yes www.tiftcounty.org Yes www.toombscountyga.gov Yes www.upsoncountyga.org Yes www.warecounty.com Yes www.waynecountyga.us Yes whitecounty.net Yes WWW.BAXLEY.ORG Yes www.bankscountyga.org Yes WWW.BENHILLCOUNTY.COM Yes www.berriencountygeorgia.com No www. Yes www.http://www.brookscountyga.us Yes www.burkecounty-ga.gov Yes www.buttscountyga.com Yes www.chattoogacounty.org Yes www.cookcountyga.us Yes www.crispcounty.com Yes www.http://www.dadecounty-ga.gov Yes www.dawsoncounty.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 Page 9 - 3 Other Yes ----Yes Yes Yes ------Yes --------Yes Yes ----- Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address Yes boardofcommissioners@lumpkincount y.gov Yes webmaster@madisonco.us Yes info@monroecountygeorgia.com Yes mcgovt@windstream.net Yes contact@oconee.ga.us Yes webmaster@peachcounty.net No No Yes www.stephenscountyga.com Yes Rvolley@sumtercountyga.us No Yes tcboc@rose.net No Yes tccommissioners@bellsouth.net No Yes you may contact the different departments on the website. Yes wayneinfo@waynecountyga.us No --- Yes manager@applingco.com Yes Yes webmaster@co.banks.ga.us --- Yes DPRATHER@BENHILLCOUNTY.C OM Yes No Yes No --- No Yes Yes county@burkecounty-ga.gov --- No --- Yes chattcom@windstream.net --- Yes cookgov@windstream.net Yes Yes info@crispcounty.com --- Yes webmaster@dadecountyga.com --- Yes generalinquiries@dawsoncounty.org 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group D 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 Telfair County Union County Washington County Worth County Population Group E Bacon County Bleckley County Candler County Charlton County Crawford County Cusseta-Chattahoochee CG Dooly County Early County Evans County Heard County Jasper County Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? Yes/No Web address Yes www.dodgecountyga.com No www. Yes www.emanuelco-ga.gov Yes www.fannincountyga.org Yes www.franklincountyga.gov Yes www.greenecountyga.gov Yes www.http://www.jeffersoncountyga.gov/ Yes www.lamarcountyga.com Yes wwwlongcountyboc.com Yes www.thomson-mcduffie.com Yes www.http://meriwethercountyga.gov Yes www.mitchellcountygov.net Yes www.morganga.org Yes www.pc.pcgeorgia.com 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.metter-candler.com Yes www.charltoncountyga.us Yes www.crawfordcountyga.org Yes www.ugoccc.com Yes www.doolycountyga.com No www. Yes www.evanscounty.org Yes www.heardcountyga.com Yes www.jaspercountyga.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 --- --- --- Other ----Yes ----------- --Yes ------Yes --------------- ------------Yes --Yes Yes --- Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address Yes dodgecc@bellsouth.net No Yes lgsingletary@emanuelco-ga.gov No No Yes info@greenecountyga.gov Yes bwells@jeffersoncountyga.gov Yes commissionersoffice@lamarcountyga.c om No Yes dcrawley@thomson-mcduffie.net No Yes mitchellcountyga.net No No Yes info@pikecoga.com Yes putnamboc@putnamcountyga.us No Yes telfairco@gmail.com Yes commissioner@uniongov.com Yes boc@washingtoncountyga.gov No Yes andy@baconcounty.org Yes info@bleckley.org No No No Yes admin@ugoccc.com No No Yes boc.office@evanscounty.org No No Page 9 - 4 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group E Jeff Davis County Lanier County Macon County McIntosh County Oglethorpe County Pulaski County Screven County Towns County Population Group F Atkinson County Does county maintain an official website where vital activities of county are presented? Yes/No Web address Yes www.Jeff Davis County.org 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.org Yes www.http://www.atkinsoncounty.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 --- --- --- --- Baker County No www. --- --- --- --- --- Calhoun County Yes www.CALHOUNCOGA.COM Yes --- --- --- --- Clay County Yes www.claycountyga.net Yes --- --- --- --- Clinch County Yes www.clinchcountyga.com Yes --- --- --- --- Echols County CG Yes www.echolscountygeorgia.com Yes --- --- --- --- Georgetown-Quitman CG Yes www.Georgetown-Quitman.org Yes --- --- --- --- Glascock County Yes www.glascockcountyga.com Yes --- --- --- --- Hancock County Yes www.hancockcountyga.gov Yes --- --- --- --- Irwin County No www. --- --- --- --- --- Jenkins County No www. --- --- --- --- --- Johnson County Yes www.johnsonco.org Yes --- --- --- --- Lincoln County Yes www.http://www.lcgagov.org/ Yes Yes --- --- --- Marion County Yes www.marioncountyga.org Yes --- --- --- --- Miller County Yes www.millercountyga.org --- --- --- --- --- Montgomery County Yes www.montgomerycountyga.gov Yes --- --- --- --- Randolph County Yes www.randolphcountyga.com Yes --- --- --- --- Schley County Yes www.schleycountyga.us Yes --- --- --- --- Seminole County Yes www.seminolecountyga.com Yes --- --- --- --- Stewart County Yes www.stewartcountyga.gov Yes --- --- --- --- Talbot County Yes www.talbotcountyga.org Yes --- --- --- --- Taliaferro County No www. --- --- --- --- --- Taylor County Yes www.taylorcountyga.us Yes --- --- --- --- Terrell County Yes www.terrellcountygeorgia.com Yes --- --- --- --- Page 9 - 5 Other ----Yes --------Yes Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address No Yes boardofcomm@windstream.net Yes info@maconcountyga.gov No Yes aforrester@oglethorpecountyga.gov Yes pulaskico.com No Yes bradshawcommissioner@yahoo.com --- Yes atkinsoncounty.org n.lott@atkinson-ga.org l.davis@atkinson-ga.org --- Yes boardofcomm@bakercountyga.com --- No Yes No --- Yes clinchcounty@windstream.net --- Yes ecboc@yahoo.com Yes Yes quitmanco@eufaula.rr.com --- No --- No --- No --- Yes jccomm@bellsouth.net --- Yes commissioners@johnsonco.org Yes Yes webmaster@lincolncountyga.com --- Yes marionga@windstream.net --- Yes bocclerk@millercountyga.com --- Yes montco1@windstream.net --- Yes randolphgaclerk@gmail.com --- Yes schleyclerk@windstream.net --- Yes admin@seminolecountyga.com --- No --- No --- No Yes Yes taylor@pstel.net --- Yes sandratcbc@windstream.net 2017 County Government Information Catalog Department of Community Affairs Section 9: E-Government County Population Group F Treutlen County Turner 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.turnercountygeorgia.com 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 --- Other --------Yes ----Yes --- Does county maintain a general email address for broad-spectrum concerns or information from the public? Yes/No Email address Yes treutlenboc@planttel.net Yes latricewilson2003@gmail.com No Yes warrencoboc@classicsouth.net Yes websterco@windstream.net No Yes pjonesball@wilcoxcountygeorgia.com Yes wilkescoboc@yahoo.com Yes bdofcomm@wilkinsoncounty.net Page 9 - 6 2017 County Government Information Catalog