GEORGIA’S COUNTY GOVERNMENT HOW GEORGIA’S COUNTIES ARE GOVERNED.

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GEORGIA’S COUNTY GOVERNMENT HOW GEORGIA’S COUNTIES ARE GOVERNED

DUTIES OF THE COUNTY POLICE/FIRE PROTECTION GARBAGE COLLECTION PUBLIC HEALTH/HOSPITALS ANIMAL RESCUE/REMOVAL TRANSPORTATION PARKS/RECREATION SEWAGE/WATER LIBRARIES PARKING CODES (ELECTRICAL/CITY) PLANNING/ZONING

COUNTY OFFICIALS 4 TYPES OF COUNTY OFFICIALS

1. SHERIFF ENFORCES LAWS MAINTAINS PEACE SERVES AS JAILOR SHERIFF PHIL MILLER

2. TAX COMMISSIONER ACCOUNTANT FOR COUNTY RECEIVES TAX RETURNS MAINTAINS C0UNTY TAX RECORDS PAYS COUNTY TAXES TO STATE/LOCAL GOVT. Todd Cowan

3. CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY RECORD KEEPER MAINTAINS COURT RECORDS SUPERVISES PROPERTY REGISTRATION & TRANSACTIONS epartments/view_dept/&cdept=33&department =Clerk%20of%20Superior%20Court

4. PROBATE COURT JUDGE OVERSEES PROPERTY DEEDS MARRIAGE LICENSES SUPERVISES ELECTIONS ADMINISTERS OATHS OF OFFICE

2 FORMS OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT

1. COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSION 3 – 11 MEMBERS ELECTED BOARD OF SUPERVISERS EXERCISE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY (ORDINANCES & BUDGETS) EXERCISE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY (APPOINT COUNTY EMPLOYEES & POLICY)

2. COMMISSION/ADMINISTRATOR STILL HAS BOARD OF COMMISSION (LEGISLATIVE DUTIES) ONE ADMINISTRATOR ENACTS POLICY DECIDED BY BOARD OF COMMISSION (EXECUTIVE DUTIES)

COUNTYPOPULATIONFORM OF GOVT # OF COMMISSIONERS # OF DISTRICTS COBB583,541COMMISSION- MANAGER 54 FULTON744,827COMMISSION – MANAGER 77 MERIWEATHER23,043COMMISSION – ADMIN 55 DOUGLAS92, 174COMMISSION54