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Adult
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services provides mental
health and substance abuse services to individuals residing
in Jeff Davis County. |
| Adult
Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
Adult
Mental Health Services, Mental Health Providers, Addiction
Services Coordination, Jail Addiction and Community Re-Entry
Services, Outpatient Addiction Services |
| Aging
Services |
Assists seniors
to achieve and maintain healthy, self-sufficient lives. |
| Animal
Control and Humane Treatment |
Licensing,
adoption, rescue, complaints.
(Also see the Humane
Society web site.) |
Apartment
Rental Guide
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. The guide enables
users to locate an apartment within Jeff Davis County, Georgia
including special apartment buildings for the elderly and
the disabled in addition to subsidized apartments for singles
and families. |
| Assessments
and Taxation (State of GA) |
In
Georgia the valuation of real and personal property for
purposes of property taxation is a function of State government. |
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Jeff Davis County
Bike Registration System |
Birth
& Death Records
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| Board
of Education |
The Jeff Davis
County Board of Education is the official educational policy-making
body in the county. |
| Board
of Elections |
Voter
registration information, election district maps, polling
places, election results. |
| Business
Development |
Business support,
locating a business in the county, High tech leadership,
education and lifestyle opportunities. |
| Business
License |
Issuance
and renewal. |
| Cable
TV Services |
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| Call
'N Ride |
Register to verify
eligibility for Call 'N Ride coupons. Once registered, order
Call 'N Ride coupons here |
Child
Care
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Information about
car seat check-up events and training classes. |
Child
Welfare
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| Children,
Youth, and Family Services |
Promotes opportunities
for children to grow up healthy, secure and prepared to
meet their adult responsibilities. |
| Commission
for Women |
Counseling
and Career Center, Displaced Homemaker Program, Financial
Counseling, Job Resources, Information and Referral. |
Communicable
Diseases
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Community
Action
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Community
Health
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| Community
Programs |
Various
Programs in the Community |
| Community
Resources ( Quick Guide to Community Resources ) |
A guide to selected
public and private/nonprofit agencies based on the information
gathered by the Information and Referral staff. The most
frequently requested information is the criteria used in
selecting the agencies and/or programs included. |
| Community
Use of Public Facilities |
Reserve
space in schools, County libraries and in the Executive
and Council Office Buildings for community meetings, clubs,
religious celebrations, recreation activities, academic
enrichment classes, or special events. |
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Complaint
Resolution
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Composting
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Conservation
Corps
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| Construction
and Land Use Related Permits and Licenses |
On-line
permitting services allow you to check your application
status, schedule your inspections, cancel a scheduled inspection,
check your plan review, and search for your permits.
Also get on-line information
about construction permits and licenses, including inspections,
plan review, building applications and permits, electrical
permits, electrical licenses, use and occupancy permits,
and zoning enforcement. |
| Consumer
Protection |
Consumer
complaint process, consumer alerts, tips and guides, licensing
and registration. |
| Housing
and Consumer Related Licensing and Registration |
Auto repair and
towing facilities; common ownership communities (condominiums,
homeowner associations & co-operatives); new home builders;
radio, television and small appliance repair shops; landlord/tenant. |
| Correction
and Rehabilitation |
Correctional
services for pre-trial and convicted detainees. |
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About the County
Attorney's Office, Code Words and Legal
Views newsletters, legal links. |
County
Cable Office
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| County
Council |
Council
agendas and minutes; live, on-line Council sessions; status
of Council legislation; information on Board of Appeals,
Inspector General, Hearing Examiner, People's Council. |
County
Employment
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| Courts
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District
and Circuit Court information, jury service, register of
wills, family division, probation. |
| Crisis,
Income, and Victim |
Provides services
to county residents who are experiencing a situational,
emotional, or mental health crisis. |
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Dental
Services
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| Disability
Services |
Assists
people with disabilities to achieve and maintain healthy,
self-sufficient lives. |
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| Economic
Development |
Business
support, locating a business in the county, High tech leadership,
education and lifestyle opportunities. |
| Education
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| Elected
Officials
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List
of federal,
state, and county elected officials maintained by the
Jeff Davis County Board of Elections. The Georgia
State Archives enables you to find
your representatives in the Georgia General Assembly
and Congress by using your street address. Maps
of legislative and congressional election districts are
also available. |
| Elections
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Voter registration
information, election district maps, polling places, election
results. |
| Electrical
Service |
PEPCO,
Allegheny
Power, BGE. |
| Employment |
Employment opportunities
with the County government. |
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Air
quality, brownfields, composting, energy, environmental
enforcement, environmental health, grasscycling, pest management,
natural landscaping, noise, pollution prevention, resource
conservation, stormwater facilities, streams and watersheds,
water supply and wastewater. |
| Environmental
Protection RADONTest |
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| Ethics
Commission |
The
Ethics Commission administers the County's Code of Ethics
by encouraging and enforcing compliance and ensuring the
ethical conduct of employees of the Executive Branch, County
Council, selected Boards and Commissions, the Revenue Authority,
Housing Opportunities Commission, Fire Corporations, and
Rescue Squads. |
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Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report, economic indicators, monthly economic
update, tax bill and tax sale information, levy year schedules. |
| Fire
and Rescue |
Safety
tips, fire safety education, local fire stations, Fire and
Rescue Commission, employment and volunteer opportunities,
phone and e-mail listings. |
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You now have
the option of buying natural gas from natural gas suppliers
or you may choose to continue buying your natural gas directly
from Washington
Gas. |
| Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) |
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| Health
and Human Services |
Aging
and disability; children, youth and family, adult mental
health and substance abuse, public health, crisis, income
and victims, customer service. |
Hearing
Clinic
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Home
Energy Program
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| Hospitals
and Health Care Facilities |
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| Housing
and Community Affairs |
Housing
and community programs, consumer protection, cable television,
complaint resolution, licensing and registration. |
| Housing
Opportunities Commission |
Makes housing
available to eligible low- and moderate-income families,
and provides necessary support services to encourage resident
self-sufficiency. |
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| Human
Rights |
Helps the community
to avoid and conciliate inter-group friction and enforces
human rights laws, staffs the Committee On Hate/Violence. |
| Human
Resources |
County
government employment opportunities, benefits administration,
EEO/workforce diversity, labor/employee relations, occupational
medical services, personnel services, records management,
training. |
| Humane
Society |
Photos of adoptable
animals, downloadable spay/neuter form, pet care information,
finding a lost pet, and more. |
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), an agency
of the Department of Justice |
Citizenship,
asylum, lawful permanent residency, employment authorization,
refugee status, inter-country adoptions, replacement immigration
documents, family and employment related immigration, and
foreign student authorization. |
| Immunization |
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Income
Support
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| Inspector
General |
Reviews the effectiveness
and efficiency of County programs and independent agencies;
prevents and detects possible fraud, waste and abuse in
government; proposes ways to increase the legal, fiscal,
and ethical accountability of departments and County-funded
agencies. |
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Employment
opportunities with the County government. |
| Judicial |
District and
Circuit Court information, jury service, register of wills,
family division, probation. |
| Johns
Hopkins University |
The
Jeff Davis County Center of Johns Hopkins University offers
more than 40 part-time graduate professional degrees and
certificates; evening and weekend classes, labs, and a full-service
library. |
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Recorded documents
are available for indexes including land, financing statements,
corporation, condominium plats, sub-division plats, liens,
and judgments. Recording of deeds, deeds of trust, leases,
assignments, powers of attorney, etc. |
Landlord
& Tenant Issues
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| Leaf
Collection |
Map, schedule,
tips. |
| Legislative
Oversight |
The
Office of Legislative Oversight determines the effectiveness
of legislation enacted by the County Council and makes findings
and recommendations concerning the performance, management,
and operation of programs and functions for which funds
are appropriated or approved by the Council. |
| Libraries |
Branches and
hours, search the library catalog, KidSite, M.C. CyberTeen,
databases, services. |
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Consumer
Related Licensing and Registration
Auto repair and towing facilities; common ownership communities
(condominiums, homeowner associations & co-operatives);
new home builders; radio, television and small appliance
repair shops; landlord/tenant. Licenses
Issued by the Circuit Court
The Clerk's Office issues the following licenses: business,
duck blind and gunning rig, marriage.
Permitting
Services
Pet
Licensing
Licensing, adoption, rescue, complaints
Public
Health Related Licenses
Licenses for benefit performances, bingo, boarding houses,
day care for the elderly, food service facilities, group
residential homes, hospitals, massage establishments and
technicians, nursing homes, camps, swimming pools, tanning
facilities, and video games. |
| Linkages
to Learning |
The program provides
accessible school and community-based services to at-risk
children and their families to improve adjustment to and
performance in school, home, and community. |
Licensure
& Regulatory Services
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| Liquor
Control |
Location of retail
outlets, hours, weekly specials and discount coupons, merchandise
catalog, and party planning ideas. |
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Apply
for, certified copies, foreign license recordation, waiver
of waiting period. |
| Metro
Bus and Rail |
System
information, fares and passes, maps, special services. |
| Motor
Vehicle Assistance |
The
state's Motor Vehicle Administration web site includes information
on tags, titles and registration;emissions testing; acquiring
a learner's permit and driver's license, MVA locations;
and insurance shopping guides. |
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| People's
Counsel |
The
People's Counsel provides technical assistance to citizens
and citizens associations to promote an understanding of
the County's land use processes and to ensure effective
citizen participation in hearings on rezonings, special
exceptions, variances, subdivision, and site plans.
The People's Counsel may participate
in hearings before the Board of Appeals, the Hearing Examiner,
and the Planning Board. When participating in a hearing,
the People's Counsel is a party of record and is entitled
to notices, can make motions, introduce evidence, call
witnesses, examine witnesses, and make arguments that
the law and evidence warrant. The People's Counsel may
file and argue and appeal o court the same as any other
party. |
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Consumer
Related Licensing and Registration
Auto repair and towing facilities; common ownership communities
(condominiums, homeowner associations & cooperatives); new
home builders; radio, television and small appliance repair
shops; landlord/tenant. Licenses
Issued by the Circuit Court
The Clerk's Office issues the following licenses: business,
duck blind and gunning rig, marriage.
Permitting
Services
Pet
Licensing
Licensing, adoption, rescue, complaints
Public
Health Related Licenses
Licenses for benefit performances, bingo, boarding houses,
day care for the elderly, food service facilities, group
residential homes, hospitals, massage establishments and
technicians, nursing homes, camps, swimming pools, tanning
facilities, and video games. |
| Pets |
Licensing,
adoption, rescue, complaints. |
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Auto theft, computer
crime, community policing, youth services investigations. |
| Potholes |
Report
potholes. |
| Private
Schools |
A directory of
all non-public schools in the state is available from the
Georgia State Department of Education on the internet or
by contacting the MSDE at, 410-767-0100. |
| Procurement
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RAPID
System (subscription system that allows companies to review,
access, and download information related to contracting
24 hours / 7 days a week), forms and documents, Minority,
Female, Disabled (MFD) Owned Business program. |
| Property
Taxes |
View and/or pay
your property taxes online.
Ask questionsabout your tax bill on-line;
FAQs regarding tax bills. |
| Public
Safety |
County, state,
and municipal police, county sheriff, fire and rescue, state's
attorney. |
| Public
Schools |
(also see Board
of Education, A directory
of all public schools in the county is available from theGeorgia
State Department of Education on the internet or by contacting: |
| Public
Works |
Also see Transportation |
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Selected public
and private/nonprofit agencies based on the information
gathered by the Information and Referral staff. The most
frequently requested information is the criteria used in
selecting the agencies and/or programs included. |
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Recreation and
Leisure Guide, program information, community recreation
centers, employment opportunities. |
| Recycling |
Find out what
you need to know about recycling; Blue Bin recycling, recycling
telephone books and yard trimmings; Drop-off programs, Master
Recycling/Composter Volunteer programs.
"Use
It Again” guide to local repair, rental and reuse opportunities
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| Regional
Services Centers |
Information about
services provided at the five centers; Bethesda-Chevy Chase,
Eastern Jeff Davis, Mid-County, Silver Spring, and Upcounty
Regional Services Centers. |
| Register
of Wills |
Provides oversight
and assistance with estates and serves as Clerk to the Orphans’
Court. Provides safekeeping for wills of living persons
who reside in the county. |
Rental
Assistance Program
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| Resource
Library |
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Roadway
Maintenance
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| Sewer
Service |
Also see Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission. |
| Sheriff's
Office |
Court
ordered seizures and sales, courthouse security, evictions,
service of domestic violence petitions and protective orders,
service of civil process papers, warrants and extraditions. |
| Snow
Removal |
Real-time snow
removal status, county government and school closings, transportation
information, weather, Winter Storm Travel Guide. |
| State's
Attorney |
Prosecutes
criminal defendants on behalf of the citizens of Jeff Davis
County. |
| Streetlight
Maintenance |
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| Supportive
Housing |
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Ask questions
about your tax bill on-line; FAQs regarding tax bills. Information
about real and personal property assessments and taxation
is available on-line from the State
Department of Assessments and Taxation Web Site. |
| Taxicabs |
Taxicabs
in Jeff Davis County are regulated by the Department of
Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T) and operate under
established standards. |
| Technology
Services |
County Cable
Office, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) map gallery,
Strategic Plan, IT Initiatives. |
| Telephone
Service |
Verizon
provides local telephone service for Jeff Davis County.
Residents may choose their own long distance carriers. |
| Traffic
Cameras |
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Traffic
Incidents/Delays
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| Trash |
Find
out what you need to know about; County service and private
subscription, collection frequency, what to set out and
when, containers to use, billing, missed pick-ups, special
collections, appliances, acceptable materials, unacceptable
materials, safeguards for collectors, loss/damage claims,
holidays, tips/gratuities. |
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| Utilities |
See cable, electrical
service, gas, sewer service, telephones, water service. |
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| Volunteer
Center |
Volunteer Clearinghouse,
Weekend/Evening (W/E) Volunteer Program, Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program (RSVP), special events calendar, group
projects, the Language Bank, in-kind donations, Student
Service Learning (SSL), services to businesses. |
| Voting |
Voter
registration information, election district maps, polling
places, election results. |
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Sanitary Commission |
Provides
water and sanitary sewer service. |
| Wells
and Septic Systems |
Application
and permit information for well location and construction,
sewage disposal systems, and disposal of sewage sludge. |
| Wills |
Also see Register
of Wills. |
| Women |
Counseling
and Career Center, Displaced Homemaker Program, Financial
Counseling, Job Resources, Information and Referral. |
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Sign
permits, sign variance, residential variance, home occupation,
off-street parking, non-conforming use, bed and breakfast
lodging, limited duration sign permit. |
