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Airport
This five-member authority has the responsibility of operating and managing the Calhoun/Gordon County airport, also known as Tom B. David Field.
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Animal Control
The Animal Control Department enforces the county’s animal control ordinance in the unincorporated area of the county and in the Town of Resaca through a contract.
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Board of Commissioners
Check out more details about Board of Commissioners on this page.
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Board of Elections
The Board of Elections & Voter Registration consist of five members, all of which are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners.
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Building Inspection
The Building Inspection Department is responsible for enforcing various county ordinances that regulate and protect public health, safety, and welfare as related to existing buildings and new construction in the unincorporated areas of the county as well as in the cities of Plainville, Ranger, and Resaca.
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Buildings & Grounds
Check out more details about Buildings & Grounds on this page.
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Chert Mine
The Chert Mine, under the direction of the Public Works Director and with manpower assistance from the Public Works Department, is responsible for mining chert from the county's 114.62-acre chert mine and crushing, stockpiling, and loading it.
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Clerk of Superior Court
The Clerk of Superior Court is elected by the voters for four year terms. The Clerk of the Superior Court is responsible for maintaining court records, recording real estate transactions such as warranty deeds, quit claim deeds, security deeds, assignments, right-of-way deeds, easements, and property plats.
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Code Compliance
Code Compliance, under the direction of the County Administrator, enforces county codes and ordinances for compliance.
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Coroner’s Office
The Coroner, with the assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and other state and local agencies, is responsible for investigating the cause and manner of death where a person dies.
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County Administrator / Legal
The County Administrator is appointed by and directly responsible to the Board of County Commissioners.
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County Clerk
The County Clerk is appointed by and is directly responsible to the Board of County Commissioners.
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District Attorney
The District Attorney is elected by the voters of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit that consists of Bartow and Gordon Counties for four year terms.
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E-911
The E-911 Special Revenue Fund receives revenues from a monthly $1.50 surcharge placed on all wired telephones in the county, a monthly $1.50 surcharge placed on all wireless telephones in the county (Phase I and II), a monthly $1.50 surcharge placed on all VOIP telephones, and a contribution from the City of Calhoun to pay the salary and benefits of three of the twenty communication officer positions.
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Emergency Management
Gordon County’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will work with all city and county agencies to coordinate emergency response plans.
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Extension Service
This department, under the direction of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, distributes updated agricultural research material to local agricultural producers, farmers, and homeowners, assists them with their particular soil, insect, and disease problems, performs pesticide license education, and supervises the state-owned Northwest Georgia Livestock Pavilion.
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Finance Department
The Finance Department conducts all financial transactions related to cash collections, cash disbursements, employee benefits, and employee payroll in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals.
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Fire & Rescue
The Fire-Rescue Department’s primary funding source is the insurance premium tax.
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Fleet Management
Fleet Management, under the direction of the Public Works Director, is responsible for maintaining all county vehicles and heavy equipment.
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Geographic Information System (GIS)
The Geographic Information System (GIS) Office, under the direction of the Information Technology Director, is responsible for the creation, implementation, and maintenance of the county’s geographic information system.
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Health Department
This agency, under the direction of a local Board of Health, determines the county’s health needs and develops programs to meet those needs.
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Human Resources
The Human Resources Department is responsible for recruiting and selecting employees for all county departments and assisting the constitutional officers in their recruitment and selection process.
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Information Technology
The Information Technology Department is responsible for the acquisition, implementation, and maintenance of the county's Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), and wireless networks.
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Jail
The Sheriff Office’s Judicial Bureau manages the 376-bed county jail.
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Juvenile Court
The four Superior Court Judges appoint the Judge of the Juvenile Court that is a branch of the Superior Court for a four-year term.
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Landfill
The Solid Waste Management Enterprise Fund is responsible for operating the county’s 610.19 acre (162.62 permitted acres) Subtitle D municipal solid waste Redbone Ridges Landfill and maintaining the permanently closed 40 acre Harris Beamer landfill.
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Library
The Calhoun-Gordon County Library, under the direction of the Northwest Georgia Regional Library System, which serves Gordon, Whitfield, and Murray Counties and is headquartered in Dalton, is responsible for operating and managing the local Gordon County library branch.
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Livestock Pavilion
The Northwest Georgia Livestock Pavilion, a one building complex under the jurisdiction of the county’s extension coordinator and owned by the University of Georgia, is used for agriculture, horticulture, and livestock purposes.
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Magistrate Court
The voters elect the Chief Magistrate of the Magistrate Court for four year terms. The Magistrate Court has criminal and civil jurisdictions.
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Parks & Recreation
The Parks and Recreation Department was formed in April 2000 to serve the recreation needs of the citizens in the unincorporated area of the county and the cities of Resaca, Ranger, Fairmount, and Plainville.
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Planning & Development
The Planning & Development Department was created to implement the policies, goals, and objectives of the county’s adopted Comprehensive Plan 2007-2027.
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Probate Court
Gordon County voters elect the Judge of the Probate Court for four year terms. The Probate Court is responsible for probating wills, appointing guardians of minors and incompetent persons, issuing marriage licenses, and issuing firearm,
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Public Defenders Office
Check out more details about Public Defenders Office on this page.
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Public Works
The Public Works Department is responsible for paving county roads on the annual paving list (resurfacing, LMIG, and triple surface treatment), performing all needed repairs and maintenance to paved and unpaved county roads, bridges, and rights- of-ways.
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Purchasing
Purchasing, under the direction of the Director of Finance, proactively directs the County’s procurement operations and contract management activities within the statues of the State of Georgia and in accordance with Gordon County’s Purchasing Ordinance.
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Salacoa Creek Park
Salacoa Creek Park is a 364 acre recreational area consisting of 32 RV sites, 25 primitive camping sites, restrooms, 126 acre lake, swimming and beach area, 2 playgrounds, picnic pavilion, boat launch area, and a 1.5 mile nature trail.
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Senior Citizens Center
The Senior Citizens Center provides many programs for the county’s senior adults including exercise classes, legal aid assistance, field trips, bingo games, free lunches, health screenings, and various seminars on such topics as tax assistance, fire safety, and driver safety.
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Sheriff’s Office
The voters elect the Sheriff for four-year terms. The Sheriff and his office consist of two bureaus – the Enforcement Bureau that consist of patrol and criminal investigations and the Judicial Bureau that consists of the jail and court services.
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Superior Court
The Superior Court, in the Cherokee Judicial Circuit that consists of Bartow and Gordon Counties, is the highest-ranking court in the county with original and general trial jurisdiction.
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Tax Assessor’s Office
The three-member Board of Tax Assessors is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of Tax Assessors is responsible for hiring the Chief Appraiser, Deputy Chief Appraiser, and all other staff inside the Tax Assessors Office.
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Tax Commissioner’s Office
The Tax Commissioner is responsible for mailing out approximately 28,000 property tax bills and 90,000 motor vehicle tag pre-bills to county residents, and collecting all county, County Board of Education, and state property taxes.
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Victim-Witness Assistance program
The District Attorney's Office is committed to helping victims of crime.