Commissioner
478-783-4154
Pulaski County Commissioner
holds
a monthly meeting
on the first Monday
of each month
at 10:00 am in the Commissioner's
office
Agenda for this
meeting is posted
in bulletin board
outside of
the Commissioner's
Office
QUICK FACTS
2000
Population
9,588
2002
Job Tax Credit Tier
2
2001
Tax Millage Rate
22.070
Legal Organ
Hawkinsville
Dispatch and News
Form
of Government
Sole Commissioner
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| The County Commissioner is an
elected official responsible for establishing the budget for county
government operations each year, and then they levy the mill rate
necessary to fund the portion of the budget to be paid for by ad
valorem tax.
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2000, the county received $3.3 million, an increase of 11.7%.
Total revenue in 2000 equaled $343 per capita. The statewide
revenue per capita for this same year was $679.
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From 1996 to 2000, own source revenues for Pulaski County rose
from $2.7 million to $2.9 million, an increase of 9.1%. Own
source revenues include revenues from property taxes, sales
taxes, excise and special use taxes, and service charges and
fees. Per capita own source revenues amounted to $307 in 2000.
This compares to a statewide per capita amount of $611.
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The county collected an average of $213 per capita in property
taxes during the past five years. This amount was greater than
the average of $201 per capita collected by similarly-sized
counties. For the same period, the average per capita amount of
county property tax collected in Georgia was $190. On average,
property taxes accounted for 65.1% of the county's own source
revenue during the period of 1996 to 2000.
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General operating expenditures for Pulaski County in 1996
equaled $2.7 million, or $322 per capita. In 2000, general
operating expenditures rose by 12.0% to $3 million, which was
$310 per capita. General operating expenditures per capita for
similarly-sized counties was $396 in 2000. The statewide average
was $404 per capita during the same period.
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Historically, the top three expenditure categories for counties
are public safety, administration, and health and human
services. In 2000, Pulaski County spent $869,600 or 28.3% of
total county spending on public safety which includes spending
for law enforcement, fire services and jails. Spending for
administration totaled $608,500, amounting to 19.8% of total
expenditures. The county spent $314,500 or 10.2% of total
spending on health and human services.
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From 1996 to 2000, Pulaski County had no long-term debt
outstanding each year. Similarily-sized counties held an average
of $121.69 per capita during the period. |
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