ACCG, in partnership with Georgia Trend magazine, is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 7th Annual Georgia County Excellence Awards program! This is the seventh year that ACCG has partnered with Georgia Trend magazine to award and recognize counties who are initiating innovative programs designed to make county government more effective and efficient, improve services for county residents, and enhance the quality of life in Georgia communities.
All counties in Georgia are eligible to enter! Regional programs are eligible as well. One award will be given from each of the following categories:
1. Community Planning / Visioning
2. Financial Management / Organizational Efficiency
3. Health and Human Services
4. Public Safety
5. Technology
6. Transportation / Infrastructure Development
Entries must be received to the ACCG office by Friday, November 4, 2011.
If you have any specific questions, contact Kathleen Bowen at 404-522-5022 or via email at kbowen@accg.org
6th Annual Georgia County Excellence Awards Winners
Dawson County, for its Building Educated Students for Tomorrow (B.E.S.T.) program, which implements a curriculum to inform high school students about local government.
Sumter County, for the creation of a professional countywide Fire and Emergency Services Department that provides protection to an unprecedented number of county residents.
Clayton County, for making use of a $9.7 million grant from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to create jobs, affordable homeownership opportunities and an economic impact.
Cobb County, for its development of a program to safely collect and incinerate medications, sharps and other personal care pharmaceuticals on designated disposal days.
Glynn County, for acquiring a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system and using the data collected to prepare the county for hurricanes and floods.
Oconee County, for its quality of life initiatives, in particular the recently developed Oconee Veterans Park.
5th Annual Georgia County Excellence Awards Winners
Chatham County: Safety Net Planning Council
Cobb County: Safety Village
Decatur County: Silver Lake WMA
Heard County: Covered Arena & Sports Complex
Liberty County: Keep Liberty Beautiful - Services That Make a Difference
Mitchell County: Clean up and Reuse of Camilla Wood Preserving
4th Annual Georgia County Excellence Award Winners
Bulloch County: Splash in the Boro Family Waterpark & Aquatic Center
Dawson County: In Touch With Dawson County
Forsyth County: Preserving Sawnee Mountain
Gwinnett County: Drought Relief with Recycled Water
Heard County: Heard County Animal Control Center
Lamar County: Lamar County Regional Solid Waste Authority Landfill Projects
Liberty County: Web Portal, Electronic Tax Payment & Tax Assessor Information
Unified Government of Webster County: County Government Consolidation
3th Annual Georgia County Excellence Award Winners
Augusta/Richmond County: Richmond County Medical Society Project Access, Inc.
Colquitt County: Colquitt County/UGA Archway Partnership Project
DeKalb County: Renewable/Green Energy Project
Habersham County: E-911
Lumpkin County: A Study in Financial Management
Putnam County: Joint Water Project
Regional- Randolph, Clay, Quitman, Stewart and Calhoun Counties: Region First
Wilkinson County: Courthouse Project
2nd Annual Georgia County Excellence Award Winners
Baldwin, Johnson, Laurens, Washington & Wilkinson Counties: Balls Ferry Historic State Park
Carroll County: Carroll County Greenspace Initiative
Chatham County: Construction Apprentice Program
Crisp County: Data Exchange Program
Dawson County: Adult Learning Center
Johnson County: Establishment of Financial Polices
Randolph County: Comprehensive Information Database
Troup County: The First Tee of Troup County
1st Annual Georgia County Excellence Award Winners
Baldwin County Regional Water Treatment Program
Bartow County: Environmental Management System
Bryan County: Juvenile Diversion Program
Cobb County: Ten-year Financial Plan with Related Operational Costs
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County: Merger of City & County Governments
Montgomery County: Regionalism and Economic Development
Oconee County: Strategic/Long Range/Current/Economic Development Planning
Wilkinson County: Tremon Street Project
