The Tax Commissioner is elected by the voters of Decatur County for a four year term. The Tax Commissioner is responsible for preparing the annual tax digest and the billing and collection of ad valorem taxes. These taxes include real property, personal property, motor vehicle, mobile home, intangible, & timber taxes. We mail approximately 15,000 property tax bills & 3300 mobile home bills to all city and county residents. All taxes that are collected are disbursed to the State, County, School, Library, & City every two weeks.
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Motor Vehicle Department
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This department is open at 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Vehicle owners must renew their registration and pay the ad valorem taxes every year during the 30 day period which ends on their birthday. Newly acquired vehicles must be registered within 30 days of purchase.
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Property Tax Department
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This department is open at 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Property taxes are due by December 20th of each year. Mobile home taxes are due by May 1st of each year.  Â
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If you would like more information regarding the Tax Commissioners Office, or regarding Georgia motor vehicle registration, click on the links below.
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The next regular County Commission meeting takes place Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 7 p.m. in the Administration Building at 203 W. Broughton St., in Bainbridge.Â
For a copy of the 2009-2010 county budget, click here. Click on Ga. Dept. of Revenue for property tax information and tax digest. A county Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance was approved at the Oct. 13, 2009 commission meeting.
During the Dec. 8, 2009 commission meeting, a contract between Decatur County and Main Street Broadband LLC was approved to deliver high speed wireless internet service to citizens of Decatur County. Persons interested in preregistering for Wireless Broadband Service, please click on this site http://www.testing.imacomm.com/msb-decatur/index.html
2010 Census Information The next Complete Count Committee (CCC) meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010,  at 2 p.m. in the Commissioners' boardroom at 203 W. Broughton St. In 2000, the year of the last census, only 58 percent of the county's citizens were counted, which resulted in the county being ineligible for its share of more than $300 billion in Federal grants. We ask that citizens click on the link above to learn more about the census or call 229-248-3030 and speak to CCC member Barbara Parsons for more information. All census information is confidential and is not given to any other agency, so citizens are encouraged to please report all household members accurately when they receive their 10-question census form.
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Link to county surplus equipment sales at GovDeals.com
Decatur County’s old landfill on Fowlstown Road is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Bagged household garbage is accepted for $1 per bag up to $5 per load for anything less than 400 pounds. Call the old landfill phone number at 246-3488 for more information. The new landfill located off Hwy. 27 South is open six days per week with hours Monday through Friday being 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., and on Saturday 8 a.m. until noon, phone 465-3188.
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The Golden Triangle RCDC has a Household Water Well System Loan Program for low income home owners who need to replace or repair existing wells in Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole and Terrell counties, not available for new construction. Call 229-723-3841 for more information.
