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Amended Ordinances
Animal Ordinance ~ Building Permit

Proposed final rule for watershed protection stream buffer

Adopt-A-Highway

North Georgia Resource Management Authority

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Lamar Paris, Commissioner

The Sole Commissioner is the governing authority of the county. The Commissioner sets and approves the budget for all departments and elected officials. He sets the mill rate each year, which provides funds for the operation of the county departments. Union County is one of only 9 counties in the State that operates under Sole Commissioner type of government.

The Commissioner is a sworn elected official and governed by the laws of the County of Union, the State of Georgia, and any and all applicable Federal laws. The Commissioner serves a 4-year term, which coincides with the presidential election.

The Commissioner's office is directly responsible for the following departments:
Building Inspection
Building Permits
Environmental Enforcement
E-911 Dispatch Center
E-911 Mapping
Fire Dept
Recreation Dept.
Road Dept
Transfer & Recycle Station

Blairsville Chamber ~ Union County Development Authority

Chamber's Calendar of Events ~ Blairsville Regional Airport