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Commissioner’s Office

Location:
65 Courthouse Street, Suite 1
Blairsville, GA 30512
Contact:
Phone: (706) 439-6000
Fax: (706) 439-6004
Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 4:30pm

Harold Collins
Sole Commissioner

Email: uccommissioner@uniongov.com
Office Staff
Tony Hughes
Email: countymanager@uniongov.com
County Manager
Jennifer Mahan
Email: ucexec@uniongov.com
County Clerk; Executive Assistant to the Commissioner
Pam Hawkins
Email: purchasing@uniongov.com
Purchasing/SPLOST Projects
Laura Driskell
Email: ucfinance@uniongov.com
Director of Finance
Jill Chastain
Email: accountspayable@uniongov.com
Accounts Payable
Theresa Stephens
Email: insurance@uniongov.com
Human Resources/Insurance Coordinator
Renee Deibert
Email: renee@uniongov.com
Special Projects; Webmaster; Marketing; Alcohol Licensing

About:
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 8 counties in the State that operates under a 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 & Development
• Environmental Enforcement
• Emergency 911 Dispatch
• Emergency 911 Mapping
• Fire Department / Emergency Management
• Parks & Recreation
• Road Department
• Transfer & Recycling
• County Transportation

 

Announcements
OFFICIAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 5:00pm in the Union County Courthouse, 65 Courthouse Street, Blairsville, Georgia.

The purpose of this hearing will be for Union County to provide information and answer questions regarding the proposed revisions to the following Union County Code of Ordinances:

1. Chapter 60, Short-term Rentals
2. Chapter 10, Article III, Alcoholic Beverages
3. Chapter 18, Article IV, Div.2, Section 18-105

Copies of the proposed revisions are available on the Union County website at www.unioncountyga.gov, in the Union County Commissioner’s Office, and the Union County Clerk of Court’s Office. Please send your comments via regular mail to 65 Courthouse St., Box 1, Blairsville, GA 30512 or via email to uccommissioner@uniongov.com.