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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

Lamar Paris, Sole Commissioner
Email: commissioner@uniongov.com
Office Staff
Larry Garrett
Email: ucmanager@uniongov.com
Jennifer Mahan
Email: ucexec@uniongov.com
Pam Hawkins
Email: purchasing@uniongov.com
Laura Driskell
Email: ucfinance@uniongov.com
Jill Chastain
Email: accountspayable@uniongov.com
Renee Deibert
Email: renee@uniongov.com

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

NOTICES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - AGENDA

A Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023 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 of the Union County Code of Ordinances pertaining to Chapter 10, Article III, Section
10-80 addressing Temporary Special Event Licenses for the sale of alcohol, Chapter 38, Article III, Section 38-51 addressing Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments and the proposed Commercial Firing Range Facilities Ordinance.

Please send your comments via regular mail or to the email address listed on our website at www.unioncountyga.gov.

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At the County Meeting scheduled for October 19, 2023 at 6:00pm, Union County Government will be adopting the proposed Ordinance for Cryptocurrency and Data Mining.

The final draft of this Ordinance will be available on the website and hard copies will be available in the Union County Commissioner’s Office and with the Union County Clerk of Superior Court on
Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

The following meetings have been held in relation to this ordinance:

1st Reading – June 15, 2023
Public Hearing – July 20, 2023
2nd Reading – August 22, 2023

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What: UNION COUNTY DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION & ELECTRONIC RECYCLING EVENT
When: October 28, 2023 10am - 12noon.
Where: Union County Sports Center (Across from high school)
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