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Youth Council Guide
This publication walks city staff and elected officials through the decisions and actions needed to establish and sustain a municipal youth council, from defining its purpose and structure to recruitment, meetings, programming, and evaluation.
Georgia Supreme Court Strikes Down Chatham County Fire Fee
A recent Georgia Supreme Court ruling striking down Chatham County’s fire service fee could have significant implications for how cities across Georgia fund fire protection and other essential services.
Peace Officers' Fund Payments: State Will Handle Remittance
The Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire (OCI) has issued Bulletin 26-EX-3, notifying Georgia cities and counties how it plans to handle compliance with Senate Bill 285, which requires local governments to remit 1.5% of certain insurance tax distributions to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund (POAB) each year by October 30.
Children & Youth | Collaboration
Article
When Communities Work Together, Everyone Wins
November 12, 2026
In Meriwether County, seven mayors are proving that some of the most important challenges facing their communities do not stop at city limits and neither should the solutions.
Children & Youth
Publication
Youth Council Guide
This publication walks city staff and elected officials through the decisions and actions needed to establish and sustain a municipal youth council, from defining its purpose and structure to recruitment, meetings, programming, and evaluation.
Municipal Law | Public Safety | Taxation
Article
Georgia Supreme Court Strikes Down Chatham County Fire Fee
October 16, 2026
A recent Georgia Supreme Court ruling striking down Chatham County’s fire service fee could have significant implications for how cities across Georgia fund fire protection and other essential services.
Finance | Insurance & Risk Management
Article
Peace Officers' Fund Payments: State Will Handle Remittance
September 24, 2026
The Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire (OCI) has issued Bulletin 26-EX-3, notifying Georgia cities and counties how it plans to handle compliance with Senate Bill 285, which requires local governments to remit 1.5% of certain insurance tax distributions to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund (POAB) each year by October 30.
Taxation
Article
FLOST Webinar
September 10, 2026
This webinar covers PTRLOST/FLOST, the local option sales tax created by House Bill 581 in 2024 that funds an across-the-board property tax millage reduction.