Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 110 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 110-1 - ADMINISTRATION
Subject 110-1-1 - ORGANIZATION
Rule 110-1-1-.02 - The Organization of the Department of Community Affairs

(1) The executive office is composed of the Commissioner and his staff and is responsible for staff services to the Board of Community Affairs as well as executing the Board's policy through the various Divisions of the Department.

(2) The Administrative Division provides budgeting, bookkeeping, and personnel staff services for the Department.

(3) The Community and Economic Development Division is responsible for assisting and supporting the state's cities and counties in their efforts to improve the physical economic and environmental aspects of their communities. The division also administers the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program for Non-Entitlement areas and the Federal Appalachian Regional Commission Program. Additionally, the division administers the Governor's All Star Cities Project Competition and Certified Cities Programs as well as the Georgia Clean and Beautiful Program. The division offers technical assistance to communities involved in downtown development and revitalization, commercial and industrial development, financial packaging, and agribusiness development.

(4) The Intergovernmental Assistance Division is responsible for conducting policy analysis and research in matters affecting local governments. It maintains a local government library, a computerized local government data base and it maintains and operates the State Cartographic Center. The division prepares and distributes technical reports on such diverse subjects as census information, joint city/county services, mandated costs, taxation, and finance issues. It is responsible for preparing the biennial "State Development Profile," and the annual "Report on Local Government Finances". The division is responsible for providing technical assistance to all local governments in the areas of housing, planning and zoning, and disaster preparedness.

(5) The Technical Assistance Division is responsible for advice and field assistance to local governments in the areas of fiscal administration, personnel administration, public works, building codes and safety, and criminal justice. The division also administers the State's Industrialized Building Program and the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program. Working directly with local governments to help them solve local administrative and operating problems is the principal mission of this division.