Georgia County Government-August 2008

www.accg.org JERRY R. GRIFFIN Executive Director, Publisher ROSS KING Deputy Director MICHAEL STEWART Assistant Director for County Services JAMES F. GRUBIAK General Counsel General County Government CLINT MUELLER Legislative Director Revenue and Finance MICHELE NeSMITH Research and Policy Development Director KEM KIMBROUGH Assistant General Counsel / Public Safety and the Courts TODD EDWARDS Natural Resources and Environment MATTHEW HICKS Economic Development and Transportation ASHLEY MEGGITT Government Relations Associate GEORGIACOUNTY G OV E R N M E N T VOLUME 60 NO. 2 • AUGUST 2008 Upfront 7 9 President’s Message County Matters Features 12 Georgia’s Transportation Issues More Critical to Counties than Ever By Matthew Hicks, Associate Legislative Director for Economic Development & Transportation 12 19 Expanding Rural Airports: Partnering for Economic Development in Upson County Meet DOT Commissioner Gena Abraham Bridge Infrastructure and Risk By Peter J. Vanderzee 21 23 DEBORAH DEWBERRY Magazine Editor CAROL BAKER Meeting Planner JEFF CHRISTIE Staff Liaison, UGA Cooperative Extension EFRAIN RODRIGUEZ Chief Information Officer Risk Management and Insurance DAVID A. PAULK Director DAVID UHLMAN Manager BEN PITTARELLI Manager of Marketing and Field Services PENNY HENDERSON Administrative Assistant Accounting and Finance J.C. McBEE Chief Financial Officer DARRYLE CRAWFORD Insurance Accountant DEONTÉ BURDEN Accounting Assistant Administrative Assistance JANICE TITTLE Executive Assistant KATHLEEN BOWEN Special Projects Coordinator JANA ABRAHAM Administrative Assistant CHARLOTTE COPELAN Front Desk Assistant RHONDA PEACE Paralegal 25 Counties and the Law: Georgia’s Fair Employment Practices Act By Thomas A. Cox, Jr., Esq. and Tamika Nordstrom, Esq. 29 19 31 35 Georgia’s Grand Old Courthouses: Coffee County By Wilber W. Caldwell Extension News: Infrastructure Investments Save County Funds By Faith Peppers Research Corner: Getting the Most Out of Your Research By Michele NeSmith, Research and Policy Development Director 36 37 Discover the New Georgia Encyclopedia By Kelly Caudle NACo News Staff News 23 On the cover Images courtesy of Georgia Department of Transportation, The Miller Group, Yancey and Peachtree City Airport Authority. 38 In Every Issue 39 42 County Parade Index of Advertisers Layout & Design: Barry Senyk Advertising Art: Aaron Harper ©2008 Naylor, LLC. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the publisher. Georgia County Government is published monthly, with a combined issue in May-June. Price per issue $1.50; Georgia County Government Yearbook is $50. Direct magazine subscription rate effective July 2006 is $45 per year for subscribers who are non-ACCG members. PUBLISHED JULY 2008/ACG-M0808/7435 Published by Naylor, LLC Georgia County Government is published for the Association County Commissioners of Georgia 50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone: 404-522-5022 • Toll Free: 800-858-2224 Fax: 404-525-2477 • Web: www.accg.org 12600 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 350, Alpharetta, GA 30004 Phone: 770-810-6957 • Toll Free: 800-796-2638 Fax: 770-810-6995 • Web: www.naylor.com Naylor Publisher: Mark V. Migliore Publication Coordinator: Tara Horstmeyer Advertising Director: Nicole Hudson Advertising Sales: Krys D’Antonio, Kim Glover, Tami Hall, Gerald Harris, Ron Hutcheson, Mary Johnston, Rick Sauers, Vicki Sherman AUGUST 2008 www.accg.org 5 http://www.accg.org http://www.naylor.com http://www.accg.org http://www.accg.org

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Georgia County Government- August 2008 Contents President’s Message County Matters Georgia’s Transportation Issues More Critical to Counties than Ever Expanding Rural Airports: Partnering for Economic Development in Upson County Meet DOT Commissioner Gena Abraham Bridge Infrastructure and Risk Counties and the Law: Georgia’s Fair Employment Practices Act Georgia’s Grand Old Courthouses: Coffee County Extension News: Infrastructure Investments Save County Funds Research Corner: Getting the Most Out of Your Research Discover the New Georgia Encyclopedia NACo News Staff News County Parade Index of Advertisers

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