“Largely because of the operations of our utilities, we have a goal to eliminate ad valorem tax (property tax) in Thomasville over the next four years.”


In the downtown corridors, the completed City


wireless network serves multiple audiences. This wireless Internet service is a low-cost conven- ience for our customers as well as a mobile tool for City personnel. Fromlaptop computers in their police cars, the Thomasville Police Depart- ment can create and retrieve data. Efficiency with paperwork frees a police officer’s time to focus on police protection for our community. These initiatives are representative of the efforts


Mayor Camille Payne


within all our departments. Looking for new effi- ciencies and ways tomanage costs is an ongoing goal among Councilmembers and the staff. 1%


Where Dollars Go


Economic Development 2%


Governmental Services


15%


Public Safety 8%


Culture & Recreation


Highways & Streets


3%


Business Type Activities


71%


Municipal Property Tax Per Person Statewide average per person


$239 Thomasville average per person $82


Municipal Revenues From Enterprise Funds Statewide average


Thomasville


53% 89%


(charges for Governmental and Utilities Services)


Municipal Revenues From Taxes/Other General Funds Statewide average Thomasville


FiftypercentofCNSInternetcustomers subscribetoCNStelephoneservice.


47% 11%


Source: Georgia LocalGovernment Financial Highlight Report by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.


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