The Honorable Lee Cone, Ben Hill County Sheriff
The Sheriff's Office provides the following services to Ben Hill County Residents:
- Patrols the County
- Arrests
- Court Security
- C.H.A.M.P.S.
- Operates County Jail
- Drug Enforcement
- DARE Education Program
- Jail Population
- Sex Offender Registry
Need to get in touch with someone in the Sheriff's office?
Tim Kegebein, Road Superintendent
Darryl Davis, Office Manager & Safety Coordinator
The Solid Waste Management Authority provides the following services for Ben Hill County Residents
- Dispatch calls for dumping commercial garbage in the county
- Haul county commercial garbage and maintain county dump sites
- Process billing for county commercial garbage
Ben Hill County has seven (7) dump sites for household garbage. These sites are open year round Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Closed Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
All dump sites are closed on the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays.
Metal can be dumped at the Joshlyn and Westwood sites only. All commercial and construction waste must be taken to the landfill, located at 544 Camp Brooklyn Road.
Dump Site Locations
- Appomattox Road (Behind Police Department)
- Joshlyn Road
- Othar Lee Rodgers Road
- M.C. Pettigrew Drive
- Sparrow Road
- Sturgeon Creek Church Road
- Westwood Drive
Need to get in touch with someone in the Solid Waste's office?
Joyce Merritt, Chief Appraiser
2024 Board of Assessors Meeting Calendar
2024 Deadlines
Board of Tax Assessors 2023 Returned Mail Listing
The Tax Assessors Office provides the following services for Ben Hill County Residents
- The Tax Assessor's Office investigates and values real and personal property subject to taxation in Ben Hill County.
- It is our duty and responsibility to keep up with technology, changing tax codes, methods, procedures, and local property values in order to produce an acceptable property tax digest. Counties are subject to financial penalties if the Georgia Department of Revenue finds the tax digest deficient.
- Our goal is to apply the property tax code fairly and to reflect goodwill, temperance, and fairness in carrying out our duties.
- We pledge to support, encourage, and cooperate with the County governing authority, the Board of Equalization, and the Tax Commissioner's Office, which collects and distributes the taxes we assess. Working together for the common good, our respective operations use uniform standards in discharging our joint duties.
- Notice of Property Inspection
The Ben Hill County Assessor’s office will be inspecting properties throughout the county on an ongoing basis. In addition to routine inspections, all properties that have building permits issued will be inspected. Also, mobile homes will be checked for current decals. This is to be considered notice of intent to enter properties by the Ben Hill County Board of Assessors and Staff.
Need to get in touch with someone in the Tax Assessor's office?
Barry Foster
The Tax Commissioners provide the following services for Ben Hill County Residents
- The Tax Commissioner is an elected Constitutional Officer responsible for every phase of collecting property taxes, from the preparation of the digest, billing, accounting, and disbursements.
- Property taxes include those assessed on real estate, public utilities, and ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles and mobile homes. These collections are disbursed to state, county, school, and city governing authorities.
- As a tag agent for the State of Georgia, the Tax Commissioner is also responsible for the collection of all taxes, fees, and penalties for motor vehicles applicable under the Georgia Code. The Tax Commissioner enforces all regulations mandated by the state.
- A large percentage of the revenue realized by the Ben Hill County Board of Commissioners and Board of Education is generated from ad valorem taxes collected by the Tax Commissioner. The financial stability of these institutions largely depends upon the efficient operation of the Tax Commissioner's office. The City of Fitzgerald also benefits from taxes collected on motor vehicles, and mobile homes.
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