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Wayne County is proud to host the Wayne County Transit System. CLICK HERE for rates. Keep tuned - we have great plans and ideas for the future as we are currently running over 3000 trips a month.

Also of great current importance is the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and Wayne County have been working together to develop a countywide transportation plan aimed at addressing the area’s transportation needs over the next 20 years.

Public participation had been a key component of the study. Part of the study includes a plan to provide opportunities for citizens, business owners, and other interested persons to participate in the development of the plan. The project team documents all of the comments from citizens and community stakeholders.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

• Wayne County Transit operates its programs and services without regard to race, color, and national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Any person who believes she or he has been aggrieved by any unlawful discriminatory practice under Title VI may file a complaint with Wayne County Transit.
• For more information on the Wayne County Transit's civil rights program, and the procedures to file a complaint, contact 912-427-5900; Angie Parker - aparker@waynecountyga.us; or visit our administrative office at 341 East Walnut Street, Jesup, Georgia 31545.

You may also file your compliant directly with the FTA at: Federal Transit Administration Office or Civil Rights Attention: Title VI Program Coordination, East Building, 5th Floor-TCR 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20590

Title VI Plan - Adopted February 7,2022

• English Title VI Procedures 
• Spanish Title VI 
• Spanish Title VI Procedures 
• Title VI Complaint Form
• Title VI Public Notice

Welcome to the Wayne County Administrator's office. 

County Administrator is Paul Drawdy. 

For more information on services provided, please contact our office.

I am excited to be serving my second term as your Wayne County Tax Commissioner. One of my goals is to help modernize the tax office to increase the efficiency of the operations and to make it easier for you to pay your taxes. In November we began accepting debit and credit cards in the office and accepting e-check payments online at www.waynegatax.com. The debit and credit cards require a convenience fee of 2.5% or $2.95 of the tax being collected. This fee is not charged by Wayne County, it goes directly to our third party vendor via PayPal. Visa, Mastercard and Discover are accepted. The online e-check fee is only $1.50 cents per transaction, which also goes to our vendor. I have recently installed new property tax software which should streamline waiting time for our customers. We will strive to continue to upgrade and improve our services to you.

The Wayne County Road Department maintains ALL the county owned paved and dirt roads in Wayne County.

Requests for road repairs/maintenance should be directed to (912) 427-5990.

To report emergency road requests, such as trees blocking a roadway, bridges out, washed out roadways, etc., please call 9-1-1

Buddy Starling

Road Superintendent

Elton Aspinwall

Engineer

The purpose of our juvenile courts is to protect the well-being of children, provide guidance and control conducive to child welfare and the best interests of the state, and secure care for children removed from their homes. 

The exclusive, original jurisdiction of juvenile courts extends to delinquent children under the age of 17 and deprived or unruly children under the age of 18. Juvenile courts have concurrent jurisdiction with superior courts in cases involving capital felonies, custody and child support cases, and in proceedings to terminate parental rights. The superior courts have original jurisdiction over those juveniles who commit certain serious felonies. The juvenile court also has jurisdiction over minors committing traffic violations or enlisting in the military services, consent to marriage for minors, and cases involving the Interstate Compact on Juveniles. 

Juvenile court judges are appointed by the superior court judges of the circuit to four-year terms. Judges must be 30 years of age, have practiced law for five years, and have lived in Georgia for three years. Full-time judges cannot practice law while holding office.

Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

The Wayne County Parks & Recreation Department

Director: Speck Echols

Location: 400 Hinson Moseley Road, Jesup, GA 31545

Phone: (912) 427-5915

Fax: (912) 427-5945

Contact the Parks & Recreation Department

Building Inspector –Kyle Jones

 Building Inspections:

July 1, 2006, began Building Inspections in Wayne County unincorporated areas.  Fees are set by the Wayne County Commissioners.  

 Building Permits: Building permits are required in unincorporated areas of Wayne County.  If your project is located inside city limits see that city’s ordinances for applicable codes.

 Suggestion:  Download Building Inspection Tip Sheet before you apply for a building permit, this may save you time!

Download Building Permit form and fees, fill it out and bring it in to the Wayne County Tax Assessors Office at Walnut Street & Pine.  Before you come in to get your permit, make sure you have the following:

1.  Address

2.  Septic Tank Permit

3.  Blueprints

 What are the advantages to Building Codes?

Each one of us relies on the safety of structures that surround us in our everyday living.  Building codes provide safeguards and even though no code can eliminate all risks, reducing them to an acceptable level provides for a better living environment.  Other advantages would include helping to prevent instant slums, establishing a means of updating property assessments, lower insurance rates, helping in getting state and federal grants and satisfying the requirements of the water conservation act.

Who is required to have a permit?

Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be done or move a manufactured home shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit.  What is the cost of permits?

Construction is based in the value of the house or addition per Fee Sheet.

A 10 X 10 addition is $110 plus electrical, plumbing or HVAC.  Accessory structures used as tool or storage sheds; play houses or structures with similar functions that do not exceed 200 sq ft do not need a permit.  All normal maintenance and or emergency repairs do not require permits.  Substantially damaged structures in Flood Hazard Areas will be based on the Flood Ordinance.

When do I need an inspection?

An inspection is required at various stages of the construction process.  The first inspection would probably be a footing inspection before any concrete is poured.  If a slab is involved, any plumbing and/or electric installed under that slab would also need inspecting before concrete is poured.  The next inspection would be the rough-in inspection, which includes the framing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and gas systems before any drywall is installed.  This inspection also includes fireplaces.  Sometime between this inspection and the final, an Equipment Check is required to get permanent power on the structure.  Last is the final inspection of the framing, plumbing, electrical and HVAC. 

Who should I call if I have questions regarding licenses, tests and investigation of contractors’ workmanship?

Call the Construction Industry Licensing Board at (478) 207-1416.

Who should I call if I have a complaint or dispute with my builder?

Call the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs at (404) 651-8600 or 1-800-869-1123. 

Who do I contact to ask questions about manufactured homes?

Contact the Office of the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner, Manufactured Housing Division at (404) 656-9498.

Effective 7/1/94, the County Commissioners make direct appointments to the DFACS Board. These are five year terms.

Welcome to the County Clerk's Office.

Amanda Hannah is the County Clerk.

For more information on our services provided, please contact our office.

OPEN RECORDS OFFICER

Designation per the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70, et seq.:

County Clerk, is designated as the Open Records Officer and the Person that handles payroll, is designated as the Alternate Record Officer to act in the Open Record Officer's absence, both the act for Wayne County and all of its related and subsidiary entities herein the "County". 

All records requests should be made to the Open Records Officer.

Gary D. Browning, Chief Magistrate Court Judge 

Magistrate court jurisdiction includes: civil claims of $15,000 or less; certain minor criminal offenses; distress warrants and dispossessory writs; county ordinance violations; deposit account fraud (bad checks); preliminary hearings; and summonses, arrest and search warrants. A chief magistrate, who may be assisted by one or more magistrates, presides over each of Georgia’s 159 magistrate courts. 

Magistrates may grant bail in cases where the setting of bail is not exclusively reserved to a judge of another court. No jury trials are held in magistrate court. If a defendant submits a written request for a jury trial, cases may be removed to superior or state court. 

The chief magistrate of each county assigns cases, sets court sessions, appoints other magistrates (with the consent of the superior court judges) and sets policy for the magistrate court. The number of magistrates in addition to the chief is usually set by majority vote of the county’s superior court judges. 

Most chief magistrates are elected in partisan, countywide elections to four-year terms. The chief magistrate may be appointed, if so provided by local legislation. Terms for other magistrate judges run concurrently with that of the chief magistrate who appointed them. 

To qualify as a magistrate, an individual must reside in the county for at least one year preceding his or her term of office, be 25 years of age, and have a high school diploma or its equivalent. A magistrate court judge may also serve as a judge of another limited jurisdiction court in the same county.

County Commissioners appoint all members directly. These are four-year terms.

The Street/Highway Maintenance Department is responsible for the services and maintenance of the following departments:

• Administrative
• Airport
• Ambulance
• Animal Control
• Building Inspector
• City Fire Trucks
• Concerted Services
• County Fire Trucks
• Extension Service
• Law Enforcement Complex
• Maintenance Shop
• Park & Recreation
• Road Department
• Sheriff
• Transit
• Volunteer

This department also services & maintains the following equipment:

• Ambulances
• Backhoes
• Cars
• Doziers
• Excavators
• Lawn Mowers
• Packers
• Motor Graders
• Track Hoes
• Tractors
• Trucks (Fire, Dump & Pickup)

This Wayne County Administration is committed to working with the Cities of Jesup, Odum and Screven as well as the Industrial Development Authority and Industry both local and state-wide to "grow Wayne County". 

Flood Zones

Federal Emergency Management Agency has revised the flood maps for Wayne County, Jesup, Odum and Screven. New Map is effective starting Nov. 2010.

Why do I need flood insurance, even though my community has never been flooded?

Flooding occurs in moderate-to-low risk areas as well as in high-risk areas. Poor drainage systems, rapid accumulation of rainfall, snowmelt, and broken water mains can all result in flood. Properties on a hillside can be damaged by mudflow, a covered peril under the Standard Flood Insurance Policy.

Structures located in high-risk flood areas have a significant chance (26 percent) of suffering flood damage during the term of a 30-year mortgage. A home mapped in a high-risk area is 2 1/2 times more likely to suffer damage from a flood than a fire in the lifetime of a typical mortgage!

For these reasons, flood insurance is required by law for buildings in high-risk flood areas as a condition of receiving a mortgage from a federally regulated or insured lender.

If my home is flooded, won't federal disaster assistance pay for my damages?

Not necessarily. Federal disaster assistance typically comes in the form of a low interest loan to help cover flood damage, not compensation for your losses. Even then, those loans are only available if the President formally declares a disaster and must be repaid along with any existing mortgage.

Where can I find more information about the maps that were used to Determine my relative risk level for flood?

FEMA publishes maps indicating a community's flood hazard areas and the degree of risk in those areas. Flood insurance maps usually are on file in a local repository in the community, such as the planning offices / county building inspector.

Doesn't my homeowners insurance policy cover flooding?

No. Flood damage is not typically covered by a homeowners insurance policy.

Angie Parker is our Human Resource Director. 

Applications are available at the County Administrator's Office.  We take applications only when a position becomes available. 

 Company ID: 188915
 Registered: 02/10/2009

Wayne County Government participates in the E-Verify Program which is an Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. 

Wayne County is an equal opportunity employer. Wayne County Government does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services. 

County Job Postings

• Visit the Document Center to view current job postings.

Employee Insurance Information

• Employees - to access HR information, visit the Employees page.

Tammy K. Thornton, Probate Judge 

The Wayne County Probate Court is responsible for handling: 

• Marriage Licenses
• Firearms Licenses
• Guardianships
• Administrations of Estates
• Probate Wills
• Custodian of All Records
• Birth and Death Certificates 

*NOTE! These issues can be VERY sensitive. Each case is unique. For guardianships and Administrations of Estates, we strongly recommend you hire an attorney. It will often save you money and time handling these intricate and sensitive issues!

Probate Rates

Superior court is Georgia’s general jurisdiction trial court. The court has exclusive, constitutional authority over felony cases, divorce, equity and cases regarding title to land. The superior court corrects errors made by lower courts by issuing writs of certiorari; for some lower courts, the right to direct review by the superior court applies. Each county has its own superior court. The courts are organized into 48 judicial circuits, each created by the General Assembly. The number of superior court judges per circuit ranges from two to 19 judges. A chief judge handles the administrative tasks for each circuit. As of July 31, 2001, 187 judges serve in Georgia’s 159 superior courts. Superior court judges are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan, circuit-wide races. To qualify as a superior court judge, a candidate must be at least 30 years old, be a citizen of Georgia for at least three years, and have practiced law for at least seven years. Superior court judges who have retired and taken senior status may hear cases in any circuit at the request of a local judge, an administrative judge or the governor. The Judicial Administration Act of 1976 grouped the superior court circuits into 10 judicial administrative districts composed of from one to 27 counties. An administrative judge for each district has statutory authority to compile caseload data and to assign superior court judges, with their approval, to serve temporarily in other counties and circuits as needed.

Appointments are to include one elected or appointed Official of the County Government, one elected or appointed Municipal Official, and At Least one member of the Minority Race. Wayne County and the cities Of Jesup, Odum, And Screven are all to agree on the Municipal Representative. The Board started 7/1/96. The terms are for one year and run January through December of each year.

Keith Higgins                                                                                                                                              

The office of District Attorney in Georgia dates to the division of the colonial office of Attorney General into an Attorney General and a Solicitor-General in 1789. It is the only local prosecutor's position in the United States whose origins can be traced directly to those English common law offices. As additional Judicial Circuits were created, additional Solicitors General positions were created in the new circuits. In 1968, the title Solicitor - General was changed to District Attorney and the office became a full-time position whose incumbent could not engage in the private practice of law.

The District Attorney is the chief prosecuting officer for the State of Georgia within each of the State's 49 judicial circuits. Judicial circuits consist of one to eight counties and are generally named for a geographical feature within the Circuit.

Each District Attorney is an elected constitutional officer, who is part of the judicial branch of Georgia state government. The District Attorney represents the State of Georgia in the trial and appeal of felony criminal cases in the Superior Court for the judicial circuit and delinquency cases in the juvenile courts. The District Attorney is also the legal advisor to the grand jury and performs other duties prescribed by law.

Each District Attorney's office has a full-time staff of assistant district attorneys, investigators, victim assistance and administrative personnel who assist the District Attorney in carrying out the duties of the office.

Brunswick Judicial Circuit - Office Locations 

Title 31. Health

Chapter 7. Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and other health care facilities.

Article 4. County and Municipal Hospital Authorities. 

O.C.G.A. § 31-7-72 (2007) 

County Commissioners nominate three people for each position to the Hospital Authority. The Hospital Authority selects one. These are four-year terms.

The County Commissioners make the recommendation.  Ther terms are for three years.  

Resolution Eff. 8/5/96. Solid Waste Authority shall consist of nine members. At least three members shall be Elected Officials in Wayne County, and this requirement shall take precedence. Five members shall be appointed by the Wayne County Commissioners, one member by City of Jesup, one member by City of Screven, one member by City of Odum, and one member to be appointed by the Solid Waste Authority. In the event the board is not properly constituted with three Elected Officials Of Wayne County, then the Wayne County Commissioners shall increase the number of members through additional appointments so that the board is legally constituted. Such additional members shall serve until the next appointments thereafter are made. Members shall serve staggered terms. Terms are for four years.

The Judicial Division serves the following courts: 

• Superior Court
• State Court        
• Drug Court         
• Juvenile Court

The Division is responsible for receiving, filing, storing, and retrieving civil and criminal court records for Superior Court, State Court and Drug Court. The division is also responsible for managing juvenile court records. All records are open for public inspection and copying except juvenile court records, to which access is limited to juvenile intake and probation officers and officers of the juvenile court (judges, clerk and clerk's staff). The division provides support for each court through management of records and attendance during all court proceedings. Records available through the division are: 

Superior Court: 

• General Civil Cases
• Domestic Civil Cases (Divorce, Alimony and Child Support)
• Name Changes
• Legitimations
• Condemnations
• Modifications
• Contempt Petitions
• Worker's Compensation Petitions
• Uniform Reciprocol Enforcement Support Act Petitions (URESA)
• Family Violence Petitions
• Lis Pendens (pending liens)
• Criminal Indictments (felonies)
• Subpoena

State Court: 

• General Civil Cases
• Criminal Accusations (misdemeanors)
• Contempt Petitions
• Modifications
• Subpoenas 

Drug Court: 

• Rehabilitation Program
• Drug Screening

Juvenile Court: 

• Deprivation Petitions
• Unruly Petitions

All juvenile court records are confidential and are not accessible to the public. Access is limited to juvenile intake and probation officers and officers of the Juvenile Court (judges, clerk and clerk's staff).

The Business/Administrative Division of the Office of the Clerk of Courts of Wayne County provides many auxiliary services. Primarily this division is responsible for administration of the office and accounting for all funds paid into the registries of the courts it serves. Other services provided by the division are: 

• Charters (corporate) -- filing not required with the Office of the Secretary of the State of Georgia.
• Corporations (articles of) -- for corporations not required to be filed with the Office of the Secretary of the State of Georgia; also, the Office provides computer access to the Georgia On-Line (GO) Network Corporation database, providing a statewide listing of all corporations and their officers. Other information is available from the Office of the Secretary of State Corporation Division 
• Jury Management -- maintaining and managing all jury pool information for the county, summoning and notifying jurors, and managing juries during jury selection and trials.
• Notary Public -- issuing and approving all applications for notary public for citizens of Wayne County.
• Partnerships -- filing and maintaining all records for partnerships within the county.
• Passports -- serving as the THE local U.S. Passport acceptance agency.
• Trade Names -- filing and maintaining all records.
• Veteran's Military Records. O.C.G.A. § 15-6-72 provides the clerk of superior court shall record and index the discharge certificates of all former members of the armed services of the United States residing in the county, showing their discharge from military service.

The Property Division is responsible for receiving, recording, processing, indexing and reproducing all records for land (real estate) and personal property bought, sold, or otherwise conveyed or encumbered in Wayne County. The following records are maintained permanently by the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, copies of which may be obtained by any citizen: 

Real Estate: 

• Administrator's Deeds
• Bond to Discharge Lien
• Cemetery Deeds
• Executor's Deeds
• Judgments
• Liens and Executions
• Security Deeds
• Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filings (UCC-3)
• Warranty Deeds

Other (Property-Related): 

• Affidavits
• Agreements
• Amendments
• Assignments
• Condominium Covenants and Declarations
• Plats (including subdivisions and condominiums)
• Charters
• Limited Partnerships
• Easements
• Modification Agreements
• Federal Tax Liens/Releases
• Notice of Suits and Related Orders
• Power and Revocation of Attorney
• Resolutions and Revocations of Declarations
• Revocations of Trusts
• Subordination Agreements
• Transfers
• Trust Indentures

Click here to download guide to Intangible Tax laws in Georgia

These appointments are made directly by County Commissioners. Four-year terms. 

Length of terms changed from six to four-year terms by resolution adopted by commissioners on June 5, 2000. It will not affect members terms serving at that date, whose terms are staggered, but will take effect at the end of their terms.

The Office of the Solicitor General prosecutes cases exclusively in the State Court of Wayne County, Georgia. The State Court has jurisdiction over misdemeanor criminal offenses occurring in Wayne County, Georgia. Misdemeanor criminal offenses include, among others: Driving Under the Influence (DUI); theft of goods and services; marijuana possession of less than one ounce, battery including domestic violence, criminal trespass, hunting and fishing violations, and traffic violations. Most misdemeanor offenses have a maximum punishment of 12 months confinement. 

Solicitor Office

What We Do - Responsibilities:

The Office of Solicitor-General is primarily responsible for the prosecution of all criminal misdemeanor offenses filed in the State Court of Wayne County. These cases include all misdemeanor warrants initiated in the Wayne County Magistrate’s Office; all traffic citations issued by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, Wayne County Board of Education Police, and the Georgia State Patrol; other citations issued by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wayne County Park Rangers and Wayne County Animal Control. Cases also arrive to the office via transfer from other courts and offices including the Wayne County District Attorney’s Office, the Macon Municipal Court and the Magistrate’s Court of Wayne County.

This office serves all the citizens of Wayne County. More particularly, the office strives to protect victims of misdemeanor crimes; aid law enforcement and seek equal justice in all such matters.

These offenses are investigated; victims and other witnesses are interviewed; cases are prosecuted through jury and non-jury trials; pleas are negotiated; and some cases are dismissed by the prosecutors because of evidentiary problems.

Court Procedures:

Requests for continuances, entries of appearance and letters of representation should be directed to the Solicitor-General. Specially set trials are scheduled through the Judge’s office.

Court Calendars:

Criminal court calendars for pleas, arraignments and non-jury trials are prepared by the Solicitor-General’s office and are typically completed two-three days before scheduled court dates. Jury trial calendars are prepared at least three to four weeks prior to the call of the calendar. Cases may be added by the parties or their attorneys notwithstanding the completion of the calendar.

Payable Tickets:

By order of the Court, there are a number of citations which do not require a court appearance by the defendant if the citation is uncontested. For such citations, the Court has approved a schedule of fines that is maintained in the Office of Solicitor-General and the State Court Clerk’s Office. Examples of payable citations are traffic violations other than DUI, Suspended License, Fleeing and Eluding and Leaving the Scene of an Accident. Many hunting and fishing violations and most county ordinance violations also do not require an appearance in court. To find out if a court appearance may be unnecessary, call the office at (912)-427-8893.

Victim - Witness Assistance Program:

Often times the victims of crimes feel like only the accused has rights. The Solicitor-General’s Office strongly believes victims should have rights and are to be treated with respect.

Victims of many types of crimes have rights and responsibilities under a Georgia law (O.C.G.A. 17-17-1) called the Victim’s Bill of Rights. The purpose of the Victim-Witness Assistance Program is to educate and assist victims of such crimes.

As a victim, you have the right to be notified of: arrest of the accused; availability of victim service programs; availability of compensation for victims of violent crimes; any court hearings where release of accused will be considered; release of the accused; court proceedings during prosecution of the case; motion for new trial or appeal dates; and parole or change of status of defendant if you request this in writing.

A victim also has the right to: express opinions on the release of the accused pending court proceedings; express views on the outcome of the case prior to plea negotiations or sentencing of the accused; and complete a Victim Impact Statement.

It is the responsibility of the victim to provide the police their address and home and work phone numbers (not pagers) in order to be notified of various proceedings. If there is an arrest and the phone numbers change, the Solicitor-General’s Office must be notified.. Any of this notification or other rights provided may be waived.

If you are the victim of a violent crime, you may be eligible for victim compensation. You must have a completed application within six months after the date of the crime. There does not have to be an arrest in order to apply.

Compensation can help you with your out-of-pocket expenses not already covered by insurance, Medicaid, worker’s compensation, etc. Eligible expenses include medical, counseling, funeral and lost wages. The Victim-Witness Program has compensation applications and can help you apply.

Family Violence Counseling Programs:

Statistics show domestic violence is a major problem in our society. Acts of violence occur every 18 seconds in this country. A woman is abused every 9-15 seconds. Six million women are beaten each year by their husbands and boyfriends. 30% of all murders are committed within the family and 13% are committed by spouses. Children are present during 80% of the assaults against their mothers and 3 million children witness domestic violence each year. These children are 1000 times likely to abuse as adults. Many cases of domestic violence are not reported because of feelings of helplessness, fear and shame. Domestic violence transcends racial, age and socioeconomic boundaries.

The Georgia Code defines family violence as any felony, battery, simple battery, simple assault, assault, stalking, criminal damage to property, unlawful restraint and criminal trespass between past or present spouses, persons who are parents of the same child, parents and children, stepparents and stepchildren, foster parents and foster children and persons living or formerly living in the same household.

The Solicitor-General’s Office feels these are serious matters and vigorously pursues the prosecution of such cases. Protecting the victim from further acts of violence is a primary responsibility.

It is the goal of this office to stop the violence, not to break up the family. Therefore, along with the cooperation of the State Court Judge and the State Court Probation Office, the Family Violence Counseling Program was begun in 1994. This program allows a first-time offender to attend anger and violence counseling group sessions as an alternative to prosecution. If the offender fails to attend as ordered or commits a new offense, the case is then sent back for prosecution.

If you are a defendant charged with this type of offense or if you are a victim who would like the Solicitor-General to recommend this treatment of an offender, please contact the office and speak to a prosecutor or the Victim-Witness Coordinator.

REGULAR MEMBERS: 

• Phillip Ward- Term end date 12/31/2026
• Sarah Edmondson- Term end date 12/31/2026
• John Benner- Term end date 12/31/2026

 ALTERNATE MEMBERS: 

• Leroy Weatherspoon- Term end date 12/31/2026
• Ricky Stringer- Term end date 12/31/2026

THESE ARE APPOINTED BY THE GRAND JURY FOR THREE YEAR TERMS.

Clerks of Superior Court have been elected county constitutional officers since 1798, when framers of Georgia's constitution created the office and provided for election of a clerk in each county of the state. 

The Clerk is accountable only to the people who elect him or her. He or she is not an employee or appointee of any county or state commission or any agent or agency of the judiciary. As an impartial county officer, the Clerk provides some of the most important checks-and-balances needed in both local county government and the state's judicial system. 

The Clerk's duties include running the business arm of the local court system; accounting for all monies arising from fines, fee, court costs and fees required by law for specific services; service as clerk of the commission responsible for arraying county trial and grand juries; providing oversight and administrative support to the county board of tax equalization; and protecting and permanently maintaining  citizens' court, land and other important vital records.

Six-year terms on appointees with expiration dates. 

Title 36. Local Government

Provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations

Chapter 62. Development Authorities 

O.C.G.A. § 36-62-1 (2007)

County Commissioners appoint all members directly. These are six-year terms. Created by Constitutional Amendment July 1963. Resolution (R - 308) dated 3/4/96 increase members to nine, with these two additions serving four-year terms. The initial appointees' terms per (R - 308) will expire 12/31/99.

HB 792. WAYNE COUNTY ALTAMAHA RIVER & LEISURE SERVICES AUTHORITY SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN MEMBERS ALL APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.  ALL MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY.  EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SHALL APPOINT ONE MEMBER OF THE AUTHORITY, WITH THE REMANING TWO AUTHORITY MEMBERS BEING NOMINATED COLLECTIVLEY BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.  AUTHORITY MEMBERS SHALL SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS OF OFFICE AND UNTIL THEIR SUCESSORS ARE APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED.  

HB 793. PUBLIC FACILITES AUTHORITY SHALL CONSIST OF FIVE MEMBERS.  ALL MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE REISDENTS OF THE COUNTY.  EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SHALL APPOINT ONE MEMBER OF THE AUTHORITY WHO SHALL BE A REISDENT OF THE DISTRICT THE COMMISSIONERS REPRESENTS.  AUTHORITY MEMBERS SHALL SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS OF OFFICE AND UNTIL THEIR SUCESSORS ARE APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED. 

Two-year term.  They meet once a quarter at Little Ocmulgee State Park.  Requirements Section 306 (a) (6) (f) of the Older Americans Act states that an aging advisory committee must be established which consists of older individuals (including minority individuals) who are participants or who are eligible to participate in programs assisted under this act, representatives of older individuals, local elected officials, providers of veterans' health care, and the general public to advise continuously the Area Agency on Aging on all matters relating to the development of the Area Plan, the administration of the plan, and operation conducted under this plan.  One must be an individual sixty years of age or older.  

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE

The Grievance Committee shall be composed of 5 members.  The County Commissioners shall appoint 2 members, one being African American; elected officials of the various county departments shall appoint 2 members, one being female; and the County Commission and the Elected Officials shall jointly appoint 1 member.

The members shall serve for a three (3) year term.

Wayne County Board of Elections and Registration

The Wayne County Board of Elections and Registration is composed of three members, all of whom must be electors and residents of Wayne County. These members are appointed by the Wayne County Board of Commissioners.

One member will be appointed to an initial term of two years, while the other two members will each serve an initial term of four years. Following the completion of the initial two-year term, all subsequent terms for that position will be for four years.