Category: City & County News
Poll Worker training
PUBLIC NOTICE
General/Special Election
November 8, 2022
POLL WORKER TRAINING
Pursuant to O.C.G.A 21-2-9; A Poll Worker Training is required before any Primary or General Election.
If you are interested in working during the Election as Poll Worker for November 8, 2022 General/Special Election, you must attend the training. The Training will be Wednesday October 12, 2022, beginning at 3p.m. at the Pulaski County Courthouse Annex Auditorium.
For additional information contact the Board of Elections Office at (478) 783-0828
Logic and Accuracy Testing
PUBLIC NOTICE
General/Special Election
November 8, 2022
LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTING
Pursuant to O.C.G.A 21-2-379.25; notice is hereby given that the logic and accuracy testing on the voting equipment to be used in the November 8, 2022 General/Special Election will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday October 13, 2022 until completed. The testing will be at the Pulaski County Courthouse Annex Auditorium, 45 South Lumpkin Street, Hawkinsville, GA. The test procedure is open to the public.
For additional information contact Board of Elections Office at (478) 783-0828.
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2022 City of Hawkinsville Five Year Tax History
| NOTICE | ||||||
| The City of Hawkinsville does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the City Hall Conference Room on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy, along with the history of the digest and levy for the past five years. | ||||||
| CURRENT 2021 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY | ||||||
| City of Hawkinsville |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Real & Personal | 82,805,690 | 101,162,680 | 116,855,417 | 119,190,130 | 118,537,694 | 124,510,609 |
| Motor Vehicles | 2,821,000 | 2,239,270 | 1,855,160 | 1,731,210 | 1,176,500 | 1,087,050 |
| Mobile Homes | 130,677 | 122,346 | 116,514 | 132,239 | 128,644 | 126,412 |
| Timber – 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heavy Duty Equipment | 62,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,254 | 0 |
| Gross Digest | 85,820,015 | 103,524,296 | 118,827,091 | 121,053,579 | 119,857,092 | 125,724,071 |
| Less Exemptions | 4,140,097 | 2,844,128 | 7,967,329 | 10,549,890 | 10,824,193 | 3,058,163 |
| Net Digest Value |
81,679,918 | 100,680,168 | 110,859,762 | 110,503,689 | 109,032,899 | 122,665,908 |
| Gross Maintenance & Operation Millage | 11.1530 | 10.2970 | 9.9690 | 9.9930 | 10.3104 | 10.4663 |
| Less Rollbacks | 5.5500 | 4.6970 | 4.3720 | 4.3770 | 4.7004 | 4.8893 |
| Net M&O Millage Rate |
5.6030 | 5.6000 | 5.5970 | 5.6160 | 5.6100 | 5.5770 |
| Total M&O Taxes Levied | $457,653 | $563,809 | $620,482 | $620,589 | $611,675 | $684,108 |
| Net Taxes $ Increase | ($15,300) | ($106,156) | $56,673 | $107 | ($8,914) | $72,433 |
| Net Taxes % Increase | -3.24% | 23.20% | 10.05% | 0.02% | -1.44% | 11.84% |
Pulaski County Commissioner – July Meeting
Due to the holiday and staff vacation schedule, the July County Commissioner’s meeting will be held on Friday, July 1, 2022 in the County Annex building at 45 S. Lumpkin St.
Engineering Firm Request for Qualifications
The City of Hawkinsville is in the process of applying for grant funding to assist with natural gas distribution improvements.The City is seeking an engineering firm with broad experience to provide design and construction supervision for this project that will utilize funds primarily from the DOT grant program if awarded. These grants are funded by the federal government; therefore, all activities must be performed in strict adherence to applicable federal and state regulations. Click here to view the request for qualifications.
2021 Annual Water Quality Report
Please click here to view the City of Hawkinsville 2021 Annual Water Quality Report.
2023 Engineering Firm Request for Qualifications
The City of Hawkinsville is requesting RFP for engineering services for design and construction management of a stormwater infrastructure project. Click here to review the request in its entirety.
Public Notice – Logic & Accuracy test
Public Notice – Logic & Accuracy Test for Pulaski County Primary Election
A test of the electronic voting system to be used for Advance Voting in the May 24th, 2022 General Primary Election for Pulaski County is being conducted on
April 28th & 29th 2022.
The test will be performed by the Pulaski County Board of Registrations and Elections and will commence at 10:00 a.m. at the Pulaski County polling place, located at 45 South Lumpkin Street.
This test is conducted in accordance with Section 21-2-379.6© of the Official Code of Georgia, Annotated. The test procedures are open to the public.
This 11th day of April 2022
Phil House, Pulaski County Elections Supervisor
NOTICE: Invitation to Bid on Joint 2022 Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant
Sealed Bids will be received in the Pulaski County Commissioners Office located at 45 S. Lumpkin St Hawkinsville GA 31036 until 3:00 PM Thursday April 28, 2022 for the following project:
PULASKI COUNTY GEORGIA 2022 JOINT LMIG
Resurfacing and repairs of various city and county roads in Pulaski County, Hawkinsville, Dooly County, Wilcox County and Lilly Totaling 28.12 Miles
Bid and Contract Documents are available here. Please email Ronnie Kent at ro****@oc*******.com for questions.
The 2022 Joint LMIG Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities.
All potential bidders must be pre-qualified by GDOT
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Pulaski County is considering applying to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for a Community Development Block Grant of up to $1,000,000.00 for the construction of a new community senior center. The activities for which these funds may be used are in the areas of housing, public facilities, and economic development that primarily benefit low and moderate income persons.
More specific details regarding eligible activities, disclosure of a possible conflict of interest pertaining to elected officials living in the project’s target area, fair housing laws and Pulaski County’s commitment to further fair housing, the estimated amount of funds proposed to be used for activities to benefit low and moderate income persons and the rating system will be provided at a public hearing, which will be held at the Pulaski County Courthouse Annex, 45 S. Lumpkin St, Hawkinsville, GA 31036 on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.
The purpose of this hearing will be to obtain citizen input into the development of the application. Pulaski County is committed to providing all persons with equal access to its services, programs, activities, education and employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability or age. Persons with special needs relating to handicapped accessibility or foreign language should contact Laurie Obert-Thorn, County Clerk, at 478-783-4154 before March 23, 2022 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Persons with hearing disabilities can contact us at our TDD number 1-800-255-0056 or (voice) 1-800-255-0135.