Government and infrastructure Butts County, Georgia

butts county governed board of commissioners composed of 1 commissioner each of county s 5 electoral districts. commission members serve 4 year, staggered terms. board presided on chairman, elected annually members of commission chair meetings of board. board employs county administrator, deputy county administrator, county clerk , 9 department managers oversee daily affairs of government.

there 4 constitutional officers , 3 elected officials elected at-large voters of county. constitutional officers include sheriff; tax commissioner; probate judge , clerk of superior court. elected officials include magistrate judge; coroner , county surveyor. other services provided departments headed appointees of board of commissioners.

in 2008, movement began create elected, at-large chairman position serve presiding officer on board of commissioners. movement lost ground in 2009 , has not been revisited.

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georgia diagnostic , classification state prison

the georgia diagnostic , classification state prison of georgia department of corrections maximum security prison in unincorporated butts county. home georgia s death row men , georgia s execution facility. prison home maximum security general population (non-death row).