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Colquitt County

Population : 45 , 898 Land area : 557 square miles
Courthouse Annex 101 E . Central Ave . P . O . Box 517 Fax : 616-7409 Office hours : 8 a . m . - 5 p . m . weekdays Tax Commissioner ’ s Office closes to public at 4:30 p . m . ( 229 ) 616-7400 • www . colquittcountyga . gov

CColquitt County has more than 45,898 residents , 255 employees and a general fund budget of $ 25,072,585 for fiscal year 2023 . The 2022 net millage rate for unincorporated areas is 11.889 , for incorporated areas 14.665 and in the special service district 1.212 .

Board of Commissioners
Six commissioners are elected from their respective districts for four-year terms . The chairman is elected countywide for a four-year term . Commission Districts 1 , 3 , 5 and 7 ( Chairman ) are staggered with the terms of Commission Districts 2 , 4 and 6 .
• District 1 : Barbara Jelks , ( 229 ) 589-2457 . Jelks is retired and began service on the board in 2018 . Email : bjelksdist01 @ icloud . com .
• District 2 : Chris Hunnicutt , ( 229 ) 456-0245 . Hunnicutt is a farmer and began service on the board in 2016 . Email : chunnicuttdist02 @ icloud . com
• District 3 : Marc DeMott , ( 229 ) 985-5661 . DeMott , market president at First National Bank of Moultrie , began service on the board in 2015 . Email : marc . demott @ ccboc . com .
• District 4 : Mike Boyd , ( 229 ) 873-4278 . Boyd , who retired from a law enforcement career with the Georgia State Patrol , began service on the board in 2021 . Email : dmikeboyd @ gmail . com .
• District 5 : Paul Nagy , ( 229 ) 941-2711 . Nagy , who retired as advisor to the Marine Corps JROTC program at Colquitt County High School , began service on the board in 2015 . Email : ltcpaulnagy @ gmail . com
• District 6 : Johnny Hardin , 985-7332 . Hardin took office April 2006 . Email : jhardindist06 @ icloud . com .
• District 7 ( chairman ): Denver F . Braswell , ( 229 ) 873- 7126 . Braswell is self-employed and began service on the board in 2019 . Email : dbraswelldist07 @ icloud . com .
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