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
Colquitt County has more than 45,898 residents, 265 employees and a general fund budget of $ 26 million for fiscal year 2025. The 2024 net millage rate for unincorporated areas is 9.974, for incorporated areas 12.383 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 county- wide 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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