General Local Government Information

The City of Locust Grove is one of over 500 municipalities in the State of Georgia. Every city, town, or hamlet has a written charter of municipal incorporation approved by the Georgia General Assembly. In Georgia, there is no legal distinction between municipalities incorporated as cities, towns, hamlets, or villages. Locust Grove was incorporated as a city on December 20, 1893.

In addition to a charter of municipal incorporation, all cities must have a municipal charter. This document is the "backbone" of the municipality's governmental structure, corporate boundaries, and governmental powers.  An individual city's governmental powers may vary. Locust Grove's governmental powers include:

• planning, zoning, and land use controls
• appropriation and expenditures
• water and sewer services
• sanitation and stormwater management
• police/public safety
• nuisance abatement - code enforcement
• environmental protection
• street construction and maintenance
• taxation and fee collection

...and many more as authorized or required under the constitution and laws of the State of Georgia 

Our Organization is periodically evolving as we continue to grow at a rapid pace. The current Organizational Chart adopted July 19, 2023 and effective August 1, 2023 shows how our government is organized into Administrative Functions under the City Manager and City Clerk, Public Safety/Police under the Police Chief, Public Works under its own Director, Community Development with its own Director, Economic Development with the Main Street Program Manager, and Municipal Court under the direction of the Council-appointed Judge.