Service Districts
Service Districts
Fire and Emergency Medical Services District
- The fire and emergency medical services district includes all properties within unincorporated Gwinnett County and all cities except Loganville.
- Gwinnett County is responsible for providing fire and emergency medical protection within this district.
- The city of Loganville operates its own fire department, but residents and businesses continue to receive county-provided emergency medical services as described below.
- A property tax levy to fund fire and emergency services is assessed on each property within the district and is itemized on the property tax bill.
Loganville Emergency Medical Services District
- The Loganville emergency medical services district includes all properties within the portion of incorporated Loganville that lie within Gwinnett County.
- Gwinnett County is responsible for providing emergency medical services within this district, which is funded through a contractual agreement with the County.
- At this time, no millage rate is associated with this service district.
- The police services district includes all properties within unincorporated Gwinnett County and cities that do not operate their own police departments (Berkeley Lake, Buford, Grayson, Dacula, Peachtree Corners, Rest Haven, and Sugar Hill).
- Gwinnett County is responsible for providing police protection within this district.
- A property tax levy to support police services is assessed on each property within this district and is itemized on the property tax bill.
Development and Enforcement Services District
- The development and enforcement services district includes all properties within unincorporated Gwinnett County.
- Gwinnett County is responsible for providing short-term planning and code enforcement services within this district.
- A property tax levy to fund development and enforcement services is assessed on each property within this district and is itemized on the property tax bill.
- The County’s general fund will continue to support services that benefit everyone countywide, such as sheriff, jail, courts, correctional facility, tax commissioner, health and human services, elections, and transportation.
- Gwinnett County levies a countywide property tax on all properties located within the county to support the general fund. The general fund levy is itemized on the property tax bill.
- The voter-approved recreation fund supports and maintains parks and recreation programs and facilities countywide.
- Gwinnett County levies a countywide property tax on all properties located within the county to support the recreation fund. The recreation fund levy is itemized on the property tax bill.
- The bond fund repays debt on the voter-approved expansion of the jail, also known as the Gwinnett County Pre-Trial Detention Center.
- Gwinnett County has the ability to levy a countywide property tax on all properties located within the county to support the bond fund. The bond fund levy is itemized on the property tax bill. In 2017, the bond fund levy was reduced by 0.24 mills to 0.00 mills.
