Town Hall · McDonough

McDonough, GA town hall & government

McDonough spent $27 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $978 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach McDonough's government.

Local leadership

Who runs McDonough

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Meetings

Coming up at McDonough's town hall

  • Oct 1Thu · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Workshop Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingAtlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort Gardenia Room, 4021 Lakeview Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 5Thu · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Workshop Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 16Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 14Mon · 6:00 pm
    GeneralCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from McDonough's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where McDonough's money goes

Spent
$27 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$978
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$7 million
$254 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.6 million21%
Police
$5.2 million19%
Administration & buildings
$3.9 million15%
Fire
$3.5 million13%
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million8%
Roads & transportation
$2 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million5%
Parks & libraries
$918,0003%
Interest on debt
$182,0001%
Paid to other governments
$55,000<1%
Other
$2 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • From other local governments 22%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for McDonough

Full-time staff
157
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
48
and 22 full-time firefighters
Police
53 full-time
Administration & buildings
25 full-time13 part
Fire
26 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
19 full-time
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
11 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. McDonough didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Henry County School District

McDonough's K–12 school district, shared with Hampton, Locust Grove and Stockbridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,908
Georgia: $15,800
Students
43,258
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$261 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 54%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,908 per pupil, $8,240 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in McDonough pay

Typical tax bill
$2,973
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$314,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact McDonough's government

🏛️ Official websitemcdonoughga.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in McDonough →

Beyond town hall

Who represents McDonough

McDonough is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representatives Mike Collins and Brian Jack. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of McDonough's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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