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Omega, GA town hall & government

Omega spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,225 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Omega's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,225
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$558,00037%
Sewer & trash
$319,00021%
Administration & buildings
$219,00015%
Roads & transportation
$186,00012%
Water & other utilities
$147,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$41,0003%
Parks & libraries
$14,0001%
Paid to other governments
$8,0001%
Fire
$4,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 34%
  • Interest, fines & other 28%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Omega

Full-time staff
11
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tift County School District

Omega's K–12 school district, shared with Tifton and Ty Ty. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,931
Georgia: $15,800
Students
7,631
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$56.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,931 per pupil, $8,623 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.

Also serving Omega: Colquitt County School District ($15,598 per pupil).

Local

Contact Omega's government

Town hall & decisions in Omega →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Omega

Omega is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Austin Scott. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Omega'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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