Municipalities in georgia are responsible forpromoting tourism. electing sheriffs. collecting garbage. taxing counties

The 1983 Georgia Constitution prescribes fifteen different services that a municipality may provide:

- Police and fire protection

- Garbage and solid-waste collection and disposal

- Public health facilities and services

- Street and road construction and maintenance

- Parks, recreational areas, programs, and facilities

- Storm-water and sewage collection and disposal systems

- Development, storage, treatment, purification, and distribution of water

- Public housing

- Public transportation

- Libraries, archives, and arts and sciences programs and facilities

- Terminal and dock facilities and parking facilities

- Codes, including building, housing, plumbing, and electrical

- Air-quality control

- The creation, modification, and maintenance of retirement or pension systems for local-government employees

- Planning, zoning, and community redevelopment

The 1993 law added to this list electric or gas utility services and street lighting, for a total of sixteen municipal services.