Cobb County Jobs Available

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The following two positions are available at the Cobb County Government. Equipment Operator Recreation Leader

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Cobb Hiring Public Safety Personnel

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Cobb County Government is seeking candidates for the following positions in its Public Safety Department. Property/Evidence Control Tech Click here to find out more, or to apply online. Emergency Communication Operator Click here to find out more, or to apply online

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BOC Denies Walmart Waiver Request

The supercenter sought a waiver to be able to sell alcohol, even though the store is located fewer than 600 feet from a church.

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday denied a waiver request by Walmart for a location on Barrett Parkway in South Cobb County to be allowed to sell packaged beer and wine, with commissioners voting against the waiver stating that the supercenter didn't have sufficient evidence that alcohol sales wouldn't affect a nearby church. The waiver is needed because the the store is fewer than 600 feet from Pine Grove Baptist Church in Powder Springs, the distance required by the county's ordinance. According to the ordinance, a waiver may be granted for a business closer than 600 feet to a school or church if it can show that the sale of alcohol won't affect property values or adversely affect the use of the institution. Evidence …

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Speakers Challenge BOC on Finances, Chickens

Two Cobb citizens came before the Board of Commissioners to plead for their causes.

An otherwise routine Tuesday evening meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Cobb County was colored by the appearance of two public speakers coming before the board pleading for the right to own chickens and to rail against money in politics. Joseph Pond, founder of the Backyard Chickens Alliance of Cobb County, once again stressed his recommendation that the board alter the 40 year old zoning code and allow chickens and ducks to be counted as pets and not livestock. With the current code, chickens and ducks can only be kept on properties exceeding two acres in size. Pond said that if the code was amended, neighborhoods with HOAs would be able to restrict chicken keeping. Pond lost his job two weeks ago and his chickens in the fall of …

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They're Here ... Tax Bills Going Out

The bills are due Oct. 15, with a 5 percent late penalty afterward; and an additional 1 percent in interest is charged each month until the taxes are paid.

Cobb County property owners will be getting their tax bills this week. To be precise, 255,625 property-tax bills will be mailed Wednesday, worth $600 million for the county, Tax Commissioner Gail Downing told the Marietta Daily Journal. The bills are due Oct. 15, with a 5 percent late penalty afterward; and an additional 1 percent in interest is charged each month until the taxes are paid. All six of Cobb’s cities handle their own tax billing and collection, so residents in incorporated Cobb will also get a separate city tax bill, Downing said. Tax payments can be made: Nearly 99 percent of 2011 taxes have been collected.

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Cobb Support Services Agency to be Reshuffled

Several positions will be eliminated and others will be promoted in a move to improve efficiency.

Cobb, WellStar to Sign Partnership Agreement

The agreement is for a senior community clinic at the Senior Wellness Center, which is currently under construction.

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners and WellStar Health System officials will celebrate the establishment of a senior community clinic will sign a partnership agreement today at 2 p.m. at the site of the Cobb Senior Services campus in Powders Springs Station.  The clinic will be an important part of the Senior Wellness Center, currently under construction at 1150 Powder Springs St. and slated to open in late August. The clinic will provide free, preventive and chronic healthcare services for eligible, low-income seniors who are uninsured Cobb residents aged 55 to 64. The clinic will also concentrate on services that are not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare, such as vision and hearing screenings. WellStar will supply all equipment, …

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Cobb Support Services Agency to be Reshuffled

Several positions will be eliminated and others will be promoted in a move to improve efficiency.

Cobb County's Support Services Agency is getting an overhaul to increase operational flexibility and to keep the agency up to date with current technological standards. A presentation was delivered by Support Services Agency Director Virgil Moon during the Cobb County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning outlining the proposed changes. According to the presentation, the Support Services Agency worked hand in hand with the Finance Department and the County Manager to ensure that the reshuffling was budget neutral; in fact, the plan will bring some savings to the county. Under the proposed changes, agency information services will take on the additional responsibilities of records management and mail services. Moon said that because …

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Cobb Support Services Agency to be Reshuffled

Several positions will be eliminated and others will be promoted in a move to improve efficiency.

Cobb County's Support Services Agency is getting an overhaul to increase operational flexibility and to keep the agency up to date with current technological standards. A presentation was delivered by Support Services Agency Director Virgil Moon during the Cobb County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning outlining the proposed changes. According to the presentation, the Support Services Agency worked hand in hand with the Finance Department and the County Manager to ensure that the reshuffling was budget neutral; in fact, the plan will bring some savings to the county. Under the proposed changes, agency information services will take on the additional responsibilities of records management and mail services. Moon said that because …

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