Gwinnett County Law Library

Gwinnett County Government is the governing body for Gwinnett County in Georgia. Its board, under the operation of a chairman, sets direction and formulates policies for the county government, adopts the budget, authorizes expenditures, and approves or disapproves specific actions, such as rezoning of private property. It has various departments, including animal shelter, community services, corrections, county administrator, courts, district attorney, elections, financial services, and fire and emergency services. Its departments also include transit, health and human services, human resources, law, parks and recreation, planning and development, police, and senior family services. The county government also has sheriff, solicitor, support services, tax assessor and commissioner, transportation, and water resources departments. Gwinnett County Government s headquarters are located in Lawrenceville, Ga.