How the city works · South Gwinnett
Grayson City Government
The City of Grayson runs under a mayor-council form of government: a mayor and four council members set policy, supported by professional staff, with City Hall at 475 Grayson Parkway. The council holds work sessions and regular meetings on the third Monday of each month, and agendas and minutes are published for residents who cannot attend.
Because Grayson is a limited-service city, the council's own work is narrower than in a full-service city: sanitation, planning and zoning, community programs, and the city parks and events. Water, sewer, police, and fire all sit with Gwinnett County, which makes the city meetings the place to watch for the neighborhood-level decisions.
The structure
Mayor, council, and the city staff
The mayor and four council members, each elected to a post, make up the governing body. Seats change by election, so the city's official website is the current source for who holds which post. The day-to-day administration sits with a city administrator and the staff in City Hall.
City Hall is at 475 Grayson Parkway, Grayson, GA 30017, open weekdays, with the main line at (770) 963-8017. It houses the departments behind the services residents use most: planning and zoning, permits, sanitation billing, and community development.
The city's own work
What the city government actually runs
The city keeps
- Sanitation and recycling, contracted through Latham Home Sanitation.
- Planning, zoning, permits, and community development.
- Community programs, the senior center, parks, and events.
Gwinnett County keeps
- Water and sewer, through Gwinnett County Public Utilities.
- Police, fire, and emergency response.
- The public schools, through the GCPS Grayson cluster.
The practical result: a resident's trash schedule, building permit, and community events all run through City Hall, while the water bill, the police non-emergency line, and the school bus route all run through the county. Knowing which is which saves a lot of hold music.
Meetings
When the council meets, and how to follow along
The council holds work sessions and regular meetings on the third Monday of each month, meeting at the Grayson Senior Center. Agendas and minutes are published ahead and after each meeting, so a resident who cannot attend can still follow the zoning and budget decisions that shape the small city.
For county-level business, the Gwinnett County government sits in Lawrenceville, about five miles away, with the county commission and the county departments answering for utilities, public safety, and county services.
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