Editing Ball Ground, Georgia (section)

==Government==
[[File:Ball Ground Georgia City Hall.jpg|thumb|Ball Ground City Hall]]
Since the incorporation of the town in 1883, the city has been managed by a [[Mayor–council government|mayor and city council]] consisting of five council-members,<ref name="charter1883" /><ref name="city_government">{{Cite web |title=Government |url=https://cityofballground.com/government/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130052204/https://cityofballground.com/government/ |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=City of Ball Ground Georgia}}</ref> which meet on the second Thursday of each month.<ref name="ordinances_ch2">{{cite act |type=Code of Ordinances |date=February 6, 2020 |article=2 – Administration |article-type=Chapter |title=Ball Ground, Georgia - Code of Ordinances |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD }} {{Cite web |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD |title=Municode Library |access-date=September 17, 2022 |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923052006/https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The city government also consists of a [[Municipal clerk|city clerk]], [[city attorney]],<ref name="ordinances_ch2" /> and a [[city manager]].<ref name="city_manager">{{Cite web |title=Office of the City Manager |url=https://cityofballground.com/city-manager/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130054640/https://cityofballground.com/city-manager/ |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=City of Ball Ground Georgia|date=July 10, 2019 }}</ref>

The city has a [[City court|municipal court]] which is held on the third Friday of each month.<ref name="ordinances_ch14">{{cite act |type=Code of Ordinances |date=February 6, 2020 |article=14 – Municipal Court |article-type=Chapter |title=Ball Ground, Georgia - Code of Ordinances |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH14MUCO }} {{Cite web |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH14MUCO |title=Municode Library |access-date=September 17, 2022 |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923052012/https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH14MUCO |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref name="city_municipal">{{Cite web |title=Municipal Court |url=https://cityofballground.com/municipal-court/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130045635/https://cityofballground.com/municipal-court/ |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=City of Ball Ground Georgia|date=July 12, 2019 }}</ref> With the exception of a small police department managed by the city,<ref name="assessment">{{Cite web |date=January 2007 |title=Cherokee County Community Assessment Vol. 1: Issues and Opportunities |url=https://dca.ga.gov/sites/default/files/cherokeeco.ballgroundci.waleskaci.woodstockci.community_assessment_plan_2007.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428021853/https://www.dca.ga.gov/sites/default/files/cherokeeco.ballgroundci.waleskaci.woodstockci.community_assessment_plan_2007.pdf |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=Georgia Department of Community Affairs}}</ref>{{rp|144}} most services are provided by Cherokee County, including animal control, building inspections, planning and zoning, parks and recreation, and jail operations.<ref name="assessment" />{{rp|186–187}} Cherokee County Fire Department is responsible for fire protection in Ball Ground, and Cherokee County Fire Station #2 is located in Ball Ground.<ref name="assessment" />{{rp|140}}

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Ball Ground is split between [[Georgia's 9th congressional district]] and [[Georgia's 11th congressional district]].<ref name="house.gov">{{Cite web |title=My Congressional District |url=https://ziplook.house.gov/htbin/findrep_house?ZIP=30107 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923052011/https://ziplook.house.gov/htbin/findrep_house?ZIP=30107 |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=[[United States House of Representatives]]}}</ref> For representation in the state government, Ball Ground is part of the [[Georgia State Senate]]'s 21st district, and the 22nd district for the [[Georgia House of Representatives]].<ref name="openstates">{{Cite web |title=Find Your Legislators |url=https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/?lat=34.338226&lon=-84.376571&address=30107&state= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923052012/https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/?lat=34.338226&lon=-84.376571&address=30107&state= |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=openstates.org}}</ref>