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Avis is from Newton County, Georgia and graduated from Newton County Comprehensive High School. He holds bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Emory University and a master's of divinity, and a doctor of ministry degree from Emory University's Candler School of Theology. She serves as the community liaison for the Putnam County Charter School System and is a former member of the Keep Covington and Newton Beautiful committee, and former chair of the Sandhill/Tex Alley Community Reunion program. She also founded a mentoring and tutoring program in partnership with Oxford College at Emory University. 

Avis is the owner of a Newton County environmental, health, and safety consulting firm. 

This is Avis E. Williams’s first entry into politics. 

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Plans to prioritize service, education, and empowerment in tax administration, ensuring accessibility, assistance with inquiries, and transparency in the appeals process for all constituents as Tax Commissioner.

Plans to focus on the principles of service, education, and empowerment if elected to office. 

Promises to ensure transparency, accessibility, and equitable for all citizens.

- Plans to focus on the principles of service, education, and empowerment if elected to office. 
- Promises to ensure transparency, accessibility, and equitable for all citizens.

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Avis E. Williams

Avis owns a Newton County environmental, health, and safety consulting firm. 

Plans to administer Newton County's tax office efficiently and transparently, ensuring fair tax law enforcement, educating citizens on tax duties, and empowering informed community engagement, leveraging over a decade of professional tax expertise.

Plans to foster a tax environment in Newton County where informed taxpayers experience fairness, transparency, and exceptional service, aiming for a collaborative and beneficial tax system.

The candidate's website says, "Avis Williams has announced she is running for the office of Newton County Tax Commissioner in 2024... Williams says she has devoted most of her career to public service in Newton County and will use her experience and relationships to enhance communications between Newton County’s citizens and the Office of the Tax Commissioner. Williams is committed to serving the public in a professional manner and promises to focus her efforts on taxpayer customer service and staff development..."

Said, "We believe in providing effective and accountable tax administration to the citizens of Newton County in a fair and courteous manner... A member of our team will be in touch soon."

The candidate's website says, "We are dedicated to providing effective and accountable tax administration... in a fair and courteous manner."

Plans to administer Newton County taxes effectively and transparently, ensuring fair law implementation and providing taxpayers with necessary compliance resources, aiming for a mutually beneficial tax system.

Avis is the owns a Newton County environmental, health, and safety consulting firm. 

Avis E. Williams is a lifelong resident of Newton County, Georgia, having been born and raised in Covington, near Oxford College’s home in Oxford. She is an alumna of Newton County Comprehensive High School and Oxford College of Emory University, where she also earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, a master of divinity, and a doctor of ministry degree.

Avis E. Williams is the owner of a Newton County environmental, health, and safety consulting firm. She also serves as the community liaison for the Putnam County Charter School System. Previously, Williams was a member of the Keep Covington and Newton Beautiful committee, chaired the Sandhill/Tex Alley Community Reunion program, and founded a mentoring and tutoring program in partnership with Oxford College.

As of April 9, 2024, Avis E. Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Plans to prioritize service, education, and empowerment in tax administration, ensuring accessibility, assistance with inquiries, and transparency in the appeals process for all constituents as Tax Commissioner.
- Plans to administer Newton County taxes effectively and transparently, ensuring fair law implementation and providing taxpayers with necessary compliance resources, aiming for a mutually beneficial tax system.

Avis E. Williams is a lifelong resident of Newton County, Georgia, having been born and raised in Covington, near Oxford College’s home in Oxford. She is an alumna of Newton County Comprehensive High School and Oxford College of Emory University, where she also earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, a master of divinity, and a doctor of ministry degree. Details about her church affiliation or family life are not provided in the information given.

Avis E. Williams is the owner of a Newton County environmental, health, and safety consulting firm, providing training for federal, state, and local agencies and conducting Phase I Environmental Site assessments. She has served as the community liaison for the Putnam County Charter School System, where she worked to build and strengthen family and community partnerships. Previously, Williams was a member of the Keep Covington and Newton Beautiful committee, chaired the Sandhill/Tex Alley Community Reunion program, and founded a mentoring and tutoring program in partnership with Oxford College.

As of April 3, 2024, Avis E. Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Tax Commissioners are elected at the county level, and their job is to oversee most phases of the taxing process. These responsibilities include billing, collecting, processing, and distributing taxes. They are generally in charge of property taxes, solid waste fees, public utilities, and renewing your vehicle tag. Notably, the Tax Commissioner does not determine how much taxes you pay. Because taxes are a source of revenue for counties, the tax commissioners’ work is ultimately beneficial to individual cities, education, transportation, and other local services. In addition to administering tax laws, the department is responsible for enforcing laws and  regulations pertaining to the control of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products in Georgia as well as motor vehicle license plate and title administration.

Oversees the taxing process in the county