Proven Track Record

Dr. Romona Jackson Jones possesses exceptional diplomacy skills and she’s highly respected for building bi-partisan relationships to attain win-win solutions with local, state and federal partners. Dr. Jones is a God fearing servant leader with a proven track record of revamping transparency, technology innovation, economic development, workforce development, public safety, senior and youth programs, mental health resources, beautification, arts, culture and humanity, road infrastructure improvements, transportation and effective inclusive public engagement in Douglas County. 

Under Dr. Romona Jackson Jones' leadership, Douglas County Government has a strong financial position, low debt burden, low pension liability with a very high quality credit position with a strong wealth and income profile. She is highly skilled in managing turbulent budgets and under her leadership, Dr. Jones’s administration increased rainy day reserve funds from $14 Million in 2017 to $56 Million in 2023. Douglas County Governments has zero debt and the county’s tax digest grew from $3.4 Billion dollars in 2016 to $6.5 Billion in 2022.

Dr. Jones' leadership style has permeated the pursuit of excellence in Douglas County with the upmost confidence to compete and move Douglas County forward. She has authenticated excellence in more ways than one and her favorite tag line is “there’s no room for second place”, as Douglas County continues to accelerate to becoming one of the top counties in Georgia. 

Dr. Jones goes far beyond the ordinary to secure a seat at the table in order to advance workforce development and economic development initiatives for small and large businesses in Douglas County. Under her leadership, Douglas County’s economic development pipeline has propelled from $500M in 2016 to approximately $4.9 Billion in 2023. 

Dr. Jones fully understands the importance of superior public safety and her administration has set standards for allocating robust funding to secure vital resources and competitive pay to recruit and retain superior public safety personnel to keep Douglas County citizens safe. 

Dr. Jones consistently stand on the frontlines to fund and advance public health, behavioral health and developmental disability needs and resources in Douglas County. She is the voice for the voiceless when advocating for funding mechanisms to support vital programs required to support psychological, emotional and social well being.

Dr. Jones is the right leader and the right choice to keep moving Douglas County forward.  Her core values encompass integrity, transparency, efficiency, inclusivity, quality and getting things done.

Dr. Romona Jackson Jones is a professional unbiased leader who stands for what is right, do what is right and stand up for ALL citizens in Douglas County. Let’s keep moving Douglas County Forward! 

PROMISES MADE AND PROMISES KEPT..

✔️Secured a $10 million FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency (SAFER) grant on March 7, 2023 to bring 46 new Firefighters to Douglas County Fire Department. 

✔️Secured robust funding for Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to maximize public safety resulting in second highest competitive pay in metro Atlanta area for Sheriff deputies, purchases of new equipment and resources to protect the safety and welfare of Douglas County citizens. 

✔️Secured funding for upcoming construction of new state of the art Coroner’s Office. 

✔️Secured funding for upcoming construction of new E-911 Backup Center.

✔️Secured record breaking number of SPLOST projects completed from 2017 to 2023 in Douglas County’s history. Transportation $51 M Fire/EMS $32M Parks and Recreation $17M.

✔️Funded new state of art Youth Innovation Center located in Lithia Springs in 2023.

✔️Funded new Veterans Village Apartment housing to support homeless Veterans in Douglas County in 2022.

✔️Advanced mental health access, amenities and resources to address behavioral health, mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability needs in Douglas County. 

✔️Secured a State Community Block Grant to renovate the Senior Services complex located on Fairburn Road. This renovation project is on the horizon. 

✔️Secured the World’s largest studio “Lionsgate“ a $160 million dollar investment for Douglas County in 2022-2023. (Construction in progress).

✔️Secured State Funding to advance long awaited Lee Road massive widening project that will eventually serve as an east/ west connector all the way to Chapel Hill Road. ( Construction in progress)

✔️Promises made and promises kept with Stewart Mills and Reynolds road widening project. (Project nearly complete).

✔️Secured ARC Grant Funding at $32 M for future Thornton Road truck lanes.

✔️Secured $137 million Global Wellness Center Destination project under construction within the western part of Douglas County in 2021. (Construction in progress)

✔️Promises made and promises kept. Brand new constructed fully open and operable press boxes, concession stands and bathrooms at Fair Play and Bill Arp Parks. 

✔️ Funded Baseball field lights for Fair Play Park and funded replacement of playground equipment at Fair Play, Bill Arp, Deer Lick and Post Road Parks.

✔️Promises made and promises kept with long overdue renovation of Fire Station located in Fair Play.

✔️ Promises made and promises kept with newly constructed Boundary Waters Multipurpose Center now open and fully operable. 

✔️Promises made and promises kept with newly constructed Lithia Springs Senior Center now open and fully operable.

✔️Promises made and promises kept with newly constructed tennis courts open and operable at Deer Lick Park.

✔️Promises made and promises kept with funding fire department robust gallon tankers to ensure adequate water availability when extinguishing fires in the western corridor of the county and along I-20 Interstate.

✔️Promises made and promises kept with securing state funding for new state of the art Driver Service Center currently under construction in the county.

✔️Secured funding for gateway and landscaping beautification along the I-20 East and West Corridors and this massive project completed with ongoing maintenance and upkeep.

✔️Secured funding to address massive lighting needs through out all four Commission Districts including lighting on I-20 Interstate East/west bound ramps. Traffic lights installed at Highway 92 and Mountain Vernon and Highway 92 and Riverside Parkway. 

✔️Obtained 100% Census Count in 2020 shaping the future of Douglas County to receive its fair share of federal funding for the next decade for construction, health, education, housing and infrastructure programs.

✔️Secured $25 Million dollars in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal funding for emergency relief and economic recovery purposes in Douglas County due to devastating effects caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

✔️Worked with State Public Health Officials and launched robust COVID-19 testing site and COVID-19 vaccination sites to mitigate COVID-19 transmission in Douglas County. 

✔️Secured funding to provide economic relief assistance to Small Businesses in Douglas County during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Small Businesses are the lifeblood of communities”. 

✔️ Secured funding to provide economic relief to Douglas County citizens with rental assistance, utilities and water assistance during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

✔️Launched first ever five year strategic plan for Douglas County Government titled Douglas Forward 2025 with the tag line “Douglas Delivers” to ensure ongoing effective and efficient short term and long range competitive planning and benchmarking.

✔️Spearheaded ongoing capital improvement planning efforts to ensure proactive preventative maintenance and upkeep of existing county buildings, parks, libraries, and recreational facilities.

✔️Funded new minimum wage for Douglas County Government Employees starting at $15phr.

✔️Increased Douglas County Government Employees personal days from one day to three days per year.

✔️Funded recognition of Juneteenth Holiday for Douglas County Government Employees.

✔️ Addressed hazardous materials vulnerabilities by ensuring Douglas County Fire Department Executive Command Staff worked in coordination with the Railroad System to obtain Material Data Safety Information to enhance HazMat readiness in case of potential derailment spills.  

✔️ Safety is priority for Dr. Jones and she’s grateful for the Georgia Department of Transportation’s work in 2021 with improving the safety of six bridges in Douglas County where they cross over the I-20 which included jacking, decking preservation, cap strengthening and painting the steel beams.  

✔️  Funded vital resources to support Douglas County homeless camp hailed as a model state program. 

✔️  Communicated through face to face meetings and written communication with GDOT officials to express Douglas County citizens concerns about the lagging 92 Highway project and played a vital role in expediting project completion.  

✔️ Led efforts to fund Douglas County Community Services Board from various perspectives starting from new state of the art facility and major resources to provide superior mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability access to Douglas County citizens. 

✔️  Dr. Jones understands the importance of healthcare access being that she served as a healthcare professional for 40 years. Upon taking office in 2017, Dr. Jones quickly recognized a $121,000 per year contribution from Douglas County Government was insufficient to address the needs of mental health and social wellbeing for a growing population in Douglas County and therefore advocated and secured a $1.2 million budget that contributed successful diagnosis and treatment.  

✔️  Dr. Jones is fully committed to Public Health as evidenced by her exemplary leadership skills during the COVID-19 Pandemic. As Chairman, she serves on the Board of Directors for Cobb & Douglas Public Health and proud of the HRSA grant received in 2019 up to $5.5 million over five years to improve maternal health outcomes before, during and after pregnancy for at risk populations and to reduce racial and ethnic infant death disparities and negative outcomes in the first 18 months of life.