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Adams County is one of 64 counties in Colorado. The county seat is Brighton.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article:Evaluation of Colorado county websites
[edit] The good
- The budget is posted online. [1]
- Meeting schedules and agendas are posted.[2] [3]
- Information on Elected Officials is provided. [4] The names and contact information of county commissioners is available.[5] [6] [7]
- Some audit information is available on the Comprehensive Annual Report. [8]
[edit] The bad
- Meetings are not mentioned at all
- Information on Audits and Lobbying is not provided.
[edit] Lobbying
- Main article:Colorado taxpayer-funded lobbying
Adams County has reported $490,015 spent on lobbying since 2000 (see table).
- In each of the last ten years Adams County has hired the firm of Marshall A Brachman LLC to lobby on their behalf.[14]
- In their 2009 first quarter report, Marshall A Brachman LLC reported $15,000 lobbying for DERA funding for Rocky Mountain Arsenal and TTHUD funding for railroad grade separation.[15]
Reported lobbying expenditures, 2000-2009 [16]
| Year | Amount spent on lobbying
|
| 2009
| $15,000
|
| 2008
| $60,000
|
| 2007
| $60,000
|
| 2006
| $60,000
|
| 2005
| $60,000
|
| 2004
| $40,000
|
| 2003
| $40,000
|
| 2002
| $50,000
|
| 2001
| $60,000
|
| 2000
| $60,000
|
[edit] School districts
Public school districts located in Adams County include:
[edit] External links
[edit] References
