Alamance County, North Carolina
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[edit] Website evaluation
[edit] The good
- Recommended budget is published, but not adopted budget.[1]
- Annual financial audit report available.[2]
- County commissioners are listed with contact information.[3] Meeting schedule, minutes, agendas, and videos are available.[4]
- Local tax information is available.[5]
- Some administrative officials are listed with contact information under their respective department.[6]
- Zoning information[7] and building permits available.[8]
[edit] The bad
- Building permits not online.
- Contracts are not online.
- Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
- Information on how to make a public records request is not provided on the site.
[edit] Events
[edit] Issues with jail
In 2008, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Standards Compliance Review found that the Alamance County jail was "deficient" because of a policy that allowed Tasers to be used on inmates. The jail's 287(g) program was also rated as "seriously flawed."[9]
[edit] External links
- Official Alamance County Website
- Burlington/Alamance Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Alamance Chamber of Commerce
- Alamance County on E-Reference
[edit] References
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