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Allegheny County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,281,666. The county seat is Pittsburgh.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Pennsylvania county websites
[edit] The good
- Includes a list of council members, committees and the county executive. Also contains information on how to contact them (including e-mail).[1]
- Post past meetings on the site in video format.[2] Also keeps agendas, meetings and legislative motions archived.
- Post current and past budgets and fiscal statements.[3] Also posts information on audits and annual reports for the past decade.[4]
- Has a fraud hotline and an information center.[5]
- Contains information on property taxes.[6]
- Posts bids and contracts.[7]
[edit] The bad
- Forms for planning and zoning could not be found on the website.[8]
[edit] Lobbying
- Main article:Pennsylvania taxpayer-funded lobbying
Allegheny County has reported $2,053,000 spent lobbying since 2000. The peak year is 2005 with $431,000 spent on lobbying, although thus far, only the first quarter of 2009 is reported.
Reported lobbying expenditures, 2000-2009 [9]
| Year | Amount spent on lobbying
|
| 2009
| $40,000
|
| 2008
| $265,000
|
| 2007
| $213,000
|
| 2006
| $340,000
|
| 2005
| $431,000
|
| 2004
| $199,000
|
| 2003
| $195,000
|
| 2002
| $165,000
|
| 2001
| $170,000
|
| 2000
| $35,000
|
The Allegheny County Airport Authority[10] received funding for lobbying activities for all the years between 2000 and 2009, for a total of $554,000. The Allegheny County Housing Authority received lobbying funds from 2001 to 2008 and spent more on lobbying since 2000 than any other Allegheny subsidiary, totaling $620,000.
Lobbying subtotals by agency [9]
| Year
| Airport Authority
| Economic Development
| Housing Authority
| Sanitary Authority
| Allegheny County, PA
| Parent Allegheny County, PA
|
| 2009 | $20,000 | - | - | $20,000 | - | -
|
| 2008 | $80,000 | - | $80,000 | $105,000 | - | -
|
| 2007 | $73,000 | - | $60,000 | $80,000 | - | -
|
| 2006 | $120,000 | $120,000 | $40,000 | $60,000 | - | -
|
| 2005 | $65,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 | $40,000 | $126,000 | -
|
| 2004 | $46,000 | $20,000 | $80,000 | $40,000 | - | $13,000
|
| 2003 | $75,000 | - | $80,000 | $40,000 | - | -
|
| 2002 | $30,000 | - | $100,000 | $40,000 | - | -
|
| 2001 | $30,000 | - | $100,000 | $40,000 | - | -
|
| 2000 | $15,000 | - | - | $20,000 | - | -
|
[edit] Municipalities
[edit] Cities
[edit] Boroughs
[edit] Presidential election votes
Presidential Election Results 1960-2004
| Year
| Democrat
| Republican
|
| 2004
| 57.15% 368,912
| 42.13% 271,925
|
| 2000
| 56.65% 329,963
| 40.41% 235,361
|
| 1996
| 52.82% 284,480
| 37.89% 204,067
|
| 1992
| 52.75% 324,004
| 29.80% 183,035
|
| 1988
| 59.51% 348,814
| 39.43% 231,137
|
| 1984
| 55.96% 372,576
| 42.76% 284,692
|
| 1980
| 47.87% 297,464
| 43.75% 271,850
|
| 1976
| 50.68% 328,343
| 46.79% 303,127
|
| 1972
| 42.26% 282,496
| 55.60% 371,737
|
| 1968
| 51.12% 364,906
| 37.09% 264,790
|
| 1964
| 66.03% 475,207
| 33.58% 241,707
|
| 1960
| 57.07% 428,455
| 42.76% 320,970
|
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[edit] References
Portions of this article were taken from Wikipedia on 9/26/08.
