Amador County, California

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Contents

Budget
Meetings
Elected Officials
Administrative Officials
Permits, zoning
Audits
Contracts
Lobbying
Public records
Local taxes
County websites

Amador County is one of 58 counties in California. Jackson is its county seat.

[edit] County website

Main article: Evaluation of California county websites

[edit] The good

  • The names and contact information for all board of supervisor members is published.[1]
  • Board of supervisor meeting agendas and minutes are published.[2]
  • The names and contact information for all administrative officials is provided.[3]
  • Tax information is published.[4]
  • Audit documents are published.[5]
  • The current budget is published.[6]
  • Information on building permits and zoning is available.[7]

[edit] The bad

  • There is no information on contracts and lobbying.


[edit] Lobbying

Main article:California taxpayer-funded lobbying

Amador County has reported $220,000 spent lobbying since 2004.

Reported lobbying expenditures, 2004-2009 [8]
Year Amount spent on lobbying
2009 $20,000
2008 $80,000
2007 $40,000
2006 $40,000
2005 $40,000
2004 $20,000


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