Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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Anne Arundel County is one of 24 counties in Maryland.
[edit] Website evaluation
[edit] The good
- Budgets are posted.[1]
- Auditor's annual financial report online, performance audits are not [2].
- Tax Bills can be viewed and paid online and tax rates are posted.[3]
- County council members are listed with contact information.[4].
- Meeting schedule, agenda, and legislation information provided, but regular meeting minutes are not posted.
- A telephone directory is available along with department contact information[5].
- Form to make a public records request is provided.[6]
- Building permits and zoning information is available [7].
- Contracts over $25,000 are listed, but the contracts themselves are not available.[8]
[edit] The bad
- Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
[edit] Lobbying
- Main article:Maryland taxpayer-funded lobbying
Anne Arundel has lobbied in the years 2007[9], 2006[10], 2003[11], and 2002[12]. Lobbying has not exceeded $10,000 for any of these years.
[edit] External links
- Official Anne Arundel County Website
- Anne Arundel County on Maryland Manual On-line
- Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau
- Anne Arundel Bar Association
- Anne Arundel County on City-Data.com
[edit] References
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