Arlington County, Virginia

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Arlington County is one of 95 counties in Virginia. The most recent estimate of its population (July 1, 2008) was 208,000.[1]Working for accountable government now


[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Virginia county websites

[edit] The good

  • Contact information for elected county officials[2] and county administration[3] are available.
  • County board meeting dates, agendas and minutes for current and previous years are posted. Video recordings of the meetings are also available.[4]
  • Detailed budgets,[5] audits and comprehensive annual financial reports[6] for current and previous years are available.
  • Current bid requests[7] and information about awarded contracts[8] are posted.
  • There is detailed information about county taxes,[9] and the option to pay them online.[10]
  • The status of building plan reviews and permits can be checked online.[11]

[edit] The bad

  • There appears to be no information about any arrangements with lobbying associations the county may have. However, the Virginia Association of Counties lists the county as a member.[12]
  • Information about how to make FOIA requests is available,[13] but there appears to be no record of the county's FOIA compliance.

[edit] Lobbying

Main article:Virginia taxpayer-funded lobbying

Arlington County has reported $220,000 spent lobbying between 2001 and 2005 (see table).

Reported lobbying expenditures, 2001-2005 [14]
Year Amount spent on lobbying
2005 $60,000
2004 -
2003 $120,000
2002 $20,000
2001 $20,000


[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Arlington County profile
  2. ↑ Arlington County board members
  3. ↑ Arlington County departments
  4. ↑ Arlington County board meetings
  5. ↑ Arlington County budget
  6. ↑ Arlington Couny annual financial reports
  7. ↑ Arlington County current bid opportunities
  8. ↑ Arlington County current contracts
  9. ↑ Arlington County taxes
  10. ↑ Arlington County pay taxes online
  11. ↑ Arlington County online permitting
  12. ↑ Virginia Association of Counties Members
  13. ↑ Arlington County FOIA
  14. ↑ Open Secrets
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