Beaufort County, South Carolina

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Beaufort County is one of 46 counties in South Carolina.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

• Council members listed with contact information.^[1] Meeting schedule^[2] and minutes available.^[3]
• Bids posted, contracts not online.^[4]
• Building permits^[5] and zoning info available.^[6]
• Local tax information available.^[7][8]
• Internal audits posted, but none since 12/3/2006.^[9] Annual financial audits available.^[10]
• Administrative officials listed under respective departments.^[11]

[edit] The bad

• Site does not have a search function.
• Budget is not published.
• 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] External links

• Official Beaufort County Website

Beaufort County

[edit] References

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