From Sunshine Review
Beaver County is one of 29 counties in Utah. According to the county website, its population is 6,000. Its county seat is Milford. Each year on the 4th of July it hosts the annual Butch Cassidy festival.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Utah county websites
[edit] The good
- Minutes of meetings dating back to September of 2000 are posted.[1]
- Website gives detailed contact information for all officials, including phone numbers and email addresses.[2]
- Publishes the rates to obtain building permits and a variety of other county functions, like dog licenses.[3]
[edit] The bad
- All local government budgets for the state of Utah are posted here, but the Beaver County site does not provide a link.
- Information is not provided on county audits, county contracts, and local taxes.
- The county does not disclose whether or not it pays dues to belong to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations in the state.
- No information is given on how to request public records
[edit] Legislative reform proposed
Utah Senate Bill 18 (2009) was proposed in the Utah State Senate on February 2, 2009. The bill would require all cities, counties, school districts and special districts in the state to post their budgets online.[4]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ Meeting minutes
- ↑ Officials
- ↑ Permits and zoning
- ↑ Text of SB 18
