Brevard County, Florida
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Brevard County is one of 67 counties in Florida. Titusville is the county seat.
Brevard's population as of 2007 was 552,109. It is one of 20 charter counties in the state. It became a charter county in 1994.[1]
[edit] Evaluation of website
- Main article: Evaluation of Florida county websites
[edit] The good
- Budget is published.[2]
- County commissioners are listed with contact information.[3]
- Board meeting schedule is listed[4], as well as agendas[5] and minutes.[6]
- Internal audits are available.[7]
- Building permits are available[8] as well as zoning information.[9]
- Local tax information is available.[10]
- Contracts are online.[11]
[edit] The bad
- Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
- Includes a public records search, but not how to make a public records request.[12]
[edit] Lobbying
- Main article:Florida taxpayer-funded lobbying
Brevard County has reported $250,000 spent on lobbying since 2003 (see table).
| Year | Amount spent on lobbying |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $20,000 |
| 2008 | $50,000 |
| 2007 | $40,000 |
| 2006 | $40,000 |
| 2005 | $40,000 |
| 2004 | $40,000 |
| 2003 | $20,000 |
The county has 7 lobbyists as of May 2009 that lobby for it before the legislature.[14] The compensation for these lobbyists is $15,000. [15]It also has 5 lobbyists as of May 2009 to lobby before the executive branch.[16] The compensation range for these lobbyists is $1 to $9,999.[17]
Brevard County gets representation from Southern Strategy Group. [18] [19]
The Brevard County Commissioners have spent $300,000 lobbying since 2008.
| Year | Amount spent on lobbying |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $100,000 |
| 2008 | $200,000 |
[edit] Audits
The Board of County Commissioners outsources financial and performance audits to two private CPA firms. An audit committee made up of citizen reviews the reports.[21]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Brevard County Website
- Brevard County Clerk of Court
- Brevard County on E-Reference
- Florida Today News
- Brevard Public Schools
- Discover Brevard
[edit] References
- ↑ Florida's charter counties
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Commissioners
- ↑ Meetings
- ↑ Agendas
- ↑ Meeting Minutes
- ↑ Audits
- ↑ Permits
- ↑ Zoning
- ↑ Tax Collector
- ↑ Contracts
- ↑ Public Records Search
- ↑ Open Secrets
- ↑ 2009 Legislative Principal - Brevard County
- ↑ FLORIDA LEGISLATURE—2009/QTR 1 COMPENSATION BY PRINCIPAL
- ↑ 2009 Executive Principal - Brevard County
- ↑ EXECUTIVE BRANCH—2009/QTR 1 COMPENSATION BY PRINCIPAL
- ↑ Quarter 1, Legislative Lobbying, Compensation Reports
- ↑ Quarter 1, Executive Lobbying, Compensation Reports
- ↑ Open Secrets
- ↑ PBC Clerk & Comptroller 5.30.07
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