Buchanan County, Missouri
From Sunshine Review
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Buchanan County is one of 114 counties in Missouri.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Missouri county websites
[edit] The good
- 2008 budget posted.[1]
- Basic local tax information provided.[2]
- Commissioners listed, individual contact information not provided.[3] Meeting times and agenda on calendar.[4]
- Zoning ordinance posted.[5]
- Administrative officials listed under respective departments.
[edit] The bad
- Building permits not available.
- County audits and contracts not online.
- 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] Lobbying
In 2008, Buchanan County reported $120,000 spent on lobbying. [6]
[edit] External links
- Official Buchanan County Website
- Buchanan County Clerk
- Buchanan County on E-Reference
- Buchanan County Free Public Records Directory
[edit] References
 |
State of Missouri Jefferson City (capital) |
|---|---|
| Transparency |
Sunshine Law | Transparency Checklist | Government corruption reports | Transparency Legislation | Open Records procedures | Transparency Advocates | Transparency blogs | State budget | Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations | |
| Divisions |
State |
List of Counties |
List of Cities |
List of School Districts | |
| Government |
Missouri State Constitution | Executive | House of Representatives | Senate | |
| Judiciary |
Missouri Supreme Court | County circuit judges | District Courts | Judicial Nominating Commission | Judicial news | Judicial activist organizations | |
| Ballot Measures |
2008 ballot measures | List of ballot measures | Local initiative and referendum | Amending the constitution | History of direct democracy | Campaign finance requirements | |
