Chambers County, Alabama

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Chambers County is one of 67 counties in Alabama. Its county seat is LaFayette.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • The Commission members and meeting days are listed, but no meeting minutes and only a few contacts are posted[1].
  • Administrative department contact information is posted, officials are not listed.[2]
  • An online property tax database is available[3].

[edit] The bad

  • Tax rates are not posted.
  • No budgets or audits are available online.
  • No information on building permits is available.
  • Contracts and lobbying affiliations aren't listed.
  • No information is provided on how to request public records using the Alabama Public Records Law.

[edit] Lobbying

In 2006, Chambers County reported $40,000 spent on lobbying. [4]


[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. Chambers County, Commission
  2. Directory more contact info on the department pages
  3. Taxes
  4. Open Secrets