Charlotte County, Virginia
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Charlotte County is one of 95 counties in Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the population was 12,472.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Virginia county websites
[edit] The good
- Taxes can be paid online.[1]
- Bid requests and recent awards are listed.[2]
- Names, contact information, as well as term dates for county board members are provided.[3]
- Names and contact information for county administrative officials are listed.[4]
[edit] The bad
- County board meeting minutes are posted for the current but not previous years, and no agendas are posted.[5]
- Proposed but not approved budgets for the current and previous years are posted.[6]
- No audited financial statements are provided.
- There is no information for vendors about the bidding and contract award process.
- No information is available about how to make FOIA requests, and there appears to be no record of the county's FOIA compliance.
- There appears to be no information about any arrangements with lobbying associations the county may have. However, the Virginia Association of Counties lists the county as a member.[7]
- The site has no search function.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
State of Virginia Richmond (capital) | |
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| Transparency |
Freedom of Information Act | 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 Towns |
List of School Districts | |
| Government |
Virginia State Constitution | Executive | House of Representatives | Senate | |
| Judiciary |
Virginia Supreme Court | Court of Appeals | Circuit Court | Judicial nomination process | Judicial news | Judicial activist organizations | |
| Ballot Measures |
Ballot measures | Amending the constitution | History of direct democracy | Campaign finance requirements | |


