Chesterfield County, Virginia

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Chesterfield County is one of 95 counties in Virginia. In 2006, the population was 306,000.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Virginia county websites

[edit] The good

  • County board meeting minutes[1] and agendas[2] for the current and previous years are posted. Video recordings of the meetings can be viewed online.[3] In addition, summaries of actions taken at board meetings are also available.[4]
  • Names, contact information, as well as term dates for county board members are provided.[5]
  • Names and contact information for county administrative officials are listed.[6]
  • The status of building permits and inspections can be checked online.[7] Also, data about all permits issued is available.[8]
  • Bid requests, RFPs[9] and award announcements[10] are posted.
  • County taxes can be paid online.[11]
  • The homepage includes a link to the Virginia Association of Counties, which lists the county as a member.[12]

[edit] The bad

  • Only the proposed budget for the current year is posted.[13]
  • Only the audited annual financial report for the current year is posted.[14]
  • No information is available about how to make FOIA requests, and there appears to be no record of the county's FOIA compliance.


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[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Chesterfield County board meeting minutes
  2. ↑ Chesterfield County board meeting agendas
  3. ↑ Chesterfield County media center
  4. ↑ Chesterfield County board bits
  5. ↑ Chesterfield County board of supervisors
  6. ↑ Chesterfield County directory
  7. ↑ Chesterfield County building permit and inspection status
  8. ↑ Chesterfield County building permit data
  9. ↑ Chesterfield County invitations for bids and RFPs
  10. ↑ Chesterfield County bid and RFPs award announcements
  11. ↑ Chesterfield County treasurer
  12. ↑ Virginia Association of Counties Members
  13. ↑ Chesterfield County budget and management office
  14. ↑ Chesterfield County accounting
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