Davis County, Utah

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Davis is one of 29 counties in Utah.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Utah county websites

[edit] The good

  • Minutes of meetings are available.[1]
  • Website gives detailed contact information for all officials, including phone numbers and email addresses.[2]

[edit] The bad

  • All local government budgets for the state of Utah are posted here, but the Beaver County site does not provide a link.
  • Information is not provided on county audits, county contracts, and local taxes.
  • The county does not disclose whether or not it pays dues to belong to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations in the state.
  • Does not Publish the rates to obtain building permits and a variety of other county functions, like dog licenses.
  • Local Taxes are not available
  • There is no list of Registered Lobbyists
  • There is no available audit information
  • There is no information on how to obtain public records from the county.

[edit] Legislative reform proposed

Utah Senate Bill 18 (2009) was proposed in the Utah State Senate on February 2, 2009. The bill would require all cities, counties, school districts and special districts in the state to post their budgets online.[3]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Meeting Minutes
  2. ↑ Contact Information
  3. ↑ Text of SB 18
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