DuPage County, Illinois

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DuPage County is one of 102 counties in the State of Illinois.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main Article: Evaluation of Illinois county websites

[edit] The good

  • A full list of county board members and their contact information is available.[1]
  • Administrative officials and their contact information are listed under their respective departments.[2]
  • Meeting agendas are available,[3]along with meeting schedule.[4]
  • Information on building permits and zoning is available.[5]
  • Local tax information is provided.[6]
  • How to make a public records request is posted, along with the FOIA request form.[7]
  • Financial reports and budgets are available on the Finance Department page.[8]

[edit] Posts check register

On January 12, Dupage County began posting its checkbook register online. The three new reports posted on the Auditor’s website will include: a detailed listing of county payments made by each elected office and department; a detailed report of payments grouped by vendor; and a detailed report of contract payments grouped by vendor.[9],[10], [11]

The policy was enacted under its new Auditor, Bob Grogan, who took office in December of 2008.

[edit] Ad Hoc Panel for transparency

Shortly after the posting the county check register, the County Chairman Robert J. Schillerstrom formed an Ad Hoc panel to discuss future tools and practices to allow greater government transparency.[12]

[edit] The bad

  • County contracts are not online.
  • Information on lobbying is not provided.


Working for accountable government now


[edit] List of School Districts in the County

Please note that under DuPage County law, any type of educational institution, including colleges and universities, is legally defined as a school.

[edit] Lobbying

In 2008, DuPage County reported $80,000 spent on lobbying. [13]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ County Board Members
  2. ↑ County Government Departments
  3. ↑ Meeting Agendas
  4. ↑ Meeting Schedule
  5. ↑ Building Permits and Zoning
  6. ↑ Tax Information
  7. ↑ Public Records Request
  8. ↑ Finance Department
  9. ↑ Dupage County Auditor, Checkbook register
  10. ↑ Illinois Review, Auditor Bob Grogan Posts DuPage County Check Register, January 12, 2008
  11. ↑ My Suburban Life, County to post financial information online, Jan. 14, 2008
  12. ↑ Dupage County, AD HOC COMMITTEE TO EXPAND TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Jan. 14, 2009
  13. ↑ DuPage County - Open Secrets
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