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El Dorado County is one of 58 counties in California. Its county seat is located in Placerville.
[edit] County website
- Main article: Evaluation of California county websites
[edit] The good
- The names and contact information for all board of supervisor members is available.[1]
- Board of supervisor meeting agendas and minutes are published.[2]
- Information on contracts is available.[3]
- Audit reports are published.[4]
- The current budget is published.[5]
- Information on taxes is provided.[6][7]
- Information on building permits and zoning is published.[8]
- The names and contact information for all administrative officials is published.[9]
[edit] The bad
[edit] Tax-funded lobbying
- Main article: California taxpayer-funded lobbying
During the two-year legislative session that ended December 1, 2008, El Dorado County spent $224,000 for lobbyists and membership dues in advocacy groups to lobby the California legislature.[10]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ Supervisors
- ↑ Meetings
- ↑ Contracts
- ↑ Audits
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Property Taxes
- ↑ Sales Taxes
- ↑ Building Departments
- ↑ Department Listings
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "Local government lobbying costs soar in California", February 10, 2009
