Emery County, Utah

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Emery County is a county located in the state of Utah

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Utah county websites

[edit] The good

• Directory for public officials available. ^[1]
• Contact Information is Readily Available for all officials.^[2]
• Tax information was available.^[3]
• Questions are answered for Permit and Zoning, but applications are not downloadable.^[4]
• Meeting schedule and agendas are available.^[5]

[edit] The bad

• Information is not provided on county audits and contracts.
• Does not disclose if it belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
• Local taxes are not posted.
• There is no information on how to obtain public records from the county.
• The county does not disclose whether or not it pays dues to belong to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations in the state.
• There are no records or returns for Audits.^[6]
• The budget is provided by a link to the statewide websites, but not provided on the county one.^[7]

[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.^[8]

[edit] External links

Emery County

• Official Emery County Website

[edit] References

1. ↑ Contact Information for Elected officials
2. ↑ Contact Information for Administrative Officials
3. ↑ Taxes
4. ↑ Permits and Zoning
5. ↑ Meeting
6. ↑ Auditor
7. ↑ Utah State Auditor, Budget reports 2008
8. ↑ Text of SB 18

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