Evaluation of Alaska borough websites

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This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on Alaska borough websites.

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Alaska's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

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State comparison chart

2012

The following chart evaluated the five largest boroughs in Alaska: Anchorage, Fairbanks North Star, Matanuska-Sustina, Kenai Peninsula, and Juneau. They were rated in 2012 and averaged a "B+" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	1	5	5
P	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0
N	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Juneau Borough, Alaska	B-	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y

2009

The below chart details Sunshine Review's findings from 2009. At this time the counties averaged an F website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	5	8	10	10	11	1	1	1	5	6
P	5	6	6	5	1	3	5	0	3	3
N	16	12	10	11	14	22	20	25	18	17
No websites	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Aleutians East Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P	N
Borough of Juneau, Alaska	B-	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska	F	N	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Denali Borough, Alaska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Haines Borough, Alaska	F	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P	N
Juneau Borough, Alaska	B-	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	C-	Y	Y	Y	P	P	P	N	N	Y	Y
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska	C	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	P
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	F	P	P	P	N	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Municipality of Skagway Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
North Slope Borough, Alaska	F	P	P	P	Y	N	P	N	N	N	N
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	F	N	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Sitka Borough, Alaska	C-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Yakutat Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P

Boroughs Without Websites

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Aleutians West Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Bethel Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dillingham Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Nome Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Valdez-Cordova Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wade-Hampton Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

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