Evaluation of Idaho county 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 Idaho county websites.

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Idaho'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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Conclusions chart

2012

In 2012, Sunshine Review evaluated the five largest counties: Ada County, Canyon County, Kootenai County, Bonneville County, and Bannock County. These counties averaged an D+ website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	2	2	1	2	4	2	1	1	3	3
P	2	1	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	2
N	1	2	0	2	1	1	3	4	2	0

Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Ada County, Idaho	C-	P	P	P	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Bannock County, Idaho	F	P	N	P	P	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Bonneville County, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Canyon County, Idaho	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Kootenai County, Idaho	D	Y	Y	P	N	Y	P	N	N	Y	P

2009

In 2009, Idaho county websites averaged an D website transparency score.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	5	21	25	26	19	4	0	0	7	6
P	1	10	9	7	9	0	0	0	1	20
N	29	4	1	2	7	31	35	35	27	9
No Website	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Ada County, Idaho	C-	P	P	P	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Adams County, Idaho	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Bannock County, Idaho	F	P	N	P	P	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Bear Lake County, Idaho	F	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Bingham County, Idaho	F	N	P	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	P	P
Blaine County, Idaho	C	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	P	P	P	Y	Y
Boise County, Idaho	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Bonner County, Idaho	D	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Bonneville County, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Boundary County, Idaho	D-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Canyon County, Idaho	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Cassia County, Idaho	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	P
Clearwater County, Idaho	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Custer County, Idaho	F	N	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Elmore County, Idaho	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Franklin County, Idaho	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Fremont County, Idaho	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Gem County, Idaho	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Gooding County, Idaho	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Idaho County, Idaho	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Jefferson County, Idaho	F	N	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Jerome County, Idaho	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N
Kootenai County, Idaho	D	Y	Y	P	N	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Latah County, Idaho	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Lemhi County, Idaho	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Lewis County, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Madison County, Idaho	D-	N	Y	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Minidoka County, Idaho	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	P
Oneida County, Idaho	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Owyhee County, Idaho	F	N	P	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Payette County, Idaho	D-	N	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Power County, Idaho	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	P
Teton County, Idaho	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Twin Falls County, Idaho	F	N	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Valley County, Idaho	F	N	P	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Washington County, Idaho	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P

Correcting errors

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