Evaluation of Nebraska county websites



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1 Reading the chart
2 Conclusions chart
3 Comparison chart

What information can people find on their county's website in Nebraska?

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

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Nebraska'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.

See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard

Conclusions chart

2013

In January of 2013, the counties increased their grade to a "B" average, or 70 percent.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	3	5	5	3	5	4	2	1	3	4
P	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
N	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	1

Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Buffalo County, Nebraska	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Douglas County, Nebraska	B-	P	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Hall County, Nebraska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y
Lancaster County, Nebraska	C	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Sarpy County, Nebraska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y

2012

In Aug. of 2012, Sunshine Review reevaluated the five largest counties in Nebraska: Douglas County, Lancaster County, Sarpy County, Hall County, and Buffalo County. The counties averaged a "C" website transparency grade.

2009

The rest of the counties were evaluated in 2009 and averaged an "F" website transparency score.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	2	44	81	63	10	2	2	1	0	18
P	10	22	2	6	20	0	1	4	0	45
N	73	19	2	16	55	83	82	80	85	22
No Website	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Comparison chart

Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Adams County, Nebraska	B-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	Y
Antelope County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Arthur County, Nebraska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Banner County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Blaine County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Boone County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Box Butte County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Boyd County, Nebraska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Brown County, Nebraska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Buffalo County, Nebraska	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Burt County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Butler County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Cass County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Cedar County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Chase County, Nebraska	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Cherry County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cheyenne County, Nebraska	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Clay County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Colfax County, Nebraska	D	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Cuming County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Custer County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dakota County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Dawes County, Nebraska	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Dawson County, Nebraska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Deuel County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dixon County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dodge County, Nebraska	D	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Douglas County, Nebraska	B-	P	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Dundy County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Fillmore County, Nebraska	F	N	P	P	N	P	N	N	Y	N	P
Franklin County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Frontier County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	N	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Furnas County, Nebraska	F	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Gage County, Nebraska	D-	P	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Garden County, Nebraska	F	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Garfield County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Gosper County, Nebraska	F	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Grant County, Nebraska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Greeley County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Hall County, Nebraska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y
Hamilton County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Harlan County, Nebraska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hayes County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hitchcock County, Nebraska	F	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Holt County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Hooker County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Howard County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Jefferson County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Johnson County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Kearney County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Keith County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Keya Paha County, Nebraska	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Kimball County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Knox County, Nebraska	D	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Lancaster County, Nebraska	C	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Lincoln County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	N	P
Logan County, Nebraska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Loup County, Nebraska	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Madison County, Nebraska	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
McPherson County, Nebraska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Merrick County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Morrill County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Nance County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	N	P
Nemaha County, Nebraska	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Nuckolls County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Otoe County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Pawnee County, Nebraska	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Perkins County, Nebraska	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Phelps County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Pierce County, Nebraska	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Platte County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Polk County, Nebraska	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Red Willow County, Nebraska	F	P	P	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	N	P
Richardson County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Rock County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Saline County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	N	P
Sarpy County, Nebraska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Saunders County, Nebraska	D-	P	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	P	N	P
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y
Seward County, Nebraska	F	N	P	P	N	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Sheridan County, Nebraska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sherman County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Sioux County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Stanton County, Nebraska	D	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Thayer County, Nebraska	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Thomas County, Nebraska	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Thurston County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Valley County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Washington County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Wayne County, Nebraska	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Webster County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Wheeler County, Nebraska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
York County, Nebraska	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P

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