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Evaluation of New York 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 New York county websites.

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Conclusions chart

• The top five largest counties in New York averaged a "C+" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	49	54	58	61	11	23	4	0	26	36
P	2	6	3	0	22	3	30	7	6	21
N	11	2	1	1	29	36	28	55	30	5
No Website	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin.Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Albany County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	P	P	Y	N
Allegany County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Bronx County, New York	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y
Broome County, New York	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Cattaraugus County, New York	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Cayuga County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	N	N	Y
Chautauqua County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P	N	N	Y
Chemung County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	P
Chenango County, New York	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Clinton County, New York	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Columbia County, New York	F	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Cortland County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Delaware County, New York	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dutchess County, New York	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Erie County, New York	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	P	Y
Essex County, New York	D	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	N	Y
Franklin County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	N	Y
Fulton County, New York	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Genesee County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	Y	P
Greene County, New York	D-	Y	P	Y	Y	P	N	P	N	N	N
Hamilton County, New York	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Herkimer County, New York	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Jefferson County, New York	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Kings County, New York
Lewis County, New York	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Livingston County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	Y	Y
Madison County, New York	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	P	Y
Monroe County, New York	C	Y	P	Y	Y	N	P	Y	N	Y	Y
Montgomery County, New York	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	N	N	P
Nassau County, New York	C	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	P
New York County, New York
Niagara County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	P
Oneida County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P	N	Y	P
Onondaga County, New York	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Ontario County, New York	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Orange County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	P
Orleans County, New York	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P	P
Oswego County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	Y
Otsego County, New York	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Putnam County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	Y	P
Queens County, New York
Rensselaer County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Richmond County, New York	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y
Rockland County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	N	Y	Y
Saratoga County, New York	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	P
Schenectady County, New York	D-	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	P	N	N	P
Schoharie County, New York	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	P	P
Schuyler County, New York	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	P	P
Seneca County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
St. Lawrence County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Steuben County, New York	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Suffolk County, New York	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Sullivan County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	Y	P
Tioga County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Tompkins County, New York	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	Y	Y
Ulster County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	N	Y	Y
Warren County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	P	P
Washington County, New York	C-	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Wayne County, New York	C-	P	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	Y
Westchester County, New York	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	N	Y	Y
Wyoming County, New York	D-	Y	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Yates County, New York	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y

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