Evaluation of South Carolina city websites

Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of South Carolina city websites.

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 City for more detailed information about what information is available on the City website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

• See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard

Conclusions chart

2012

In June of 2012, the five largest cities in South Carolina were evaluated by our staff, the cities averaged a "B" website transparency grade. The five largest cities were: Columbia, Charleston, North Charleston, Rock Hill, and Mount Pleasant.

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

Comparison chart

City	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Charleston, South Carolina	C	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Columbia, South Carolina	C-	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	P	N	P	P
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina	D	P	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
North Charleston, South Carolina	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y
Rock Hill, South Carolina	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

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.

City	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Aiken, South Carolina	D	N	Y	P	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y
Charleston, South Carolina	C	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Columbia, South Carolina	C-	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	P	N	P	P
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina	D	P	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
North Charleston, South Carolina	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y
Rock Hill, South Carolina	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about a South Carolina city, you can correct it immediately or report the error.

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