Evaluation of Utah county websites



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Action steps

1 Reading the chart
2 Conclusions chart
- 2.1 2012
- 2.2 2009
3 Comparison chart
4 Legislative reform proposed
5 Correcting errors
6 Taking action

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

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

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

2012

As of a recent review in April 2012, the five largest counties (Salt Lake County, Utah County, Davis County, Weber County, and Washington County) in Utah averaged a "B" website transparency grade.

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

Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Davis County, Utah	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	Y
Salt Lake County, Utah	B	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Utah County, Utah	B	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Washington County, Utah	D	P	P	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	Y
Weber County, Utah	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y

2009

In 2009 the counties averaged a "D" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	8	24	25	26	17	5	1	1	2	14
P	3	0	3	2	4	1	1	0	0	2
N	18	5	1	1	8	23	27	28	27	13

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
Beaver County, Utah	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Box Elder County, Utah	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P	N	N	N
Cache County, Utah	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Carbon County, Utah	F	N	N	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Daggett County, Utah	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Davis County, Utah	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	Y
Duchesne County, Utah	C-	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Emery County, Utah	D	P	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Garfield County, Utah	F	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Grand County, Utah	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Iron County, Utah	F	N	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Juab County, Utah	F	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Kane County, Utah	F	N	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Millard County, Utah	D	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Morgan County, Utah	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Piute County, Utah	F	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Rich County, Utah	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Salt Lake County, Utah	B	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
San Juan County, Utah	C-	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Sanpete County, Utah	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Sevier County, Utah	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Summit County, Utah	B	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Tooele County, Utah	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Uintah County, Utah	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Utah County, Utah	B	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Wasatch County, Utah	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Washington County, Utah	D	P	P	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	Y
Wayne County, Utah	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Weber County, Utah	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y

Legislative reform proposed

Utah Senate Bill 18 (2009) was proposed in the Utah State Senate on February 2, 2009. The bill would require all cities, counties, school districts and special districts in the state to post their budgets online.

Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an Utah county, you can correct it immediately or report the error.

Taking action

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