Fairfax County, Virginia
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Fairfax County is one of 95 counties in Virginia. As of 2007, the population was 1,077,000.[1]
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Virginia county websites
[edit] The good
- County board members' contact information and term dates are posted.[2]
- County board meeting agendas,[3], board meeting summaries[4] for current and past years are available. In addition, the site offers live video streaming and recordings of the meetings.[5]
- The website offers numerous e-services, including paying taxes online, and checking the status of building and inspection permits online.[10]
[edit] The bad
- Only some departments list the names and contact information of individual administrative officials.
- Some departments have FOIA request forms posted, but there is no general information regarding how to request public records and no record of the county's FOIA compliance.
- There is no information regarding any relations with lobbying associations the county might have. But the Virginia Association of Counties[11] lists the county as a member.
[edit] Lobbying
- Main article: Virginia taxpayer-funded lobbying
In 2008, Fairfax County reported $80,000 spent on lobbying. [12] Fairfax County pays for services of the lobbying firm Alcade & Fay. [13]
[edit] External links
- Fairfax County Website
- Fairfax County Real Estate Tax Information
- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
- Fairfax County Public Schools
- Fairfax County Official Tourism Site
- Fairfax County on e-Reference
- Fairfax County on US Census
[edit] References
- ↑ Fairfax County FY 2008 adopted budget facts
- ↑ Fairfax County board of supervisors
- ↑ Fairfax County board meeting agendas
- ↑ Fairfax County board meeting summaries
- ↑ Fairfax County board meeting video
- ↑ Fairfax County budget archives
- ↑ Fairfax County finance department
- ↑ Fairfax County current solicitations
- ↑ Fairfax County online contract register
- ↑ Fairfax County online services
- ↑ Virginia Association of Counties members
- ↑ Fairfax County Lobbying Report
- ↑ Client List
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