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]
  • Budgets,[6] annual financial reports and audits[7] for current and past years are posted.
  • Listings of current bid requests[8] and current county contracts[9] are provided.
  • 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

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Fairfax County FY 2008 adopted budget facts
  2. ↑ Fairfax County board of supervisors
  3. ↑ Fairfax County board meeting agendas
  4. ↑ Fairfax County board meeting summaries
  5. ↑ Fairfax County board meeting video
  6. ↑ Fairfax County budget archives
  7. ↑ Fairfax County finance department
  8. ↑ Fairfax County current solicitations
  9. ↑ Fairfax County online contract register
  10. ↑ Fairfax County online services
  11. ↑ Virginia Association of Counties members
  12. ↑ Fairfax County Lobbying Report
  13. ↑ Client List
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