Fayette County, Kentucky
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Fayette County is one of 120 counties in Kentucky. Its territory, population and government are coextensive with the city of Lexington, which also serves as county seat.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Kentucky county websites
[edit] The good
- Budget is published.[1]
- Council members are listed with contact information.[2]
- Meeting schedule[3], agendas[4], and dockets are available.[5]
- Bids are posted[6], current contracts are not available.
- Annual financial audits are available.[7]
- Administrative officials listed with contact information under respective departments.[8]
- Building permits[9] and zoning information available.[10]
[edit] The bad
- Open records request forms are available for some departments[11], but not all.
- Local tax information not available.
- Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
[edit] External links
- Official Fayette County Website
- Fayette County Clerk's Website
- Fayette County Sheriff
- Fayette County Schools
- Fayette County on Epodunk
- Fayette County on FreedomKentucky
[edit] References
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