Hanover County, Virginia

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Hanover County is one of 95 counties in Virginia. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 86,320.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Virginia county websites

[edit] The good

  • Contact information for county board members is posted.[1]
  • Contact information for county administrative officials is provided on the individual departments' web pages.[2]
  • Budgets and audited annual financial reports for current and previous years are provided.[3]
  • Listings of current bid requests,[4] award notices[5] and current contracts[6] are available.
  • Monthly reports about building permits issued by the building inspector's office are provided.[7]
  • Monthly records of zoning applications are posted.[8]
  • The website offers a number of e-government services, including checking building permit and inspection status, and paying taxes online.[9]

[edit] The bad

  • County board members' term dates are not listed.
  • County board meeting minutes are available for current and previous years,[10] but agendas are only provided for the past year.[11]
  • No information about FOIA requests is posted, and no record of the county's FOIA compliance is available.
  • There is no information regarding any relations with lobbying associations the county might have. But the Virginia Association of Counties[12] lists the county as a member.

[edit] Lobbying

In 2008, Hanover County reported $20,000 spent on lobbying. [13]


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[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Hanover County board of supervisors information
  2. ↑ Hanover County county departments
  3. ↑ Hanover County finance department
  4. ↑ Hanover County current solicitations
  5. ↑ Hanover County contract award notices
  6. ↑ Hanover County term contracts
  7. ↑ Hanover County building inspector's monthly reports
  8. ↑ Hanover County zoning applications submitted
  9. ↑ Hanover County e-gov services
  10. ↑ Hanover County board meeting minutes
  11. ↑ Hanover County board meeting agendas
  12. ↑ Virginia Association of Counties members
  13. ↑ Hanover County Lobbying Report
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