Henrico County, Virginia
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Henrico County is one of 95 counties in Virginia. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 262,300.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Virginia county websites
[edit] The good
- Contact information for county board members are posted.[1]
- Contact information for county administrative officials is provided on the individual departments' web pages.[2]
- Audited annual financial reports for current and previous years are provided.[3]
- Monthly reports about permits issued by the building inspection department are provided.[4]
- Building permit and inspection status can be checked online.[5]
- County taxes and fees can be paid online.[6]
- The website includes a link[7] to the Virginia Association of Counties,[8] which lists the county as a member.
[edit] The bad
- County board members' term dates are not listed.
- County board meeting minutes and summaries of actions taken are available for current and previous years,[9] but only the most recent agenda is posted.[10]
- Only the most current approved budget is posted.[11]
- Current bid requests[12] and award notices[13] are posted, but there is no listing of current contracts available.
- No information about FOIA requests is posted, and no record of the county's FOIA compliance is available.
[edit] External links
- Henrico County Website
- Henrico County Public Schools
- Henrico County on e-Reference
- Henrico County on US Census
[edit] References
- ↑ Henrico County board of supervisors
- ↑ Henrico County county agencies
- ↑ Henrico County accounting division
- ↑ Henrico County building inspection reports
- ↑ Henrico County online scheduling and status
- ↑ Henrico County payments online
- ↑ Henrico County legislative team
- ↑ Virginia Association of Counties members
- ↑ Henrico County board meeting minutes
- ↑ Henrico County board current meeting agenda
- ↑ Henrico County office of management and budget
- ↑ Henrico County current bids and proposals
- ↑ Henrico County contract award notices
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