Hillsborough County, Florida
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Hillsborough County is one of 67 counties in Florida. Tampa is the county seat.
Hillsborough County's population as of 2007 was 1,192,861. It is one of 20 charter counties in the state. It became a charter county in 1983.[1]
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[edit] Evaluation of website
- Main article: Evaluation of Florida county websites
[edit] The good
- Budget is published.[2]
- Meetings are posted on the front page.[3] Agendas[4] are also available.[5]
- County commissioners are listed with contact information.[6]
- Administrative officials are listed.[7]
- Building permits[8] and zoning information[9] is available.
- Financial reports[10] and audits are available.[11]
- Includes information on the public records law and who to contact.[12]
- Local tax information is available.[13]
[edit] The bad
- Awarded contracts are listed with tabulations, but actual contracts are not published.[14]
- Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
[edit] Lobbying
- Main article: Florida taxpayer-funded lobbying
Hillsborough County pays for services of the lobbying firm Alcade & Fay. [15]
[edit] Audits
For Hillsborough County, the county government is limited to performance audits and auditor reports directly to the Board of County Commissioners. All other audits are conducted by the clerk and comptroller.[16]
[edit] External links
- Official Hillsborough County Website
- Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Hillsborough County Property Appraiser
- Hillsborough County on E-Reference
- Hillsborough County Public Schools
- Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
[edit] References
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