Jefferson County, West Virginia

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Jefferson County is one of 55 counties in West Virginia. Ranson is located in Jefferson County.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of West Virginia county websites

[edit] The good

  • Annual financial statements are posted on the Clerk's site, but no actual budgets are available[1].
  • The meeting minutes are posted[2].
  • The Commissioners are listed[3].
  • The email addresses of all the County officials are posted. Department phone numbers are also available[4].
  • Zoning information is posted, but building permits are not listed[5].
  • Audits are posted at the Clerk's site[1].
  • Tax levy estimates are posted at the Clerk's site also[1]
  • Tax records available in a searchable database.[6]

[edit] The bad

  • No contracts are posted.
  • Lobbyists are not listed.
  • There is no information about requesting public records.

[edit] In the news

Jefferson County clerk Jennifer Maghan rejected FOIA requests by The Observer in Shepherdstown in 2008 for zoning ordinance referendum petitions collected by a third party, stating that they were not public records. The case is pending in the West Virginia Supreme Court.[7].

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