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].

[edit] External links

Jefferson County

• Jefferson County website
• Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Jefferson County genealogy and history from the WVGenWeb project
• Jefferson County statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau

[edit] References

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