Johnson County, Kansas
From Sunshine Review
Johnson County is one of 105 counties in Kansas. It has a seven-member board of commissioners and in 2007 had a population of 526,319. The county seat is Olathe, a suburb of Kansas City. [1]
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Kansas county websites
[edit] The good
- The website has county budgets available. [2]
- The website has county audits available. [3]
- The website has county commissioners meeting information. [4]
- The county commissioners meetings are broadcast online. [5]
- The website has information on obtaining public records. [6]
- The website has administrative officials information. [7]
- The website has elected officials information. [8]
- The website has building permits and zoning information. [9]
- The website has some tax information available. [10]
[edit] The bad
- The website does not have information on committee meetings, contracts, lobbying, or tax breakdowns.
[edit] Contact information
111 South Cherry, Suite 2600
County Courthouse
Olathe, KS 66061-3421
Phone: (913)-715-0430
Fax: (913)-715-0440
[edit] School Districts
There are six school districts:
- USD 229 Blue Valley
- USD 230 Spring Hill
- USD 231 Garder Edgerton
- USD 232 De Soto
- USD 233 Olathe
- USD 512 Shawnee Mission
Eleven Private Accredited School Districts
Four Private Non-Accredited School Districts
Twenty-four independent private schools
[edit] Johnson County Transparency
Johnson County has a very comprehensive website which allows visitors to find substantial information on their Board of County Commissioners and county government news.
The Johnson County Election Office is also very helpful with online research. Each elected offical, their term years, and contact information can be found at the Johnson County Election Office website under the Elected Officials Directory.
[edit] External links
- Johnson County official website
- Johnson County Courts
- Johnson County Election Office
- Johnson County Library
- Johnson County Environmental Department
[edit] References
State of Kansas Topeka (capital) | |
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| Ballot Measures |
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