Johnson County, Kansas

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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]

Budget
Meetings
Elected Officials
Administrative Officials
Permits, zoning
Audits
Contracts
Lobbying
Public records
Local taxes
County websites

Contents


[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:

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

[edit] References

  1. ↑ National Association of Counties, Johnson County, KS, August 18, 2008
  2. ↑ Budget Information
  3. ↑ Audit Information
  4. ↑ Meeting Information
  5. ↑ Meeting Broadcast
  6. ↑ Public Records
  7. ↑ Administrative Officials
  8. ↑ Elected Officials
  9. ↑ Zoning Information
  10. ↑ Tax Information
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