Kern County, California

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Contents

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


Kern County is one of 58 counties in California. Its county seat is in Bakersfield.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of California county websites

[edit] The good

  • The names and contact information for all board of supervisors members is provided.[1]
  • Board of supervisor meeting agendas and minutes are published.[2]
  • The current budget is published.[3]
  • Information on taxes is provided.[4]
  • Audits are published.[5]
  • Information on building permits and zoning is provided.[6]
  • Information on contracts is provided.[7]

[edit] The bad

[edit] Lobbying

In 2008, Kern County reported $90,000 spent on lobbying. [8]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

Working for accountable government now


  1. Board
  2. Meetings
  3. Budget
  4. Taxes
  5. Audits
  6. Building permits
  7. Contracts
  8. [1]