King George County, Virginia

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King George County is one of 95 counties in Virginia. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 16,803.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Virginia county websites

[edit] The good

• Contact information for county board members is posted.^[1]

• Contact information for county administrative officials is posted on the individual departments' web pages.^[2]

• County board meeting agendas^[3] and minutes^[4] for current and previous years are available.

• Audited annual financial reports for current and previous years are available.^[5]

• The Website includes a link^[6] to the Virginia Association of Counties,^[7] which lists the county as a member.

• County taxes can be paid online.^[8]

[edit] The bad

• No term dates for county board members are posted.

• Only the most current county budget is posted.^[9]

• Current bid requests^[10] and award notices^[11] are posted, but no listing of current contracts are provided.

• No information about FOIA requests is posted, and no record of the county's FOIA compliance is available.

• The site's search function limits the number of characters that can be entered to 21.

[edit] External links

King George County

• King George County Website

[edit] References

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