Mobile County, Alabama

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Mobile County is a county in Alabama. Its county seat is Mobile.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • Current and past budgets are posted[1].
  • Commission meeting agendas (but not minutes) are posted[2].
  • The County Commissioners' names (except for one) and email addresses are listed[3].
  • Administrative contacts are listed[4].
  • Public records can be obtained, but they are not all related to government actions[5].
  • There is a database of all the property taxes and these can be paid online[6].
  • Current bids are posted, current contracts are not posted.[7]

[edit] The bad

  • There isn't any information on building permits.
  • No audits, contracts, or lobbying affiliations are listed.

[edit] Alabama Register Op-ed

Alabama Press Register wrote about how Alabama received some of the lowest transparency grades in the country, especially noting Baldwin County and Mobile County.[8]

[edit] Lobbying

In 2008, Mobile County reported $120,000 spent on lobbying. [9]

[edit] External links

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[edit] References

  1. ↑ Budgets
  2. ↑ Meetings
  3. ↑ Commissioners
  4. ↑ Administration, Directory
  5. ↑ Records
  6. ↑ Property taxes
  7. ↑ County Bids
  8. ↑ Alabama Press Register, Not all that transparent, September 14, 2009
  9. ↑ Mobile County - Open Secrets
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