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Morris County, New Jersey

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

Morris County is one of 21 counties in New Jersey.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • Budget is published.[1]
  • Meeting schedule and agendas posted.[2]
  • Current bids posted.[3]
  • Form is available for making public records requests.[4]
  • Tax records are available in a searchable database.[5]
  • Administrative officials listed in directory.[6]
  • Permits and zoning are not applied at a county level in New Jersey.

[edit] The bad

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[edit] Lobbying

Main article: New Jersey taxpayer-funded lobbying

The county, joined by Sussex County and Warren County, stated it would withhold dues to the New Jersey Association of Counties until the taxpayer-funded lobbying association in February 2010, until the association completed an audit of its spending. [8]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Budget
  2. ↑ Meetings
  3. ↑ Bids
  4. ↑ Records Request
  5. ↑ Tax Board
  6. ↑ Directory
  7. ↑ Freeholders
  8. ↑ "N.J. freeholder boards withhold dues from Association of Counties over agency's spending", NJ.com, February 14, 2010
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