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Pinellas County is one of 67 counties in Florida. Clearwater is the county seat.
Pinellas County's population as of 2007 was 944,199. It is one of 20 charter counties in the state. It became a charter county in 1980.[1]
[edit] Evaluation of website
- Main article: Evaluation of Florida county websites
[edit] The good
- Budget is available.[2]
- Board meeting schedule[3], agenda[4], and minutes[5] are all available.
- County commissioners are listed with contact information.[6]
- Building permits[7] and zoning information[8] are available.
- Audits are online.[9]
- Local tax information is available.[10]
[edit] The bad
[edit] Lobbying
- Main article: Florida taxpayer-funded lobbying
Pinellas County has reported $610,000 spent on lobbying since 2005 (see table).
Reported lobbying expenditures, 2005-2009 [13]
| Year | Amount spent on lobbying
|
| 2009
| $80,000
|
| 2008
| $150,000
|
| 2007
| $120,000
|
| 2006
| $120,000
|
| 2005
| $140,000
|
[edit] Audits
For Pinellas County, the clerk or comptroller performs the internal audits.[14]
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