Sangamon County, Illinois
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Sangamon County is one of 102 counties in Illinois.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Illinois county websites
[edit] The good
- County board members are listed with contact information available.[1]
- Board meeting schedule[2], meeting minutes[3], and meeting agendas[4] are posted for meetings of the full board.
- County audits are available.[5]
- County tax information can be found on the Treasurer's page.[6]
- Building permits and zoning information is available.[7]
[edit] The bad
- The FAQs give a phone number to contact to make a FOIA request, but no other information is online.[8]
- Budget is not published.
- Information is not provided on administrative officials and county contracts.
- No guidelines regarding public input at meetings.
- Although board meeting information is available, meeting minutes, and meeting agendas are not posted for standing committees.[9]
- No financial disclosures or conflict-of-interest statements for elected officials or members of appointed commissions.
- Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
- There is no information on how to file a public records request.
[edit] External links
- Sangamon County official website
- Sangamon County Clerk's Website
- Sangamon County Property Tax Information
- Sangamon County on Epodunk
- Sangamon County Free Public Records Directory
[edit] References
State of Illinois Springfield (capital) | |
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| Transparency |
Freedom of Information Act | Transparency Checklist | Government corruption reports | Transparency Legislation | Open Records procedures | Transparency Advocates | State budget | Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations | |
| Divisions |
State |
List of Counties |
List of Cities |
Illinois school districts A - L |
Illinois school districts M - Z | |
| Government |
Illinois State Constitution | Executive | House of Representatives | Senate | |
| Judiciary |
Illinois Supreme Court | Circuit Court of Appeals | District Courts | Judicial Nominating Commission | Judicial news | Judicial activist organizations | |
| Ballot Measures |
2008 ballot measures | School bond issues | Procedures for qualifying an initiative | Amending the constitution | History of direct democracy | Campaign finance requirements | |


