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] Lobbying
- Main article: Illinois taxpayer-funded lobbying
Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission belongs to the Illinois Association of Regional Councils, but did not disclose for how long or how much it pays in membership dues.[10] The county and county departments do not hire contractual [lobbyists]], but it does have membership in organizations that lobby.
The county has membership in 11 taxpayer-funded lobbying associations [11][12] [13] [14] [15] The county sometimes pays dues to the sheriffs associations concurrently.[16] Since 2004, the county has spent $21,345 on membership to these associations.
| Association | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
| Illinois Association of County Board Members | $25.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illinois Association of County Clerks & Recorders | $850.00 | $1,480.00 | $445.00 | $525.00 | $930.00 | $1,045.00 | - |
| Illinois Association of County Officials | $450.00 | $565.00 | $270.00 | $270.00 | $400.00 | $365.00 | - |
| Illinois Association of County Veterans Assistance Commissions | - | - | $275.00 | $225.00 | $225.00 | - | - |
| Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners Association | - | $425.00 | $525.00 | $375.00 | $825.00 | $425.00 | - |
| Illinois Counties Solid Waste Management Association | - | - | - | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | - |
| Illinois Sheriff's Association | - | - | - | - | - | $50.00 | - |
| Illinois Sheriff's Association & National Sheriff's Association | $725.00 | $725.00 | $700.00 | $700.00 | $700.00 | - | |
| Illinois States Attorneys Association | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | - |
| National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks | $35.00 | $35.00 | - | - | - | - | $150.00 |
| Illinois Association of County Auditors | $495.00 | $400.00 | $1,125.00 | $845.00 | $845.00 | $570.00 |
[edit] Additional reading
- Sangamon County Buildings & Grounds and Central Services FOIA response, Lobbying information
- Sangamon County OEM FOIA response, Lobbying information
[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
- ↑ Board Members
- ↑ Board Schedule
- ↑ Meeting Minutes
- ↑ Board Agendas
- ↑ Audits
- ↑ Treasurer
- ↑ Zoning
- ↑ FAQs
- ↑ Standing Committees
- ↑ Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission, September 23, 2010
- ↑ Department of Elections and Clerk FOIA response
- ↑ Sangamon County Coroner Lobbying
- ↑ States Attorney FOIA Response, lobbying
- ↑ Veterans Department FOIA response
- ↑ County Recorder FOIA response
- ↑ Sheriff's Department - Lobbying
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