Shelby County, Alabama
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Shelby County is a county in Alabama. Its county seat is Columbiana.
Website evaluation
Last rated on January 4, 2012.
The good
- Elected Officials
- Elected officials are listed with a mailing address and phone number.[1]
- Administrative officials
- Department heads are listed for each department.
- Contact information for administrative officials is provided including a mailing address and phone number.
- Meetings
- Meeting minutes are archived for 3 years.
- Meeting agendas are archived for 3 years.
- A meeting calendar is available and names the times and locations of public meetings.[2]
- Contracts
- Bids and RFPs are posted online.
- Approved contract statements are provided for vendors.[3]
- Permits and zoning
- Zoning ordinances are posted online.
- Permit applications can be downloaded on the site, along with information on how to apply for the permits.[4]
- Taxes
- Audits
- An audit is available for one year.[7]
- Budget
- Current year budget summary provided.[8]
- Public records
- The public information officer is identified and maintained by Shelby County Public Records. This person provides a mailing address, phone number and personalized email.[9]
The bad
- Audits
- Three years of audits not provided.
- Elected officials
- Elected officials' email addresses are not posted.
- Budgets
- Three years of budgets not provided.
- Current budget summary is provided, but full budget not posted.
- Lobbying
- If the county engaged in lobbying actives or if it's a member of government lobbying associations are not disclosed. Nor is the total cost lobbying activities or membership dues for associations available.
- Public records
- No public records request form provided. A form is referenced on the site but form could not be located at time of evaluation.
- Fee schedule not provided. Costs are discussed generally, but no specific fees are given.[10]
Budget
The County Commission recently passed a budget of $81.8 million with no plans for other raises or additional hiring[11]. However, the Sheriff office is currently threatening legal action over unpaid merit raises the Shelby County Law Enforcement Personnel Board approved[12]. Sheriff Chris Curry has also cited the increased cost of gasoline in addition to the lack of personnel pay raises in cutting back certain law enforcement services[13].
Public employees
Elected officials
Shelby County is governed by a Commission consisting of nine elected members, each representing a district.
| Member | Title | District |
|---|---|---|
| Corley Ellis | Chairman | District 1 |
| Tommy Edwards | Commissioner | District 2 |
| Jon Parker | Commissioner | District 3 |
| Daniel M. Acker | Commissioner | District 4 |
| Joel Bearden | Commissioner | District 5 |
| Larry Dillard | Commissioner | District 6 |
| Lindsey Allison | Commissioner | District 7 |
| Rick Shepherd | Commissioner | District 8 |
| Robbie Hayes | Vice-Chairman | District 9 |
No salary or pension information is listed.
Administrative officials
| Member | Title |
|---|---|
| Chris Curry | Sherriff |
| Kenneth R. "Randy" Cole | County Engineer |
| Diana S. Hawkins | Coroner |
| Alex Dudchock | County Manager |
Salaries
Diana S. Hawkins recently received a raise of $11,500 from a previous salary of $48,500[11]
Pensions
Lobbying
Transparency & public records
Taxes
External links
- Shelby County official website
- History of Shelby County
- Shelby County on E-Reference
- Shelby County Sheriff's Office
- Shelby County Schools
- Shelby County Reporter
- Shelby County Public Libraries
- Shelby County 911
References
- ↑ County Commissioners
- ↑ Meetings
- ↑ Shelby County eBid Portal
- ↑ Development
- ↑ Property Tax
- ↑ Business Revenue
- ↑ http://www.shelbyal.com/index.aspx?NID=472 Shelby County, Transparency, Accessed: Jan 4, 2012
- ↑ http://www.shelbyal.com/index.aspx?NID=472 Shelby County, Transparency, Accessed: Jan 4, 2012
- ↑ Shelby County, FOIA, Accessed: Jan 5, 2012
- ↑ Shelby County, FOIA, Accessed: Jan 5, 2012
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 AL.Com Shelby County Commission passes $81.8 million budget, Sept. 27, 2010
- ↑ AL.Com Shelby County sheriff wants raises, supports workers who threaten legal action, Feb. 14, 2011
- ↑ Alabama 13 Shelby County Sheriff Chris Curry plans cuts because of budget crunch, Feb. 15, 2011
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