Evaluation of Delaware county websites

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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Delaware county websites.

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Delaware's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations users have made for positive changes.

Conclusions chart

As of March 28, 2012 the counties averaged a "B-" website transparency grade.

County	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	0	2	3
P	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
N	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0

Comparison chart

Delaware County Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Kent County, Delaware	D-	Y	P	N	N	Y	N	P	N	N	Y
New Castle County, Delaware	B-	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Sussex County, Delaware	C	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y

Correcting errors

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