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Effingham County, Illinois

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Effingham County is one of 102 counties in Illinois.

Website evaluation

Transparency Grade
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Budget N
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Meetings Y
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Elected Officials Y
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Administrative Officials
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Permits, zoning N
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Audits N
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Contracts N
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Lobbying N
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Public records N
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Local taxes N
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Transparency grading process


Main Article: Evaluation of Illinois county websites

The good

  • County board members and their contact information is posted.[1]
  • County board agenda is posted[2], along with meeting dates.[3]
  • Administrative officials listed under their department.

The bad

  • Budget is not published.
  • Administrative officials are not listed.
  • Information on building permits and zoning, audits, contracts, lobbying, and local taxes is not available.
  • Information on how to make a public records request is not provided on the site.


External links

 

References

  1. ↑ County Board
  2. ↑ Board Agenda
  3. ↑ Meeting Dates
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