Evaluation of Oregon county websites

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

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Oregon'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

2012

This chart encompasses the 5 largest counties in Oregon: Multnomah County, Washington County, Clackamas County, Lane County, and Marion County. These counties averaged a "B" in website transparency in 2012.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	5	4	5	5	5	5	2	0	3	4
P	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
N	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0

2009

The rest of the counties were last reviewed in 2009 and averaged a "D" website transparency rating.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	18	9	28	28	21	12	0	0	4	1
P	0	16	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	23
N	16	9	2	4	11	22	33	34	30	10
No Website	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Comparison chart

Oregon County Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Clackamas County, Oregon	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Lane County, Oregon	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P
Marion County, Oregon	B-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Multnomah County, Oregon	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Washington County, Oregon	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y

Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an Oregon county, you can report the error by emailing us.

See also

• Evaluation of ballot measure information on Oregon county websites