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Transparency in County Government

Transparency in County Government . Americans for Prosperity www.afpil.org. Who Is AFP?. AFP-IL Activities. Town Hall Meeting. Citizen Lobby Day. Health Care Forum. Special Events. TV Talk Shows. Press Conferences. AFP-IL and Transparency. HB 4765 Passes House 108-0.

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Transparency in County Government

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  1. Transparency in County Government Americans for Prosperity www.afpil.org

  2. Who Is AFP?

  3. AFP-IL Activities Town Hall Meeting Citizen Lobby Day Health Care Forum Special Events TV Talk Shows Press Conferences

  4. AFP-IL and Transparency HB 4765 Passes House 108-0 AFP-IL Joins Lawsuit with Judicial Watch

  5. Transparency Movement “We might hope to see the finances of the Union as clear and intelligible as a merchant's books, so that every member of Congress and every man of any mind in the Union should be able to comprehend them, to investigate abuses, and consequently to control them."

  6. Transparency Movement • “Show Me the Spending Coalition” • Americans for Prosperity • Americans for Tax Reform • National Taxpayers Union http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Portal:Show_Me_The_Spending

  7. Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (S.2590)

  8. What is Transparency If we can watch our toast to make sure it doesn’t burn, shouldn’t we be able to watch our government just as closely??? “This transparent toaster allows you to see the bread while it is toasting. You will never be surprised by toast that comes out too dark.” kancept.com

  9. What Information Should Counties Disclose on their Websites? • Budget • Check Book Register • Government Meetings/Agendas • Elected Officials and Elections • Administrative Officials • Building Permits and Zoning • Audits (Financial/Performance) • Contracts • Lobbying/advocacy • Local Taxes • Access to government records/public documents

  10. How Much Time and Money Will Transparency Cost?

  11. How to Get Information On-Line • Set up an FTP directory on your web server. 30 – 60 minutes • Set up security for a limited number of staff members to have write-access to the FTP directory. 1 - 2 hours • Download and install Cute PDF on the computers that are given write accessto the FTP site.* 15 minutes • Setup a process for ensuring privacy issues are maintained with theelectronic documents. *Skip this if you already have Adobe Acrobat Professional

  12. Evaluation of Illinois County Websites Of 102 counties in Illinois: • 20 post their county budget online. • 34 include information about public government meetings. • 45 include information about their elected officials. • 42 include information about their administrative officials. • 29 give information about permits and zoning. • 15 supply information about audits that they performed. • 1 gives information about its contracts with county vendors. • 0 disclose whether or not they belong to any taxpayer-funded lobbying associations. • 11 provide information on how to request public records using the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. • 23 provide some information about county taxes.

  13. Transparency Resources • http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Main_Page • https://www.showmethespending.org/ • http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Evaluation_of_Illinois_county_websites

  14. Questions

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