Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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Bucks County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The county seat is Doylestown.
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Evaluating Transparency of Bucks County Website
The Good
- Budget information is given
- Elected Officials are listed [1]
- Administrative Officials are listed [2]
- Building permit and zoning information are given
- Public records are accessible
The Bad
- Meetings are partially listed
- Audit reports are not given
- Contracts and Lobbying information are not mentioned
- Local tax information is partially given
Public Records
The county's 911 documentation policy that went into effect November 1, 2008, has come under fire from a media lawyer. Melissa Melewsky, an attorney for the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association lists multiple problems with the policy, including "the policy’s unclear definition of 911 records to its restrictions regarding time response logs and the fees it sets". County spokepeople indicate that the policy is meant to get the county into compliance with the new Right to Know Law going into effect Jan. 1, 2009, but Melewsky believes that it will have the opposite effect, and suggests revision. [3]
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External Link
References
- ↑ Bucks County Elected Officials
- ↑ Bucks County Administrative Officials
- ↑ Bucks’ new 911 policy draws fire from lawyer, Philly Burbs.com, November 20, 2008
