Politics & Government
Online Transparency Audit Highlights Local Government
In its audit, the Illinois Policy Institute looked at access to contact information online as well as public meetings, public records and more.
Two area local government agencies did not receive a passing grade for government transparency online from a recent Illinois Policy Institute audit, according to a Daily Herald analysis.
In its audit, the Illinois Policy Institute looked at access to contact information online as well as public meetings, public records, budgets, audits, expenditures, contracts, taxes and more, according to the Illinois Policy Institute website.
The Daily Herald analysis found of the 102 suburban government agencies in the audit, 70 had scores of 60 percent or below, including, McHenry County, which received a score of 56.4.
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Meanwhile, one local community got high marks in the audit. The village of Huntley received a score of 98.3 out of 100, according to the Daily Herald.
The audit did not include the city of Crystal Lake, village of Cary or any area school districts.
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