This is Sunshine Week (March 14-20). Sunshine Week is a national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.
http://www.sunshineweek.org/About.aspxWhy not spend some time looking at available public records for Chatham County governments?
Available information for Chatham County
http://www.nctransparency.com/details/79/chatham-county * Annual Financial Information Report
* Audit reports
* Budget
* Capital Improvement Plan
* Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
* Future liability for retirees
* Health expenses
* Revenue Report
* Salaries of employees earning $50,000 or more
* Transportation Improvement Plan
Pittsboro
http://www.nctransparency.com/details/690/pittsboro# Annual Financial Information Report
# Revenue Report
# Transportation Improvement Plan
Siler City
http://www.nctransparency.com/details/766/siler-city * Annual Financial Information Report
* Revenue Report
* Transportation Improvement Plan
Goldston
http://www.nctransparency.com/details/484/goldston * Annual Financial Information Report
* Revenue Report
* Transportation Improvement Plan
Chatham County Schools
http://www.nctransparency.com/details/252/chatham-county-schools# Budget Overview
# Capital Improvement Plan
# Enrollment
# Free and reduced lunch audits and reports
# Revenue Report
# Salaries of employees by job code
# SAT and ACT scores
# State Tests
(I was really happy to find this link to Free and reduced lunch numbers - I've been looking for that.)
Other info is at
http://www.chathamnc.orghttp://www.pittsboronc.org/http://www.chatham.k12.nc.ushttp://silercity.org/http://www.nctransparency.com/entity/type/3 (list of state agencies)
http://ncpublicschools.orgEnjoy.
