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3 <br /> Attachment 1 <br /> From: David Hunt <br /> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 4:13 PM <br /> To: ncopengov @elon.edu <br /> Cc: Todd McGee; Donna Baker <br /> Subject: Sunshine Award Nomination <br /> Sunshine Award nomination for Orange County Government <br /> Submitted by David Hunt, Deputy Clerk/ Information Specialist, Orange County, NC <br /> 919-245-2126, dhunt @orangecountync.gov <br /> Orange County, NC considers itself on the forefront of providing government information to the <br /> public. As much as possible, the County has attempted to provide public records and information online <br /> thus reducing the need for formal public records requests. Those services have continually expanded as <br /> technology has evolved. <br /> One of the newest features is the financial portal. In November 2016, Orange County created a new <br /> online financial data reporting tool.This online database makes county financial information available to <br /> the public on the Orange County website (www.orangecountync.gov/transparency). <br /> Residents can see how their tax dollars are being used through almost real-time data at a department <br /> level.The tool features easy-to-navigate graphics with data organized by category, department, <br /> function, fund and vendor. <br /> Below is just a sampling of other items available online: <br /> - Agendas <br /> - Contracts <br /> - Budget <br /> - Board of County Commissioner's "OCBOCC" emails <br /> - Audit Reports <br /> - On demand video recordings of County Commissioner's meetings (over 40 meetings totaling 125 <br /> hours in 2016) <br /> A special "Transparency" page, provided via the County Commissioners' section of the website, allows <br /> quick access to popular transparency items. www.orangecountync.gov/transparency <br /> In 2014 a unique "sunshine" logo was created to highlight sunshine items. That same year tweets called <br /> "Sunshine Tips" were provided to the public through the County Twitter account(see attached sample). <br /> Those continue today. <br />