Salt Lake County Wins Transparency Award in Utah

   Salt Lake County
            Wins
Transparency Award



Salt Lake County’s website has won national recognition for openness by a government transparency watchdog. Sunshine Review announced the county was among ten governmental websites in Utah as winners of its annual “Sunny Awards.”

“Our nation is greatly strengthened when we have an open and accountable democracy. It’s what the founders envisioned,” says Mayor Peter Corroon. The Mayor adds that Salt Lake County is committed to open government, “A little sunshine never hurt anybody.”

The Sunny Awards recognize the best state and local government websites in America that exceeded transparency standards. This year only 100 of more than 6,000 government websites ranked by Sunshine Review earned a Sunny Award.

The 2011 list of Utah winners include:
• Salt Lake County
• City of Draper
• Park City
• City of Provo
• City of Riverton
• Salt Lake City
• City of Taylorsville
• City of West Jordan
• Jordan School District
• Salt Lake City School District

Background:
Sunshine Review is a non-profit organization dedicated to state and local government transparency. The Sunshine Review uses a “10-pointTransparencyChecklist” to evaluate the content of government websites. Since its inception in 2008, Sunshine Review has analyzed the governmental transparency websites of all fifty states and 6,000 local governments.


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