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Oct. 30, 2009
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Fairfax County’s public Web site, fairfaxcounty.gov, has been honored as one of the top county government sites in the nation. It was recognized by the Virginia Coalition for Open Government, the Center for Digital Government, and the Digital Counties Survey.
Freedom of Information Award
Fairfax County and the city of Alexandria share the Virginia Coalition
for Open Government’s Freedom of Information Award in the government
category. Fairfax County was recognized for its efforts to engage the
public in addressing the $650
million revenue shortfall for FY 2010. The county solicited
public input online, by telephone and at community dialogue sessions to
help identify solutions for closing the budget gap. There also was an
extensive media campaign and outreach through social media platforms
such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
“This is exactly what we were striving for when we started our e-government program more than a decade ago,” notes Deputy County Executive David J. Molchany. “We wanted to create a government without walls, doors or clocks and provide a way for residents and businesses to access our information and services 24 hours a day.”
Best of the Web Award
The county earned top honors in the Center for Digital Government’s 2009
Best of the Web awards. Fairfax County’s site took first place in the
county Web portal category. Best of the Web ranks the top U.S. state
and local Web portals, recognizing advances in digital solutions and
communication with the public, government communities and business.
Fairfax County’s Web site has now earned a Best of the Web award
four times since 2003.
Digital Counties Survey
Recognizing best practices and counties with exemplary digital service
to residents, the 2009 Digital Counties Survey selected Fairfax County as
the fourth place winner in the 500,000 or more population category. This
marks the fifth consecutive year the county has ranked in the survey’s
top five.
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Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
publicaffairs@fairfaxcounty.gov
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711
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