FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 7, 2002) – Lee County citizens now have improved access to items being voted on by the Board of Lee County Commissioners at its regular weekly meetings.
The complete weekly agenda packages now are being posted online at www.lee-county.com.
The packages include the Board agenda, the one-page description of each item the Commission is being asked to approve, and all of the supporting documentation, including contracts, agreements and legal documents.
Board agendas typically run several hundred pages.
All this information now will be available from your home with the click of a button.
In the past, citizens wanting access to all of the backup information had to either come down to the Lee County Administration Building in downtown Fort Myers.
“This will make access much easier, not only for those who follow county government closely, but also for those residents who are following a particular issue that affects their area,” said Libby Walker, the county’s manager of Public Resources.
This is one of many technological innovations the county has developed over the last several years to make government information more accessible and improve communication with the public. Other online applications at the county’s website include:
§ All county ordinances (local laws)
§ The Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code (searchable by keyword)
§ The Library System’s card catalogue
§ Human Services Directory (searchable database of local agencies)
§ Parks & Recreation programs and facilities online registration (coming later this month)
§ Department of Transportation “Requests for Action” – complete an online request for service
§ Financial documents – annual budget book, revenue manual, debt manual
§ Weekly agendas, board minutes, and advisory committee descriptions
County job applications – apply online