Cobb Website Wins Transparency Award

The county government's online presence has been recognized by an open government advocacy group.

The Cobb County government website has received its third “Sunny” award, honoring it as one of the best sites for government transparency in the nation. Only eight other websites in Georgia earned the recognition by Sunshine Review, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting open government. About 6,000 sites were reviewed, and only 214 across the nation won. “The Sunny Awards recognizes governments that are doing an exemplary job at proactively disclosing information to taxpayers,” said Michael Barnhart, president of Sunshine Review. “There are so many organizations and associations that highlight what is wrong with government. We at Sunshine Review are proud to acknowledge those who are doing it right and setting a transparency …

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