From The Garden Island:

The recently released 2013 Transparency Report Card gave the Kaua‘i County Council a perfect A-plus score, topping the entire state when comes down to online government transparency.

“This was the effort done by the council staff,” said Council Chair Jay Furfaro, thanking his staff Wednesday at a council meeting.

Furfaro said the council’s grade reflects an improvement compared to two years ago, when he became chair. At that time, the council was given a C rating on online government transparency by the Sunshine Review, he said.

In the last couple years, and especially during the last year, the council’s staff made several improvements regarding online posting of minutes, agendas, bills, communications, resolutions and broadcasts, according to Furfaro. Read the full story.

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Photo courtesy commorancy.

—Chad Blair