Transparency

Shelby County supports the concept of a transparent government. Transparency promotes accountability and provides information to citizens about local County government activity. Below is a sampling of core fiscal and business information maintained online for citizen access.

1. Commission Meeting Agenda and Minutes 
2. Shelby County Demographics 
3. Contracts - All Local Bid Listings and Awards
4. Public Records Search - online data from 1974
5. Public Notices
6. Allocation of Property Tax Dollar 
7. How to Calculate Property Tax 
8. How to Calculate Vehicle Tax            
9. County Sales, Use, Rental & Lodging Tax
10. Elected Official listing and contact information
11. Administrative Official listing and contact information 
12. Annual Fiscal Audits - over ten years available (State final is @2yr lag)   
13. Document Center - Consolidated listing of all online documents - PDF's, PowerPt, etc. 
14. GIS System - Cadastral property values, orthophotography, data layers, etc. 
15. Voting information and polling locations by citizens address
               
16. Law enforcement
    • 24 x 7 Dispatch Log 
    • Jail Inmate Listing - photo, charges, bond, visitation date/times
    • Most wanted - outstanding arrest warrants
    • Crime Statistics - active GIS based listing of calls
    • Sex Offender - active GIS based listing of registered offenders with photos
17. Building Permits and Zoning - online applications
18. FOIA Requests contact and forms (FOIA.shelbyal.com) 
19. Signup for RSS/email feeds on Calendar events and other activities (agendas, minutes, bids, etc) 
20. Online downloads of land regulations, zoning ordinances, comprehensive plan, etc.
21. Shelby County Organizational Chart - County Manager
22. Annual Holiday Calendar