From Sunshine Review
Allen County is one of 92 counties in Indiana.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Indiana county websites
[edit] The good
- Tax rates and other local tax information is posted.[1]
- Budget is published.[2]
- Commissioners are listed but individual contact information is not provided.[3]
- Meeting schedule[4], agenda[5], and minutes[6] are available.
- Administrative officials listed with contact information.[7]
- Building permit information posted, forms are not available online.[8]
- Annual financial audits are published.[9]
- Current contract information is available.[10]
[edit] The bad
[edit] Lobbying
- Main article:Indiana taxpayer-funded lobbying
The Allen County Board of Commissioners has reported $220,000 spent lobbying since 2003.
Reported lobbying expenditures, 2003-2009 [11]
| Year | Amount spent on lobbying
|
| 2009
| $10,000
|
| 2008
| $70,000
|
| 2007
| -
|
| 2006
| $20,000
|
| 2005
| $40,000
|
| 2004
| $40,000
|
| 2003
| $40,000
|
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