From Sunshine Review
Anoka County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 298,084. Its county seat is Anoka.
[edit] Website evaluation
[edit] The good
- The budget is placed online.[1]
- Meetings and contact information are placed online.[2]
- Contract bids are placed online.[3]
[edit] The bad
- There is no listing on the checkbook register online. Also there is no mention of audits or zoning laws. The only local taxes placed on the site are property taxes.[4]
- There is no information on how to file a public records request.
[edit] Lobbying
- Main article:Minnesota taxpayer-funded lobbying
Anoka County has reported $200,000 spent lobbying since 2005 (see table).
Reported lobbying expenditures, 2005-2009 [5]
| Year | Amount spent on lobbying
|
| 2009
| $30,000
|
| 2008
| $80,000
|
| 2007
| $40,000
|
| 2006
| $40,000
|
| 2005
| $10,000
|
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