Benton County, Missouri
From Sunshine Review
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Missouri county websites
[edit] The good
- Taxes can be paid online.[1]
- County commissioners listed, individual contact information not provided.[2]
[edit] The bad
- Budget is not published.
- Information is not provided on meetings, building permits and zoning.
- County audits and contracts not online.
- Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
- Information on how to make a public records request is not provided on the site.
[edit] External links
- Official Benton County Website
- Benton County on E-Reference
- Benton County Free Public Records Directory
- Benton County on Epodunk
- Benton County Courthouse
[edit] References
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