Big Stone County, Minnesota

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Big Stone County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 5,820. Its county seat is Ortonville.

Contents 1 Transparency of the county website 1.1 The good 1.2 The bad 2 See also: 3 External links 4 References

Transparency of the county website

The good

• Lists the county budgets, meeting minutes and meeting agendas.^[1]

• Lists the county commissioners and how to contact them. Emails are not included.^[2]

• Lists the contact information for the county records.^[3]

The bad

• There is no listing of county credit card receipts or of the county checkbook register.

• There is no listing of county audits.

• There is no listing of how to file for public records.

Steps you can take immediately to work for accountable local government

See also:

• Evaluation of Minnesota county websites

External links

• Big Stone County Government’s website

References

1. ↑ Big Stone County Auditor
2. ↑ Big Stone County Commissioners
3. ↑ Big Stone Recorder, Registrar of Title & Vital Statistics

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