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Brown County, Minnesota

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Budget	Y
Meetings	P
Elected Officials	P
Administrative Officials	Y
Permits, zoning	Y
Audits	N
Contracts	N
Lobbying	Y
Public records	N
Local taxes	N
Transparency grading process

Contents

1 Website evaluation
- 1.1 The good
- 1.2 The bad
2 See also:
3 External links
4 References

Brown County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 26,911. Its county seat is New Ulm.

Website evaluation

The good

There is a listing of the county commissioners and county officials.^[1]

Lists the lobbying associations the county belongs to.^[2]

The bad

There is no listing of how to contact the commissioners.

The meeting agenda link does not work, nor is there a notice of when/where the next meeting will happen.

No listing of permit or zoning forms. Also no way to check a status online.^[3]

No listing of the audits, county credit card receipts, or posting of the checkbook register.

There is no information on how to file for public records.

See also:

Evaluation of Minnesota county websites

External links

Brown County, Minnesota

References

Minnesota counties

Aitkin • Anoka • Becker • Beltrami • Benton • Big Stone • Blue Earth • Brown • Carlton • Carver • Cass • Chippewa • Chisago • Clay • Clearwater • Cook • Cottonwood • Crow Wing • Dakota • Dodge • Douglas • Faribault • Fillmore • Freeborn • Goodhue • Grant • Hennepin • Houston • Hubbard • Isanti • Itasca • Jackson • Kanabec • Kandiyohi • Kittson • Koochiching • Lac qui Parle • Lake • Lake of the Woods • Le Sueur • Lincoln • Lyon • Mahnomen • Marshall • Martin • McLeod • Meeker • Mille Lacs • Morrison • Mower • Murray • Nicollet • Nobles • Norman • Olmsted • Otter Tail • Pennington • Pine • Pipestone • Polk • Pope • Ramsey • Red Lake • Redwood • Renville • Rice • Rock • Roseau • Scott • Sherburne • Sibley • St. Louis • Stearns • Steele • Stevens • Swift • Todd • Traverse • Wabasha • Wadena • Waseca • Washington • Watonwan • Wilkin • Winona • Wright • Yellow Medicine

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