Brown County, Ohio

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Brown County, Ohio is one of eighty-eight counties in Ohio.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

• The names of all county commissioners are provided, but their individual contact information is not available^[1]

• Tax rate information is provided.^[2]

• Building permit and zoning information is provided.^[3]

[edit] The bad

• The current budget is not published.

• The administrative departments are listed with their phone numbers but the names of the officials are not provided^[4].

• Some court records can be searched, but there is no mention of public records requests^[5].

• A past audit is posted, but current audit reports are not published^[6].

• County commissioner meeting agendas and minutes are not available.

• There is no information on contracts or lobbying.

• No information is provided on how to request public records using the Ohio Open Records Law.

[edit] External links

Brown County, Ohio

• Brown County Website
• Brown County Government Directory
• Brown County Board of Elections
• Ohio School Teacher and Administrator Salary Database
• US Census for Brown County
• Brown County on e-Reference
• Brown County Department of Economic Development
• Brown County Auditor

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