Dakota County, Minnesota

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Dakota County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. It is the third most populous county in Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east. Dakota County comprises the southeast portion of seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States with about 3.2 million residents. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population of Dakota County at 388,001 in 2006. The county seat is Hastings.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • There is a listing of elected officials and their contact information.[1]
  • There is an archive of the Board of Commissioner meetings, including video archives.[2] There is also records of committee meetings.
  • The Department of Budget & Financial Reports posts budgets and other financial documents.[3] Though they only go back to 2007.
  • Covers local elections information, candidates and voting places.[4]
  • There is contact information listed for all Township Officials.[5]

[edit] The bad

  • No listing the county audits, credit card receipts, or posting on the checkbook register.
  • Contact information for the County Administrator is confusing.[6]

[edit] Lobbying

In 2008, Dakota County reported $0 spent on lobbying. [7]

[edit] See also:

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Dakota County, Board of Commissioners
  2. ↑ Dakota County, Meetings
  3. ↑ Dakota County, Department of Budget & Financial Reports
  4. ↑ Dakota County, Elections
  5. ↑ Dakota County, Directory of Township Officials
  6. ↑ Dakota County, County Administrator
  7. ↑ Dakota County - Open Secrets
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