Dane County, Wisconsin

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Dane County is one of 72 counties in Wisconsin. The county seat is Madison. [1]

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Wisconsin county websites

[edit] The good

  • Budget information listed. [2]
  • Has meeting information listed. [3]
  • Has elected and administrative officials listed. [4]
  • Building permits and zoning information available. [5]
  • Has audit information available. [6]
  • Has contracts listed. [7]

[edit] The bad

  • Has property tax payment available online, but does not have a tax breakdown listed. [8]
  • Does not have lobbying and public records information, and may require that requests for public records be sent via "snail mail" rather than be presented orally or via e-mail. [9]

[edit] Public records

[edit] E-mailed requests

In November 2008, Dane County Corporation Council Marcia MacKenzie said that records custodians in Dane County do not have to respond to requests for information under the Wisconsin Open Records Law that are e-mailed. Requestors must provide their requests either in person or via standard mail.[10]

[edit] Sheriff's office

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting open records requests online.

For years, the department required anyone seeking criminal history, background checks, jail records or any other documents to mail or fax their requests. Records now can be obtained online at http://danesheriff.com/records.aspx. [11]

[edit] 2005-2006 taxpayer-funded lobbying associations

Main article: Wisconsin taxpayer-funded lobbying

Dane County spent nearly $175,000 in the 2005-2006 session of the legislature for issues such as more state money for county nursing home patients and arguing against the taxpayer bill of rights. [12]


[edit] External links


[edit] References

  1. ↑ County Seats of Wisconsin
  2. ↑ County Budget Information
  3. ↑ County Meeting Information
  4. ↑ County Officials Information
  5. ↑ County Zoning Information
  6. ↑ County Audit Information
  7. ↑ County Contract Information
  8. ↑ Tax Payment Information
  9. ↑ Dane County may refuse e-mailed open records request, Wisconsin State Journal, November 18, 2008
  10. ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Dane County may refuse e-mailed open records request", November 19, 2008
  11. ↑ No inmates boarded outside of county in last four months
  12. ↑ WISC TV, "Reality Check: Taxpayers Pay For Lobbying", February 21, 2007
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