Defiance County, Ohio

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

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

• The names of all county commissioners are provided.^[1]
• The current Commission meeting agenda and the days when the Commission meets are provided, but no minutes are posted^[2].
• All of the Administrative officials and most of their contact information is provided^[3].
• A County zoning map is published, but there is little information about building there^[4].
• Tax information is provided^[5].
• The County's public records policy is published^[6].

[edit] The bad

• The current budget is not published.
• Individual contact information for county commissioners is not available.
• There is no information on audits, contracts, and lobbying.

[edit] External links

Defiance County, Ohio

• Defiance County Website
• Defiance County Government Directory
• Defiance County on e-Reference
• Defiance County Board of Elections
• Ohio School Teacher and Administrator Salary Database
• US Census for Defiance County

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