Forest County, Wisconsin
From Sunshine Review
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Forest County is one of 72 counties in Wisconsin. The county seat is Crandon. [1]
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Wisconsin county websites
[edit] The good
- Meeting agendas and dates are available. [2]
- Board of Supervisors and their contact information are listed. [3]
- The staff directory lists administrative officials by department. [4]
- Zoning and land use information is accessible. [5]
[edit] The bad
- There is no information on the budget, audits, contracts, lobbying, public records requests, and local taxes.
[edit] Public Records
The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council performed an audit of compliance with the Wisconsin Open Records Law in 2008. 3 in 10 of the requests submitted were found to be ignored or responded to in violation of state law.
The Forest County Sheriff's Department charged $8 for six pages of requested materials, well over the 15 cents per page recommended by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. [6]
See audit finds nearly 10% of open records requests denied or ignored for more.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ County Seats of Wisconsin
- ↑ Forrest County Meetings
- ↑ Board of Supervisors
- ↑ Staff Search
- ↑ Land Use
- ↑ Editorial: We can do better on public records, Green Bay Press Gazette, November 23, 2008
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