Fulton County, Ohio

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Fulton County, Ohio is one of eighty-eight counties in Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 42,084. Its county seat is Wauseon. The county is named after Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

• The names of all county commissioners are provided.^[1]

• County commissioner meeting agendas and minutes are published.^[2][3]

• The Administrative officials are all listed, but some of their individual contact information is not provided^[4].

• An audit is posted^[5].

• Tax rate information is provided.^[6]

[edit] The bad

• A budget from 2004 is published^[7], but the current budget is not available.

• Individual contact information is not provided for the county commissioners.

• There is no information on contracts, audits, building permits and zoning, or lobbying.

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

[edit] External links

Fulton County, Ohio

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

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