Hamilton County, Florida

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Hamilton County is one of 67 counties in Florida. Jasper is the county seat.

[edit] Evaluation of website

Main article: Evaluation of Florida county websites

[edit] The good

• County commissioners are listed with contact information.^[1]
• Board meetings are posted on the calendar.^[2]
• Building permits are available^[3], as well as land development regulations.^[4]
• Local tax information is provided.^[5]

[edit] The bad

• Board agenda is listed, but years out of date.^[6]
• Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
• Information on how to make a public records request is not provided on the site.
• There is no information on the budget, audits, and contracts.

[edit] Public Records

In late 2008 reporters organized by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors requested the most recent budget emails from central Florida county officials in order to audit the responses.

In Hamilton County, the requestor was told that his request must be directed to County Sheriff Harrell Reid. Reid informed the requestor that the request must be made in writing, which the law does not require. He also said that the records being sought did not exist. ^[7]

See also public record requests meet with confusion in central Florida.

[edit] Audits

For Hamilton County, the clerk or comptroller performs the internal audits.^[8]

[edit] External links

Hamilton County

• Official Hamilton County Website
• Hamilton County Tax Collector
• Hamilton County Sheriff
• Hamilton County Free Public Records Directory
• Hamilton County on Epodunk
• Hamilton County on E-Reference

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