Lyon County, Minnesota

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Lyon County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Contents 1 Transparency of the county website 1.1 The good 1.2 The bad 2 See also: 3 External links 4 References

Transparency of the county website

The good

• Has contact information for the County Board members and the administrative officials.^[1]
• Has the meeting minutes and agendas.^[2]
• Has a property tax database for the citizens' to look up their taxes.^[3]

The bad

• No budget or audit information.
• No building or contract information.
• No access to public records.
• Lobbying affiliations are not disclosed.
• Audits are reporters but the most recent is from 2006.^[4]

Steps you can take immediately to work for accountable local government

See also:

• Evaluation of Minnesota county websites

External links

• Lyon County website

References

1. ↑ Lyon County, Commissioners, Departments
2. ↑ Meetings
3. ↑ Taxes
4. ↑ Audits

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