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Lyon County, Minnesota

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Budget N
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Meetings Y
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Elected Officials Y
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Administrative Officials Y
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Permits, zoning N
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Audits P
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Contracts N
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Lobbying N
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Public records N
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Local taxes Y
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Transparency grading process

Lyon County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Website evaluation

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.
  • There is no information on how to file a public records request.
  • Lobbying affiliations are not disclosed.
  • Audits are reporters but the most recent is from 2006.[4]

See also:

External links

References

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