Marathon County, Wisconsin
From Sunshine Review
Marathon County is one of 72 counties in Wisconsin.
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Evaluating website transparency
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The good
- Has budget information. [1]
- Has elected and administrative officials contact information. [2]
- Has meeting minutes and agendas available. [3]
- Has building permits and zoning information. [4]
- Has audit information available. [5]
The bad
- Can pay taxes online, does not have tax information. [6]
- Does not have contracts, lobbying or public records information.
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 Sheriff's Department in Marathon County fared poorly on the audit because the requestor was asked both his identity and to provide his driver's license. Wisconsin law does not require that the identity of requestors be made known. Sheriff Randy Hoenisch jumped to the department's defense, saying "If they're using one request to rate a department, it doesn't seem very accurate. They should be checking with the hundreds of requests we get. We handle open requests on a daily basis." [7]
See audit finds nearly 10% of open records requests denied or ignored for more.
See Also
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External Links
References
- ↑ 2008 Budget Information
- ↑ County Official's Information, click on the department who's official information you'd like to view.
- ↑ County Meeting Information
- ↑ Zoning Information
- ↑ 2007 Audit
- ↑ Tax Information
- ↑ Records request audit finds few concerns, Wausau Daily Herald, November 21, 2008
