Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

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Milwaukee County is one of 72 counties in Wisconsin.

Contents

Evaluating website transparency

County websites
Budget
Meetings
Elected Officials
Administrative Officials
Permits, zoning
Audits
Contracts
Lobbying
Public records
Local taxes
Sam Adams Alliance


The good

  • Has a list of county elected officials. [1]
  • Has budget information listed. [2]
  • Has meeting information listed. [3]
  • Has county administrative officials listed. [4]
  • Has audit information listed. [5]


The bad

  • Does not have building permits or zoning information.
  • Does not have contract or lobbying.
  • Has a list of registered lobbying groups, but no other lobbying information. [6]
  • Has some tax information, but no online payment option or breakdown of taxes. [7]

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.

Milwaukee County provided requested records promptly and without incident. [8]

See audit finds nearly 10% of open records requests denied or ignored for more.

See Also

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Counties in Wisconsin
Adams • Ashland • Barron • Bayfield • Brown • Buffalo • Burnett • Calumet • Chippewa • Clark • Columbia • Crawford • Dane • Dodge • Door • Douglas • Dunn • Eau Claire • Florence • Fond du Lac • Forest • Grant • Green • Green Lake • Iowa • Iron • Jackson • Jefferson • Juneau • Kenosha • Kewaunee • La Crosse • Lafayette • Langlade • Lincoln • Manitowoc • Marathon • Marinette • Marquette • Menominee • Milwaukee • Monroe • Oconto • Oneida • Outagamie • Ozaukee • Pepin • Pierce • Polk • Portage • Price • Racine • Richland • Rock • Rusk • Sauk • Sawyer • Shawano • Sheboygan • Saint Croix • Taylor • Trempealeau • Vernon • Vilas • Walworth • Washburn • Washington • Waukesha • Waupaca • Waushara • Winnebago • Wood

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Elected Officials
  2. ↑ Budget Information
  3. ↑ County Meeting Information
  4. ↑ Administrative Officials, click on the department you wish to get in touch with.
  5. ↑ County Audit Information
  6. ↑ Lobbying Groups
  7. ↑ Tax Information
  8. ↑ Nearly 10% of public records requests wrongly denied, statewide audit finds, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 19, 2008
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