Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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Milwaukee County is one of 72 counties in Wisconsin. The county seat is Milwaukee. [1]
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Wisconsin county websites
[edit] The good
- Budget information is listed. [2]
- Meeting information is available. [3]
- County elected officials and contact information are posted. [4]
- Has county administrative officials listed. [5]
- Building permits and a contact for questions are posted. [6]
- Audit information is listed. [7]
[edit] The bad
- Has a list of registered lobbying groups, but no other lobbying information. [8]
- Has some tax information, but no online payment option or breakdown of taxes. [9]
- There is no information on contracts.
- There is no information on how to file public records requests.
[edit] Lobbying
In 2008, Milwaukee County reported $40,000 spent on lobbying. [10]
[edit] 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. [11]
See audit finds nearly 10% of open records requests denied or ignored for more.
[edit] External links
- Milwaukee County official website
- Milwaukee County free public records search
- County profile on E-podunk
- Project Vote Smart - Local Officials of Milwaukee County
[edit] References
- ↑ County Seats of Wisconsin
- ↑ Budget Information
- ↑ County Meeting Information
- ↑ Elected Officials
- ↑ Administrative Officials, click on the department you wish to get in touch with.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ County Audit Information
- ↑ Lobbying Groups
- ↑ Tax Information
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Nearly 10% of public records requests wrongly denied, statewide audit finds, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 19, 2008
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