Monroe County, Florida

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

Monroe County is one of 67 counties in Florida. Key West is the county seat.


[edit] Evaluation of website

Main article: Evaluation of Florida county websites

[edit] The good

  • Budget is available.[1]
  • County commissioners are listed with contact information.[2]
  • Board meeting schedule[3], agendas[4], and minutes[5] are all available.
  • Building permits are online[6], zoning information can be found in the municipal code.[7]
  • Local tax information is available.[8]

[edit] The bad


[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Florida taxpayer-funded lobbying

Monroe County has reported lobbying expenditures since 2000. Most of these do not exceed $10,000 (see table).

Reported lobbying expenditures, 2000-2009 [9]
Year Amount spent on lobbying
2009 $30,000
2008 Less than $10,000
2007 Less than $10,000
2006 Less than $10,000
2005 Less than $10,000
2004 Less than $10,000
2003 Less than $10,000
2002 Less than $10,000
2001 Less than $10,000
2000 Less than $10,000


[edit] Audits

For Monroe County, the clerk or comptroller performs the internal audits.[10]

[edit] External links

[edit] References