Oakland County, Michigan

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Oakland County is one of 83 counties in Michigan. The county seat is Pontiac.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • Budgets and audits are posted[1].
  • Meeting agendas and minutes are published[2].
  • Contact information for the Commissioners is available[3].
  • Phone numbers for the other County officials and departments can be found in the County Directory[4].
  • Delinquent taxes can be paid online, but information on other taxes is not listed[5].

[edit] The bad

  • There's no building information on the website.
  • No contracts information is listed.
  • No lobbying affiliations are available
  • No public records policies are mentioned.

[edit] Website upgrade

The county's website was upgraded to that financial reports will reflect how the past months spending has gone. "As stewards of public tax dollars, we believe that taxpayers should be able to easily see where their money is going," said county Executive L. Brooks Patterson.[6]

[edit] Lobbying

In 2008, Oakland County reported $120,000 spent on lobbying. [7]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Finance
  2. ↑ Meetings
  3. ↑ Commissioners
  4. ↑ Directory
  5. ↑ Taxes
  6. ↑ M Live, Oakland County government upgrades 'financial transparency' Web site, March 6, 2009
  7. ↑ Oakland County - Open Secrets
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