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Ohio counties

Ohio's 88 counties
Ohio has 88 counties.

County website evaluations

Main article: Evaluation of Ohio county websites
  • 6 counties post their county budget online.
  • 28 counties include information on their websites about public government meetings.
  • 40 include information about the county's elected officials.
  • 31 include information about the county's administrative officials.
  • 33 counties give information about permits and zoning in the county.
  • 40 of the counties put information on their websites about audits that the county government has had performed.
  • 5 counties give information about their contracts with county vendors.
  • 0 county websites disclose whether or not they belong to any government sector lobbying associations.
  • 19 counties provide information on how to request public records using the Ohio Open Records Law.
  • 62 county websites provide some information about county taxes.

Ballotpedia evaluated ballot measure information on Ohio county websites in March 2012.

Counties without websites

As of October 2009, 8 of Ohio's 88 counties had no website.

County government

The county library district board has seven members, three appointed by the common pleas judges and four by the county commission. The county commission is their taxing authority. The major source of funding for the county library district is the Ohio Library and Local Government Support Fund, which consists of 6.3% of the Ohio income tax. The board may hold title to property, spend funds, hire employees and establish rules for the operation and maintenance of free public libraries. ORC 3375 gives details of the various types of libraries in Ohio.

In each county there is a Soil and Water Conservation District. Their governing board is elected by county citizens over 18 years of age who attend the district annual meeting. The county commission is their taxing authority, and they are funded by state and county appropriations. The board is responsible for conducting surveys, developing plans, implementing measures and establishing rules to achieve soil conservation. Soil and Water Conservation District law is found in ORC chapter 1515.

List of counties

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External links

Lists of counties
(parishes in Louisiana; boroughs in Alaska)
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