Racine County, Wisconsin
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Racine County is one of 72 counties in Wisconsin. The county seat is Racine. [1]
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Wisconsin county websites
[edit] The good
- Budget and audit information is online. [2]
- Has a calendar of county meetings. [3]
- Meeting agendas and minutes are posted. [4]
- The county directory is online. [5]
- Building permit applications and zoning information are accessible online. [6]
[edit] The bad
- Does not have contract, lobbying or public records information.
- Has online tax payment, but does not have local tax information. [7]
[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.
Racine County provided requested records promptly and without incident. [8]
See audit finds nearly 10% of open records requests denied or ignored for more.
[edit] External links
- Racine County official website
- Racine County Tourism
- Racine County free public records search
- County profile on E-podunk
[edit] References
- ↑ County Seats of Wisconsin
- ↑ Budget and Audit Information
- ↑ Meetings Calendar
- ↑ Meeting Minutes and Agendas
- ↑ County Directory
- ↑ Zoning Information
- ↑ Online Tax Payment
- ↑ Nearly 10% of public records requests wrongly denied, statewide audit finds, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 19, 2008
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