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Santa Rosa County, Florida

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Budget Y
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Meetings Y
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Elected Officials Y
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Administrative Officials Y
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Permits, zoning Y
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Audits Y
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Contracts N
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Lobbying N
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Local taxes Y
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Santa Rosa County is one of 67 counties in Florida. Milton is the county seat.

Evaluation of website

Main article: Evaluation of Florida county websites

The good

  • Budget is available.[1]
  • Board meeting schedule, agendas, and minutes are posted.[2]
  • County commissioners are listed with contact information.[3]
  • The county administrator is listed with contact information.[4]
  • Building permits[5] and zoning information[6] information is posted.
  • Audits are posted.[7]
  • Tax information is provided.[8]

The bad

Lobbying

Main article: Florida government sector lobbying

Santa Rosa County has reported $840,000 spent on lobbying the federal government since 2004 (see table).

Reported lobbying expenditures, 2000-2009 [11]
Year Amount spent on lobbying
2009 $120,000
2008 $220,000
2007 $200,000
2006 $140,000
2005 $110,000
2004 $50,000

Audits

For Santa Rosa County, the clerk or comptroller performs the internal audits.[12]

External links

References

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