Sauk County, Wisconsin

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Sauk County is one of 72 counties in Wisconsin. The county seat is Baraboo. ^[1]

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Wisconsin county websites

[edit] The good

• County budget is online. ^[2]
• County meeting information provided. ^[3]
• County officials contact information listed. ^[4]
• Has building permits and zoning information. ^[5]

[edit] The bad

• Some audit information is available, but it is hard to find and incomplete. ^{[6] [7]}
• Has online tax payment option, but does not have any tax information online. ^[8]
• There is no information on contracts, lobbying, or public records.

[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.

The Sheriff's Office in Sauk County simply failed to respond to the open records request at all. Only four other sheriff departments across the state denied or ignored the request. Sauk County Sheriff's Department Capt. Kevin Fults said that the matter is being looking into. ^[9]

See audit finds nearly 10% of open records requests denied or ignored for more.

[edit] External links

Sauk County

• Sauk County website
• Sauk County Historical Society & Museum
• County profile on E-podunk
• Sauk County free public records search

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