Stearns County, Minnesota

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Contents

Budget
Meetings
Elected Officials
Administrative Officials
Permits, zoning
Audits
Contracts
Lobbying
Public records
Local taxes
County websites


Stearns County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota.


[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • The names and contact information of all county commissioners is published.[1]
  • County commissioner board meeting agendas[2] and minutes[3] are published.
  • Audit Reports are published.[4]
  • Information on contracts is provided.[5]
  • Information on building permits and zoning is available.[6]
  • A budget overview is published.[7]

[edit] The bad

  • The complete budget is not available.
  • There is no information on administrative officials, taxes, lobbying, and public records.

[edit] Lobbying

In 2008, Stearns County reported $40,000 spent on lobbying. [8]

[edit] See also:

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Commissioners
  2. ↑ Agendas
  3. ↑ Minutes
  4. ↑ Audits
  5. ↑ Purchasing Department
  6. ↑ Zoning
  7. ↑ Budget
  8. ↑ Stearns County - Open Secrets
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