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Tipton County, Tennessee

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Budget	N
Meetings	Y
Elected Officials	P
Administrative Officials	Y
Permits, zoning	Y
Audits	N
Contracts	N
Lobbying	N
Public records	N
Local taxes	Y
Transparency grading process

Contents

1 Website evaluation
- 1.1 The good
- 1.2 The bad
2 External links
3 References

Tipton County is one of 95 counties in Tennessee. It is a member of the National Association of Counties, a government sector lobbying association.^[1]

Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Tennessee county websites

The good

Building permits and zoning information provided.^[2]
Local tax information is provided.^[3]
Administrative officials listed under respective departments.^[4]
Commissioners listed but only individual mailing addresses provided.^[5] Meeting dates/times^[6], minutes and agendas provided.^[7]

The bad

Budget is not published.
County audits and contracts are not online.
Does not disclose if belongs to government sector lobbying associations.
Information on how to make a public records request is not provided on the site.

External links

Tipton County

References

v t e Counties in Tennessee

Anderson • Bedford • Benton • Bledsoe • Blount • Bradley • Campbell • Cannon • Carroll • Carter • Cheatham • Chester • Claiborne • Clay • Cocke • Coffee • Crockett • Cumberland • Davidson • Decatur • DeKalb • Dickson • Dyer • Fayette • Fentress • Franklin • Gibson • Giles • Grainger • Greene • Grundy • Hamblen • Hamilton • Hancock • Hardeman • Hardin • Hawkins • Haywood • Henderson • Henry • Hickman • Houston • Humphreys • Jackson • Jefferson • Johnson • Knox • Lake • Lauderdale • Lawrence • Lewis • Lincoln • Loudon • Macon • Madison • Marion • Marshall • Maury • McMinn • McNairy • Meigs • Monroe • Montgomery • Moore • Morgan • Obion • Overton • Perry • Pickett • Polk • Putnam • Rhea • Roane• Robertson• Rutherford • Scott • Sequatchie • Sevier • Shelby • Smith • Stewart • Sullivan • Sumner • Tipton • Trousdale • Unicoi • Union • Van Buren • Warren • Washington • Wayne • Weakley • White • Williamson • Wilson

	v • d • e State of Tennessee Nashville (capital)
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