Walton County, Florida

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Contents

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

Walton County is one of 67 counties in Florida. DeFuniak is the county seat.


[edit] Evaluation of website

Main article: Evaluation of Florida county websites

[edit] The good

  • County commissioner contact information is listed. [1]
  • Commission meeting minutes, agenda, and times are available. [2]
  • County administration and contact information is posted. [3]
  • Building permit and zoning information is available on the website. [4]
  • Financial audits are available.[5]
  • Local tax information is provided.[6]

[edit] The bad

[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Florida taxpayer-funded lobbying

Walton County has reported $648,906 spent on lobbying since 2002 (see table).

Reported lobbying expenditures, 2002-2009 [8]
Year Amount spent on lobbying
2009 $100,000
2008 $200,000
2007 $160,000
2006 $50,606
2005 $40,000
2004 $38,300
2003 $40,000
2002 $20,000

[edit] Audits

For Walton County, the clerk or comptroller performs the internal audits.[9]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

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