Allen County, Ohio

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Allen County, Ohio is one of eighty-eight counties in Ohio.

Website evaluation

The good

• Financial reports are posted every quarter and audit reports are also provided.^[1]

• The names of all county commissioners are provided.^[2]

• Tax rate information is provided.^[3]

• Contract information is published.^[4]

• County commissioner meeting minutes and agendas are published.^[5][6]

The bad

• Individual contact information is not provided for county commissioners.

• The current budget is not published.

• There is little information on the administrative officials.

• There is no information on building permits and zoning, or lobbying.

• No information is provided on how to request public records using the Ohio Open Records Law.

External links

Wikipedia has an article on:

Allen County, Ohio

• Allen County Website

References

1. ↑ Financial Statements, Audits
2. ↑ Commissioners
3. ↑ Tax rates
4. ↑ Contracts
5. ↑ Agendas
6. ↑ Minutes

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