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Franklin County, Indiana

D-


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

Contents

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

Franklin County is one of 92 counties in Indiana.

Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Indiana county websites

The good

Property tax information is available in a searchable database.^[1]
Building permits and zoning information are available.^[2]
County council members are listed with contact information. Meeting information and agendas are also available.^[3]
County commissioner meeting information and agendas are available.^[4]
Administrative officials listed under departments.^[5]

The bad

Tax rates posted but they are out of date.^[6]
County commissioners are not listed.
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

Franklin County

References

Indiana counties

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