Goodhue County, Minnesota

C-


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

1 Website evaluation
- 1.1 The good
- 1.2 The bad
2 Lobbying
3 See also:
4 External links
5 References

Goodhue County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 44,127. Its county seat is Red Wing. Nearly all of Prairie Island Indian Community is within the county.

Website evaluation

The good

There is a list of the commissioners and their contact information.^[1]

There is a meeting schedules, minutes and agendas.^[2]

Posts past and present budgets.^[3] Also posted financial statements and accepted bid contrcts^[4]

Posts tax rate information.^[5]

Posts applications for planning and zoning.^[6]

The bad

No information on how to file for public records.

No listing the county audits, credit card receipts, or posting on the checkbook register.

Does not disclose if belongs to government sector lobbying associations.

Doesn't provide a way to check the status online.^[7]

Lobbying

In 2008, Goodhue County reported $0 spent on lobbying. ^[8]

External links

Goodhue County, Minnesota

References

Minnesota counties

Aitkin • Anoka • Becker • Beltrami • Benton • Big Stone • Blue Earth • Brown • Carlton • Carver • Cass • Chippewa • Chisago • Clay • Clearwater • Cook • Cottonwood • Crow Wing • Dakota • Dodge • Douglas • Faribault • Fillmore • Freeborn • Goodhue • Grant • Hennepin • Houston • Hubbard • Isanti • Itasca • Jackson • Kanabec • Kandiyohi • Kittson • Koochiching • Lac qui Parle • Lake • Lake of the Woods • Le Sueur • Lincoln • Lyon • Mahnomen • Marshall • Martin • McLeod • Meeker • Mille Lacs • Morrison • Mower • Murray • Nicollet • Nobles • Norman • Olmsted • Otter Tail • Pennington • Pine • Pipestone • Polk • Pope • Ramsey • Red Lake • Redwood • Renville • Rice • Rock • Roseau • Scott • Sherburne • Sibley • St. Louis • Stearns • Steele • Stevens • Swift • Todd • Traverse • Wabasha • Wadena • Waseca • Washington • Watonwan • Wilkin • Winona • Wright • Yellow Medicine

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