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Howard County, Indiana

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Budget	N
Meetings	P
Elected Officials	Y
Administrative Officials	Y
Permits, zoning	P
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

Howard 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] and can be paid online.^[2] Tax Rates are also posted.^[3]
County council^[4] and commissioners are listed with contact information.^[5]
Council meeting dates are posted.^[6]
Zoning information is available.^[7]
Administrative officials are listed under respective department.
Budget information ^[8]

The bad

Council minutes are posted but not up to date.^[9]
Budget is not published. Budget is now listed on this site
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

Howard County

References

Indiana counties

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