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Miami County, Indiana

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


Miami County is one of 92 counties in Indiana.

Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Indiana county websites

The good

  • Property tax info is available in a searchable database.[1] Also includes pages how taxes are spent.[2]
  • Commissioner meeting schedule[3] and minutes[4] are available.
  • Council meeting schedule[5] and minutes[6] are available.
  • Zoning ordinance is available.[7]
  • Administrative officials listed under respective department.[8]

The bad

  • Building permit fees are posted, but not the actual permit applications.[9]
  • County council members[10] and Commissioners are listed, but individual contact information is not available.[11]
  • 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.
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External links

References

  1. ↑ Property Tax
  2. ↑ Tax Allocation
  3. ↑ Schedule
  4. ↑ Minutes
  5. ↑ Council Schedule
  6. ↑ Council Minutes
  7. ↑ Zoning Ordinance
  8. ↑ Departments
  9. ↑ Permit Fees
  10. ↑ Council
  11. ↑ Commissioners
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