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Transparency
This page is designed to be a single, comprehensive point of reference for key
information about Anoka County government. Anoka County is building on
suggestions from the public and on
guidelines for local government transparency suggested by the Sunshine Review
organization (www.sunshinereview.org).
If you have any comments or questions about this page, please contact us at
publicinfo@co.anoka.mn.us.
Key Information Categories:
Budget
Information about budgets for the current and previous years is provided in the
Budget section of this website at
www.AnokaCounty.us/budget. Use the Anoka County Budget Explorer at
budget.anokacountymn.gov to drill
down into details of the budget.
Meetings and Agendas
Anoka County publishes a complete calendar of County Board meetings, committee
meetings, and notices of public events attended by commissioners at
www.AnokaCounty.us/notices.
The calendar listings include agendas for meetings and approved minutes for
County Board meetings. To download the agenda for the next County Board meeting,
go to the Current
Agendas page. To download approved minutes, go to the
Current Year Minutes
page. County Board meetings are also streamed live on the web at
County Board Meeting
Live Online.
Elected Officials and Elections
Learn more about Anoka County elected officials at:
The Anoka County Office of Elections & Voter Registration provides voter
registration and election administration for federal, state and county
elections. Learn more about this office at
www.AnokaCounty.us/elections.
Administrative Officials
See the Anoka County Contact
List
Building Permits and Zoning
In Anoka County, municipalities handle building permits and zoning.
For a list of Anoka County municipalities and their websites, see
www.AnokaCounty.us/links
Audits
Download Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR) from the
Accounting & Budget Department page.
Contracts
See www.AnokaCounty.us/bids
Lobbying and Advocacy
Anoka County is a member of the following associations:
Anoka County employs one primary lobbyist to handle
Intergovernmental Relations.
For additional lobbying and advocacy services, Anoka County contracts
with Dave Johnson and Best and Flanagan, LLP, 225 South Sixth Street,
Suite 400, Minneapolis, Minnesota. See
agreement for purchase
of services.
The legislative recommendations of the Anoka County Board of
Commissioners are listed in the
2012
Anoka County Legislative Platform document.
Local Taxes
Anoka County administers and collects property taxes, used to fund
county government, schools, municipalities, and other taxing districts.
To learn more about property taxes in Anoka County, see
www.AnokaCounty.us/prop-records-tax.
Anoka County also is a member of the Counties Transit Improvement Board
(CTIB). The CTIB is a Joint Powers Board established in March 2008
which will control an estimated $100 million annually in transit funds
for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The board is responsible
for granting the funds under its control to major transit infrastructure
projects around the Twin Cities. Since April 2008, five counties –
Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington – have utilized a
quarter-cent sales tax and $20 a motor vehicle sales tax, permitted by
the Legislature, to invest in and advance transit projects by awarding
annual capital and operating grants. The Board works in collaboration
with the Metropolitan Council and Carver and Scott counties. For more
information, see
www.mnrides.org.
Access to Government Records and Public Documents