Amarillo, Texas
From Sunshine Review
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[edit] Evaluating the Website
[edit] The good
- The Website for Amarillo Texas includes the names and contact information of all city council members.[1]
- Information on administrative officials is posted. [2]
- The city council meeting agendas and minutes are available.[3]
- Building permits[4] and zoning information provided.[5]
- Contracts are available. [6]
[edit] The bad
- The current budget is not published.
- There is no procedure for requesting public records.
- The names of administrative officials are not provided, but department contact information is.
- No information on ethics, audits, lobbying or tax rates is published.
[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying
- Main article: Texas Municipal League members list
Amarillo pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.
