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Bay City, Michigan

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Budget Y
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Meetings P
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Elected Officials Y
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Administrative Officials Y
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Permits, zoning P
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Audits Y
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Contracts Y
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Lobbying N
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Public records Y
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Local taxes P
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School district websites
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Contents

Bay City is the county seat of Bay County, Michigan.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • Comprehensive annual financial reports are online.[1]
  • Budgets are online.[2]
  • Elected official contact information is online.[3]
  • Contact information for administrative officials is available. [4]
  • A city calendar and meeting agendas are posted. [5]
  • Zoning information is available. [6]
  • Public records requests can be made online. [7]
  • Information for city bids and contracts available. [8]
  • Some tax information is available as is the ability to pay taxes online. [9]

[edit] The bad

  • Meeting minutes for the city council are not available, although the city does post a synopsis of the meeting.
  • Only permits for erecting a fence are available. [10]
  • There is no disclosure of city funded lobbying efforts.

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