Bellville, Texas

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Bellville Texas is a city in Austin County Texas.

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Contents 1 Evaluating The Website 1.1 The good 1.2 The bad 2 Taxpayer-funded lobbying 3 Taxpayer-funded lobbying 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Evaluating The Website

[edit] The good

• The website for Bellville Texas includes the names of all city council members.

• Meeting minutes and schedules are published.^[4]

[edit] The bad

• Contact information is not provided for the city council members. ^[5]

• The current budget is not published.

• city council meeting agendas are not published.

• There is no procedure for requesting public records.

• There is no information on ethics, audits, contracts, lobbying and tax rates.

[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying

Bellville pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association. Main article: Texas Municipal League members list, B

[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying

Bellville pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association. Main article: Texas Municipal League members list, B

[edit] External links

• City of Bellville

[edit] References

1. ↑ Minutes
2. ↑ City Council
3. ↑ City Staff
4. ↑ City Council
5. ↑ City Council

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