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Boston is the capital city in U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is one of 50 cities in the state.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Massachusetts city websites
[edit] The good
- Agendas [1] and minutes [2] are available for City Council Meetings.
- City of Boston's bids and RFPs are posted.[3]
- The budget is posted for fiscal years 2007 to 2009.[4]
- Building permit forms are available on the website, [5] and zoning information [6]
- The Mayor and city council officials contact information are posted online.[7]
- Provides partial information on Cit of Boston taxes.[8]
[edit] The bad
- Information is not available for public records.
- Information is not available for audits.
- Lobbying information and ethics is not noted
- There is no checkbook register available
[edit] Lobbying
- Main article:Massachusetts taxpayer-funded lobbying
Boston has reported $1,046,086 spent lobbying since 2000 (see table).
Reported lobbying expenditures, 2000-2009 [9]
| Year | Amount spent on lobbying
|
| 2009
| $32,640
|
| 2008
| $96,000
|
| 2007
| $130,000
|
| 2006
| $122,000
|
| 2005
| $114,000
|
| 2004
| $113,600
|
| 2003
| $114,000
|
| 2002
| $112,000
|
| 2001
| $110,000
|
| 2000
| $101,846
|
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