Caddo Parish, Louisiana
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Caddo Parish is one of sixty-four parishes in Louisiana. A parish, in Louisiana, is the equivalent of a county in other states.
Caddo Parish operates under a Home Rule Charter adopted by the voters that became effective in 1984. That means that it operates under a "Commission-Administration" form of government. The Caddo Parish Commission is composed of twelve elected Commissioners and constitutes the Legislative branch of the parish government. The commissioners are elected to four-year terms from single member districts.
Its estimated budget for 2008 is about $66 million.
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Transparency of Caddo Parish website
The good
- It includes information about who is on the Parish Commission (the governing agency of the parish), and how to contact them.[1]
- The website has budgets from 2002-2008.[2]
- The website has minutes and agendas for Parish commissioners' meetings going back to 2006.[3]
- The website has a feature that allows people to watch a live broadcast of Parish commissioners' meetings online. [4]
- The website offers information on the heads of each department as well as how to contact them. [5]
- The website offers annual reports about what is going on in the Parish [6]
The bad
- No information is provided about how parish residents can request access to public documents of the parish under Louisiana's sunshine laws.
- There is no information on Parish audits and local taxes.
- To compare Caddo with other Louisiana parishes, see Websites of the Louisiana parishes.
External links
References
- ↑ Parish Commission
- ↑ Bossier parish budgets
- ↑ Meeting minutes and Agendas
- ↑ Meetings Online
- ↑ Department Contacts
- ↑ Parish Annual Report
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The Louisiana Project on Sunshine Review
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