Chelsea, Michigan

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Chelsea is a city in Michigan. . It is located in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • Budget information is available.[1]
  • Meeting agendas and minutes are online [2]
  • Contact information for elected officials is available.[3]
  • Contact information for administrative officials. A complete city directory [4] lists all phone numbers. Most offices also list email addresses for officials.
  • Property taxes information is available online.[5] City tax information is hosted by BSA Software.[6]
  • Forms and applications for zoning are available[7]. No contact information is given for planning and zoning board members. A zoning map [8] is online.
  • Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports are published through the State of Michigan web site; instructions, rather lengthy, are provided.[9]
  • Information about requesting public records. A FOIA request form is available, for city records [10] and for police records[11]. No FOIA policies are available. No fee schedule is disclosed. FOIA requests are not fulfilled via email.

[edit] The bad

  • Contracts and bid information are not available.
  • Lobbying affiliations are not listed.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ 2009-2010 approved budget
  2. ↑ Agendas and minutes
  3. ↑ City council
  4. ↑ city directory
  5. ↑ Tax and assessors
  6. ↑ BSA Software for Chelsea
  7. ↑ Planning and zoning
  8. ↑ zoning map
  9. ↑ Audited financial records link
  10. ↑ FOIA request
  11. ↑ Police FOIA request form
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