Corpus Christi, Texas

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Corpus Christi Texas is a city in Nueces County, Aransas County, and San Patricio County, Texas.

Contents

[edit] Evaluating The Website

Budget
[1]
Meetings
[2]
Elected Officials
[3]
Administrative Officials
[4]
Permits, zoning
Audits
[5]
Contracts
[6]
Lobbying
Public records
[7]
Local taxes
[8]
School district websites


[edit] The good

  • The website for Corpus Christi Texas includes the names and contact information of all city council members.
  • City council meeting Agendas and Minutes are published.
  • The current budget is published.
  • There is a procedure for requesting public records.
  • Zoning information is available in municipal code.[9]
  • Information on contracts, audits, and the tax rate are available.

[edit] The bad

  • There is no information on lobbying, building permits.

[edit] Public records

Corpus Christi has a poor record of responding to requests for public records in a timely manner. The City Council is in the process of evaluating how the city processes open records requests. "Having heard complaints, council members strongly suspect there's a problem." [10]

Working for accountable government now


[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. Financial Dept
  2. Agendas and Minutes
  3. City Council
  4. Org Chart
  5. CAFR
  6. Purchasing
  7. Records Request
  8. Property Taxes
  9. Municipal Code
  10. Requests for public data lead to frustrating waits, Caller-Times, January 11, 2009