Dunwoody, Georgia
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Georgia city websites]]
[edit] The good
- The 2009 budget is published.[1]
- Meeting minutes and agendas are posted for all the city committees.[2]
- Provides contact information and bios of city council members and the mayor.[3]
- Provides information on appointed officials and how contact information.[4]
- Contact information for the public records official is posted.[5] It would be a good idea to also post a sample letter.
- There is also an online request for problems in the city.[6]
- Provides building permit application.[7][8]
- Zoning information is published.[9]
- Contract information and forms are provided.[10]
- Also three contracts for Clark Patterson Lee, Calvin Giordano, and Lowe Engineers is posted on the Dunwoody Blog.[11]
- Several officials disclose on their websites that they belong to taxpayer-funded lobbying organizations.
[edit] The bad
- There is no extensive information about lobbying.
- Current contracts are not provided.
- Online access to public records is not provided.
- There is no information about audits, though this is because the city is too young.[11]
[edit] External links
- Dunwoody official website
- City-data, Dunwoody Profile
- DeKalb Library
- Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce
- Heneghan’s Dunwoody Blog
[edit] Additional reading
- Jason Pye, Georgia counties fail on transparency, Aug. 2, 2009
- Peach Pundit, Georgia counties fail on transparency, August 2, 2009
- SWGA Politics, South Georgia Counties and Transparency, Aug. 2, 2009
- Dunwoody Blog, Georgia Counties Lacking when it comes to transparency, July 30, 2009
- Dunwoody Blog, Dunwoody graded on transparency, July 31, 2009
[edit] References
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Meeting Minutes & Agendas
- ↑ City Council Members
- ↑ Appointed officials
- ↑ Public Records Official
- ↑ Service Ticket Request
- ↑ Building permit application
- ↑ DeKalb County permits
- ↑ Planning and zoning
- ↑ RFPs and bids
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Dunwoody Blog, Dunwoody Website Graded on Transparency, July 31, 2009


