El Paso, Texas
From Sunshine Review
El Paso Texas is a city in El Paso County Texas.
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[edit] Evaluating The Website
[edit] The good
- The website for El Paso Texas includes the names and contact information of all city council members.[1], [2]
- The current budget is published.[3]
- The meeting agendas and schedule are published.[4]
- There is a procedure for requesting public records. [5]
- Campiagn finance reports are published.[6]
- Information on Audits, taxes, and Lobbying are published. [7], [8], [9]
- Building permits and zoning information provided.[10]
[edit] The bad
- Meeting minutes are not published.
- There is no information on ethics and contracts.
[edit] City Council abuse of public time and resources
A request for computer usage records of the city council show that councilpersons spend a substantial amount of time during council meetings surfing the internet. [11]
[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying
- Main article: Texas Municipal League members list
El Paso pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ City Government
- ↑ Administration
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Agendas
- ↑ Public records
- ↑ Campaign Finance Reports
- ↑ Audits
- ↑ Taxes
- ↑ Lobbyists
- ↑ Development Services
- ↑ Is City Council wasting time on the web?, ABC-7 I-Team Investigator Martin Bartlett, November 4, 2008
