Evaluation of Arkansas city websites

Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Arkansas city websites.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each City for more detailed information about what information is available on the City website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

• See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard

Conclusions chart

2012

In July 2012, Sunshine Review rated the five largest cities in Arkansas: Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Jonesboro. These five cities averaged a C website transparency grade, the details listed in the chart below.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	4	4	5	4	5	4	0	0	2	2
P	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	3
N	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	0

Comparison chart

City	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Fayetteville, Arkansas	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Fort Smith, Arkansas	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Jonesboro, Arkansas	D	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	P
Little Rock, Arkansas	C-	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	P
Springdale, Arkansas	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	P

All cities

City	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Fayetteville, Arkansas	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Fort Smith, Arkansas	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Jonesboro, Arkansas	D	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	P
Little Rock, Arkansas	C-	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	P
Springdale, Arkansas	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	P

Correcting errors

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