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Evanston, Illinois

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Budget Y
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Meetings Y
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Elected Officials Y
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Administrative Officials Y
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Permits, zoning Y
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Audits Y
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Contracts Y
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Lobbying Y
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Public records Y
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Local taxes Y
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Evanston is a city in Illinois.

Website evaluation

This website was most recently evaluated on 2013-01-21.

Main article: Evaluation of Illinois city websites

The good

  • Budget
    • The most current budget is listed.[1]
    • Budgets are archived for 11 years.[2]
  • Administrative Officials
    • Department heads are listed for each department.[3]
    • Contact information for administrative officials is provided including a mailing address, phone number, and personalized email.
  • Elected Officials
    • Elected officials are listed with a mailing address, phone number and personalized email.[4]
  • Meetings
    • Meeting minutes are archived for 17 years.[5]
    • Meeting agendas are archived for 17 years.[6]
    • A meeting calendar is available and names the times and locations of public meetings.[7]
    • Meeting videos are available.
  • Audits
    • The most recent audit is posted.
    • Audits dating back to 2003-2004 are available.[8]
  • Contracts
    • Bids and RFPs are posted online.[9]
    • Approved contract statements are provided for vendors.[10]
  • Public Records
    • The public information officer is identified and maintained by Rodney Greene and Elaine Autwell as the designated FOIA Officers for the City of Evanston. This person provides a mailing address, phone number and personalized email.
    • A public records form is provided.
    • A fee schedule for documents is provided.[11]
  • Taxes
    • Tax revenues are broken down by federal, state, and local funding in the budget.
    • Local taxes, like property taxes, are available online.[12]
    • Residents are able to pay taxes online.
  • Lobbying
  • Permits and zoning
    • Zoning ordinances are posted online.[14]
    • Permit applications can be downloaded on the site, along with information on how to apply for the permits.[15]

The bad

  • None posted yet

Public records

The city had 527 FOIA requests in 2011, up from 337 in 2009 and as a result had to hire more people to help fulfill the requests.[16]

External links

References

  1. ↑ City of Evanston, 2013 Budget, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  2. ↑ City of Evanston, Budgets, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  3. ↑ City of Evanston, Staff Directory, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  4. ↑ City of Evanston, Elected Officials, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  5. ↑ Meeting Minutes, Agendas, and Videos, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  6. ↑ City of Evanston, Meeting Archives, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  7. ↑ City of Evanston, Meeting Calendar, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  8. ↑ City of Evanston, Audits, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  9. ↑ City of Evanston, Bids, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  10. ↑ City of Evanston, Contracts, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  11. ↑ City of Evanston, Freedom of Information Act Contact, Fee Schedule, and Request Form, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  12. ↑ City of Evanston, Tax Info, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  13. ↑ City of Evanston, Lobbying, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  14. ↑ City of Evanston, Planning and Zoning, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  15. ↑ City of Evanston, Building Permits, Accessed: Jan 21, 2013
  16. ↑ Evanston Patch, FOIA Requests Overwhelm City Clerk’s Office, April 12, 2012
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