Evanston, Illinois

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Evanston is a city in Cook County, Illinois. It has a population of 74,239.

Contents

[edit] Transparency of Evanston website

[edit] The good

The website contains meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and elected and administrative officials with email contact.

  • The budget is available for the current fiscal year and previous years from 2003.[1]
  • Angenda and minutes are available from past meetings. Agenda documents are available for upcoming meetings. [2]
  • Contact information is available for elected and adminstratiive officials. [3] However, there is no additional substative information about aldermans, such as terms of office.
  • Includes information on building permits[4] and zoning information.[5]
  • A form is available for requesting public records [6] but the website does not include an annual rating of its FOIA compliance.
  • Financial audits are posted for fiscal year 2006, 2007, and 2008 [7]
  • City of Evanston bids and RFPs are posted [8]
  • Information on Real Estate Transfer Tax is provided [9]

[edit] The bad

The Evanston website does not include ethics or lobbying information.

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