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Gary, Indiana

Gary is located in Lake County, Indiana. Its population is 80,294.[1]

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Budget P
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Meetings N
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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 N
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Public records N
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Local taxes N
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Contents

[edit] Website evaluation

This website was reviewed on November 8, 2011.

[edit] The good

  • Budgets are posted back to 2004.[2]
  • Financial reports are posted back to 2002.[3]
  • Council members are posted with contact information.[4]
  • Building permit information is posted.[5]
  • A phone number is provided for zoning inquiries.[6]
  • Requests for proposals are posted.[7]
  • Administrative officials and contact information are posted.[8]

[edit] The bad

  • There is no search function on the site.
  • No information on tax rates is posted.
  • No information on public records requests is posted.
  • No information on taxpayer-funded lobbying is posted.
  • Meeting minutes and agendas are not posted.
  • Budgets do not include revenue estimates.

[edit] Public employees

[edit] Mayor

Gary votes for a new mayor on November 8, 2011, as previous mayor Rudy Clay (D) is retiring.[9]

[edit] City clerk

Gary's city clerk is Democrat Suzette Raggs.[10]

[edit] Common council

2011 Councilmembers[4]
NameDistrictPosition
Ronier Scott6thPresident
Marilyn D. Krusas1st
Shirley Stanford2nd
Mary Brown3rd
Carolyn D. Rogers4thVice President
Kimberly Robinson5th
Kyle W. Allen, Sr.At-Large
Ragen H. Hatcher, Esq.At-Large
Roy PrattAt-Large

[edit] Budget

2011 Operating Budget[11]
DepartmentProposed Budget
Mayor's Office$515,220
Common Council$837,403
City Court$1,379,785
City Clerk$1,114,526
Law$1,287,150
Public Works$1,564,870
Facility Maintenance$596,400
Human Relations$0
Status of Women$0
Health Department$539,735
Environmental Affairs$113,033
General Services (closed)$0
Police Civil Svc Comm.$108,739
Police Department$13,156,438
Police Dept Support Svcs$1,695,278
Fire Dept Comm.$102,963
Fire Department$11,335,423
Ambulance Services$1,187,104
Emergency Mgmt$14,724
Youth Svcs Bureau$0
Vehicle Maintenance$964,601
Finance, MIS, HR$1,532,025
Medical Insurance$7,370,000
Consolidated Operations$5,153,500
Total General Fund$50,568,917

[edit] Emergency personnel

[edit] Pensions

For 2011, the city budgeted $5,247,809 to pay for fire pensions and $5,474,000 for police pensions.[11]

[edit] Indiana Transparency Portal

The Indiana State Auditor has launched an Indiana Transparency Portal (ITP), containing budget and financial information for local governments. The interactive report-builder page offers a range of information. Users can find financial data for a county, municipality or other unit of government.[12]

[edit] Accuracy

The ITP only contains 2012 budget information. Because the Gary city website does not have the 2012 budget posted yet, it is not possible to check whether the budget data agree.

[edit] External links

City of Gary, Indiana


[edit] References

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