Georgetown, Texas

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Georgetown Texas is a city in Williamson County Texas.

Budget
Meetings
Elected Officials
Administrative Officials
Permits, zoning
Audits
Contracts
Lobbying
Public records
Local taxes
School district websites


Contents

[edit] Evaluating The Website

[edit] The good

  • The website for Georgetown Texas includes the names and contact information of all city council members.[1]
  • City council meeting schedules and agendas are published.[2]
  • Administrative officials contact information is available. [3]
  • The current budget is published. [4]
  • There is a procedure for requesting public records.[5]
  • Information on the tax rate and contracts is available. [6][7]
  • Building permits[8] and zoning information available.[9]

[edit] The bad

  • Meeting minutes are not published.
  • There is no information on audits and lobbying.
Working for accountable government now


[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying

Main article: Texas Municipal League members list

Georgetown pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. City Council
  2. Agendas
  3. Department Contact
  4. Budget
  5. records request
  6. Tax Rate
  7. Purchasing Department
  8. Permits
  9. Planning