Grapevine, Texas
From Sunshine Review
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[edit] Evaluating The Website
[edit] The good
- The website for Grapevine Texas includes the names of all city council members.
- City council meeting agendas and minutes are published.
- The current budget is published.
- There is a procedure for requesting public records.
- Building permits[7] and zoning information available.[8]
[edit] The bad
- Contact information is not provided for the city council members.
- No information os provided for administrative officials.
- There is no information on ethics, audits, and lobbying.
[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying
- Main article: Texas Municipal League members list
Grapevine pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Meetings
- ↑ City Council
- ↑ Purchasing Dept.
- ↑ records request
- ↑ Tax Rate
- ↑ Permits
- ↑ Zoning
