From Sunshine Review
The city of Houma is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the hub of a metropolitan area of over 200,000 residents. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. The population was 32,393 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Evaluating transparency of the city's website
[edit] The good
- A full listing of council members and their contact information is provided.[1]
- Meeting agendas are provided in a searchable database.[2]
- Meeting minutes are available.[3]
- Proposed legislation is posted online.[4]
- Council meeting dates are posted.[5]
- Budget is posted online, along with financial reports.[6]
- Building permits and zoning information provided.[7]
[edit] The bad
- Administrative officials are listed, but contact information is not available.
- City contracts are not online.
- Local tax information is not provided.
- How to make a public records request is not provided on the city's site.
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