Lansing, Michigan

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Lansing is the capital city in U.S. state of Michigan.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Michigan city websites

[edit] The good

  • The Mayor and city council officials contact information and detailed biographies are posted online.[1]
  • Agendas [2]and minutes [3]are available for City Council Meetings.
  • Information on bids and proposals are available [4]
  • Budget reports are available [5]
  • Audit reports are available. [6]
  • Building permit forms [7] and zoning information is available on the website [8]
  • Lansing provides detailed information on local taxes [9]

[edit] The bad

  • Lobbying information and ethics is not noted.
  • There is no checkbook register available.
  • Lansing details the information on how citizens can access police records [10]. The city-wide FOIA coordinator is listed [11]. No general FOIA policy is available for non-police records.

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