McAllen, Texas
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McAllen Texas is a city in Hidalgo County Texas.
[edit] Evaluating The Website
[edit] The good
- The website for McAllen Texas includes the names and contact information of all city council members.[1]
- The current budget is published.[2][3]
- There is a procedure for requesting public records.[4]
- Information on audits, contracts, and the tax rate is available.[5][6]
- Building permits[7] and zoning information available.[8]
- Meeting information is posted.[9]
[edit] The bad
- There is no information on administrative officials and lobbying.
- City council meeting minutes are not published.
[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying
- Main article: Texas Municipal League members list
McAllen pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association. The city also gave the local firefighter's union $7,000 to fund travel to a 2008 convention in Las Vegas.[10] The city has also paid $1,000 registration fee for the 2010 convention in San Diego.[11] Bettye Lynn, an expert on union contracts, said she had never heard of such a stipulation.[11]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ City council
- ↑ Financial Reports
- ↑ Bids
- ↑ Public Information
- ↑ Financial Documents
- ↑ Tax Rate
- ↑ Permits
- ↑ Zoning
- ↑ Meetings
- ↑ Texas Watchdog, Taxpayers foot bill for McAllen firefighters' union conference expenses, August 2, 2010
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Monitor, McAllen pays for union trip, July 30, 2010
