Nashville, Tennessee

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Nashville is the capital city in Tennessee. It is the county seat of Davidson County.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Tennessee city websites

[edit] The good

• Agendas ^[1]and minutes^[2] are available for City Council Meetings.
• Building permit forms ^[3] and zoning information ^[4] is available on the website.
• The Mayor and city council officials contact information are posted online.^[5]
• Information on bids and proposals are available ^[6]
• Budget and audit reports are available.^[7]
• Nashville City details the information on how citizens can access public records^[8]
• The website provides detailed information on local taxes ^[9]

[edit] The bad

• Lobbying information and ethics is not noted
• There is no checkbook register available

[edit] Public records

In December 2008, Mayor Karl Dean issued an executive order stating that public records must be made available during regular business hours, and that a $0.15 per page fee may be charged for copies of records. ^{[10] [11]}

[edit] External links

• Nashville official site
• Nashville Tennesee Detailed Profile
• Nashville Community Profile
• Nashville Tennessee links
• Nashville Tennessee information
• Nashville Tennessee information

[edit] References

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