Owasso, Oklahoma

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Owasso is a city in Rogers and Tulsa counties in the state of Oklahoma, and a northern suburb of Tulsa. The population was 18,502 at the 2000 census, but was estimated to be at 26,352 in 2007.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

• Current budget is published.^[1]
• Annual financial audit is available.^[2]
• City council members are listed with contact information.^[3]
• Meeting schedule, current agenda^[4] and minutes are provided.^[5]
• Building permits^[6] and zoning ordinance available.^[7]
• Local tax information provided. ^[8]
• Administrative officials are listed with contact information.^[9]
• Contracts are posted online.^[10]
• The city website discloses that it belongs to two Oklahoma taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.^[11]
• Explain how to make records requests under the Oklahoma Open Records Act.^[12]

[edit] Website Upgrade

The Owasso City Manager, Rodney Ray reported that after getting a perfect score on Sunshine Review the city "actually tripled the amount of information that's available to our citizens online."^[13] Of Sunshine Review's checklist Ray said, "It does set the bar high but it makes us really aware of what our responsibilities are."^[14]

[edit] City Council

The current city council members.^[15]

Council member	District	Term	Party
Bryan Stovall	Ward 1	-	-
Steve Cataudella	Ward 2	-	-
Wayne Guevara	Ward 3	-	-
Jon Sinex	Ward 4	-	-
Doug Bonebrake	Ward 5	-	Republican

[edit] 2009 Candidates

• Ward 1:
  • John Loffer
  • Allen Noland
  • D.J. Gall
  • Bryan Stovall
  • Sharla Pike

• Ward 2:
  • Chuck Wichmann
  • Dan Fike
  • Joe Webber
  • Steve Cataudella

[edit] External links

• Owasso, Oklahoma official website
• Owasso Taxpayer Alliance

[edit] References

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