Pearland, Texas

From Sunshine Review

Pearland Texas is a city in Brazoria County Texas.

Budget [1] Meetings [2] Elected Officials [3] Administrative Officials Permits, zoning {{{Building permits and zoning}}} Audits [4] Contracts [5] Lobbying Public records [6] Local taxes {{{Local taxes}}}

Contents 1 Evaluating The Website 1.1 The good 1.2 The bad 2 Lobbying 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Evaluating The Website

[edit] The good

• The website for Pearland Texas includes the names and contact information of all city council members.

• City council shedules^[7] and agendas are published.

• The current budget is published.

• There is a procedure for requesting public records.

• Information on audits,contracts, and tax rates is published.

[edit] The bad

• City council meeting minutes are not published.

• There is no information on administrative officials, ethics, and lobbying.

[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Texas taxpayer-funded lobbying

Main article: Texas Municipal League members list

Pearland pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.

[edit] External links

Pearland City Texas

[edit] References

1. ↑ Budget
2. ↑ Agendas
3. ↑ city council
4. ↑ CAFR
5. ↑ Purchasing Dept.
6. ↑ Records Request
7. ↑ City Council

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