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Springfield, Illinois

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Budget Y
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Meetings Y
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Elected Officials Y
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Administrative Officials Y
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Permits, zoning Y
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Audits Y
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Contracts Y
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Lobbying N
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Public records N
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Local taxes N
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School district websites
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Contents

Springfield City is the capital city in U.S. state of Illinois.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Illinois city websites

[edit] The good

  • The Mayor and city council officials contact information are posted online. [1]
  • Agendas and minutes are available for City Council Meetings[2]
  • Building permit forms and zoning information available on the website[3]
  • Budget reports and audit reports are available [4]
  • Information on bids and proposals are available [5]

[edit] The bad

  • Lobbying information and ethics is not noted
  • There is no checkbook register available
  • There is no information on local taxes
  • There is no information on how citizens can access public records

[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Illinois taxpayer-funded lobbying

Springfield has a lobbying contract with William S. Foster for $10,000 in 2009. The lobbyist represents the government before the Illinois state legislature.[6]

[edit] Basic Background Information

[edit] Local Community Organizations

  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Public Library Phone: 217-753-4900
  • Historical Society Phone: 217-789-2377 Fax: 217-789-2380

[edit] City Officials

Mayor Timothy Davlin

City Clerk Cecilia Tumulty

  • Phone: 217-789-2216

City Treasurer Jim Langfelder

  • 217-789-2224

City Board/Council Members

[edit] External links

http://sunshinestandard.org
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[edit] References

  1. ↑ Mayor and City Council officials
  2. ↑ Agenda and Minutes
  3. ↑ Building Permits and Zoning information
  4. ↑ Budget and Audit Reports
  5. ↑ Bids and Proposals
  6. ↑ Governments Lobbying State Government, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, 2010 (PDF)
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