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Tacoma, Washington

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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 P
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Lobbying N
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Public records Y
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Local taxes N
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School district websites
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Tacoma is a city in Washington.

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[edit] Website Evaluation

Last rated on March 28, 2012

[edit] The good

  • Contact information is available for elected and administrative officials.[1][2]
  • Meeting minutes and agendas are posted.[3]
  • Bids are posted, but current contracts are not available.[4]
  • Budgets and audits are posted.[5][6]
  • Public records request form is available.[7]
  • Building permits and zoning information posted.[8][9]

[edit] The bad

  • No information regarding lobbying or local taxes.

[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Washington taxpayer-funded lobbying

Tacoma spent $134,086 on lobbying the federal government the first two quarters of 2010.[10]

[edit] References

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