From Sunshine Review
Tallahassee is the capital city in
U.S. state of
Florida. It is one of 62 cities in the state.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Florida city websites
[edit] The good
- City of Tallahassee's bids and RFPs are posted.[1]
- The budget is posted for fiscal years 2006 to 2009.[2]
- Agendas [3] and minutes [4] are available for City Council Meetings.
- Building permits [5] and zoning information[6] available online.
- City of Tallahassee grants the access of government records to public. [7]
- Audit reports are available.[8]
- The Mayor and city council officials contact information and detailed biographies are posted online. [9]
[edit] The bad
- No information on taxes.
- Lobbying information and ethics is not noted
- There is no checkbook register available
[edit] Lobbying
- Main articles: Florida taxpayer-funded lobbying and Florida League of Cities.
Tallahassee has reported $945,000 spent on lobbying since 2000 (see table).
Reported lobbying expenditures, 2000-2009 [10]
| Year | Amount spent on lobbying
|
| 2009
| $60,000
|
| 2008
| $105,000
|
| 2007
| $140,000
|
| 2006
| $170,000
|
| 2005
| $60,000
|
| 2004
| $170,000
|
| 2003
| $60,000
|
| 2002
| $80,000
|
| 2001
| $60,000
|
| 2000
| $40,000
|
Tallahassee pays membership dues[11] to the Florida League of Cities, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.
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