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Tallahassee is the capital city in
U.S. state of
Florida. It is one of 62 cities in the state.
Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Florida city websites
Last rated on Jan. 24, 2012
The good
- City of Tallahassee's bids and RFPs are posted.[1]
- Budgets are posted.[2]
- Agendas [3] and minutes [4] are available for City Council Meetings.
- Building permits [5] and zoning information[6] available online.
- Audit reports are available.[7]
- The Mayor and city council officials contact information and detailed biographies are posted online. [8]
The bad
- No information on taxes.
- Lobbying information and ethics is not noted
- There is no checkbook register available
- No information regarding public records.
Lobbying
- Main articles: Florida government sector lobbying and Florida League of Cities.
Tallahassee has reported $945,000 spent on lobbying since 2000 (see table).
Reported lobbying expenditures, 2000-2009 [9]
| Year |
Amount spent on lobbying
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| 2009
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$60,000
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| 2008
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$105,000
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| 2007
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$140,000
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| 2006
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$170,000
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| 2005
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$60,000
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| 2004
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$170,000
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| 2003
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$60,000
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| 2002
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$80,000
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| 2001
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$60,000
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| 2000
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$40,000
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Tallahassee pays membership dues[10] to the Florida League of Cities, a government sector lobbying association.
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