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Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Michigan city websites
This website was reviewed on April 20, 2012.
The good
- The website has city budgets posted back to 2008.[2]
- Building permit applications, zoning documents, instructions, ordinances, and fees are all available on the website.[3]
- Agendas and minutes are posted through the beginning of 2011.[4]
- Elected officials' names and contact details are available.[5]
- Administrative officials' names are posted on some department webpages, along with telephone numbers.
- Financial reports are posted back to 2006.[6]
- Bids are posted online.[7]
- The website has an online Freedom of Information Act request form.[8]
- Taxes are payable online.[9]
The bad
- No previous years' archives of city council meeting minutes are posted; instead, there is contact information on how to request these archives.[10]
- Awarded contracts are not listed.
- No contact for public records requests is listed.
- Some departments have no list of administrative staff list posted, and contact information for some department heads does not include email addresses.
- Tax rates are not posted.
Elected officials
Main article: Michigan state employee salary
Main article: Michigan public pensions
The current mayor is James R. Fouts. He was first elected mayor in 2007. In the 2011 election, in which councilwoman Kathy Vogt is challenging Fouts for mayor, questions of whether Fouts has lied about his age bring a challenge to his eligibility to run.[11]
City council members are elected for four-year terms,[12] as is the city clerk.[13] The city treasurer is also an elected position.[14]
Budget
Fiscal 2012 Budget:[2]
| Fund | 2012 Budget |
|---|---|
| General Fund | $90,099,090 |
| General Government | 21,971,064 |
| Public Safety | 56,669,24 |
| Public Services | 10,499,969 |
| Capital Improvements | 543,000 |
| Planning | 465,817 |
| Special Revenue Funds | $37,888,321 |
| Enterprise Funds | $2,622,559 |
| Debt Service Funds | $7,079,604 |
| TOTAL | $137,689,574 |
External links
- Official City of Warren website
- Fitzgerald Public Schools website
- Macomb County Chamber of Commerce
- Warren Public Library
References
- ↑ United States Census Bureau "U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Michigan's 2010 Census Population Totals, Including First Look at Race and Hispanic Origin Data for Legislative Redistricting," Accessed October 18, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official City of Warren website "Budgets," Accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Official City of Warren website "Building Division," Accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ "Official City of Warren website" "Council Agenda," Accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ "Official City of Warren website" "City Council," Accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Official City of Warren website "Financial Reports," Accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ "Official City of Warren website" "Vendor Registration," Accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Official City of Warren website "FOIA Request," Accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Official City of Warren website "Treasurer's Office," Accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Official City of Warren website "Council Agenda," Accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Free Press "Warren mayor challenged on eligibility to run for office," Accessed October 19, 2011
- ↑ Official City of Warren website "City Council," Accessed October 18, 2011
- ↑ Official City of Warren website "Clerk's Office," Accessed October 18, 2011
- ↑ Official City of Warren website "Election Results: City of Warren Mayor," Accessed October 18, 2011
