Wasilla, Alaska

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Budget	Y
Meetings	P
Elected Officials	P
Administrative Officials	Y
Permits, zoning	Y
Audits	Y
Contracts	P
Lobbying	N
Public records	P
Local taxes	Y
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Wasilla is a city in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska, part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is notable in part for being the city that 2008 Republican candidate for vice president Sarah Palin was mayor of from 1996 to 2002.

1 Website evaluation
2 Government
3 See also
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Website evaluation

The budget is online, as well as recent financial audits. ^[1]

Agenda and meeting handouts are available for past meetings, ^[2] but no meeting minutes are online, nor are agenda for upcoming meetings.
Contact information and duty outlines are available for elected and administrative officials. ^[3] However, there is no additional substantive information about elected city officials, such as voting records.
Contracting and purchasing guidelines are posted, ^[4] but actual contracts are not available on the website. Some contract details can be found in the Bidding section of the site. ^[5]
A form is available for making public record requests with the Wasilla police department, ^[6] but no city-wide FOIA information is available.
A sales tax FAQ is provided. ^[7]
Includes information on building permits.^[8] Zoning info in municipal code^[9], zoning map available.^[10]

[edit] Government

The Wasilla City Council is made up of six members who are elected at-large by residents to designated seats. They serve a term of three years, unless appointed to fill a vacant seat. The Office of Mayor is elected separately. A run-off election will be held if no candidate for Mayor receives more than forty percent of the votes cast. Run-off elections are not held for City Council seats. All positions are served on a part-time basis.

[edit] See also

Alaska cities

[edit] External links

[edit] References

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