Bangor, Maine
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Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Maine city websites
Last rated on October 15, 2012
The good
- Budget
- Current budget is posted.[1]
- Meetings
- Elected Officials
- Contact information for Bangor City Council members is posted. [4]
- Administrative Officials
- City staff is listed on the Web site, along with contact information. [5]
- Building Permits and Zoning
- Zoning and permits are available. [6]
- Audits
- Audits are posted.[7]
- Contracts
- Contract information is available. [8]
- Local Taxes
- Tax information is posted. [9]
The bad
- Budget
- Budgets for the past 3-5 years are not available.
- Lobbying
- If the county engaged in lobbying actives or if it's a member of government lobbying associations are not disclosed. Nor is the total cost lobbying activities or membership dues for associations available.
- Public Records
- No ability to request public records through the Web site. A telephone number for the city clerk's office is available, but no personalized email. [10]
Property taxes
In June of 2010 the city council voted to increase the property tax rate by 15 cents for every $1,000 of property value, bringing the total to $19.20 per $1,000 of property value.[11] Six cents of the increase comes from the municipal side, 5 cents from the school department’s share and 4 cents is represented by an increase in Bangor’s share to Penobscot County.
Budget
In June 2010, the city council approved a budget for $45.5 million budget by a 5-4 vote.[11]
