Owasso, Oklahoma
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Owasso is a city in Rogers and Tulsa counties in the state of Oklahoma, and a northern suburb of Tulsa. The population was 18,502 at the 2000 census, but was estimated to be at 26,352 in 2007.
Website evaluation
In 2011 Owasso earned a Sunny Award for having a perfect website transparency score.
This website was most recently evaluated on 2013-02-27.
The good
- Budget
- The most current budget is listed.
- Budgets are archived for 4 years.[1]
- Administrative Officials
- Department heads are listed for each department.[2]
- Contact information for administrative officials is provided including a mailing address, phone number, and personalized email.
- Elected Officials
- Elected officials are listed with a mailing address, phone number and personalized email.[3]
- Meetings
- Audits
- The most recent audit is posted.
- Audits dating back to 2008-2009 are available.[6]
- Contracts
- Bids and RFPs are posted online.
- Approved contract statements are provided for vendors.[7]
- Public Records
- The public information officer is identified and maintained by the city clerk. This person provides a mailing address, phone number and personalized email.[8]
- A public records form is provided..
- A fee schedule for documents is provided.
- Taxes
- Tax revenues are broken down by federal, state, and local funding in the budget.
- Local taxes, like property taxes, are available online.[9]
- Lobbying
- The city discloses it's a member of government sector lobbying associations and membership dues for associations available.[10]
- Permits and zoning
Website Upgrade
The Owasso City Manager, Rodney Ray reported that after getting a perfect score on Sunshine Review the city "actually tripled the amount of information that's available to our citizens online."[13] Of Sunshine Review's checklist Ray said, "It does set the bar high but it makes us really aware of what our responsibilities are."[14]
City Council
The City of Owasso operates under a politically stable council/city manager form of government, wherein the council is the legislative body. It passes ordinances, adopts the annual budget, and sets policy. The City Manager has full responsibility for the day-to-day administrative functions of the government.
The Owasso City Council meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Old Central, 109 N Birch (unless otherwise posted). Council Study Sessions are held on the second Tuesday at 6:00 pm at various city facilities (call for locations.)
Taxes
Owasso's sales tax is actually made up of three separate taxes; the state tax, the city tax, and the county tax. The state tax is 4.5%. The city tax is 3%. The county tax is 1.017%. Total Sales Tax for Owasso is 8.517%.[15]
External links
References
- ↑ city of Owasso, Budgets, Accessed: November 25, 2012
- ↑ City of Owasso, Staff Directory, Accessed: Feb 3, 2013
- ↑ City of Owasso, Elected Officials, Accessed: Feb 3, 2013
- ↑ City of Owasso, Meeting Agendas and Minutes, Accessed: Feb 3, 2013
- ↑ City of Owasso, Meeting Calendar, Accessed: Feb 3, 2013
- ↑ Owasso, Audits, Accessed: November 25, 2012
- ↑ City of Owasso, Contracts, Accessed: Feb 3, 2013
- ↑ City of Owasso, Open Records Request, Accessed: Feb 3, 2013
- ↑ city of Owasso, Budgets, Accessed: November 25, 2012
- ↑ City of Owasso, Lobbying Associations, Accessed: Feb 3, 2013
- ↑ City of Owasso, Zoning, Accessed: Feb 3, 2013
- ↑ City of Owasso, Building Permits, Accessed: Feb 3, 2013
- ↑ News on 6, Owasso Receives Highest Grade Possible For Transparency, January 8, 2010
- ↑ Tulsa World, Owasso gets high mark for openness, January 9, 2010
- ↑ FAQ's 'General City Information
