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Washington City, Utah

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Budget Y
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Meetings Y
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Elected Officials Y
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Administrative Officials Y
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Permits, zoning Y
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Audits N
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Contracts N
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Lobbying N
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Public records Y
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Local taxes N
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Transparency grading process

Washington is a city in Washington County, Utah

Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Utah city websites

The good

  • Administrative officials listed with contact info [1].
  • City council listed with contact info [2].
  • Records request form available [3].
  • Minutes posted for city council meetings [4].
  • Budgets available [5].
  • Building permit information available [6].

The bad

  • No up-to-date audit [7].
  • City contracts not posted
  • No information on city taxes

The Sutherland Institute

The Sutherland Institute in Utah issued a transparency report that graded Utah cities according to a ten-point checklist.[8] The Institute spent 20 minutes on each website searching for checklist items to ensure that transparency items were both present and easily accessible. 111 cities were graded and averaged a score of roughly 5 points, which is the equivalent of a C- transparency grade.[9]

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