From Sunshine Review
New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. It is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area. It is coextensive with Orleans Parish meaning that the boundaries of the city and the parish are the same.
Evaluating the city's website
The Good
- The 2008 city budget is posted.[1]
- City Council meetings and agendas are available.[2]
- City Council members are listed, along with full contact information.[3]
- Professional service contracts are available on the city council's site.[4]
- The mayor's administrative staff is listed[5] along with their contact information.[6]
- The Bureau of Treasury includes some city tax information, but is incomplete.[7]
The Bad
Trouble in the Sanitation Department
City Councilwoman Stacy Head says that she has requested the list of addresses served by the sanitation department multiple times in order to review services for budget evaluation. Department head Veronica White insists that she was never asked for such information, and stormed out of a City Council meeting after trying to justify "the city's $31 million budget... as compared to Jefferson Parish's $18.5 million budget" for the same services. [8]
External links
References
- ↑ New Orleans 2008 Budget
- ↑ City Council Meetings/Agendas
- ↑ New Orleans City Council
- ↑ City Contracts
- ↑ Executive Staff
- ↑ Staff Contact Information
- ↑ Bureau of Treasury
- ↑ New Orleans City Councilwoman Stacy Head accuses sanitation director of lying about garbage contract, NOLA.com, November 12, 2008
