Evaluation of Missouri city websites

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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Missouri city websites.

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the page about each city for more detailed information about what information is available on the city website, along with recommendations users have made for positive changes.

2012

This chart encompasses the 5 most populous cities plus the capital, which averaged a "B" website transparency grade in April of 2012.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	6	6	6	5	6	5	1	1	4	6
P	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	1	2	0
N	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0

Missouri City Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Columbia, Missouri	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	Y
Independence, Missouri	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y
Jefferson City, Missouri	C	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	P	N	Y	Y
Springfield, Missouri	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about a Missouri city, you can report the error by emailing us.

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