Evaluation of Washington city websites

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

Reading the chart[edit]

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.

Conclusions chart[edit]

This chart encompasses the 5 largest cities in Washington, plus the state capital: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, and Olympia. These cities averaged a "B" website transparency grade in July 2012.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	0	6	2
P	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1
N	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	3

Comparison chart[edit]

Washington City Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Bellevue, Washington	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Olympia, Washington	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N
Seattle, Washington	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Spokane, Washington	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	P
Tacoma, Washington	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	N
Vancouver, Washington	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	P

Correcting errors[edit]

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

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