Evaluation of Oklahoma city websites

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

Reading the chart

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

2012

This chart encompasses the 5 largest cities in Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Lawton, and Broken Arrow. These cities earned a "B" website transparency average.

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

Comparison chart

Oklahoma City Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Altus, Oklahoma	D	Y	Y	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N
Bartlesville, Oklahoma	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	P
Bixby, Oklahoma	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Blackwell, Oklahoma	C	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	P	Y
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Chickasha, Oklahoma	D	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Choctaw, Oklahoma	D	N	P	P	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N
Enid, Oklahoma	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Glenpool, Oklahoma	B	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Guthrie, Oklahoma	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y
Jenks, Oklahoma	F	N	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Lawton, Oklahoma	F	Y	P	P	P	P	Y	P	N	P	P
McAlester, Oklahoma	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	P	P
Norman, Oklahoma	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Owasso, Oklahoma	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ponca City, Oklahoma	D-	N	Y	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Sand Springs, Oklahoma	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	N	P
Stillwater, Oklahoma	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	Y
Tulsa, Oklahoma	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Warr Acres, Oklahoma	F	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

Correcting errors

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