Evaluation of Maryland city websites

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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Maryland 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 Maryland as well as the capital: Baltimore, Rockville, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Bethesda and Annapolis. These cities averaged a "B+" website transparency grade as of August 2012.

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

Comparison chart

Maryland City Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Annapolis, Maryland	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N
Bowie, Maryland	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	P	N	Y
College Park, Maryland	C	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Cumberland, Maryland	C	P	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	Y	P
Frederick, Maryland	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Gaithersburg, Maryland	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Greenbelt, Maryland	D	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N
Hagerstown, Maryland	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Rockville, Maryland	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Salisbury, Maryland	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	Y	P

Correcting errors

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