Several local communities will be honored with Common Cause e-Government Awards for making government more open and accessible through their town websites. The Standard Times article about Lakeville's website is here. The award criteria as set out on the Common Cause website were;
e-Government Award Recipients:119 communities met this criteria...
In order to qualify for an e-Government Award, the town or city must post their governing body's agenda and minutes, budget information, general by-laws, and--if applicable--their town meeting warrant and results.
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e-Government Award with Distinction Recipients:The functionality that is described above is something to shoot for and I hope to find Dartmouth listed next year.
In order to qualify for an e-Government Award with Distinction, the town or city must fulfill requirements above, as well as provide archived governing board agenda and minutes, zoning by-laws, school committee agendas and minutes, agendas and minutes for an additional board or committee, and a calendar with all public meetings. At present, the following 51 communities meet this criteria
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