Franklin a website superstar
Posted by Jeffrey Roy on April 28, 2008
Franklin is one of only 24 communities in the state whose website has been designated a “superstar” by the Massachusetts Campaign for Open Government. The organization recognized municipal websites that make it easy for citizens to obtain access to key government records online. As noted by MCOG, this simple and inexpensive action opens local government to more people and greatly improves their ability to be responsible, informed citizens. With the growth of the internet, everyone should be able to obtain important information about their local government with the click of a mouse.
The communities selected and criteria can be viewed by clicking here. Franklin was designated a superstar because its site includes:
- an archive of governing board minutes and agendas
- zoning bylaws
- town or city charter
- community calendar
- school committee agenda and minutes, and
- agendas and minutes of one other town committee
The Massachusetts Campaign for Open Government’s goal is to make access to information about local and state government actions and decisions as easy as possible for every citizen, by raising public awareness about the Massachusetts Open Meeting law and the Massachusetts Public Records Law, by supporting changes to those laws to increase access, and by encouraging greater use of the internet by local and state governments as a mechanism for providing access.
Massachusetts Campaign For Open Government is a project of Common Cause Massachusetts, a citizens lobby for open and accountable government.
