What is transparency in government and why is it important? Simply put, transparency in government means that information is provided to citizens about what their government is doing. This type of openness promotes accountability and will ultimately make the government more effective.
Ballard City is committed to providing a transparent organization to its residents. According to the Sunshine Review, there are 10 pieces of information a city website must have to meet the basic standards of transparency; we will do our best to provide most of these:
- A central page for information on city taxes and fees
- The city budget
- Names and contact information for elected city leaders
- Names and contact information for unelected city administrators
- Minutes of past city council meetings
- Financial audits of the city
- Contracts that the city has awarded to private businesses
- A list of any lobbying organization of which the city is a member
- Instructions for obtaining public information from the city
- “How-to” information for obtaining building permits from the city
We've created this page as a resource for our residents. We are working hard to make all this information easily accessible on our website. If you have any questions or concerns regarding transparency, or, if you have questions regarding any of the material on this list that is not found on our website, please contact Ballard City at 435-722-3393.
For more information regarding transparency in the State of Utah, please visit the Transparent Utah website.