City of Albany

Leadership

Kathy Sheehan

Title

Mayor

Hours

8:30-5:00

34.5%

10 out of 29 published indicators
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Transparency Evaluation based on Index
POI (Public Organization Index)

Contracts 40%

(2 out of 5 indicators)

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Rules for contract bidding
All contracts over $10,000
All current collectively bargained employment contracts
All current individual employment contracts
Instructions for submitting an RFP

Access to Information 25%

(2 out of 8 indicators)

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Records Access Officer name and email posted online OR form to send a FOIL request through the website
Records Appeals Officer contact information posted online
Records Access and Appeals Officers read the Freedom of Information Law annually
FOIL response time
Direct link to FOIL text
Release to one, release to all policy
Open Data Policy
Website has a search feature

Participation and Collaboration 50%

(1 out of 2 indicators)

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Notices about public meetings (date, time, location) posted online in advance of meeting
Meeting minutes posted online within two weeks of meeting

Municipal Transparency 0%

(0 out of 2 indicators)

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Ethics guidelines posted online
Process for reporting ethics violations posted online

Financial Transparency 28.6%

(2 out of 7 indicators)

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Current Budget posted online in a machine-readable format (.CSV, .XLS, or .PDF that is searchable)
Budgets for the last 3 years posted online in a machine-readable format (.CSV, .XLS, or .PDF that is searchable)
Current Checkbook (Vendor, Check Date, Check Number, Check Total) posted annually in a machine-readable format
Current Checkbook (Vendor, Check Date, Check Number, Check Total) posted monthly/quarterly in a machine-readable format
Checkbook (Vendor, Check Date, Check Number, Check Total) posted for the last three years in a machine-readable format
Disclosing all tax rates
Fee Schedule

Elected Official Info Online 33.3%

(1 out of 3 indicators)

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Date of Elections
Budget Votes
Department Directory

Permits & Forms Online 100%

(2 out of 2 indicators)

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Building Permits
Zoning Applications