JoeyATX
commented
5 years ago Have you seen the statesman’s votetracker: http://apps.statesman.com/votetracker/entities/austin-city-council/
Joey Gidseg
On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 8:21 PM irvingjp notifications@github.com wrote:
What problem are you trying to solve?
Current city council votes are only available to the public through publication of the council minutes. They are not easy to find and are not collected within the minutes in an orderly and predictable fashion that would lend itself to analysis or the casual perusal of the interested citizen. This makes it very difficult to review council action and nearly impossible to do long term analysis of council voting.
Who will benefit (directly and indirectly) from your project? The Austin community benefits most from this effort.
This should benefit everyone by dramatically increasing transparency on information critical to the democratic process. If votes are tabulated and published to the city website this will allow citizens to better understand their government and their elected officials.
What other resources/tools are currently serving the same need? How does your project set itself apart? We are looking for new ways to include civic participation in city efforts.
There are no known resources available that do not require manual review and transposition of voting data to analysis tools.
Where can we find any research/data available/articles? https://opengovpartnership.bloomfire.com
What help do you need now? Community support. Technical expertise to recommend efficient code, business process, and intuitive and accessable interface to city staff.
What are the next steps (validation, research, coding, design)? Gather community support and technical expertise. Present recommendations to Telecommunications and Technology Commission.
Create a regular cadence of in-person (or online?) opportunities for the public to contribute to the projects. Uncertain. TBD
How can we contact you outside of Github (list social media or places you're present)? irvingjp@gmail.com
Data project: Kellee Coleman, kellee.coleman@austintexas.gov
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What problem are you trying to solve?
Current city council votes are only available to the public through publication of the council minutes. They are not easy to find and are not collected within the minutes in an orderly and predictable fashion that would lend itself to analysis or the casual perusal of the interested citizen. This makes it very difficult to review council action and nearly impossible to do long term analysis of council voting.
Who will benefit (directly and indirectly) from your project? The Austin community benefits most from this effort.
This should benefit everyone by dramatically increasing transparency on information critical to the democratic process. If votes are tabulated and published to the city website this will allow citizens to better understand their government and their elected officials.
What other resources/tools are currently serving the same need? How does your project set itself apart? We are looking for new ways to include civic participation in city efforts.
There are no known resources available that do not require manual review and transposition of voting data to analysis tools.
Where can we find any research/data available/articles? https://opengovpartnership.bloomfire.com
What help do you need now? Community support. Technical expertise to recommend efficient code, business process, and intuitive and accessable interface to city staff.
What are the next steps (validation, research, coding, design)? Gather community support and technical expertise. Present recommendations to Telecommunications and Technology Commission.
Create a regular cadence of in-person (or online?) opportunities for the public to contribute to the projects. Uncertain. TBD
How can we contact you outside of Github (list social media or places you're present)? irvingjp@gmail.com
Data project: Kellee Coleman, kellee.coleman@austintexas.gov