Plainfield City Clerk Abubakar Jalloh is letting the sun shine in City Hall.Appointed on Feb. 14, Jalloh has taken steps to increase the amount of public information online and has plans to do more. Besides the City Charter and several forms, there are now lists of resolutions and ordinances under the Information/Downloads section of the city's web site.
His goal is to have the entire Municipal Code online in a searchable form. Visitors who want to check the code currently have to look through two very large binders kept in the Clerk's office.
The same company that compiles and prints the Code will provide the electronic version that can be easily updated as new laws pass or those on the books are modified.
The City Council will be voting on a proclamation for Sunshine Week, March 13-19, described as "a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public's right to know."
Click here to see more about Sunshine Week.
--Bernice
Thank Goodness for open Government and people like you Bernice!
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