Hello VAGUErants, Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Burlington City Council meeting (the one where they went through 14 voting rounds and still couldn't decide on a council president). Mayor Bob Kiss gave his State of the City speech. He mentioned the "Open Government Committee" and talked about "build[ing] a more uniform, responsive and user-friendly City website that will keep you better informed about public meetings and how you can participate in the process of government."
His speech got me thinking - I wonder how much the mayor and city council really know about open standards, free/open source software, and open licensing? I wrote a blog post with some specific advice for the city website that focuses on these concepts which, in my opinion, are inline with the goals of open government. I'm looking for feedback to improve these suggestions before forwarding them on to the mayor and my city councilors. If any web folks would be so kind as to take a look and provide any feedback, criticism, etc. that would be greatly appreciated! http://bradley-holt.blogspot.com/2009/04/open-local-government.html Thanks, Bradley
