PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP Transparency Grade: D Pennfield has a regularly updated site, with recent information for meetings and budgets, but lacked archived documents. NOTE: After being contacted by the Enquirer in mid-February, Pennfield Township decided to make improvements to its website for its 9,000 residents. The changes bumped the township's score up to a B-. The checklist below reflects its original score on the rubric. Budget Current fiscal year ✓ Past three years Meetings Minutes for current year ✓ Agendas for current year ✓ Packets for current year Archive for three years Meeting calendar ✓ Elected officials Contact information ✓ Terms of office & election date Administrative officials Contact information ✓ Permits, zoning Zoning ordinances ✓ Downloadable permit applications ✓ Audits Current audit posted Audits for past three years Contracts Bids and RFPs Vendor contracts over $10,000 posted Public records Contact information for specific FOIA officer Information regarding local policies Pennfield was one of two municipalities to voluntarily add information to its website after receiving an inquiry email from the Enquirer. It now provides information to keep residents up-to-date on financial issues, including copies of past and budgets and audits. Despite still not having meeting packets available, the township has available meeting minutes dating back to 2007 — a larger archive than nearby municipalities. There originally was no information regarding public-records requests, but the township added information on the specific FOIA officer and its local policy guidelines. The township still does not readily available information on bids and large vendor contracts.

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Page 1: Pennfield Township infographic, Sunshine Week

PENNFIELDTOWNSHIPTransparencyGrade:D

Pennfieldhasaregularlyupdatedsite,withrecentinformationformeetingsandbudgets,butlackedarchiveddocuments.

NOTE: After being contacted by the Enquirer in mid-February,PennfieldTownshipdecidedtomakeimprovementstoitswebsitefor its 9,000 residents.Thechangesbumpedthetownship'sscoreup toaB-.The checklist below reflects its original score on therubric.

Budget Currentfiscalyear ✓Pastthreeyears

Meetings Minutesforcurrentyear ✓Agendasforcurrentyear ✓Packetsforcurrentyear

Archiveforthreeyears

Meetingcalendar ✓Electedofficials Contactinformation ✓

Termsofoffice&electiondate

Administrativeofficials Contactinformation ✓Permits,zoning Zoningordinances ✓

Downloadablepermitapplications ✓Audits Currentauditposted

Auditsforpastthreeyears

Contracts BidsandRFPs

Vendorcontractsover$10,000posted

Publicrecords ContactinformationforspecificFOIAofficer

Informationregardinglocalpolicies

Pennfieldwasoneoftwomunicipalitiestovoluntarilyadd informationtoitswebsiteafterreceivinganinquiryemailfromtheEnquirer.It now provides information to keep residents up-to-date on financialissues,includingcopiesofpastandbudgetsandaudits.Despite still not having meeting packets available, the township hasavailable meeting minutes dating back to 2007 — a larger archive thannearbymunicipalities.Thereoriginallywasnoinformationregardingpublic-recordsrequests,butthe township added information on the specific FOIA officer and its localpolicyguidelines.Thetownshipstilldoesnotreadilyavailableinformationonbidsandlargevendorcontracts.