City Question on access to information City Affairs

In order to be informed citizens we have to have access to information. Seems the only people who have access to the monetary situation of the city is the council, the mayor and department heads. I haven't seen any budgets or salary postings. There is no information about where the money is or where it's going. It's not that complicated to tell the citizens how much the city takes in and spends each year. The council forces us to make "choices", either this service or that service without ever telling us the details behind the situation-especially when it comes to money. I know I like to make decisions about money when I have all the information in front of me. I feel sorry for the people at McFadden's, as a city we should be forced to come together and make tough decisions, but without all the information, the council and mayor are able to spend "our" money while leaving the citizenry in the dark about where the money is really going....