Become an auditor
This site republishes the city's record and then invites you to catch it being wrong. Volunteer auditors are how every page earns the right to be trusted, and anyone can become one.
1
Pick a screen name. Like Wikipedia or Reddit, you don't need to use
your real name. Your screen name goes on every page you verify, and its
track record is its reputation.
2
Take the course, then practice.
A 10-minute read built from what's already on every page: what a policy
order is, how a roll call reads, why a charter right pauses a vote. Then
audit three practice pages with mistakes planted on purpose: a wrong
date, a wrong term length, a link that goes somewhere else.
Practice is worth zero points. Everyone starts the real
scoreboard at 0. Finding the planted mistakes is what certifies you.
Try them now: practice A ·
practice B ·
practice C ·
answers.
3
Audit any meeting or any item. Every item page carries an
“audit this page” link. You check five things against the city's own
record: the headline, the outcome, every name on the roll call, the
documents, and where each link actually goes.
Every page needs two independent audits to be marked
verified. Anything that doesn't match gets flagged for deeper review,
and a flag scores once review confirms it.
How a page becomes verified, and stays that way
○ Unauditedwaiting for its first
audit
◐ Audited onceneeds a blind second audit by a
different auditor
● Verifiedtwo independent audits
agree; the mark carries both screen names and dates
♻ Page changedaudits are tied to
the page's exact content. If the page changes, verification resets and the
page needs fresh eyes
✋ Want to be one of the first auditors? Email us or watch the open repository, where every audit is a public file.