American Watchdogs

PROMOTING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT TEACH OTHERS HOW TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND HOW TO PUBLICLY COMMUNICATE A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE LAWS WITHIN THIER LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES

PROVIDED LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY TRAINING SEMINARS IN ILLINOIS, INDIANA, OHIO AND NEW JERSEY. APPROXIMATELY 700 PEOPLE TRAINED TO DATE. PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN PPLACING THOSE IDEAS INTO ACTION WITHIN THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. INDIVIDUAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE ENTAILED FIELDING PIONE CALLS AND EMAILS FROM CITIZENS SEEKING AID FOR PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

DEVELOPED TRAINING CURRICULUM TO PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH AN INTRODUCTORY AND ADVANCED TRAINING CLASS FOR EDUCATION CITIZENS OF THE KEY OBLIGATIONS OF THEIR LOCAL GOVERNEMTNS AND THEIR OFFICIALS. THE CURRICULUM ENTAILS EDUCATION ON THE APPLICABLE STATE LAWS THAT PERTAIN TO ALL THE UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNEMNT AND THIER OPERATIONS. AS NEW LAWS ARE ADOPTED AND OR PRECEDENT SETTING COURT CASES ARE CONCLULDED THE CURRICULUM IS UPDATED ACCORDINGLY.

GOVERNMENT LICENSE PLATE DATA BASE - CONTACTED ILLINOIS, INDIANA AND OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICES AND OBTAINED THIER DATABASE OF GOVERNMENT OWNED VEHICLE LICENSE PLACE INFORMATION. UPON REQUEST OF THE DATA IT WAS UPLOADED INTO OUR ONLINE DATABASE. ONCE UPLOADED, THE DATA IS READY FOR THE PUBLIC TO UTILIZE AS A RESOURCE TO ASSIST THEM IN IDENTIFYING PUBLIC VEHICLES THAT MIGHT BE OPERATING OUTSIDE THE AUTHORIZED OR INTENDED PURPOSE. ONCE A VEHICLE IS IDENTIFIED THE PUBLCE NOW HAS A WAY TO KNOW WHO OWNS IT AND THEY CAN CONTAC THE APPLICE GOVERNMENT AGENCY TO ADDRESS THE IMPROPER USE OF THE VEHICLE. TO DATE, THE DATABASE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING NUMEROUS PUBLIC VEHICELS BEING USED FOR NON PUBLIC PURPOSES TO EVEN INCLUDE A POLICE CHIEF USING IT OT GO TO ANOTHER TOWN TO GAMPLE. THE DATABASE IS UPDATED YEARLY