Financial Transparency Portal

What is a transparency portal? It’s Your Money What is a transparency portal? It’s a web page that provides access to searchable online financial databases and reports It is a single point of reference to review how your money is being spent. It is updated on a timely basis It will evolve as we add features requested from the Council and the public

It’s Your Money The Missouri model

It’s Your Money Our proposed model

It’s Your Money Our proposed model Searchable

Who does transparent government? It’s Your Money Who does transparent government? Many state governments and school districts Several County governments Some municipal governments Fort Collins, CO Many cities do salary only The City of Surprise would be among the first in the nation to have a comprehensive transparency portal Salary only cities: San Diego, Buffalo, NY, New York City, Alameda CA, etc.

Why Transparent Government? It’s Your Money Why Transparent Government? Taxpayers deserve to know exactly how government spends their tax dollars The key to accountability is access to pertinent information In the recent past that meant a formal records request, now through the Internet everyone will have most of that access.

It’s Your Money

It’s Your Money

It’s Your Money

It’s Your Money

It’s Your Money

Brand/ marketing strategy in place Initial “phase 1” rollout this week It’s Your Money Multi Phase rollout Brand/ marketing strategy in place Initial “phase 1” rollout this week Add/ promote searchability as back end develops

Questions or Comments? It’s Your Money Last slide in your presentation.

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