In the most recent Champaign City Government 101 classes, the Finance Department highlighted it's new Financial Transparency Portal, a Tyler Citizen Transparency project. It's tied directly to the city's financial data, searchable (e.g. by vendor), with the ability to export to Excel files. The data is close to real time and refreshed nightly. At the same link you can find the regular quarterly, annual, and other reports as well.
Direct link here: http://champaignil.gov/finance/financial-reports/financial-transparency/
From the News-Gazette yesterday:
New online portal opens window into Champaign's financesFull article here.
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The city has rolled out a new online portal that, after a years-long revamping of its financial systems, gives average citizens free access to Champaign's financial data. A link to the portal can be found on the finance department's homepage.
"The city is pleased to offer expanded public access to the city's financial records through this new online tool," said Carrie Siems, Champaign's financial services manager and accountant. "Residents will be able to review every level of city expenditures from total spending by fiscal year down to individual vendor payments."
Right now, the portal only leads to this year's data, but staff are hoping to bring in all of the city's historical financial information.
It's been a long-standing city council goal to provide more financial transparency to citizens. As staff began to look at implementing a new financial software program four years ago, Siems said they also looked for a tool that was intuitive and user-friendly so anyone could find what they're searching for "without having to be a financial guru."
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