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Friday, September 10, 2010
Ind. Gov't. - "Fort Wayne opens books to online scrutiny"
Benjamin Lanka reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:
Fort Wayne residents now have the ability to see exactly how city government spends its money.Mayor Tom Henry on Thursday unveiled the first element of his SmartGov initiative: a website providing anyone the opportunity to search through the city’s checkbook and contracts. * * *
The new website fulfills a City Council requirement to post all city expenses online. Councilman Mitch Harper, R-4th, authored the bill and said the information will be beneficial in many ways.
Most important, he said, it will city residents as well as outsiders a chance to analyze and compare city spending.
“We’ve got a lot of sharp minds in Fort Wayne,” he said.
The website allows people to search through city contracts worth $25,000 or more and all city checks. It provides monthly expense and revenue reports and the city’s annual comprehensive financial report.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 10, 2010 08:12 AM
Posted to Indiana Government