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Clayton unveils interactive FY 2026 budget book to boost transparency
Summary
Budget Manager Todd Millen demonstrated a new ClearGov-hosted, interactive FY 2026 budget book at the Town Council meeting, giving residents web access to departmental finances, revenue and expenditure breakdowns, CIP projects and a glossary of municipal budgeting terms.
At the Clayton Town Council meeting, Budget Manager Todd Millen demonstrated the town's new interactive fiscal year 2026 budget book, launched on the ClearGov platform to give residents on-demand access to department budgets, revenue sources and capital‑project information. The presentation included examples of how the tool displays revenues and expenditures, department goals and fund definitions and showed the town's plan to more closely align next year’s budget with the strategic plan.
The budget book replaces a static PDF and embeds interactive charts, department pages and a glossary so residents can view the same information available to council. Millen said, “So the reason I think this matters is that it's it's most certainly increasing…
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