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Washoe Checkbook launches to show county spending; state controller praises transparency
Summary
Washoe County launched an interactive 'Washoe Checkbook' website that displays department budgets, expenditures and vendor payments; state controller Andy Matthews and county comptroller Cathy Hill described features and staff said the tool should reduce public-records requests.
Washoe County on April 8 publicly launched the Washoe Checkbook, an interactive website that displays the county’s budget-to-actual data, departmental expenditures and vendor payments, the county comptroller told the Board of County Commissioners.
State Controller Andy Matthews, who led a similar state-level effort, attended and praised Washoe County’s version as a model for other local governments. Comptroller Cathy Hill led a live demonstration showing users can filter by fund, department and vendor, drill down to invoices and download…
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