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Amarillo council directs city to begin publishing check registers, bank ledgers
Summary
The council agreed to publish monthly check registers and quarterly bank-account ledgers beginning with transactions from Jan. 1, 2025, and staff will research a 36‑month lookback for older records.
The Amarillo City Council on Tuesday directed staff to publish monthly check registers and quarterly bank-account ledgers to increase transparency about city spending.
City finance staff briefed the council on two report options: a canned monthly check-register report that is quick to produce but omits wire transfers and deposits, and a more detailed bank-account ledger that includes checks, ACHs, wires and deposits but takes longer to prepare and may require redaction. Laura Storrs, who led the presentation, said staff recommends posting the monthly check register for Citibank accounts and posting the full bank-account ledger…
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