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State Auditor highlights accounting system savings, time-clock rollout and YOOpen transparency tool

Joint Appropriations Committee · December 2, 2025
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State Auditor Christy Racinas told the committee the auditor's office renegotiated a long-term SaaS contract to reduce costs, implemented a new statewide time-clock saving hundreds of thousands annually, and celebrated YOOpen becoming a statutory transparency tool.

State Auditor Christy Racinas told the Joint Appropriations Committee her office is the state’s accountant and payroll officer and described recent operational changes intended to improve transparency and reduce costs, including a renegotiated contract for the statewide electronic accounting system and a new employee time-clock system.

Racinas said the state’s accounting platform is subscription-based (SaaS), with the vendor responsible for hosting and…

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