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Committee keeps open‑checkbook transparency bill alive; administration and data officer offer phased approach
Summary
Bill 70‑620 to require a public, searchable online checkbook was reported out for second reading after BFS urged an IT‑project approach to protect confidential fields and the chief data officer said the city now has a data platform capable of producing dashboards and read‑only datamarts.
Council Chair Waters introduced Bill 70‑620 on Jan. 13, seeking a searchable public portal of city revenues and expenditures updated at least monthly. The measure aims to increase transparency, oversight and public engagement by mandating an "open checkbook" web tool by Jan. 1, 2027.
Andy Kawano, director of Budget and Fiscal Services, said BFS…
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