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Staff member promotes OpenGov budget portal during community outreach
Summary
At a community outreach event, a staff member encouraged residents to use the OpenGov transparency portal to review past and current budgets and to drill into detailed account-level spending.
A staff member at a community outreach event promoted the municipality's OpenGov budget transparency portal, saying it "gives the public the opportunity to review past budgets and our current budget."
The presenter said the portal lets residents narrow searches down into more detailed accounts so they can see how resources are being allocated, framing the tool as a way to increase public understanding of the budget. "We're highlighting our transparency portal, OpenGov," the staff member said.
The outreach emphasized that community engagement helps surface resources and tools available to residents. The presenter stated that it is important "for all cities to promote community engagement" so people can access budget information and follow spending decisions.
No motions or formal votes were recorded in the transcript. The event appeared to be informational, aimed at encouraging residents to review budget materials on the portal and to increase public participation in budget oversight.
