Committee backs codifying searchable budget database but members press scope and cost questions
The Rules Committee discussed the Taxpayer Access/Taxpayer Transparency Act’s requirement that “Putnam County shall maintain and make publicly available a single searchable budget database,” with members pressing who will maintain it, how granular it must be and what subscription or staffing costs would be required.
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The Rules, Enactments and Intergovernmental Relations Committee reviewed a patch of the Taxpayer Access/Taxpayer Transparency Act that requires Putnam County to maintain “a single searchable budget database.” Legislator Reagan, who proposed the searchable‑database provision, said the intent is to make the county budget and archives accessible; he described the change as a standalone requirement codifying what is already produced during budget season.
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