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County launches new online Transparency Portal
Earlier this month Benton County launched an online tool that displays expenditures, revenues, accounts payable and payroll data in real time.
“This online tool honors our goal of transparency and accountability to the public, and really is an industry best practice for showing our financial data,” said Mary Otley, Chief Financial Officer.
“Year-to-date data is refreshed on a weekly basis. Historical financial data goes back to July 1, 2016 and payroll data goes back to January 1, 2017, when we implemented our current financial system. As we advance into future fiscal years, time dependent history will expand.”
The online Transparency Portal has an easy-to-use interface that allows for column sorting, numerous filters and downloading.
The County adopts a biennial budget. However, the actual data will be displayed by individual fiscal years. A user guide and Frequently Asked Questions are also provided.
Previously the County posted an Account Payable vendors spreadsheet online on a monthly basis to meet statutory reporting requirements. The new portal exceeds statutory reporting requirements by posting updated vendor payments on a weekly basis.
The timeliness of updated data and the portal’s ease-of-use provides an industry best practice for public financial accountability and transparency.
Check out the Citizen Transparency Portal at https://www.co.benton.or.us/finance/page/citizen-transparency-portal
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El condado lanza un nuevo portal de transparencia en línea
A principios de mes, el Condado de Benton lanzó una herramienta en línea que muestra los gastos, ingresos, cuentas por pagar y datos de nómina en tiempo real.
"Esta herramienta en línea cumple con nuestro objetivo de transparencia y de rendición de cuentas al público, y realmente es una de las mejores prácticas de la industria para dar a conocer nuestra información financiera", dijo Mary Otley, Directora de Finanzas.
"Los datos del año hasta la fecha se actualizan de manera semanal. Los datos financieros históricos se remontan al 1 de julio de 2016 y los datos de nómina se remontan al 1 de enero de 2017, cuando implementamos nuestro sistema financiero actual. A medida que avancemos en los próximos años fiscales, los antecedentes se expandirán".
El Portal de Transparencia en línea tiene una interfaz fácil de usar que permite ordenar por columnas, con diversos filtros y la posibilidad de descargar datos.
El Condado adopta un presupuesto bienal. No obstante, los datos reales se visualizarán por años fiscales individuales. También se proporcionan una guía del usuario y una sección de preguntas frecuentes.
Anteriormente, el Condado publicaba mensualmente una hoja de cálculo de proveedores de cuentas por pagar en línea, para cumplir con los requisitos legales de presentación de informes. El nuevo portal excede los requisitos legales de presentación de informes al publicar semanalmente los pagos de los proveedores actualizados.
La puntualidad de los datos actualizados y la facilidad de uso del portal constituyen una de las mejores prácticas del sector en materia de responsabilidad y transparencia en las finanzas públicas.
Visite el Portal de Transparencia Ciudadana en https://www.co.benton.or.us/finance/page/citizen-transparency-portal