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Callaway County Joins Treasurer Fitzpatrick’s Local Government Checkbook
Callaway County Joins
Treasurer Fitzpatrick’s Local Government Checkbook Jefferson City, MO –Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick
today announced that Callaway County has joined the Local Government Checkbook,
making their spending data available to Missourians. The Checkbook is part of
his ongoing commitment to ensuring a more efficient and transparent government
at all levels. Spending
data from 13 local governments, Callaway County, Cape Girardeau County, Carter
County, Cass County, Clay County, Cole County, Franklin County, Greene County, Jasper
County, Newton County, St. Charles County, the City of St. Louis, and Vernon
County, can be searched, with additional counties in progress. The Office will continue
adding county expenditure data as it becomes available. Visitors to the Checkbook can
examine expenditure data detailing funds, departments, vendors, payment
descriptions, and totals for the available government entities. “As Treasurer, I will always
strive to improve transparency because I want Missourians to trust that their
government is working for them and their tax dollars are being spent wisely,”
Treasurer Fitzpatrick said. “Increased transparency helps facilitate that trust.
I am grateful to county leaders like Auditor Rentschler who are voluntarily
participating. I hope more county leaders will join in and participate in the
local government checkbook.” “Callaway County is pleased to
join the Local Government Checkbook,” Karen Rentschler, Callaway County Auditor,
said. “Making this data available to our citizens holds us accountable and helps
build trust between government and citizens. I hope this also encourages
further participation and greater understanding of local government spending.” In 2020, Treasurer Fitzpatrick
announced the
expansion of the Show-Me Checkbook to include local governments. He also
facilitated aggregating state
expenditures related to federal stimulus funding
in one portal on the Treasurer’s Office website for Missourians to search. He recently
expanded the portal to include information related to the American Rescue Plan.
The Show-Me Checkbook,
launched by the Treasurer’s Office in 2018, is one of the most comprehensive
state financial data portals in the country. The Local Government section of
the Show-Me Checkbook can be found here. ### Follow the Treasurer’s Office on Twitter,
Facebook, and Instagram @motreasurer.
