Wilmington Schools on OhioCheckbook.com; Richland, Green townships also part of transparency program

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WILMINGTON – The Wilmington City School District, Richland Township and Green Township online checkbooks have been launched on OhioCheckbook.com.

Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel launched, in December 2014, OhioCheckbook.com, which “sets a new national standard for government transparency and for the first time in Ohio history puts all state spending information on the internet.”

OhioCheckbook.com recently earned Ohio the number one government transparency ranking in the country for the second year in a row.

The Ohio Treasurer’s office was joined at Wednesday’s announcement by Wilmington City Schools Treasurer Kim DeWeese.

Wilmington City Schools is the first school district in Clinton County to post their spending on OhioCheckbook.com, and Richland Township and Green Township are the third and fourth townships in Clinton County to post their spending on OhioCheckbook.com.

Wilmington City Schools’ online checkbook includes over 18,900 individual transactions that represent more than $31 million of total spending over Fiscal Year 2016.

• Richland Township’s online checkbook includes over 3,600 individual transactions that represent more than $796,000 of total spending over the past three years.

• Green Township’s online checkbook includes over 1,800 individual transactions that represent more than $577,000 of total spending over the past three years.

“I believe the people of Clinton County have a right to know how their tax money is being spent, and I applaud local leaders here for partnering with my office to post the finances on OhioCheckbook.com,” said Mandel. “By posting local government spending online, we are empowering taxpayers across Ohio to hold public officials accountable.”

“Wilmington City Schools is proud to partner with Treasurer Mandel to post our spending on OhioCheckbook.com,” said Wilmington City Schools Treasurer Kim DeWeese. “The setup process was easy and the service comes at no cost to our school district.”

“I applaud Wilmington City Schools, Richland Township and Green Township for taking these steps toward greater transparency and accountability by joining this program,” said Speaker of the Ohio House Cliff Rosenberger.

State Senator Bob Peterson echoed Rosenberger’s comments and added, “It is important for taxpayers to see how their tax dollars are being spent in an easy and readily available way.”

On April 7, 2015 Treasurer Mandel sent a letter to 18,062 local government and school officials representing 3,962 local governments throughout the state calling on them to place their checkbook level data on OhioCheckbook.com and extending an invitation to partner with his office at no cost to local governments. These local governments include cities, counties, townships, schools, library districts and other special districts.

OhioCheckbook.com displays more than $585 billion in spending over the past nine years, including more than 159 million transactions. The website includes cutting-edge features such as:

• “Google-style” contextual search capabilities, to allow users to sort by keyword, department, category or vendor;

• Fully dynamic interactive charts to drill down on state spending;

• Functionality to compare state spending year-over-year or among agencies; and,

• Capability to share charts or checks with social media networks, and direct contact for agency fiscal offices.

For more information or to view your local government website, visit the Local Government option on OhioCheckbook.com or click on:

• WilmingtonCitySchools.OhioCheckbook.com

• RichlandTownshipClinton.OhioCheckbook.com

• GreenTownshipClinton.OhioCheckbook.com.

Wilmington City Schools Treasurer Kim DeWeese with a representative from the Ohio Treasurer’s Office.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/05/web1_online-checkbook.jpgWilmington City Schools Treasurer Kim DeWeese with a representative from the Ohio Treasurer’s Office.
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