Arizona state budget
From Sunshine Review
Arizona currently has no statewide, official spending database online. However, legislation recently passed to create an online spending database.[1] The database will be placed online on or before January 1, 2011.[2]
Until that time, however, Arizona does have a website that details how the Office of the Treasurer distributes state monies. That website is accessible here. The Arizona Department of Administration also publishes a website that provides a database of statewide contracts for state agencies and over 400 colleges and universities, counties, cities, school districts, and qualified not-for-profit organizations. Users can view bids as well as closed contracts and pending solicitations. The site is available here.
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News
Budget information for Arizona's Maricopa Community College system is available here.
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Legislation
Arizona Senate Bill 1235 (2008)
Government tools
The following table is helpful in evaluating the level of transparency provided by a state spending and transparency database:
| State Database | Searchability | Grants | Contracts | Line Item Expenditures | Dept/Agency Budgets | Public Employee Salary | Exemption Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Support for creation of the database
Arizona Senate Bill 1235 (2008) was signed by Governor Janet Napolitano.
Independent transparency sites
None.
Public employee salary information
Information about Arizona's state employee salaries, current as of July 2008, is available here, thanks to the work of www.tulsaworld.com.
The website www.azcentral.com has a public employee salary website available. Its data is current as of July 2007. It is available here.
External Links
- The Goldwater Institute
- Arizona state budget, joint legislative budget committee
- Arizona state and local spending
- Arizona Office of the State Treasurer, Distributions
- Arizona Department of Administration, SPIRIT Automated eProcurement System
References
- ↑ Goldwater Institute, "Piercing the Fog: A Call for Greater Transparency in State and Local Government" executive summary, July 29, 2008
- ↑ Arizona Senate Bill 1235 (2008)
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