"One of the City of Akron's many goals for 2016 has been to showcase transparency withing city government for our taxpayers and we are happy to continue meeting this objective," said Mayor Horrigan
"Summit County taxpayers have the right to know exactly how their money is being spent," said Fiscal Officer Scalise. "by joining Ohio's Online Checkbook we are giving residents the opportunity to participate in government, ask questions and benefit from the information. I believe they will be impressed with how responsibly the County manages tax dollar."
The online checkbook offers a glimpse at over 62,000 County expenditures from fiscal year 2015. Visitors can sort the data in ascending or descending order by transaction date, department, vendor, description, or amount. Expenditures can be searched by a specific dollar amount or dollar increments. Additional filters can be used to narrow a search.
Check copies can be viewed, downloaded, shared or inquired about by clicking a specific line item and selecting "view check details. This will open a copy of the electronic check.
A variety of charts are also available to provide a graphical representation of the data. The online checkbook will display data in a horizontal stacked chart, tree map, bar graph of pie chart. City and County spending data comes from the Banner Finance System, which is the accounting system maintained by the Summit County Fiscal Office.
"This is the first time in County history that spending records have been made available online for public viewing," said Fiscal Officer Scalise. "We first researched and monitored Ohio's Online Checkbook system before committing, to ensure the technology was secure and safe for the public to access. I'm confident this is a positive step for Summit County."
For information or questions concerning expenditures in Summit County, please contact the Summit county Fiscal Office, Department of Accounting at 330-643-2672 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For questions regarding city expenditures, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (330)375-2345
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