JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick has announced four counties have been added to the Local Government Checkbook, making spending data from Clark, Howard, Morgan, and Platte Counties available to taxpayers. The Checkbook is part of his ongoing commitment to ensuring a more efficient and transparent government at both the state and local levels.
“Over the past four years, I have worked to improve transparency at all levels of government because I believe transparency leads to better government,” Treasurer Fitzpatrick said. “There is no question that with unprecedented spending levels across government, knowing how those dollars are being spent will help build and restore trust in government. This continues to be a priority of mine and I am grateful to our partners in county governments who have worked with my office to make the Local Government Checkbook a useful tool for Missouri taxpayers.”
Both the Show-Me Checkbook and the Local Government Checkbook make spending data available to Missouri taxpayers in an interactive and searchable portal. As part of his commitment to transparency, the Treasurer has begun using Sunshine Requests to obtain expenditure data from counties who have not voluntarily agreed to participate.
Visitors to the Checkbook can examine expenditure data detailing funds, departments, vendors, payment descriptions, and totals for the available government entities.
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. This portal has been expanded to include information related to the American Rescue Plan.
The Show-Me Checkbook 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.
Spending data from 33 local governments, Buchanan County, Butler County, Callaway County, Cape Girardeau County, Carter County, Cass County, Clark County, Clay County, Cole County, Cooper County, Dallas County, Franklin County, Greene County, Hickory County, Howard County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Marion County, Miller County, Moniteau County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Newton County, Platte County, Randolph County, St. Charles County, St. Louis County, Vernon County, Webster County, Worth County, and the City of St. Louis can be searched. The Office will continue adding county expenditure data as it becomes available.