PRESS RELEASE
Worth County Joins Treasurer Fitzpatrick’s Local Government Checkbook
Jefferson City, MO –Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick
today announced that Worth County has joined the Local Government Checkbook,
making its spending data available to Missourians. The Checkbook is part of his
ongoing commitment to ensuring a more efficient and transparent government at both
the state and local levels. Spending
data from 26 local governments, Buchanan County, Butler County, Callaway
County, Cape Girardeau County, Carter County, Cass County, Clay County, Cole
County, Cooper County, Dallas County, Franklin County, Greene County, Hickory
County, Jasper County, Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Marion County, Miller
County, Moniteau County, Newton County, St. Charles County, the City of St.
Louis, Vernon County, Webster County, and Worth 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 am guided by
the three pillars of good government: truth, trust, and transparency. This is
why I am always working to increase transparency within my office and at all
levels of government,” Treasurer Fitzpatrick said. “As we approach 30 partner
counties in the Local Government Checkbook, I am grateful to county leaders who
are also working to find ways to increase transparency and build trust for
their constituents. I hope more county leaders will join in and participate in
the local government checkbook.” 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. ### Follow the Treasurer’s Office on Twitter,
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