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HCS/HB 271 - This act establishes the "Missouri Local Government Expenditure Database". The database shall be available free of charge on the Office of Administration's website and shall include information about expenditures made during each fiscal year that begins after December 31, 2022. The database shall include the following information: the amount of the expenditure; the date the expenditure was paid; the vendor to whom the expenditure was paid, unless such information is confidential; the purpose of the expenditure; and the municipality or county that made or requested the expenditure. A municipality or county may choose to voluntarily participate in the database. Each municipality or county participating in the database shall provide electronically transmitted information to the Office of Administration biannually as provided in the act. Additionally, if 5% of the registered voters in a municipality or county request to participate, the municipality or county shall participate in the database. Residents may request participation by submitting a written letter by certified mail to the governing body of the municipality or county and the Office of Administration. After receiving the requisite number of requests, a municipality or county shall begin participating in the database, but is not required to report expenditures incurred before one complete 6 month reporting period. The Office of Administration shall provide financial reimbursement to any participating municipality or county for actual expenditures incurred from participation in the database. This act provides that no later than one year after the database is implemented, the Office of Administration shall provide on it's website an opportunity for public comment on the utility of the database. Finally, each municipality or county that has a website shall display on its website a prominent internet link to the database. These provisions are identical to provisions in SS#2/SCS/HCS/HB 1854 (2020) and HB 1933 (2020). MARY GRACE BRUNTRAGER
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