Bill > S1071

This bill aims to increase transparency and potentially promote cost savings in local government by requiring municipalities and regional governments to make their annual operating budgets publicly accessible in an electronic format. Specifically, it amends existing law to change the requirement from "print" to "make available" for certain documents, and it introduces a new section that mandates each city and town to annually submit an official electronic copy of its current operating budget to the division of local services, which is part of the department of revenue. This division will then be responsible for posting these budgets in an electronic database on the department's website, making them easily accessible to the public, and will also create the necessary regulations to implement these changes.