Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-52

LOC 52

Cost Savings and Transparency in Local Government

Mr. Downing moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after Section ___ the following 2 Sections:-

“SECTION ___. Section 49 of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word “print” and inserting in place thereof  the following words:- make available.

SECTION ___. Section 44 of chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 44 the following section:-

Section 44A. (a) Each city and town shall annually provide an official copy of its current annual operating budget to the division of local services within the department of revenue not later than August 1.

(b) Not later than September 1 annually, the division of local services shall post the current annual operating budget for each city and town in a searchable electronic database on the department’s website.”