(TNS) — The leader of the Honolulu City Council is pushing legislation to require the use of real-time, web-based software to effectively shine a more public light on the annual, multibillion dollar budgets and day-to-day finances of the City & County of Honolulu.
Council Chair Tommy Waters’ new measure—Bill 76, which he introduced in November with Council member Val Okimoto — states “transparency and openness in government are fundamental principles of good governance that help drive and sustain civic accountability and promote public trust.”
“Nowhere are these principles more critical than in the management of the public treasury, a vital responsibility of government, where open access to information is essential to ensure that government spending aligns with important public priorities,” Bill 76 asserts…