U.S. City Open Data Census
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Budget data shows how tax dollars are intended to be spent, and allows residents to compare policy plans against actual spending. For purposes of this Census, budget data should include the planned budget by unit of appropriation with a programmatic description of each unit of appropriation.
This category is about budgets which are plans for expenditure (not actual expenditure in the past). (More info)
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licensed | No | All information on detroitmi.gov is copyrighted to City of Detroit. |
| Available in bulk | Yes | Only as PDF report, sometimes multiple reports. |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | PDF only | |
| findable | 2 | |
| findable_steps | Search "budget" on City of Detroit website: detroitmi.gov | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 1 | Only available as tables within long PDF documents. |
| collector_name | City of Detroit Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) | |
| characteristics | Department, agency, or office, Category or expense, Description of that category or expense (may be in metadata or supporting documentation), Amount of money | |
| location | https://www.detroitmi.gov/How-Do-I/View-City-of-Detroit- - List of budget reports on detroitmi.gov |