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 | |
| Available in bulk | No | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | XLS | |
| findable | 2 | |
| findable_steps | 1. Navigate to Fairfax County's website at "https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/" 2. Go towards the bottom of the site and click on the "More Data" button 3. Go towards the bottom of the site and click on the "Financial Transparency" link 4. Find the "County Budget" documents | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 2 | |
| collector_name | Department of Management and Budget | |
| characteristics | Category or expense, Amount of money | |
| location | https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/budget/current-year-adopt - Fairfax County's own site for budget |