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 | The data is inside a PDF. |
| Up-to-date | Yes | City budget is posted in two locations online. One website was more current than the other. |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | Data is inside a PDF. | |
| findable | 3 | |
| findable_steps | Browsed the City of Helena website. | I used the search box to find the most current available budget. |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 1 | |
| collector_name | Administrative Services (Finance) | |
| 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.helenamt.gov/asf.html - Budget and Studies Division web page, https://www.helenamt.gov/city-manager/city-budget.html - City Manager web page |