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A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A POLICY REGARDING THE CITIZENS INFORMATION CENTER WEBSITE THAT FOLLOWS BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTES TEN-POINT TRANSPARENCY CHECKLIST
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WHEREAS, The Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) website is a "non-partisan research organization dedicated to supporting public policy initiatives for a better Illinois." The group’s describes itself, “as a leading voice for economic liberty and government accountability, the Institute engages policy makers, opinion leaders and citizens on the state and local level.”
WHEREAS, The Illinois Policy Institute has developed its Ten-Point Transparency Checklist to hold government and elected officials accountable to the taxpaying public. In addition, this checklist will provide a “best practices” framework to improve government transparency across the State of Illinois.
WHEREAS, The Illinois Policy Institute’s Ten Point Checklist is a proactive guideline to ensure that government bodies freely share the identified information with the public.
WHEREAS, The Village of Orland Park prides itself on being as transparent with its information as possible. When the Illinois Policy Institute approached the Village several months ago, asking Orland Park to look at the Institutes transparency check list, the village complied.
The Ten-Point Transparency Checklist includes but is not limited to the following:
1. Elected & Administrative Officials: Contact Information
2. Meeting Information: Calendar (Future) Minutes & Board Packets (Past)
3. Public Records: FOIA submission & FOIA Officer Contact Information
4. Budgets: General and Special Projects
5. Financial Audits: Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports
6. Expenditures: Checkbook Register and Credit Card Receipts
7. Salary & Benefits: Wages, Salary, Overtime, Health, Dental, Life, Pension, etc.
8. Contracts: Union, Private Contractors, Vendors
9. Lobbying: Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Associations
10. Taxes & Fees: Sales, Property, Incom...
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