Senate Budget Committee approves Beck/Buono Transparency Bill

Here is the link to the full press release:
Senate Budget Committee approves Beck/Buono Transparency Bill

This bill requires all local and regional authorities and commissions to maintain an Internet website for the purpose of providing increased public access to each entity’s operations and activities. The following information must be posted on each website:

1. a description of the entity’s mission and responsibilities;
2. the adopted budget for the current fiscal year and three preceding fiscal years;
3. the most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report or other similar financial information;
4. the annual audit for the most recent fiscal year and three preceding fiscal years;
5. the entity’s rules, regulations, resolutions, and official policy statements;
6. notice, posted at least five business days prior to a meeting of the entity’s governing body or any of its committees, setting forth the time, date, location, and agenda of the meeting;
7. the approved minutes of each meeting of the governing body and its committees;
8. the name and phone number of a principal executive officer having overall responsibility for the operations of the entity; and
9. a list of all full-time and part-time employees of the entity.

I would love to see this bill signed into law in 2011 !!