Financial Transparency

Introduction

In an effort to provide citizens information regarding the financial transactions related to public funds, the City of Greenwood is providing financial transparency reports.

The documents linked at the bottom of this page provide lists of monthly expenses paid by the City of Greenwood. Below are several guidelines for reading the documents.

The Spending Transparency Report includes:

Accounts payable transactions over $100 reported by month, sorted by check date and vendor name.

The Spending Transparency Report excludes:

Information exempt from disclosure under the S.C. Freedom of Information Act, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and fees associated with City of Greenwood legal actions.

Department identifies the City Department responsible for the transaction.

Account Title refers to the budgetary account used to pay for the transaction.

Vendor/Payee is the name of the vendor to which payment was made.

Description displays general text describing the particular purchase.

Amount identifies the amount of the payment issued for this transaction.

Date identities the date on which the transaction was initiated.

Special Notes About the Spending Transparency Report:

December is the last month of the fiscal year.  Transactions for December are not complete until the end of January and will not be posted until the first part of February.

Reports (pdf):