Mayor Don Plusquellic today announced the creation of a new web page, "Open Books Online," a living and evolving archive of Akron’s financial records - the city’s "books," and its principal finance reports.

"Our financial records have always been open to the public," said the Mayor, "and a number of reports have been available at the libraries and on the internet for several years. But now, we have assembled them in a way that makes it even easier for every resident and taxpayer to see our income and expenses."

Internet users can go to www.ci.akron.oh.us/finance to have access to annual, quarterly, and monthly data on the two most important financial issues: what the municipal government takes in and what it spends. There is even a link to daily financial reports issued by the Finance Department.

Finance Director Diane Miller-Dawson said, "We corralled all of the information that was already ‘out there’ and added the daily income tax report and the daily all-taxes report to provide a comprehensive, new look."

Mayor Plusquellic added, "We want this to make the process simpler and helpful to residents in making informed decisions and, at the same time, show we are transparent with nothing to conceal."

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