(a)There is created the Wyoming public finance and
expenditure of funds website to be administered by the
department.
(b)The purpose of the Wyoming public finance and
expenditure of funds website is to:
(i)Permit Wyoming taxpayers to view and track the
use of taxpayer dollars by making participating state entities'
and local government entities' public financial information
available on the internet;
(ii)Allow a person who has internet access to use
the website without paying a fee;
(iii)Allow the public to search public financial
information on the Wyoming public finance and expenditure of
funds website using criteria established by the department;
(iv)Provide access to financial reports, financial
audits, budgets or other financial documents that are used to
allocate, appropriate,
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(a) There is created the Wyoming public finance and
expenditure of funds website to be administered by the
department.
(b) The purpose of the Wyoming public finance and
expenditure of funds website is to:
(i) Permit Wyoming taxpayers to view and track the
use of taxpayer dollars by making participating state entities'
and local government entities' public financial information
available on the internet;
(ii) Allow a person who has internet access to use
the website without paying a fee;
(iii) Allow the public to search public financial
information on the Wyoming public finance and expenditure of
funds website using criteria established by the department;
(iv) Provide access to financial reports, financial
audits, budgets or other financial documents that are used to
allocate, appropriate, spend and account for government funds as
may be established by rule under W.S. 9-2-3221;
(v) Have a unique and simplified website address;
(vi) Be directly accessible via a link from the main
page of the official state website;
(vii) Include other links, features or functions that
will assist the public in obtaining and reviewing public
financial information; and
(viii) Allow Wyoming citizens to lodge concerns
relating to Wyoming state or local government entities expending
funds in a manner which the citizen believes unfairly competes
with the private sector in providing commercial activities. At
a minimum, in implementing this paragraph, the website shall
include:
(A) A link entitled "government competition
concerns" which contains a means for a citizen to lodge a
concern with governmental competition including:
(I) The entity involved;
(II) The activity involved;
(III) Whether the concern is a result of a
specific instance or ongoing activity;
(IV) The effect of the competition on the
citizen's commercial activity, if applicable;
(V) A means to contact the citizen for
further information, if necessary.
(B) Access to all information submitted pursuant
to this paragraph, including access to summary data.
(c) The department shall:
(i) Establish and maintain the website, including the
provision of equipment, resources and personnel as necessary;
(ii) Maintain an archive of all information posted to
the website;
(iii) Coordinate and process the receipt and posting
of public financial information from participating state
entities and local government entities.
(d) The department may:
(i) Develop plans and make recommendations to the
committee related to the implementation of the provisions of
this act;
(ii) Determine what public financial information
shall be provided by participating state entities and local
government entities, provided that the public financial
information:
(A) Only includes records that:
(I) Are classified as official public
records under W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205;
(II) Are an accounting of monies, funds,
accounts, bonds, loans, expenditures or revenues, regardless of
source; and
(III) Are owned, held or administered by
the participating state entity or local government entity that
is required to provide the record.
(B) Is of the type or nature that should be
accessible to the public via a website based on considerations
of:
(I) The cost effectiveness of providing the
information;
(II) The value of providing the information
to the public; and
(III) Privacy and security implications.
(iii) Evaluate the cost effectiveness of implementing
specific information resources and features on the website and
report that information to the committee.
(e) A participating state entity shall permit the public
to view the public financial information of the participating
state entity via the website, beginning with information that is
generated on or after July 1, 2009.
(f) Not later than January 1, 2010, the website shall be
operational and permit access to the public financial
information of participating state entities. Not later than
June 30, 2012 the website shall incorporate features
implementing the provisions of paragraph (b)(viii) of this
section. Not later than July 1, 2020 the website shall permit
access to the public financial information of local government
entities.
(g) The state chief information officer shall provide an
annual report to the committee on all initiatives, projects and
expenditures under this act. Beginning July 1, 2013, the annual
report shall include:
(i) The number of concerns with unfair competition
received;
(ii) For each state and local government entity
subject to a lodged concern, the number of concerns lodged and
number of citizens lodging concerns;
(iii) For each state and local government entity
which is the subject of a concern, a summary of the complaint
and any action the entity reports to the department that was
taken in response to the complaint.
(h) A local government entity shall permit the public to
view the public financial information of the local government
entity via the website, beginning with information that is
generated on or after July 1, 2019.