HB2500 Recommendations
Emphasis on Reusable Data
Expenditure data shall be viewable by citizens on the proposed website, but it's also important that the data be published AS DATA. This allows citizens to use numerous data processing tools to run reports on the data, and use it in ways that the website might not. This approach also takes some of the load off DAS.
Citizen Representation
Whereas the purpose of this project is to provide an interface between government and its citizens, the board shall be made up of equal representation from the public as from the government.
Transcendent Framing
Add context to our recommendation that makes it clear that we're excited about this tool because of the way it transcends party lines, allows greater interplay between govt and citizens, and could actually ease the burden on govt by tapping into the expertise of citizens. Avoid words like "watchdog".