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Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel
Mandel Releases 2015
Annual Report
2015 Annual Report Highlights OhioCheckbook.com Launch and Work Being
Done to Make Government More Transparent and Open to the People
COLUMBUS - Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel announced today the release of
his Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Report highlighting the work being done to
make government more transparent and open to the people.
"Since taking the oath as Ohio Treasurer in 2011, I'm proud that the
work we have accomplished over the past five years has earned the trust
of Ohioans," said Treasurer Mandel. "By launching OhioCheckbook.com and
posting government spending online, we are empowering taxpayers across
Ohio to hold public officials accountable."
The report also highlights how Treasurer Mandel has:
Launched OhioCheckbook.com, which sets a new national standard for
government transparency and for the first time in Ohio history puts all
state spending information on the internet;
Earned Ohio the #1 government spending transparency ranking in the
country, climbing from 46th to 1st as a result of the launch of
OhioCheckbook.com according to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group
(U.S. PIRG);
Created transparency partnerships with Ohio's local governments and
schools to place their spending information online at OhioCheckbook.com;
Unveiled over 100 local government and school district sites launched
on OhioCheckbook.com as part of the first wave of spending websites;
Expanded the Treasurer's Transparency Project by partnering with the
State Library of Ohio to publish online centuries of annual financial
reports;
Generated a surplus each year, saving taxpayers $7 million in total
savings over the past five fiscal years;
Provided Ohio schools, cities and local governments with an innovative
and fully secure new investment vehicle that surpassed $2.2 billion in
deposits, with over 600 local governments opening accounts;
Saved $29 million in interest payments by refinancing state debt;
Improved financial literacy education for Ohioans through additional
enhancements and updates;
Expanded online course offerings for the Center for Public Investment
Management (CPIM);
Earned a clean audit four years in a row from Ohio Auditor Dave Yost's
office.
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