OH: Taking transparency personally
Personal responsibility transparency. Catchy, eh? Phil Kidd, Downtown Director of Events and Special Projects for the city of Youngstown, OH, has taken matters into his own bloggy hands and has been tracking his taxpayer-paid time online here.
I hope this spurs a movement for more transparency from individual government employees and agencies. More transparency, less corruption. Thanks for setting the example, Mr. Kidd.
Another leader in Ohio’s transparency movement: The Buckeye Institute
H/T: Progress Pittsburgh
Thank you very much for your thoughtful post. My approach to transparency is simple yet has proven to be quite effective not only from the standpoint of creating a positive relationship between citizens and their government but – as an unintended consequence – with formations of cooperative situations in which common projects and ideas are emerging that only could have been created though open-source means. It has been interesting, useful, and fun and I will continue the approach for the remainder of my time in public service, however long that may be. Again, that you for the recognition and I hope this story inspires other public officials to follow down a similar path. The return is well worth the investment.