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The best
protection of the Texas Public Information Act is
enforcement of the Texas Public Information Act.
- Dianna Pharr
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Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts writes: Transparency, a key government responsibility EANES ISD CHECK REGISTER - only available online at KeepEanesInformed
Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 12/31/07 -1/31/07 (Searchable PDF file) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 11/30/07 -12/31/07 (Searchable PDF file) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 10/31/07 -11/30/07 (Searchable PDF file) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 9/28/07 -10/31/07 (Searchable PDF file) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 8/31/07 - 9/28/07 (Searchable PDF file) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 7/31/07 - 8/31/07 (Searchable PDF file) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 6/10/07 -7/31/07 (Searchable PDF file) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 6/09/07 - 6/09/07 (additional checks) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 6/20/07 - 7/09/07 (Searchable PDF file) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 3/08/06 - 6/19/07 (Searchable PDF file) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 9/20/06 - 3/07/07 (Searchable PDF file) Click here to access Eanes ISD Check Register - 7/01/05 - 9/20/06 (Searchable PDF file) It's OUR check register. Why does Eanes ISD refuse to post it online?
March 2008 - Eanes ISD estimates a charge of $63.00 to produce one month's check register. Request here
Re: Jan. 19,
2008
editorial “Going online to see
if government is in line.” In February 2007, the Texas Education Agency began posting its check register online. Shirley Neeley, TEA Commissioner announced, "We believe in open government. The public has a right to know how their tax dollars are spent. While a great deal of financial information, such as our Legislative Appropriations Request, was already online, publishing our check register makes it easy for taxpayers to see where their money is going," said Commissioner Shirley J. Neeley. Full article here. September 20, 2006 - Requested electronic copy of check register - December 8, 2006 - Received almost three months later
From:
Dianna Pharr September 20, 2006 Please provide, electronically, the check register for 05-06. Please do not include the payroll. Please also provide, electronically, the check register for 04-05. Please do not include the payroll. I am not seeking bank account numbers or social security numbers. If the districts wishes to exempt information that is confidential by law, please let me know so that we can work together to avoid the cost and delay of an OAG opinion request. Thank you, Dianna Pharr NOVEMBER 5, 2006 To: Eanes ISD Board Members I requested an electronic copy of the Eanes ISD check register on September 20, 2006. Two months later, the district has not allowed provision of this readily available public information. Although I carefully explained to Ms. Gonzalez that requestors have the right to request an existing electronic copy of public information, Ms. Gonzalez denied my request. Electronic production of an existing document is the least costly provision and the most prompt provision possible. In fact, I waited to request this information until the district could, in fact, train on the new Skyward accounting software and produce the register electronically. However, Ms. Gonzalez insisted that if public information is available in paper, the district has no responsibility to provide the document electronically. Last week, the Office of the Attorney General informed Ms. Gonzalez that pursuant to Chapter 552.228, I do have the right to obtain the electronic information that I requested. When I addressed the board in open forum approximately two months ago, I asked the board to consider posting the Eanes ISD check register online. At the time, I noticed Susan Pulis’ reaction when I voiced my request. She appeared noticeably disgruntled by my suggestion. Please direct Eanes ISD superintendent Nola Wellman to insure the prompt provision of an electronic copy of the checkbook in full compliance with state law. Please also consider my suggestion to consider local policy to require the online posting of the Eanes ISD check register. As I explained in an earlier communication to you, I believe Board Book has the capability to do so at no extra cost to the district. With this approach, all citizens will have access to this basic accounting of the expenditure of our public funds without the need for a public information request. Thank you, Dianna Pharr
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Dianna Pharr [mailto:dpharr@austin.rr.com] November 10, 2007 Please provide the check register (excluding payroll) for September 30, 2007 – October 31, 2007. Please provide electronically to dpharr@austin.rr.com and include the following information: check number, date, amount, payee, associated accounting codes and associated descriptions. Please do not include bank account numbers that are confidential by mandatory law or social security numbers. If the districts wishes to exempt any other information that is confidential by law, please let me know so that we can work together to avoid the cost and delay of an OAG opinion request. I request this public information because others in the community (including Eanes ISD employees and KeepEanesInformed readers) have requested that I post it on my website. As I have offered in the past with no response from the district, if Eanes ISD will agree to post the check register on the official Eanes ISD website for public inspection, I will withdraw this request. Thank you, Dianna Pharr cc: County Attorney, David Escamilla |
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