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Improving transparency and accessibility of contract information in the Passport system
2:07:27
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Council Member Brewer inquires about ways to make contract information more transparent and accessible through the Passport system. City officials discuss current features and upcoming improvements to the system.
- Passport Public is an externally facing tool for vendors to find solicitations
- Plans to roll out vendor reporting with individualized reports on contract activity, budgets, and invoices
- Officials express willingness to demo new features before they are unveiled
Gale A. Brewer
2:07:27
Another question.
2:07:28
I should know this.
2:07:29
But the passport, the one I love is the controller's check.
2:07:34
Checks out.
2:07:34
You can see I remember one time Bloomberg, he paid money on wine and he got in trouble because we saw it in the checkbook list.
2:07:43
So how can passport make information more public about, you know, where the status of each situation is.
2:07:51
Is that already done, do you think, enough?
2:07:53
But don't you think you need more granular data?
2:07:55
How can you go about that?
2:08:03
My favorite.
2:08:06
I read it before I go to bed.
Kim Yu
2:07:57
Thank you, Councilmember Brewer.
2:07:59
Being an alum from the comptroller's office, I too love Checkbook.
2:08:03
It is
2:08:05
A great transparency tool.
2:08:10
As we previously mentioned, there's Passport Public that is externally facing.
2:08:15
There's that's a tool that's really available for the vendor community to find solicitations.
2:08:21
And also mentioned earlier, MOX is primed and ready to engage with the vendor community and also the city council to roll out vendor reporting.
2:08:34
Vendor reporting meaning it's you come into Passport and there's an individualized report based upon your activity and where your contracts are and where your budgets at and where your invoices are.
2:08:46
So, we would welcome the opportunity to demo that for you and before we unveil it hopefully off all