City of San Angelo staff chose not to include the 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report in the May 4th City Council background packet. So far, they've chosen not to make it available to the public on the city website.
City Council is undertaking its annual Strategic Planning process. Years ago they set a goal of growing the city's various fund balances. Council missed the opportunity of updating the public on those balances during the accountant's CAFR presentation one month ago.
It remains to be seen if those balances will be shared with the public in a Council strategic planning session. Those figures are not available from FY ended 2022.
Staff wants fewer public information requests but consistently takes a minimalist approach to sharing information publicly. In 2018 staff removed public access to the city's monthly financial statements. Council agendas and background packets were unsearchable for a significant period. A recent software update corrected this problem.
If staff don't want to fulfill PIRs then they should post more information on the city's website. And City Council should encourage that in their strategic planning sessions.
Update 6-12-23: The 2022 CAFR is now available to the public on the city's website.
Update 5-6-24: The City of San Angelo once again failed to include the 2023 CAFR in the Council background packet available to the public. It's management's minimalist approach to public information. It's hard to make public comment on a document unavailable to said public.
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