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Clerk Abruzzo Launches New Online Tool for Taxpayers to See How Their Money is Spent

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (March 17, 2025) – A new online financial transparency tool launched by Joseph Abruzzo, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller for Palm Beach County, provides access to information relating to Palm Beach County financial activities.

OpenGov is an interactive online portal that provides access to county financial records. Users can search the county’s “checkbook” by vendor name, review one-cent surtax expenses and revenues, the county’s annual revenues and expenses and more.

OpenGov is available at palmbeachcountyfl.opengov.com and can also be found under the County Financial Information section at www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/countyfinances

Clerk Abruzzo chose the 20th anniversary of Sunshine Week, which runs from March 16 to 22 this year, to launch the OpenGov financial transparency tool for Palm Beach County.

As Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller for Palm Beach County, Clerk Abruzzo serves as the county’s protector of public records and taxpayer money. He is responsible as Palm Beach County’s Comptroller for ensuring the proper investment and legal use of billions of dollars in taxpayer money.

“Two of our office’s core missions are government transparency and connecting our community with financial information they need to be well-informed,” Clerk Abruzzo said. “OpenGov makes it is easy for people to go online and search for payments made to different vendors, review the county’s future debt service payments or see county revenues and spending. We believe OpenGov will be a valuable tool for everyone in our community, and what better time to share this resource than during Sunshine Week.”

This easy-to-use tool allows users to filter and customize their search such as the spending specifically related to roads, public safety or debt, to name a few. Users can also download data from OpenGov to analyze in a spreadsheet.

More than 2,000 government agencies use OpenGov in their communities.

Learn more about the financial information available from the Clerk’s office, including monthly investment reports and the award-winning Checks & Balances: Your Guide to County Finances at www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/countyfinances

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