Interactive Reports and Stories

The City’s Transparency portal allows users to access our Reports & Stories:
 
Reports – Provides on-demand access to let anyone quickly explore, analyze, and understand critical financial and performance data.
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Stories – Centered around a specific theme, each story gives additional context to our Reports while also providing more information about how the City uses its resources to serve the public.
Reports that have been prepared can be seen by selecting the following  Report Links; please find the description of those reports below.

OpenGov: Reports How-To & Tips
    • OpenGov allows you to explore budget and historical finances in a simple graphical user interface. The main view includes a graph, legend, and various controls to view expenses by departments out of all funds. 
      • You will notice the title of the graph you are viewing on top along with the account type selector. You can use the filter to see the data of most interest to you.
    • To focus on specific data – like a fund, department, expense type, or any combination – use the side panel menu. The “Breakdown by” allows you to specify which break down you want the graph and table rows to represent on the graph. The “Data Filter” shows you the hierarchical relationships of Funds, Departments, and Account Types.
    • Overall, there are five graph types: an area graph, an area graph by percentage, a line graph, a pie graph, and a table. There are also options to download the displayed data in .csv spreadsheet and .png image formats.

Stories that have been prepared can be seen by selecting the following Story Links; please find the description of those stories below.

OpenGov: Stories How-To & Tips
    • Stories can be viewed on any desktop, laptop, or mobile devices (smartphone, tablet).
    • We recommend using a desktop or laptop computer for the best interactive experience with the City’s charts and graphs.
      • In the Stories, you can click on any Graph to launch into OpenGov.
    • To focus on specific data – like a fund, department, expense type, or any combination – use the side panel menu.
    • Additional tips for mobile devices
      • For the best experience, we recommend using the Chrome Web browser.
      • If any chart or graph appears distorted, we suggest turning the phone to landscape view and refreshing the page.
    • Any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Finance Department at (847) 810-3617.
 
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