Summary
An ordinance requiring the city to publicly publish vendor payments — and a resolution to investigate why the register wasn't being published — were on the agenda; the ordinance was continued to October 13.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct fiscal cost; it concerns disclosure of how existing public money is spent.
Any resident who wants to see how the city spends public money.
Gibson argued redactions and definitional changes may obscure some spending from public view.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Richmond to resume publishing its spending records — with exceptions
Richmond is scaling back a 2015 law requiring the city to publish a full list of the payments it makes.
City Council — October 13, 2026
After years without a published payment register, council adopted an amended ordinance requiring monthly publication within 60 days — but rejected a probe into the past failures. Gibson argued the amendments create loopholes.
City Council — September 28, 2026
An ordinance requiring the city to publicly publish vendor payments — and a resolution to investigate why the register wasn't being published — were on the agenda; the ordinance was continued to October 13.
Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee — July 15, 2026
The city hasn't been publishing its monthly payment register, which shows who the city pays for goods and services. An ordinance to fix that was delayed again to September, and a separate resolution would let another committee investigate the lapse.
City Council — June 22, 2026
Two related items — an ordinance requiring publication of the City's payment register and a resolution directing a committee investigation into why the register hasn't been published — were both continued to July 27, delaying action on government spending transparency.
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