College of DuPage
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[edit] Transparency projects
The College of Dupage worked with For the Good of Illinois and is making its spending transparent in 2008 by opening their check register to the public in an online searchable format. The college has an annual budget of nearly $140 million. Currently, the college is the largest school to put its check register online. The school lists all vendor expenses, including the check number, vendor name, amount and a brief description of each expense.
Trustee David Carlin and the College Of DuPage and Michael E. McKinnon, COD Board Chairman worked together to post the check register online. Since his election as trustee in April- 2007, David Carlin has advocated openness in the governance of the community college. Carlin proposed and implemented posting audio taped board meetings, minutes of board meetings and monthly board packets online.
David Carlin said, "In the internet age, taxpayers shouldn't have to file Freedom of Information Act requests to get information that should be made readily available to them online."[1]
[edit] Teacher salaries
The college voted to place it's teacher salaries online in September 2008. Trustees Atkinson, Carlin, Snyder and Chairman McKinnon voted in favor of the measure. Trustee Wessel voted against the measure. Two trustees- Nowak and Wozniak voted to Abstain from the decision. It is one of the first taxing bodies in Illinois to post salary information.[2]
[edit] External links
- College of Dupage official site
- COD Salary Database
- Employee lists for COD and CCC from 2008/2009 at archive.org.
