Wellington Township joins OhioCheckbook.com

Wellington Township has launched its online checkbook on OhioCheckbook.com, according to a news release from Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel’s Office.

In December 2014, Mandel launched OhioCheckbook.com, to put all state spending information on the internet.

Wellington Township is the seventh township in Lorain County to post its spending on OhioCheckbook.com.

Its online checkbook includes over 2,000 individual transactions that represent more than $2.6 million of total spending from 2013-15, according to the release.

Viginia Haines, Wellington Township fiscal officer, said Wellington Township places great importance on generating clear channels of communication between local government officials and residents.

“We are excited to provide our citizens an online platform to view detailed financial information,” Haines said. “I hope they will utilize this tool to better understand the township finances.”

OhioCheckbook.com recently earned Ohio the No. 1 government transparency ranking in the country for the third year in a row, the release said.