Transparency PortalA single search across every public record the City has already published.
Amy Aller - Interim City Clerk
Pedro Braz - Senior Programmer Analyst
Transparency Portal
Where things stand
Public records are available —
but could be easier to access
Documents are spread across Fresno.gov pages, Laserfiche archives, and standalone compensation spreadsheets. Residents who can't find what they need often file a Public Records Act request — which costs staff time Transparency Portal
What we built
One search bar for every published City record
Fresno.gov pages, Laserfiche documents, and
Transparency Act data — indexed together,
searchable from a single page.
Documents indexed at launch
Growing every day as new records are published.36,781
Fewer PRA requests
If a resident can find it themselves, they don't need
to file a request.
Goal
Transparency Portal
A Real Search
A resident can start by typing in a
term, in this case: Parks
3,112 records show up.
They can continue typing new
search words to better refine the
results.
Transparency Portal
A Real Search
Now I added Roeding as a
keyword, and my search results
are now 587 records.
Transparency Portal
A Real Search
You can add as many keywords as
you want. We added water as a
3rd keyword to filter it even further.
You can also click on the
dropdown by the search to filter by
the type of document
•Multi-term, faceted search
A resident types as many keywords to filter down search results •Update Frequency
All new records will be updated daily
•Auto-generated summaries
Every document has a plain-language summary so residents don't have to download a 40-page PDF to know what it is.
•Related documents
Pull up an amendment and the original agreement and prior amendments are right there. •Filter, sort, and request
Filter by document type, sort by relevance or date — and if the record isn't there, a one-click PRA request.
Transparency Portal
A Real Search
Transparency Portal
Compliance Made Easy
Every Transparency Act record — now a
searchable dataset.
Employee earnings. Consultant disclosures.
Executive and elected official compensation
benchmarks. Indexed and filterable by Article
and year.
Transparency Portal
Compliance Made Easy
Every Transparency Act record — now a searchable dataset.
We are compiling several document types from city sources, such as Behest Payment Reports, Lobbyist Registration, Benchmark Compensation Information.
All data will Indexed and filterable by Article and year.
Transparency Portal
Questions / Next Steps
Thank you.