The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has awarded the Platinum Leadership Circle Award for Financial Transparency to the City of Haslet, which is the highest award level offered, and spotlights entities that go above and beyond providing financial transparency. The City of Haslet will be listed on the Comptroller’s website and the listing will include links to Haslet’s website and financial transparency information. Their site also lists other entities that are members of the Leadership Circle.

The main criteria for the award includes having the city’s budget, audit, and check register available online to the public. The information is to be easy to access and search on the website. Some of the other recommended criteria to be included on the website is contact information for city council members and key staff; municipal codes; past city council meeting agendas and minutes; detailed summary information about current bonded debt and repayment; and a link to the Comptroller’s governmental transparency website.