The FY25 Payment Register is available on the City’s Open Data Portal 

Richmond, VA - Mayor Danny Avula today released the City’s Fiscal Year 2025 Payment Register, providing the public with access to information about City expenditures.  

The Payment Register for Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) contains 231,933 rows of payment data. All rows were reviewed to ensure private or sensitive personal data would not be unintentionally disclosed. 

151,972 rows of payment data, or 66% of all payment data, required manual review. These data were divided and distributed to City departments and organizational units for review. At the conclusion of that manual review process, 2,799 rows were partially redacted. 

79,961 (34%) rows contained private or sensitive payment data which could be redacted automatically, including social services payments, tax payments, and juror payments.  

Redactions are performed as required by law or as permitted under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.  

Earlier this year, Mayor Danny Avula introduced ORD. 2026-081 to establish an updated approach for publishing the payment register. The proposed ordinance would require the City to publish payment data, while excluding information that is protected from disclosure by law or may be withheld under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Under the proposed ordinance, the published payment register would include:  

• the City department making the payment,  
• the vendor or individual receiving the payment,  
• the total amount paid, and  
• the applicable cost center.  

The legislation will be considered by City Council’s Finance and Economic Development Committee Meeting on July 15.  

The FY25 Payment Register can be found in the City’s Open Data Portal. To download, click on the Export button upper right-hand corner. 

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