Information about City's authorized spending limit, contract lifetime (called inception-to-date) ordering and spending. Contracts are visible only while active. For the purposes of this data set, a contract is a long-term (multi-year) contract for goods and services, and contracts for construction activity. Within the City, these are referred to as Master Agreements and Purchase Contracts.

Austin Finance Online is the City of Austin's Financial Services Departments financial transparency application. Austin Finance Online (AFO) provides citizens, media, City staff, and other interested parties with one easily accessible financial data source. AFO not only provides what you would expect from a financial portal - Budget Documents, CAFRs, Official Statements and contact links for offices that comprise the Financial Services Department - but also serves as a switchboard to give users direct access to specialized capabilities. AFO contains three special-purpose modules - eCheckbook, Contract Catalog and Vendor Connection.