Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-139

GOV 139

Establishment of Taxpayer Accountability Office

Messrs. Tarr, Knapik and Hedlund moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section ___, the following new section:-

Section ___.  There is hereby established, within the executive office for administration and finance, the office of taxpayer accountability, whose purpose shall be to ensure that the operations of state government are efficient and cost-effective, to provide timely and accurate information regarding subjects as revenue and economic forecasts, independent analysis of policy changes, economic trends and other factors involving the cost of state government and its impact on the taxpayers of the commonwealth.

Said office shall be administered by an executive director, whom shall be selected by a committee consisting of the governor of the commonwealth or his designee, the treasurer of the commonwealth or a designee, the auditor of the commonwealth or a designee, the inspector general of the commonwealth or a designee, the speaker of the house or a designee, the president of the senate or a designee, and the secretary of the commonwealth or a designee.  Said committee shall convene not less than once per year to review the operations of the office, and shall issue reports as necessary to inform the public of those operations.