Budget Amendment ID: FY2016-S3-175

GOV 175

Transparency in Government

Messrs. Ross, deMacedo, Tarr, Fattman and Humason moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting the following new sections:-

“Section 1. Section 14C of chapter 7, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following section:-

(i) The secretary shall list the salaries of all experts, technical consultants and other assistants in executive offices, as defined in section 7 of chapter 6a, in the category “Employee Payroll”. The salary shall be listed under the expert, technical consultant or other assistant’s name, and not under the vendor’s name.

Section 2. Section 7 of chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following section:-

The salaries of experts, technical consultants and other assistants shall not be paid out of the executive office’s operating budget. All expenses must be funded by a separate line-item, as defined in section 1 of chapter 29.”