Keeping Score on 'Challenges for Change'
Much of the $38 Million savings proposed in the report Challenges for Change produced by the consultant hired by the Joint Legislative Government Accountability Committee will come hard, very hard. These savings should begin to accrue on July 1, 2010. The agencies should hit the ground running to make these changes pay off as predicted. But I'll bet my dollar to your doughnut that implementation planning has barely begun in the various state agencies.
Who's job is it to keep score on these savings? The enabling legislation states, "At least annually, the committee (Joint Legislative Government Accountability Committee)shall report its activities, together with recommendations, if any, to the general assembly." That's hardly sufficient to track progress.
Who will report the actual savings? A monthly accounting beginning in August 2010 for each initiative outlined in the report would seem appropriate.
Vermont's Auditor of Accounts would be my choice. Tom Salmon, will you do this?
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