One of the major themes of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (federal stimulus) is accountability and transparency.  Throughout the federal legislation, there are sections detailing the actions that need to be taken to ensure the public is aware of the projects that are being funded through the package as well as the opportunities for funding.
 

Governor Rell has assembled a group of individuals to oversee Connecticut’s compliance with the accountability and transparency provisions of the Recovery Act.  This group, the Connecticut Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board, is working closely with state agencies receiving and administering stimulus funds to ensure mechanisms are in place to separately track the federal dollars and report on the expenditure of these funds – capturing outcomes such as jobs created or retained. 

In addition, each agency that has a role in implementing Recovery Act programs will be developing a page for their agency’s website devoted specifically to their Recovery Act role and the programs the agency oversees or administers.

Board Members:

Richard Bailey, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of Information Technology

Matthew Fritz, Special Assistant to the Governor, Connecticut ARRA Coordinator and State Recovery Act Transparency Officer, Office of the Governor

Robert Hilliard, former Deputy State Auditor

Albert Ilg, former Town Manager and Adjunct Professor of Public Administration

David LeVasseur, Under Secretary for Intergovernmental Policy, Office of Policy and Management

David O’Hearn, Deputy Commissioner, Recovery Act Project Oversight Coordinator, Department of Public Works

Mary Anne O’Neill, Deputy Legal Counsel, Connecticut ARRA Coordinator and Recovery Act Accountability Officer, Office of the Governor

Michael Riggott, Fiscal Administrative Manager, Office of Policy and Management

Stacey Serrano, Attorney and Certified Public Accountant, Office of the Governor

Kendall Wiggin, State Librarian

Agency Accountability Officers (PDF File, 11 KB)