Government Accountability Committee

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

8:00 AM

Discussion of Report

Meet in State House Cafeteria

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-1, 2

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Nominate and Elect Co-Chairs

1:10 PM

Introductions and Brief Review of Committee Charge

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

1:30 PM

Government Accountability Committee - History and Accomplishments

• Sen. Diane Snelling
  

2:00 PM

Vision for the Government Accountability Committee

- Expectations and expertise of members
- How will we measure results for the GAC

2:55 PM

Future Meeting Planning

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-3, 4, 5, 6

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Convene, review and approve minutes

10:15 AM

Gund Institute

Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)

• Jon Erickson, Dean, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources
  
• Eric Zencey, Project Coordinator, Gund GPI Project
  

11:15 AM

Work and progress at the Agency of Human Serives

Results-based accountability

• Susan Bartlett, Special Projects Coordinator, Agency of Human Services
  
• Doug Racine, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM

Reconvene with Non-profits

• Thomas Barefoot, Gross National Happiness
  
• Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Director, Common Good VT
  
• Scott Johnson, Director, Lamoille Family Center
  

2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

Selection of Meeting dates until end of year; draft August agenda, other topics of discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-7,8,9,10

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Convene, review and approve minutes

10:15 AM

Benchmarks for a Better Vermont

Kate Jellema by Skype

• Kate Jellema, Director, Benchmarks for a Better Vermont
  
• Anne Lezak, Project Coordinator, Benchmarks for a Better Vermont
  

11:30 AM

Work and progress at the Agency of Human Serives

Results-based accountability

• Monica Hutt, Director of Operations, Agency of Human Services
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Challengers Indicators

• Michael Clasen, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration
  
• Susan Zeller, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
  

2:00 PM

Update on Governor's Dashboard

Deputy Secretary Clasen may appoint a designee for this topic

2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

Follow up on GPI presentation
GAC Planning Template
Agenda items for September meeting

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-11,12,13,14

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Convene, review and approve minutes

10:15 AM

State Employees Workforce

• Kate Duffy, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
  

10:30 AM

State Employees Workforce

• Steve Howard, Legislative Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  
• Cassandra Magliozzi, Legislative Specialist, Vermont State Employees Association
  

10:45 AM

GAC Legislation, GPI

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Agriculture, Working Lands

• Colleen Leonard, Agricultural Policy Administrator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  
• Melissa Moon, Grants Development Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  
• Noelle Sevoian, Agency of Agriculture
  

1:45 PM

United Way of Chittenden County

• Dr. Amy Carmola Hauf , Director of Planning and Organizational Development, United Way of Chittenden County
  
• Martha Maksym, Executive Director, United Way of Chittenden County
  

2:30 PM

Committee discussion and next steps

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-15,16,17,18,19

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Convene, review and approve minutes

10:15 AM

Discussion of CT's progress with RBA

Using RBA in the CT Legislature and use of RBA in creating the Children's Scorecard

• Anne McIntyre-Lahner, Program Director, Department of Children & Families
  
• Diana Urban, Representative, Connecticut Legislature
  

12:00 PM

Working Lunch

Continuation of discussion with Rep. Urban and Director McIntyre-Lahner

• Anne McIntyre-Lahner, Program Director, Department of Children & Families
  
• Diana Urban, Representative, Connecticut Legislature
  

1:00 PM

Agency of Transportation RBA Progreass

• Susan Minter, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Transportation
  
• Richard Tetreault, Division Director, Agency of Transportation
  

2:00 PM

Report recommendations

Non-profits, GPI, potential Challenges legislation

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:00 PM

Updates from Agency of Natural Resources

• Justin Johnson, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  

3:30 PM

Other issues, future meetings

3:45 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-20,21,22

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Committee Discussion of Draft Report

11:30 AM

Training Proposal

• Anne Lezak, Project Coordinator, Benchmarks for a Better Vermont
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Discussion of Efficiency Vermont's use of RBA

• Scott Comeau, Director of Finance, Vermont Energy Investment Corp.
  
• Jim Merriam, Director, Efficiency Vermont
  
• George Twigg, Deputy Policy Director, Efficiency Vermont
  

1:30 PM

Implementation of Program-based Budgets

• Nathan Lavery, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Matt Riven, Director of Budget and Management, Agency of Administration
  

2:00 PM

Draft Report

Return to Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

Miscellaneous Discussion and Adjourn

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-23,24,25

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Information Technology Oversight

• Richard Boes, Commissioner, Department of Information & Innovation
  

10:45 AM

Data Collaboration Committee

Discussion of document prepared by Tom Barefoot on status and goals of the Data Collaboration Committee

11:30 AM

Committee Discussion/Draft Bill

Draft bill proposed by Senator Snelling

• Sen. Diane Snelling
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Working Session on Draft Report

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

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Friday, January 10, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-1

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

Review and Approve January Report to the Legislature

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

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Friday, February 21, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

S.239 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances

Review amendment

• Rep. Anne Theresa O'Brien
  
• Sen. Diane Snelling
  

12:20 PM

RBA Training Update and Planning for Legislature

• Rep. Debbie Evans
  
• Sen. Diane Snelling
  
• Rep. Tristan Toleno
  

12:40 PM

Legislative data analysis bill

• Rep. Tristan Toleno, Representative, Brattleboro
  

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Monday, August 18, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-2, 3, 4

Meeting Record

10:30 AM

Act 186 of 2014

Reporting on population-level outcomes and indicators

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:55 AM

Act 186 Report

Performance Accountability Presentation

• Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Act 186 Report

• Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-5, 6, 7, 8

Meeting Record

10:10 AM

Act 186 Report

• Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
  

10:25 AM

Results Based Accountability

Training

• Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Public Comment

• Dale Hackett, Citizen
  

1:15 PM

Population Outcomes and Indicators

Committee Discussion

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
  

2:00 PM

Results Based Accountability

Plan for advancing RBA in the Legislature

2:30 PM

Results Based Accountability

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-9, 10, 11, 12

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Results Based Accountability

• Maria Belliveau, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
  

11:00 AM

Results Based Accountability

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Department of Environmental Conservation Update

Going through the lean process in DEC - results

• David Mears, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

2:00 PM

Results Based Accountability

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:40 PM

Results Based Accountability

3:15 PM

Adjourn

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Monday, December 15, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-13, 14, 15

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Results Based Accountability

The use of common language in the Agency of Human Services

• Monica Hutt, Director of Operations, Agency of Human Services
  

10:30 AM

Review Draft Legislation

On the consistent use of Results Based Accountability (RBA) terminology in Vermont law

• Monica Hutt, Director of Operations, Agency of Human Services
  
• BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
  

11:45 PM

Results Based Accountability

Plans for advancing RBA in the legislature

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Review Draft Report

brief discussion on changes to be made. The committee decided to review the report before its due date

12:10 PM

Adjourn

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