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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Public Hearing
Meeting Record
6:00 PM

Public Hearing

view the full Press Release with details at https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/All-Operations-Documents/GAC_PRESS_RELEASE.pdf

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Testimony

  • Wichie Artu
  • Imogene Drakes, Resident, Brattleboro, Vermont
  • Hana Saydek, Resident, Cavendish, Vermont
  • Jessica Lee Smith
Monday, February 22, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

Introduction

11:05 AM

Review and Approve Recommendations from Workshop

In terms of adding or changing Act 186 population-level indicators.

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Review of the Draft Bill

Regarding possible changes in State Outcomes

12:00 PM

Adjournment

Monday, August 2, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Call to Order and Welcome

Followed by Self Introductions, including interest in the Government Accountability Committee

10:15 AM

Overview of GAC Statutory Authority and Responsibility - Amerin Aborjaily

10:30 AM

Update from the Chief Performance Officer - Justin Kenney

11:00 AM

Review of Act 166 (2020) Mandate to GAC and Actions Taken - Rep. Townsend

11:15 AM

Review and Discussion of Input Received From January 28 Public Hearing and February 20 Work Session - Dru Roessle

11:45 AM

Review and Discussion of Concerns Raised Regarding Process and Input - Rep. Townsend

12:00 PM

Break for Lunch or Work Through ?

12:30 PM

Steps Moving Forward - Sen. Collamore

12:45 PM

Status of Co-Chairs - Sen Collamore

1:00 PM

Adjournment and Doodle Poll for Next Meeting

Thursday, August 26, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Dashboard training and the scheduling of it - Justin Kenney, CPO

  • Justin Kenney, Agency of Administration
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GPI -- cost of both human resources and financial, results from poll of Chairs and JFO - Justin Kenney, CPO / Rep. Maida Townsend

  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
  • Justin Kenney, Agency of Administration
  • Dru Roessle, Director of Performance Improvement, Agency of Human Services
  • Rep. Maida Townsend, Co-Chair, Government Accountability Committee
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Call to Order and Welcome

10:15 AM

Overview of the CPO Report

  • Justin Kenney, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
10:45 AM

Report from CPO regarding GPI indicators and Act 186 indicators

  • Justin Kenney, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
11:00 AM

Training session for GAC members regarding dashboard/data

  • Justin Kenney, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
  • Dru Roessle, Director of Performance Improvement, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Lunch Break

12:30 PM

Brainstorm dashboard/data usage training for legislators in November?

  • Committee Discussion
1:00 PM

Update from the AHS Director of Performance Improvement and the Executive Director of Racial Equity

regarding Community Profiles project/GAC's role and overall timeline reconfirmed leading to proposed indicators or outcomes ready for Summer 2022

  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
  • Dru Roessle, Director of Performance Improvement, Agency of Human Services
1:30 PM

Brainstorm recommendations to include in draft GAC Annual Report…

as examples, dashboard and data usage training for newly elected legislators included in Fall 2022 orientation; common data standards project for GAC; and so forth (finalizing Annual Report to be at November GAC meeting)

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Committee Discussion
2:30 PM

Scheduling of November meeting

  • Committee Discussion
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Monday, November 1, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Welcome

  • Brian Collamore
  • Maida Townsend
10:15 AM

Update Regarding Link to State Outcomes Report

  • Maida Townsend
10:30 AM

Further Information Regarding Which Data can be Disaggregated in the State Outcome Report by Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Age

  • Justin Kenney, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
  • Drusilla Roessle, Director of Performance Improvement, Agency of Human Services
11:00 AM

Update on the Legislative Training Sessions

  • Brian Collamore
  • Maida Townsend
12:00 PM

Review draft of Annual Report and Possible Vote on Accepting it

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Committee Discussion
1:00 PM

Go Over Any Last Minute Business

  • Committee Discussion
1:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Results Based Accountability Training

GAC will not be meeting today so that members may attend the Results Based Accountability Training hosted by the Agency of Administration. The training will include presentations from the Agency of Administration, the Agency of Human Services and members of the Government Accountability Committee. All members of the General Assembly are invited and encouraged to attend the training.

Monday, October 3, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Co-Chair, Government Accountability Committee
  • Rep. Maida Townsend, Co-Chair, Government Accountability Committee
10:15 AM

State Audit Findings and Discussion

  • Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
10:30 AM

Review Act 186 provisions for GAC

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Timothy Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

Review Annual Outcomes Report

  • Justin Kenney, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
11:30 AM

Review past work on potential changes to Outcomes/Indicators based on results from Working Group from AHS and Office of Racial Equity

in reference to Act 166 (2020 session)

  • Rep. Maida Townsend, Co-Chair, Government Accountability Committee
12:00 PM

Break for Lunch

12:45 PM

Review draft of the Annual GAC Report

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Co-Chair, Government Accountability Committee
  • Timothy Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Maida Townsend, Co-Chair, Government Accountability Committee
1:15 PM

Adjourn

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  • Rep. Maida Townsend, Co-Chair
  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Co-Chair
  • Sen. Jeanette K. White
  • Sen. Andrew Perchlik
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
  • Rep. Jessica Brumsted
  • Rep. Karen Dolan
  • Rep. Samantha Lefebvre
  • Mike Ferrant, Committee Assistant
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