Budget reform panel to get started

Submitted by bniolet on August 21, 2009 - 11:59am.
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A commission appointed to reform the state budget will hold its first meeting next week.

Gov. Beverly Perdue plans to address the Budget Reform and Accountability Commission and charge it with finding ways to save the state money.

"She will be charging them with the task of really looking deep, of not being afraid to make tough decisions and tough recommendations," said David Kochman, a spokesman for Perdue.

Perdue promised throughout her campaign to appoint a commission to eliminate waste and duplication in state government. She appointed members in March. Commission leaders have met to set up a framework for how to proceed but did not intend to get working in time for the recently adopted state budget, Kochman said.

"There wouldn't have been time for them to dig deep on things," Kochman said.

The goal of the meetings would be to have recommendations before next year's short legislative session. 

The first meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Administration Building, 116 W. Jones St., in Raleigh.  

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Re: Budget reform panel to get started

Submitted by breining24 on August 22, 2009 - 9:53am.

Here is some reform for you Bev. No more 135k/yr communications directors and cut funding for the 25 million dollar pier in nowhere.

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Re: Budget reform panel to get started

Submitted by sky5714 on August 21, 2009 - 12:50pm.

Brilliant Bev! You appointed the foxes to guard the hen house. What fearless leadership.

Let's see - Dan Gerlach, head of GoldenLeaf, appointed by none other than our great former gov Easley. That the same Dan Gerlach who somehow got caught up in a little e-mail/phone call snafu regarding Mary Easley's cushy NCSU "job"? Yes, indeedy, it is.

And who else - Norma Mills Houston, who heads up NC Tomorrow (thru UNC), but is listed as a "lecturer" at the Institute of Gvt, at a $173K salary, and whose ex-husband sits on the Board of Governors. How cozy. Now wasn't UNC just in the news recently - oh that's right - bloated administration. The last report I saw produced by NC Tomorrow was done in 2007, I do believe. Plus there's an NCSU prof's report done in Jan/09.

"dig deep"?! ha! it should be easy pickin's.

How's that hope & change working in our own state, NC citizens?

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Re: Budget reform panel to get started

Submitted by Kingixolib on August 21, 2009 - 12:31pm.

hey Dumplin....how's that $25 million pier you and Basnight are building coming? How about your new spin doctor at 136 k plus bennies? Then there's all the assistant whatevers at the university system.......let's see, the air show in Paris.......who is taking care of that garden of yours?

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