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May
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Hon.DavidPaterson,Governor
o(New
YorkStateCapitolAlbany,
NY
12224
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Re:
Adoption
of
an
E x k c u t i v ~
o r d ~ r
to
addressoversight
and
accountability
of
s t i m u l u ~
investmentsinNewYorkStateDearGovernor
PaterS,on:
..
We
thankyou
for
youJ
t i r e l ~ s s
wQrknavigatingNewYorkStatethroughdifficultecon6mictimes,and
we
..
applaudyour
successfJ..lI
e f f ~ r t 5
tq
makeourstateafocalpoint
ofthe
federa.l
s t i m u l u ~ 7 p a c k a g e .
As
such,
;;:
we,
urge
yOll
to
e n s u r ~
t h a t . f u n d ~
madeavailabletothestateundertheAmerican
ReC?very
and
~
ReinvestmentAct
of
2.009
CARRAl
areallotted,anddisbursed
to
NewYork'scommunitIesin
a
-transparent,
e q u i t a . b l ~
and:accountablemalJner.
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•
_
P r ~ s i d e n t
Barack
O b ~ ( ' n a
h ~ s
repeatedly
s t a ~ e d
that
thesefundsmust
be
used
to
invest
in,
the
country's
~
e c ~ n o m i c
recovery
and
that
fede.raloverseerSplantotightlyscrutinize
how
investmentdeclsionsare
rt
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?
prioritized
at
the
statp.
a n d ~ l o c a l
~ e v e l s .
N e ~
York'sleadershipmusttakepro-activemeasurestoensure
~
a l l . s t i m u l u 5 - r e l a ~ e d
f ~ n d s
ire
inv.estedwisely.
With
that
in
mind.
we
ask
that
you
i S S L ~
an
ExecutiveOrqeraddressing
t h r ~ e
pri[l1ary
i ~ s u e s ,
whichwehaveoutlinedbelow
and
aresuppoiledbythe
..
mt;!mbers
of
theNew;york
§tate
~ t i m u l u s
OyersightWorkingGroup,adiversecoalition
of
advocacyand
non-profit
organizations.
...
"
1)
Jndependentstim&lusmonitor:
On
April
3,
CaliforniaGovernorArnoldSchwarzene'ggerissued
=;
ExecutiveOrderNumber
S;04-O§,
thereby
~ r e a t i n g
an
independentInspector
Gener<;t1
to
conduct
('
',-
,
-
..
reviews
and
auditsto;ensure
sta.te
andlocalgovernmentcompliance
with
the
federarrequirements
of
I
fl
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andapplicable[;;tateJaw
aDd
to
bringmaximumpublictransparencyintotheoversight
of
t h e s ~
f U ~ d s -
AmongitsresSonsibilities:theindependentInspectorGeneral
will:
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•Protectthe,integrity
and
accountability
of
stimulusfunds
by
preventing
anif
detectingfraud,waste,and
miscorlouct;;,
,...
•Conduct
periodic
reviei:ws'andau(litstoensurestate
and
localgovernmenCcompliancewiththe
federcJl
r ~ q u i r e m e n t $
of
ARRA
and
applicablestatelaw;:•Provide
i n d ~ p e n ~ e n t
~ n d
objectivereports
to
theGovernor,theLegislature,
U.S.
GeneralAccountabilityOffice,
a ~ d
theRecoveryAccountability
and
Transparency
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on
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andfindings
of
the
r e v i e w ~
andaud'its,includinganyidentifiedprogram
and
mi:1nagem@nt
problems,
as
it
~ e l a t e ~
to
u ~ e
of
stimulusfunds,andrecommendations
to
c o r r e : ~
them.
ThesereRortsshall
b e . ; p o s t ~ d
on
~ h e
I n t e r n ~ t
to
provideadditionalaccountabilityand,transparency
to
the
public;and_.
..
c o o ~ d i n a t e
vlith
t h ~ e
8 u r ~ a u
of
S t a t ~
Audits,theStateController,theDepartment
of
Finance,andlocalaUdit6rs
a ~ d
comptrollers
to
identify
and
deployresources
in
a
manner
to
ensure
the
highest
level
ot:reviewand
a c c o u n t a ~ i 1 i t y . ,
~ :
"'2)
Transparent
d e C i S i o ~ . m a k i · n g :
We
urge
N e ~
YorkStatetoimprove
the
application
a!1d
decision-makingprocess.
Opportunities
to
~ p p l y
for
5 ~ i m u l u N e l a t e d
fundingare
not
beingcirculatedwidely":eno.ugh
to
allNewYorkers.
As
a
r ~ s u l t ,
themostup·to-pate
information
is
too
often
lirr
ited
to
entities
..
that
havereceivedstate
money
il):
the'past
Clnd
arealready
"atthe
table"
inAlbany.Many
of
the
..
o r g a n i z a t i o n ~
in
our
r ~ ~ p e c t i v e
di§tricts
report
not
understanding
the
categories
of,
stimulusfunding
nor
the,criteriabywhich
the
Sta'te
wliidecidewhichprojectsshouldreceivesupport.We
r::skthat
youclarify
:.
both
the
categoriesaridthe..critedainacomprehensiveandpubliclyaccessible
fashion.
"
~
3)OnlineTranspareno/:
T h ~
w e b ~ i t e
createdbyyourEconomicRecoveryand
R e i n v e s ~ m e n t
Cabinet
is
a
powerful
tool,
but
we
believeagreatdeal
of
workremains
to
bedone.Thesheervohii'l"le
of
unfiltered
information-
a
s p r e a ~ 5 h e e t
listingthousands
of
projectsubmissions-does
not
necessarilytranslate
to
;:
transparency,
or
f o s t c ~ r
pugJicparticipation,and
hasIn
factgeneratedmuchconfusion.
We
urgeyou
to
_expandonlineefforts;;incfl.l.ding
an
accessibleinquiryform,
as
well
as
theintegration'ofauniformand
..
efficient
trackingproq,edure
to
fQ.1tow
the
e ~ p e n d i t u r e
of
funds.Moreover,webelieve-thestateshould
..
activelyengage
with
\nforl1Jatiofl:technologyexperts,especiallythose
who
aredevelf.fpingonline•
infrastructure
at
the
f ~ d e r i j l l e v e J
withthe
~ e c o v e r y . g o v
site.Thestate
might
alsobuilduponan
effort
:'
herein
New
York
Cit¥.
the
~ t i m u l u s
T r a c k e r ~
whichhasmadeadvancesinmappingalreadyapproved
'"
prl:ljects.
C o m p , . e h e n ~ i v e
t r . a c k i n ~
shouldalsoincludemandates
for
periodicreporting',
with
detailed'
..
updates
on
job
c r e a t ~ ~ > n
aNI
r e t ~ n t j o n ,
s c h ~ d u l e d
completion,economicimpact,
a n ~ ~ n v i r o n m e n t a l
~
protection
that
"drill'
dowp"
to
providerep,0rting
from
eachrecipient
of
stimulus
f u ~ o s .
Thiswould
~
include:
the
name
of!the
eotity
~ n d
a m o u n ~
distributed
(plus
subcontractors);
n u m b ~ r
of
jobscreated;;'
go.als
~ c h i e ~ e d ;
a n ~
' i Y a g e s , . p a i d . ~ l t
wouldallowNewYorkers
to
helpholdthese
p r o j e ~ t s
accountableby
~
fopowlOgstImulus
m ~ e s t t Y J ! ! n t
f ~ n d 5
allthe,way
from
t ~ e
U.S.
Treasuryto,
for
example,
the
pothole
that
"
gets
filled
on
their
street
corner;::
...
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i,,!
~
N ~ w
York
is
very
m u ~ h
t h ~
birthplace
of
proactiveandresponsivestategovernance,datingback
to
'i
l e ~ d e r s
like
AI
S m i t h ~ n d
FJ<lnkli,r
D.
Rooseyelt,
In
theeventadditionalfederalstirnu(usfundsbecome
..;
a ~ a i l a b l e ,
N e ~
York
~ t a t e
must
~ a v e
in
p l a ~ e
asystem
that
proveswehaveinvested=laxpayer
money
.;;
Wisely.
At
a
time
whrn
t h ~
country
once
a&ain
faceseconomichardship,seekingleaaershipand"dynamism
from
the
p , u b l i ~ s e c t o : r ,
we
belieyeNew
Y.ork
is
uniquelypoisedto
b e c o r n ~ : a
nationalmodel
for
accountable,
vib¥rnt
aQd
s p ~ e d y
revital,ization,Wethankyou
for
your
consideration,and
offerour
"
support
andassistancein.theimplementation
ofthe
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