* From a press release…
Governor Bruce Rauner signed Executive Order 15-10 today to increase government transparency.
Under Executive Order 15-10, Rutan-exempt employees will be published on the Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal (ITAP) website, finally giving the people of Illinois a way to easily find the state’s political hires.
“The IDOT hiring scandal proved the public deserves a way to easily find out who are all the political appointees in state government.” Gov. Rauner said. “We need to restore faith in state government if we expect the people of Illinois to help the government in its mission. This Executive Order is a first step towards earning back the people’s trust.”
The Executive Order also instructs the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) to assist units of local government in providing information about their employees for posting on the ITAP website.
“Taxpayers at every level of government deserve to know more about how their money is being spent,” Gov. Rauner added. “The action we are taking today will help build a more open and accountable government.”
The full EO is here.
* Rauner also had a few other things to say today…
* “Since the election, my primary focus has been recruiting. Recruiting the most talented team we can possibly have.”
* Asked whether he’ll undo Quinn’s executive order mandating that state contractors pay workers at least $10 an hour: “I won’t comment on specific things. My bias is to take action to undo pretty much everything that Gov. Quinn did since the election since every time we look most of it’s bad.”
* “There’s so much to do, there is so much to do.”
* Communication with legislative leaders by previous governor was, “Lacking or frigid.”
* “People who disagree don’t have to be disrespectful to each other… We can still like each other and respect each other even when we’re cracking each others’ heads…”
* “The bureaucracy in Illinois has run amok, and I’m going to change that.”
* On that $20 million campaign fund: “All that is is a way for me to get involved in the process going forward… There’s an ongoing campaign every day… around reform… We’ve got to get our message to the voters… There’s going to be an ongoing process, every month. It’s not just two years until the next election. It’s a process to communicate with people in this state so they understand what’s going on.”
* Raw audio…
