|
 Nuding stressed the dire fiscal condition of the state and the
need to eliminate a mid-year budget hole totaling nearly $1.5
billion. He strongly emphasized the seriousness of the executive
order and that agencies must aggressively determine spending that
can and will be halted. He also asked agencies to begin building
their reserves as much as possible by retaining money from items
like unspent grants wherever applicable. Nuding made clear that the
Administration is preparing to responsibly manage the inherited
budget hole without inter-fund borrowing and the governor does not
want to push more unpaid bills into next year. Last, Nuding said
that the governor is not afraid to take the arrows and do what it
takes so we can get to the point where Illinois doesn’t have fiscal
crises year after year. As a follow up to that meeting, GOMB issued written guidance
detailing how state agencies should comply with the Executive Order.
That guidance is attached.
Executive Order 15-08
Guidance
document
[Lance Trover, Office of Governor
Bruce Rauner] |
