State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management

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Members

 

Composition of the Municipal Accountability Review Board Pursuant to Section 367 of Public Act 17-2

The Municipal Accountability Review Board (MARB), which is located in the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) for administrative purposes only, shall be comprised of the 11 members, appointed as follows:

Secretary of OPM, or designee, Chairperson
State Treasurer, or designee, Co-chairperson
Five members appointed by the Governor:
  • a municipal finance director
  • a municipal bond or bankruptcy attorney
  • a town manager
  • a member having significant experience representing organized labor from a list of three recommendations by AFSCME
  • a member having significant experience as a teacher or representing a teacher’s organization selected from a list of three joint recommendations by CEA and AFT-CT

One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate and one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the house of Representatives, each of whom shall have experience in business, finance or municipal management.

 

Ex-Officio and Appointed Members as of
April 1, 2019

Appointed By

Position

Melissa McCaw, Chairperson

Ex-Officio

Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management

The Honorable Shawn Wooden, Co-Chairperson

 

Ex-Officio

State Treasurer

Thomas Hamilton

Governor

Chief Financial Officer, Norwalk Public Schools

Scott D. Jackson

Governor

State Commissioner of Labor, former Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Hamden

Sal Luciano

Governor

Executive Director of Council 4 of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO


Mark D. Waxenberg

Governor

Former Executive Director Connecticut Education Association

Robert White

Governor

Bankruptcy attorney;  Attorney, Murtha Cullina, LLP; Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Quinnipiac University School of Law




Patrick J. Egan



Senate President Pro Tempore

Former Assistant Chief / Executive Officer, New Haven Fire Department; Former President, New Haven Firefighters, IAFF Local 825
Matthew Brokman Speaker of the House Chief of Staff House Democrats

 

David Biller

 

Senate Minority Leader

 

Attorney; Insurance Adjuster

Stephen Falcigno
House Minority Leader		 Former President and CEO of Statewide Meats; Member of Police Commission, Town of Woodbridge