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State Comptroller Kevin Lembo briefs Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region on budget reserve proposal and Anthem breach
Summary
State Comptroller Kevin Lembo told members of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region on Feb. 6 that he proposes using the budget reserve fund to stabilize Connecticut's revenue stream, and he updated them on the recent Anthem security breach and the state's ACH program. He answered members' questions before the meeting adjourned.
State Comptroller Kevin Lembo briefed members of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region at a special meeting in Dayville on Feb. 6 about a proposal to stabilize the state's revenue stream using the budget reserve fund, an update on a recent Anthem security breach and the state's Automated Clearing House (ACH) program. The session began at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:05 a.m.
Lembo summarized recent work by the Comptroller's Office, focusing first on a proposal intended to smooth fluctuations in Connecticut's revenue collections by relying on the budget reserve fund. He framed the proposal as a fiscal-stability measure while outlining related fiscal concerns for the coming budget cycle. Lembo also briefed the group on an Anthem security breach that the transcript identifies as a recent event he discussed and described state involvement/monitoring related to that breach. He closed his update with an overview of the state's ACH program.
Members of the planning region asked multiple follow-up questions about the state budget and the topics Lembo raised; Lembo addressed those questions in an extended exchange. The transcript records questions from attendees without naming individual questioners and reports Lembo's responses but does not record exact quotations or detailed new figures beyond his summary.
The meeting was opened by Mr. Gray, who introduced himself and Comptroller Lembo and invited member towns and staff to introduce themselves. Towns listed as represented included Brooklyn, Canterbury, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly (including the town manager), Pomfret, Putnam (town administrator), Scotland, Sterling, Thompson, Voluntown and NECCOG staff. The meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m.
No formal motions or votes were recorded in the transcript of the special meeting.
