Headquarters Department of State | ||
Formed November 13, 2012; 4 years ago (2012-11-13) Preceding Process 2008 government transition process Dissolved By or before December 31, 2012; 4 years ago (2012-12-31) Process executives Kenneth McClintock, Outgoing PresidentMiguel Romero, Outgoing Executive DirectorDolores Rodríguez de Oronoz, Incoming President & Executive DirectorIngrid Vila Biaggi, Incoming Vice President | ||
The 2012 Puerto Rico government transition process is the ongoing process in Puerto Rico regarding the government transition between the outgoing governorship of incumbent Governor Luis Fortuño and the incoming governorship of Alejandro García Padilla, Governor-elect. The process is mandated and regulated by Law No. 197 of 2002 and started on November 13, 2012, three working days after the Puerto Rican general election of 2012 as the law requires, once García Padilla was preliminarily certified as Governor-elect by the State Elections Commission.
Contents
As expected, the process has unveiled discrepancies between what the incumbent administration portrayed in the media and what the current status of the government of Puerto Rico truly is; in particular its Consolidated Fund, budget balance, labor statistics, and performance and metrics.
Outgoing Committee
The 2012 Puerto Rico Outgoing Committee on Government Transition is the committee in charge of the transition process on behalf of the incumbent administration of Governor Luis Fortuño. The Committee is composed of government officers from Fortuño's administration, including, as required by law:
McClintock serves as the Outgoing Committee's President while Romero serves as its Executive Director.
Incoming Committee
The 2012 Puerto Rico Incoming Committee on Government Transition is the committee in charge of the transition process on behalf of Alejandro García Padilla, Governor-elect. The Committee is composed of aides and assistants of García Padilla, as follows:
Rodríguez de Oronoz serves as both the Incoming Committee's President and Executive Director while Vila Biaggi serves as its Vice President.
Controversial issues
In November 16, 2012, the Outgoing Committee admitted in public hearing that the Puerto Rico General Fund was not in fact as robust as previously informed by the incumbent administration. One hearing after, the public hearing unveiled a higher deficit in the Puerto Rico government budget balance for the upcoming fiscal year of $1.1 billion US$ instead of the $330 million that were previously reported; effectively making the deficit almost three times higher than previously reported and unveiling a cash flow insolvency on the Department of Treasury.