Wright
The controller for the city of Greenwood is one of more than a dozen officials named to the Indiana State Comptroller’s Advisory Council.
City Controller Greg Wright is one of the 14 officials who make up Indiana State Comptroller Elise Nieshalla’s first State Comptroller Advisory Council, which launched Tuesday. Nieshalla, a former Boone County official, reinstated the advisory council previously hosted by former Auditor Connie Nass, who was in office from 1999-2007, because she understands the importance of the relationship between state, county and local governments, according to a news release.
Comprised of local government officials from around the state, appointed council members will serve a two-year term to provide feedback to enhance the local government services provided by the office.
“With these leaders’ local government expertise, we can better understand the challenges they are facing and how our office can best be at their service,” State Comptroller Elise Nieshalla said in the news release. “I am excited to collaborate with each council member, hear their perspectives and incorporate the insights we receive.”
One of the key responsibilities of the State Comptroller’s Office includes the disbursement of tax revenues to local units of government. Creating an advisory council will further relationships between the office and local units statewide, in addition to providing input on future goals related to continuous improvement efforts on the delivery of service, the news release says.
Wright is honored to have been asked to join the council, he said.
“I appreciate the invitation from Comptroller Elise Nieshalla, and I’m looking forward to representing Indiana’s municipalities in this role,” Wright said via email. “I believe that the council’s work will improve the communication between the state agencies and the local government units, and the resulting efficiencies will be beneficial to the citizens that we represent.”
The full list of council members are:
- Anton Neff, county council, Owen County
- Kellie Streeter, county commissioner, Knox County
- Greg Wright, controller, city of Greenwood
- Carrie Mugford, clerk-treasurer, town of North Manchester
- Tiffany Griffith, treasurer, Grant County
- Heather Laffoon, treasurer, Montgomery County
- Christina Sriver, auditor, Fulton County
- Rachel Oesterreich, auditor, Starke County
- Debra Carnes, auditor, Hancock County
- Jennifer Welsh, auditor, Daviess County
- Susan Sleeper, auditor, DeKalb County
- Kristinia Hammack, auditor, Perry County
- Angie Birchmeier, auditor, Marshall County
- Mike Watkins, auditor, Gibson County
