The Rhode Island Senate on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, voted unanimously to consent to the reappointment of Mark A. Furcolo as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue. The vote came after the Senate Finance Committee had recommended that the full Senate give its Advice and Consent to the nomination.
It was on October 27, 2017, that Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced Furcolo's original appointment to the post. Senate confirmation for that original appointment came in January 2018. Governor Raimondo proposed Furcolo for reappointment and the Senate this week voted its unanimous consent.
William J. Conley, Jr., Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, who rose in support of Furcolo’s reappointment on March 6, cited a number of DOR accomplishments under Furcolo, including:
- The implementation of sports betting by the Division of Lottery;
- The continuing rollout of REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses and identification cards by the Division of Motor Vehicles;
- The ramp-up of a customer call center at the Division of Taxation; and
- The establishment of a Central Collections Unit within the DOR.
In addition, “Mr. Furcolo has an impressive resume of private-sector business accomplishments and experience which serve as a solid foundation for the tasks he will confront in his service to the State” as DOR director, Conley said from the Senate Floor on March 6.
The Department of Revenue oversees the Division of Taxation, the Division of Lottery, the Division of Motor Vehicles, the Division of Municipal Finance, the Office of Revenue Analysis, and the Central Collections Unit.
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| Mark A. Furcolo, Director of Revenue
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