Government of Guam consultant KPMG is proposing the creation of yet another agency to help coordinate the buildup on Guam though there is already a Civilian Military Task Force created by Gov. Felix P. Camacho.

KPMG is recommending the establishment of a "Guam Central Commission" that would have wide-ranging powers and serve as the principal point of contact and program oversight office on the military buildup.

Under the KPMG plan, this central commission will be created through legislation although the governor already vetoed an earlier piece of legislation, Bill 33, that sought to create a military commission.

The proposed central commission will serve as a liaison between the people and government of Guam, federal agencies, the U.S. military, the Joint Guam Program Office, and even the government of Japan, as well as "any other organizations or people involved in the military expansion."

Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo earlier warned that contacts with the Japanese government should be limited to her office and the executive department so that Guam can speak with "one voice."

Sen. Rory Respicio, D-Agana Heights, the principal sponsor of the vetoed Bill 33, has so far not commented on the proposed central commission.

But the proposal is bound to become controversial especially since KPMG is recommending that the proposed central commission be created through legislation.

According to KPMG, the people of Guam need "a single, focused, centralized and collaborative agency..."

In addition, KPMG said the proposed central commission must be independently established, professionally staffed, and "politically neutral."

Under the KPMG plan, the proposed central commission would have wide ranging powers, including information collection, auditing, advocacy with external parties, master planning, policy development, and negotiation powers.

The commission will be headed by an executive director who will be appointed by the governor "without regard to political affiliation."

The Legislature can choose not to confirm the nominee, but the governor is mandated to choose another nominee not later than 30 days thereafter.

In addition, there shall be an "advisory board" to the proposed commission consisting of the executive director, the governor, four GovGuam agency heads, two members of the Legislature from different parties, the Guam representative to Congress, and the deputy assistant secretary for insular affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Upon its establishment, the commission will, in turn, create an "Accountability, Oversight, and Enforcement Council" that will address issues related to accountability, oversight of fraud and abuse, and enforcement.

This council will be chaired by the attorney general of Guam with the vice chair being the public auditor of Guam.

The proposal for the creation of a Guam Central Commission was contained in the Phase I "final deliverables" submitted by KPMG to the governor’s office on Wednesday.

According to KPMG, it proposed the "single point of contact governance organization" following a review of the vetoed Bill 33 sponsored by Respicio, which called for the creation of a military commission.

Camacho rejected Respicio’s proposal for the creation of another military commission, saying its proposed duties and functions are already being undertaken by the CMTF, which the governor created through an executive order last year.

"Current efforts by the CMTF, of which the Guam Legislature is an active participant, have yielded significant results in the creation of an infrastructure forecast, scoping plan and needs assessment for the government of Guam in response to the environmental impact statement process required by federal law," the governor stated in his veto message on Bill 33.

Under the military commission proposed by Bill 33, Respicio said the CMTF would at least be folded into a legally constituted entity and its work would continue and be more focused.