Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-27
EFFICIENCY BOARD
CUTS OF EXPENSE
OF HALF MILLION
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tBy Associated Prcssl
Sacramento, March 27.-Tive hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars in
tial saving in the biennial expenses
| of the state government can be eff
fected Through the elimination Of
certain salaried positions. the cor
relations Of overlapping duties and
the institution of simpler and more
direct financial methods" the report
Of Governor stephens government
efficiency and economy commission
said.
The report outlined a plan for the
creation Of an executive body to be
known as the governors cabinet, con-
sisting of eleven directors and heads
Of departments, under whom would
he concentrated the duties Of III in
dareQdent administrative agencies.
The cabinet and the governments
would determine the general admin
istrative pcicy and coordinate ac-
tiyities OF the state government.
The members of the cabinet
would include eight directors IRON
s,ate departments and three chair
men of state boards. Two of the 0i-
ructors would he from the finance
depal tmenl, one being director of re-
ceipts and supplies and the other di-
rector cf accounts and expenditures.
Other directors would he from the
Ierartments of trade and corpora
tions. public works. agriculture, nat
ural resources, Labor, institutions.
The chairman of the board Of edu
cation. of health and of social serv-
ice comprise the other members Of
the cabinet.
Other recommendations Of the com
mission are that contingent funds Of
that institutions be deposited in the
state treasury and withdrawn by ap-
preparation Of the legislature; that
the rates for pay patents at state
hospitals be increased from SD TO
$40 a month; that fees collected by
various commissions and boards b
turned into the state treasury and
withdrawn according to budget or by
special permission of the board OF
finance, and that the funds so de
pcsitad be devoted solely to the use
OF the department depositing them;
that the Department of Institutions
handle the transportation of insane
and feeble-mindei, instead of shet-
ifs, thus etfacting s saving Of $50
GOO; that state officers be centralized |
at Sacramento so far as efficient |
public service will permit; that the
present practice of providing minor
statutory positions be discontinued |
and that those sections of law which !
provide for such alaries be repealed |
and payment of such salaries be paid
out of funds of the various depart |
ments; that the legislature in au-
thoriZing bond issues should recog-
nize the principle that the term OF
the bond should not exceed probable
life of the improvement.
The plan would abolish the State
Board of Control and place its du-
ties in board Of finance. Positions
Of attorneys in the department OF
health, lunacy, cattle protection
and state harbor commissioners
should be abolished. This legal work |
should be transferred to the attorney |
general, who would he provided with
TWO additional deputies. The reten- |
ticn Of attorneys by quasi-judicia
bodies and by departments requiring
full time legal service are recon- |
mended The committee also recon- |
mend continuance of the method OF
caring for police court prosecutions
bv srecialIv appointed attorneys.
Under the plan the building and
loan. insurance and banking depart
ments would be LEFT to act indepen-
dently. 4
TIE committee also recommended
that the industrial accident commits
sion the immigration and housing
commission and the industrial wei
fare board remain o they are now
constituted. Members CT these com
r2:s4ion. however. would form an ad-
viorv board to cooperate with the
DEPARTMENT Of labor in cO-OrdinatlnF
activities and eliminating duplica-
tion.
The University of California would
ranatn Independent from the depar-
ment of education and the state su-
pcrintendent of education would con-
tinue IS chief executive officer o.
the department.
Direction Of state normal schools
the California polytechnic school and
the school for deaf and blind would
be added TO the department.
Continuance of local unpaid boards
of trustees of educational institu-
lions was recommended.
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