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3 V.S.A. § 2003
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 41 - Reorganization by Governor|§ 2003. Transfer of personnel and appropriations

§ 2003. Transfer of personnel and appropriations|In effecting any change or modification in the organization of the Executive Branch by Executive Order, the following limitations and provisions shall apply:  (1) New agencies, departments, and divisions shall be staffed so far as possible by personnel from those agencies, departments, or divisions which are integrated in, consolidated with, or transferred to the new units or whose functions in whole or in part are transferred to those new units. The Governor is authorized to make such transfers under the terms of this chapter. (2) Upon the transfer of personnel or any function of any agency, department, or any division thereof, the Governor may transfer or reallocate in whole or in part, by executive order, the appropriations affected thereby to the unit of government to which the function or personnel were transferred consistent with the purpose for which the appropriations were made. (1969, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(1), (2), eff. April 4, 1970.)
3 V.S.A. § 2004
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 41 - Reorganization by Governor|§ 2004. Terms of Governor's appointees

§ 2004. Terms of Governor's appointees|Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all commissioners of State departments and all members of State boards and commissions appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate when this provision so applies, shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor until the end of the term, if any, for which they were appointed and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. (1969, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 4, 1970; amended 1991, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 9, 1992.)
3 V.S.A. § 2005
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 41 - Reorganization by Governor|§ 2005. Continuing functions

§ 2005. Continuing functions|When any unit of government is transferred by Executive Order to another unit without substantial change in its functions it shall be deemed to have continued in force without any interruption in its functions. (1969, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(4), eff. April 4, 1970.)
3 V.S.A. § 2006
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 41 - Reorganization by Governor|§ 2006. Prospective effect

§ 2006. Prospective effect|The transfer of any agency, department, or division or any other governmental unit or its functions shall not affect any act done, liability incurred, or any right accrued or vested, or affect, abate, or prevent any action or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or penalty or punish any offense nor shall it affect the validity of any contract to which the State, or any unit of the State, is a party in interest. (1969, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(5), eff. April 4, 1970.)
3 V.S.A. § 2007
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 41 - Reorganization by Governor|§ 2007. Effective dates of transfers

§ 2007. Effective dates of transfers|For the purpose of effecting an orderly transfer of the authority, duties, powers, responsibilities, and functions to any newly created governmental unit or units, the Governor may by Executive Order or orders determine the date on which the transfer shall become effective. Until so ordered any State agency, department, or division and its functions shall remain operating as constituted prior to the effective date in the order. (1969, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(3), eff. April 4, 1970.)
3 V.S.A. § 2101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 43 - Governor's Cabinet|§ 2101. Creation

§ 2101. Creation|A cabinet is created in the Executive Branch of government which shall consist of the Secretaries of such agencies as are created by law. (1969, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 43 - Governor's Cabinet|§ 2102. Powers and duties

§ 2102. Powers and duties|(a) The Governor's Cabinet shall adopt and implement a program of continuing coordination and improvement of the activities carried on at all levels of State and local government.(b) The Cabinet shall work collaboratively with the Executive Director of Racial Equity and shall provide the Director with access to all relevant records and information as permitted by law. (Added 1969, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 2018, No. 9 (Sp. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 28, 2018.)
3 V.S.A. § 2103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 43 - Governor's Cabinet|§ 2103. Oath, meetings; committees

§ 2103. Oath, meetings; committees|(a) Each Secretary shall take and file the official oath prior to assuming office.(b) The Governor's Cabinet shall meet from time to time at the call of the Governor. The cabinet may create such committees as it considers appropriate, the membership of which may be established by the Cabinet and may include persons not members of the Cabinet. (1969, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 5, eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 43 - Governor's Cabinet|§ 2104. Planning

§ 2104. Planning|The Central Planning Office and its State planning functions are transferred hereby to the Office of the Governor. The Governor, by Executive Order, may specify the duties, responsibilities, and organization of the Office as he or she deems necessary for the proper execution of its functions. The Office shall be headed by a Director of Planning who shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his or her pleasure. The Director of Planning with the approval of the Governor may:  (1) coordinate the planning activities of departments of the Executive Branch; (2) make studies, surveys, and reports concerning that program; (3) accept, contract for, and administer under this chapter and for its objectives and purposes contributions, capital grants, appropriations, gifts, services, and other financial assistance from or for any individual, association, corporation, or other organization having an interest in planning and development, this State, and the United States, and any of their agencies, political or administrative subdivisions, and instrumentalities, corporate or otherwise; and (4) perform such other acts as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the objectives and purposes of this section. (1969, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2201. Definitions

§ 2201. Definitions|In this chapter, the following words mean:  (1) Agency: The Agency of Administration; (2) Secretary: The head of the Agency, a member of the Governor's Cabinet, who is responsible to the Governor for the administration of the Agency; (3) Department: A major component of the Agency; (4) Commissioner: The head of a department, who is responsible to the Secretary for the administration of the department; (5) Division: A major component of a department or of the Agency; (6) Director: The head of a division of the Agency. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 1, eff. June 1, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2202. Creation of Agency

§ 2202. Creation of Agency|(a) An Agency of Administration is created. The Agency shall consist of the following:  (1) The Department of Finance and Management; (2) The Department of Human Resources; (3) The Department of Buildings and General Services; (4) The Department of Libraries; (5) The Department of Taxes; (6) The Department of Information and Innovation.   (b) The following units are attached to the Agency for the purpose of receiving administrative support:  (1) Connecticut River Flood Control Commission; (2) Supervisors of unorganized towns and gores. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 2, eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1977, No. 105, § 8; 1983, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. April 11, 1984; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(a); 1985, No. 74, § 307(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1996; 2003, No. 31, § 1; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
3 V.S.A. § 2203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2203. Advisory capacity

§ 2203. Advisory capacity|(a) All boards, committees, councils, and commissions which under this chapter are a part of or are attached to the Agency shall be advisory only, except as hereinafter provided, and the powers and duties of the boards, committees, councils, and commissions, including administrative, policy-making, rule-making, and regulatory functions, shall vest in and be exercised by the Secretary of the Agency.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section or any other provision of this chapter the Connecticut River Flood Control Commission shall retain and exercise all powers and functions given to it under the provisions of 10 V.S.A. chapter 45. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 3, eff. June 1, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2204. Personnel designation

§ 2204. Personnel designation|The secretary, deputy secretary, commissioners, deputy commissioners, attorneys, and all members of boards, committees, councils, and commissions attached to the Agency for support are exempt from the classified State service. Except as authorized by section 311 of this title or otherwise by law, all other positions shall be within the classified service. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 12, eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
3 V.S.A. § 2221
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2221. Appointment and salary

§ 2221. Appointment and salary|(a) The Agency shall be under the direction and supervision of a Secretary, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(b) [Repealed.]  (Added 1971, No. 92, § 4(a), (d), eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)
3 V.S.A. § 2223
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2223. Deputy Secretary; acting Secretary

§ 2223. Deputy Secretary; acting Secretary|(a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint a Deputy Secretary to serve at his or her pleasure and to perform such duties as the Secretary prescribes. The Deputy Secretary shall be exempt from the classified service. The appointment shall be in writing and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State.(b) The Deputy Secretary shall discharge the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary in the Secretary's absence. In case a vacancy occurs in the Office of the Secretary, the Deputy shall assume and discharge the duties of Office until the vacancy is filled.(c) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary may appoint a Commissioner within the Agency to act in the absence of the Secretary and Deputy. The appointment shall be filed with the Secretary of State. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 4(e), (g), eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. June 13, 1988.)
3 V.S.A. § 2224
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2224. Transfer of personnel

§ 2224. Transfer of personnel|The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may transfer classified positions between State departments and other components of the Agency, subject only to personnel laws and rules. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 4(f), eff. June 1, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2226
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2226. Public highways; conduit standards

§ 2226. Public highways; conduit standards|(a) Intent. The intent of this section is to provide for the construction of infrastructure sufficient to allow telecommunications service providers seeking to deploy communication lines in the future to do so by pulling the lines through the conduit and appurtenances installed pursuant to this section. This section is intended to require those constructing public highways, including State, municipal, and private developers, to provide and install such conduit and appurtenances as may be necessary to accommodate future telecommunications needs within public highways and rights-of-way without further excavation or disturbance.(b) Study. On or before December 15, 2014, the Secretary of Administration, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Service, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, shall submit a report to the General Assembly on a "Dig Once Program" consistent with the intent of subsection (a) of this section. The study shall include findings and recommendations related to the installation of conduit and such vaults and other appurtenances as may be necessary to accommodate installation and connection of telecommunications lines within conduit during highway construction projects; construction standards with due consideration given to existing and anticipated technologies and industry standards; minimum diameter of the conduit and interducts to meet the requirements of this section; the party responsible for installation costs; the ownership and availability of the conduit; and any other matters the Secretary deems appropriate. (Added 2013, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. June 16, 2014.)
3 V.S.A. § 2251
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2251. Commissioners- Appointment; term

§ 2251. Commissioners- Appointment; term|(a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may appoint a commissioner of each department, except the Department of Libraries, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer and head of the department and shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. The term of the Commissioner shall be concurrent with that of the Secretary or Governor.(b) The State Librarian shall be appointed as provided in 22 V.S.A. § 601. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 5(a), eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 6, 1996.)
3 V.S.A. § 2252
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2252. Mandatory duties

§ 2252. Mandatory duties|(a) The commissioner shall determine the policies of the department, and may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties required for its effective administration.(b) In addition to other duties imposed by law, the commissioner shall:  (1) administer the laws assigned to the department; (2) coordinate and integrate the work of the divisions within the department; (3) supervise and control all staff functions. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 5(b), (c), eff. June 1, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2253
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2253. Permissive duties; approval of Secretary

§ 2253. Permissive duties; approval of Secretary|Each commissioner may, with the approval of the Secretary:  (1) Transfer classified positions within or between divisions subject only to State laws and regulations. (2) Cooperate with the appropriate federal agencies and administer federal funds in support of programs within the department. (3) Submit plans and reports, and in other respects comply with federal law and regulations which pertain to programs administered by the department. (4) Adopt rules for the internal administration of the department and its programs. (5) Appoint a deputy commissioner. All such appointments shall be in writing and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State. In case a vacancy occurs in the office of a commissioner, or the commissioner is absent, his or her deputy shall assume and discharge the duties of office until the vacancy is filled, or the commissioner returns. (6) Create such advisory councils or committees as he or she deems necessary within the department, and appoint their members, for a term not exceeding his or hers. (7) Provide training and instruction for any employees of the department, at the expense of the department, in educational institutions or other places. (8) Organize, reorganize, transfer, or abolish divisions, staff functions, or sections within the department. This authority shall not extend to divisions or other bodies created by law. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 5(d), eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. June 13, 1988.)
3 V.S.A. § 2254
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2254. Directors

§ 2254. Directors|A director shall administer each division within the agency. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 6, eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1977, No. 105, § 1; 1977, No. 109, § 30, eff. July 3, 1977; 1983, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 5, eff. April 11, 1984; 1983, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 14(a), eff. April 19, 1984; 1985, No. 74, § 300; 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. June 13, 1988.)
3 V.S.A. § 2281
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2281. Department of Finance and Management

§ 2281. Department of Finance and Management|The Department of Finance and Management is created in the Agency of Administration and is charged with all powers and duties assigned to it by law, including the following:  (1) To administer the financial transactions of the State, including payroll transactions, in accordance with the law and within the limits of appropriations made by the General Assembly. (2) To conduct management studies and audits of the performance of State government. (3) To prepare the Executive budget. (4) To report on an annual basis to the Joint Fiscal Committee at its November meetings on the allocation of funds contained in the annual pay acts and the allocation of funds in the annual appropriations act that relate to those annual pay acts. The report shall include the formula for computing these funds, the basis for the formula, and the distribution of the different funding sources among State agencies. The report shall also be submitted to the members of the House and Senate Committees on Government Operations and on Appropriations. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report to be made under this subdivision. (5) [Repealed.]  (Added 1971, No. 92, § 7, eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. June 13, 1988; 1999, No. 49, § 132; 2005, No. 66, § 12; 2007, No. 7, § 1; 2007, No. 65, § 404, eff. June 4, 2007; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.106, eff. June 8, 2016.)
3 V.S.A. § 2282
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2282. Department of Taxes

§ 2282. Department of Taxes|The Department of Taxes is created in the Agency of Administration to exercise all powers and perform all duties assigned to it by law, including the collection and administration of all taxes levied under the law and payable to the State which are not otherwise required by law to be collected by another department. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 8, eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1983, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 13, 1988.)
3 V.S.A. § 2283
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2283. Department of Human Resources

§ 2283. Department of Human Resources|(a) The Department of Human Resources is created in the Agency of Administration. In addition to other responsibilities assigned to it by law, the Department is responsible for fulfilling the payroll functions and for the provision of centralized human resources management services for State government, including the administration of a classification and compensation system for State employees under chapter 13 of this title and the performance of duties assigned to the Commissioner of Human Resources under chapter 27 of this title. All agencies and departments of the State that receive services from the Department of Human Resources shall be charged for those services through an assessment payable to the Human Resources Internal Service Fund on a basis established by the Commissioner of Human Resources and with the approval of the Secretary of Administration.(b) The Department of Human Resources shall maintain a central payroll office, which shall be the successor to and continuation of the payroll functions of the Department of Finance and Management.(c)(1) There is established in the Department of Human Resources a Human Resource Services Internal Service Fund to consist of revenues from charges to agencies, departments, and similar units of Vermont State government and to be available to fund the costs of the consolidated human resource services in the Department of Human Resources.  (2) The rate of the charges shall be proposed by the Commissioner of Human Resources, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Administration. Proposed rates of charges shall be based upon the cost of operations associated with human resource services provided to agencies, departments, and similar units of Vermont State government. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 9, eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 6, 1996; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2007, No. 7, § 2; 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § E.100.1; 2011, No. 63, § E.104; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.108, eff. June 8, 2016.)
3 V.S.A. § 2283a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2283a. Department of Buildings and General Services

§ 2283a. Department of Buildings and General Services|The Department of Buildings and General Services is created in the Agency of Administration as the successor to and continuation of the Department of Buildings and the Department of General Services. In addition to all other responsibilities assigned to it by law, the Department is responsible for all matters relating to the development, design, construction, management, and disposal of State-owned and -leased buildings under its jurisdiction and for the provision of support services to State government. (Added 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 6, 1996; amended 2009, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 6, 2010; 2011, No. 3, § 81, eff. Feb. 17, 2011.)
3 V.S.A. § 2289
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2289. Division of Property Valuation and Review

§ 2289. Division of Property Valuation and Review|(a) There is created within the Department of Taxes of the Agency of Administration, a Division of Property Valuation and Review.(b) In addition to other responsibilities assigned to it by law, the Division shall assist in the administration of property taxation and provide property taxation information to State officials and employees.(c) The Director of the Division shall be an exempt employee and shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Taxes, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Administration. (Added 1985, No. 74, § 301; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. June 13, 1988.)
3 V.S.A. § 2290
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2290. Compensation of members of boards and commissions

§ 2290. Compensation of members of boards and commissions|The members of boards and commissions in the Agency of Administration, except those members serving ex officio or otherwise receiving compensation for service to the State in other capacities for the time spent in serving on the board or committee, shall be compensated as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010. (Added 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. June 13, 1988.)
3 V.S.A. § 2291a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2291a. State agency planning and coordination

§ 2291a. State agency planning and coordination|State agencies shall engage in a continuing planning process to assure that programs and actions are consistent with the goals established in the State Agency Energy Plan required by section 2291 of this title. This planning process shall be coordinated in a manner established by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 39, eff. June 8, 2004.)